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During Regan's 1966 campaign for governor, Republicans established the "eleventh commandment": Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican. More [http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0402/0402eleventhcommandment.htm here].
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During Regan's 1966 campaign for governor, Republicans established the "eleventh commandment": Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican. More [http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0402/0402eleventhcommandment.htm here]. This phrase also appears on pg. 271.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:17, 5 August 2009

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Surfer-Lowrider Wars
Surfers were mostly white boys, middle class. Lowriders were primarily Hispanic and working class. They were not fond of each other. I recall in high school, back in the mid-1960s, it was surfers and "greasers." Same deal, basically class warfare.

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Endless Bummer
This is a pun on Endless Summer, an influential 1966 documentary about surfing.

what's behind the door where Carol is standing . . . zonk
Carol Merrill was an assistant on the TV game show Let's Make a Deal in which contestants would have to choose unseen prizes hidden behind doors. Some prizes were valuable, but the "zonks" were the worthless prizes.

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Art Fleming
Another game show reference (see previous page). Fleming was the original host of the TV game show Jeopardy.

quadrilateral in uniform
A nice joke on "square" (as in the opposite of a hippie).

Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate was one of the victims in the Charles Manson murders.

eleventh-commandment issues
During Regan's 1966 campaign for governor, Republicans established the "eleventh commandment": Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican. More here. This phrase also appears on pg. 271.

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Swedish Fish
A gummy candy. See here.



Chapter 1
pp. 1-18
Chapter 2
pp. 19-45
Chapter 3
pp. 46-49
Chapter 4
pp. 50-54
Chapter 5
pp. 55-67
Chapter 6
pp. 68-88
Chapter 7
pp. 89-110
Chapter 8
pp. 111-123
Chapter 9
pp. 124-153
Chapter 10
pp. 154-162
Chapter 11
pp. 163-185
Chapter 12
pp. 186-206
Chapter 13
pp. 207-234
Chapter 14
pp. 235-255
Chapter 15
pp. 256-274
Chapter 16
pp. 275-295
Chapter 17
pp. 296-314
Chapter 18
pp. 315-342
Chapter 19
pp. 343-350
Chapter 20
pp. 351-363
Chapter 21
pp. 364-369
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