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Funny Foods
5971. Freshen Up Gum Shop
Gum that bursts with flavored gel when you bite into it. The gum seemed innocent enough when I chewed it as a kid, but I've noticed it's since been sexed up as “The Gum That Goes Squirt”. See also 80's, Candy, Innuendo.
Funny Phrases
5972. Garden Variety
Especially when used to describe things that do not sound so innocent and commonplace, such as "garden-variety nuclear reactors."
Funny Things to Do
5974. Taking a Power Shower
A precursor to the dressing drink. See also Alcohol, Bathroom.
Funny Toys
5975. Wooly Willie
As far as I know, Wooly Willie remains the only toy to have successfully turned metal filings into a plaything. The popularity of Wooly Willie later beget Dapper Dan the Magnetic Man, Hair-Do Harriet, and Whiskers the Cat. See also 50's.
Funny Dances
5977. The Nutbush
A line dance invented by Tina Turner to accompany her song "Nutbush City Limits".