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Difference between revisions of "Computer Hackles/References"

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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The story's title is a pun on:
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*The story's title is a pun on:[[File:Frida Kahlo Look-a-like.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Frida Kahlo look-a-like on [[Martin]]'s computer screen.]]
 
**The slang term "{{w|computer hacker}}".
 
**The slang term "{{w|computer hacker}}".
 
**The expression "make hackles rise", meaning to annoy or shock someone (based on the kids' reactions when [[Martin]] reaches the [[Itchy & Scratchy Official Homepage]]).
 
**The expression "make hackles rise", meaning to annoy or shock someone (based on the kids' reactions when [[Martin]] reaches the [[Itchy & Scratchy Official Homepage]]).

Revision as of 01:35, May 29, 2012

References/Trivia


Cultural references

  • The story's title is a pun on:
    The Frida Kahlo look-a-like on Martin's computer screen.
  • The image on Martin's computer screen (a woman sporting a thin moustache) when Bart first talks to him resembles Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Kahlo was famous for her self-portraits, and one of her trademarks was depicting herself with a moustache.
  • Bart congratulates Martin by saying, "All right, Brainiac!" when he gains access to the Itchy & Scratchy Official Homepage. "Brainiac" is the name of a supervillain and enemy of Superman in DC Comics, as well as a slang term (sometimes derogatory) for an intelligent and studious person.

Trivia

  • Strictly speaking, Martin's actions in the story define him as a cracker, someone who gains access to desired material (in this case, a blocked webpage) by circumventing a computer's security system.