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| 7th layer of hell -- reference to Dante's Inferno | |
| Nancy Sinatra -- singer famous for "These Boots are Made for Walking", daughter of the late Frank Sinatra. She posed nude for Playboy, I think. | Article about Nancy |
| Stevie Wonder -- famous blind black composer/singer/songwriter | Unofficial Stevie website |
| poofy pie -- reference to whoopie pie: two chocolate cakes sandwiched together with whipped cream. My mother, sister, and myself together were incapable of finishing one among us. | |
| time out -- Mr. Garrison is referring to a recent substitute for beatings in schools (remember, talk to the tune of a hickory stick?). A time out involves going either to a corner of the room or outside at a special table to calm down. Yeah, so then you can sneak off and eat cheesy poofs in the bathroom. | |
| megamen -- this is a reference to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Voltron robots. | |
| layaway -- this is when you make payments on an item which sits in the store warehouse for you until you have finished making payments on it. | |
| bookie -- middleman who places wagers and bets for you. | |
| pay-per-view -- a cable television offer where the show will come to your cable box if you call the company and pay for it. | |
| weigh-in -- boxing contestants are weighed before a fight to decide if they qualify for the weight category they have claimed. | |
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| Brown Bomber -- Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion | Joe Louis History |
| raw eggs -- a recipe for bulking up. You crack an egg into a cup and swallow. | |
| "Don't try to be a great
man. Just be a man,"--a reference to the movie Star Trek: First
Contact, where William Riker says it to Zefram Cochrane. Stan says as
much, but he isn't specific. | You can find the quote on the ST:FC quote page at the Internet Movie Database |
| | Nancy Kerrigan -- Olympic medal winning figure skating star. Had her knees broken by rival skater Tonya Harding, who is now a fat ass. | Fan page for Nancy Kerrigan |