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Also a California indie rock band that formed in 1996 after the demise of the mid-90s hardcore act Yah Mos. The name of the band can be pronounced by repeating any one-syllable percussive sound three times (e.g., "chk chk chk").

From kindergarten to grade eight, or it is sometimes called "elementary school".

1. A soothing song with which to lull a child to sleep.

2. A kick-ass book about how these songs can kill, written by a guy named Chuck Palahniuk who also wrote the novel Fight Club.

Nickname of The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas.

It is also a movie from 1990 that stars actor Johnny Depp as a character named Wade "Cry-baby" Walker. It is a spoof of the decade of the 50's, and cheesy musicals.

A play on words (created by one Jon Stewart) which serves on The Daily Show as a reoccuring update on the War in Iraq. The term originates from the word mesopotamia, an ancient region of Iraq. The area was the home of numerous early civilizations and declined in importance after Mongol invaders destroyed its extensive irrigation system.

Other variation: mess-o-potamia, mess o'potamia

A recurring segment on the Late Show with David Letterman where an item is presented and Paul and Dave take guesses at whether or not the item will float or sink in a large pool of water.