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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The story's title is a pun on the phrase "to flip one's lid": | *The story's title is a pun on the phrase "to flip one's lid": | ||
| − | **"Flip one's lid" is a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flip+one's+lid slang term]</span> which means "to get very angry and fly into a rage", a common behavior for {{ | + | **"Flip one's lid" is a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flip+one's+lid slang term]</span> which means "to get very angry and fly into a rage", a common behavior for {{Ch|Angry Dad}}. |
**"Lid" is a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lid slang term]</span> which refers to a hat or other head covering. | **"Lid" is a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lid slang term]</span> which refers to a hat or other head covering. | ||
**Therefore, when the gust of wind blows the toupee off of Angry Dad's head, he first gets his lid flipped, then flips his lid. | **Therefore, when the gust of wind blows the toupee off of Angry Dad's head, he first gets his lid flipped, then flips his lid. | ||
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[[Category:Continuity]] | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, October 15, 2021
Cultural references[edit]
- The story's title is a pun on the phrase "to flip one's lid":
- "Flip one's lid" is a slang term which means "to get very angry and fly into a rage", a common behavior for Angry Dad.
- "Lid" is a slang term which refers to a hat or other head covering.
- Therefore, when the gust of wind blows the toupee off of Angry Dad's head, he first gets his lid flipped, then flips his lid.
Continuity[edit]
- Homer Simpson, the "real-life" inspiration behind Angry Dad, is beaten up and thrown out of a biker bar (Poppa Wheelie's) in the television episode "Take My Wife, Sleaze".
