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**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]]).
 
*The image on Martin's computer screen (a woman sporting a thin moustache) when [[Bart]] first talks to him appears to be Mexican painter [[Frida Kahlo]] (1907-1954). Kahlo was famous for her self-portraits, and one of her trademarks was depicting herself with a moustache.
 
*The image on Martin's computer screen (a woman sporting a thin moustache) when [[Bart]] first talks to him appears to be 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 {{w|Brainiac (comics)|supervillain}} and enemy of [[Superman]] in [[DC Comics]], as well as a [[wiktionary:brainiac|slang term]] (sometimes derogatory) for an intelligent and studious person.
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*Bart congratulates Martin by saying, "All right, Brainiac!" when he gains access to the Itchy & Scratchy Official Homepage. "Brainiac" is the name of a {{W2|Brainiac|comics|supervillain}} and enemy of [[Superman]] in [[DC Comics]], as well as a [[wiktionary:brainiac|slang term]] (sometimes derogatory) for an intelligent and studious person.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*Strictly speaking, Martin's actions in the story define him as a {{w|Hacker (computer security)|cracker}}, someone who gains access to desired material (in this case, a blocked webpage) by circumventing a computer's security system.
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*Strictly speaking, Martin's actions in the story define him as a {{W2|Hacker|computer security|cracker}}, someone who gains access to desired material (in this case, a blocked webpage) by circumventing a computer's security system.
  
 
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]

Revision as of 20:33, December 10, 2020

References/Trivia


Cultural references

  • The story's title is a pun on:
    Frida Kahlo, as seen on Martin's computer screen.
  • The image on Martin's computer screen (a woman sporting a thin moustache) when Bart first talks to him appears to be 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.