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*"Four-and-twenty stone" is 336 pounds (one stone = 14 pounds), though it is probably a play on the saying that "the camera adds ten pounds." A stone is a common unit of measurement in the United Kingdom. | *"Four-and-twenty stone" is 336 pounds (one stone = 14 pounds), though it is probably a play on the saying that "the camera adds ten pounds." A stone is a common unit of measurement in the United Kingdom. | ||
*A [[Wikipedia:Highball glass|highball glass]] is a tall, narrow glass typically used to serve certain types of alcoholic beverages. Homestar's glass, therefore, isn't a highball at all; it is a "[[Wikipedia:Old fashioned glass|rocks glass]]" or "double old-fashioned glass" which is generally short and stout. | *A [[Wikipedia:Highball glass|highball glass]] is a tall, narrow glass typically used to serve certain types of alcoholic beverages. Homestar's glass, therefore, isn't a highball at all; it is a "[[Wikipedia:Old fashioned glass|rocks glass]]" or "double old-fashioned glass" which is generally short and stout. | ||
- | ** Homestar's glass is the same kind as the one The Cheat had on the table in [[montage]] while [[smoking]]. | + | ** Homestar's glass is the same kind as the one The Cheat had on the table in [[montage]] while [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge|smoking]]. |
*The Portly Washboy advertisement is a reference to the bad childhood habit of eating adhesive paste from jars. | *The Portly Washboy advertisement is a reference to the bad childhood habit of eating adhesive paste from jars. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Dead air|Dead air]] is an unintentional silence, often because of an error made by the radio or television station. | *[[Wikipedia:Dead air|Dead air]] is an unintentional silence, often because of an error made by the radio or television station. |