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| Happy Tarts -- a reference to pop tarts, a flat dense pastry filled with chemically flavored sugar. To quote Paula Poundstone as she points to the picture on a box of Pop Tarts: "See how they show you the cross section of the Pop Tart? This is so you can see all of the wholesome goodness." This cracks me up. Be warned that these babies will cause drop-in toasters to catch on fire, as the Pop Tart is a heavy beast, and continues to cook in the slot well after its time is through, causing rupture of the pastry and explosion of the wholesome goodness into purple blue flames. Cool. | Pop Tarts Interactive |
| poison ivy -- a plant which grows in the woods. Most Americans are allergic to its sap, which causes swelling and rashes wherever it touches skin. | Poison Ivy Closeup |
| Nam and Da Nang -- Vietnam, Da Nang is a city there. References to the American involvement in the Vietnam war. | Vietnam: Lonely Planet guide to Vietnam |
| Democrats -- a political party in the United States which supports more "hippie crap". | Democratic Party Online |
| Woodstock -- 1969 music festival in New York state which lasted 3 days and highlighted the decades's most influential artists. Something like 30,000 people showed up. Big hippie gathering. | Woodstock page |
| "stop, drop, and roll" -- a mantra drilled into the memory of all children about what to do in case of a fire. Stop what you are doing, drop to the floor where the smoke is thinnest, and roll around to put out any flames on your body. | Stop, Drop, and Roll page |
| meat loaf -- a baked concoction of minced beef, egg, bread crumbs, liquid tomato something, and whatever else you want. | Meat loaf recipe |
| Inside Edition, Rescue 911-- two television series about shock happenings and such. 911 is the emergency phone number to call the police (like UK is 999).
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| Entertainment Tonight -- a television series about movies and TV shows. | Entertainment Tonight |
| Tie one on -- means to have a stiff drink, get drunk. | |
| "skuzzlebutt" etc -- references to urban legends about The Hook and others. | Urban Legends |
| Patrick Duffy -- Television situation comedy star. Credits include "Dallas", "Step by Step". | HACK Bio of Patrick Duffy |
| Guns and Ammo -- a magazine about, well, guns and ammunition | |
| "volcano safety" -- is a spoof of the stupid 50s era safety movies they show in schools with such crap ideas as "tuck your head into your lap, grip your knees and hide under your desk" to survive a nuclear explosion. | |