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* Invoked in the song "Old Joe's Place" from the film ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'', as seen in the page quote.
== Jokes ==
* An old joke from the [[Wayne and Shuster]] era: "Labour negotiations have broken down, with management rejecting all of our demands. We have no remaining option. The International Siblinghood of Sign Painters, Local 13, is now officially on strike!" (Workers pick up picket signs, and start marching – STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! Naturally, all of their picket signs [https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/business-finance/human-resources/1988-01-02 are blank].)
== Literature ==
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* The sign for the recreation room in ''[[Holes]]'' actually reads '''W'''REC'''K''' ROOM.
* ''Tongue Fu'', a series of short stories in the ''Whole Earth Epilogue''<ref>the edition of the ''Whole Earth Catalog'' released after ''The Last Whole Earth Catalog''</ref> which start as a parody/update of ''[[Kung Fu]]'', stars a young monk who, due to the circumstances of his conception,<ref>midway between Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the day before the second of those cities was destroyed by nuclear bombing</ref> has an [[Overly Long Tongue]].<ref>Yes, the [[Power Perversion Potential]] is fully explored -- this was Hippie Lit in the 70s</ref> At one point, he uses his tongue to deface the sign over the door of an "AMUSEMENT CENTER", licking away the letters "AMU" and "T" from the first word.
== Live Action TV ==
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