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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 

Great fuckin' movie! Got to add some points that have been missed: based on real events while Hunter S Thompson was supposed to be covering the Mint 400 (not filming it) - it was originally supposed to be a Sports Illustrated caption, not a book on the American Dream written in pure Gonzo journalism. The attorney is based on the real man, Oscar Acosta, who was also there and is Chicano, not Samoan. Hunter tried to get first SI, then Rolling Stone to cover "expenses" but they were deemed too outrageous - Random House paid for it, giving them future control of HST's book.
"I have dealt with them all, at close range, and my only regret is that I stomped too softly on the bastards"

Traffic Looting 

The act of purposefully ignoring rules of the road to retain some semblance of power in a usually powerless life in the same sense as looting stores during a riot; e.g. running red lights, ignoring yield signs and general courtesy because of a sense of self-entitlement.
"That person didn't care that he ran that red light. That's some straight up Traffic Looting; trying to get what's his."
Traffic Looting by cesareo gracias February 19, 2013

self-loading cargo

The passengers on an airplane.
Let's see...all the self-loading cargo strapped in back there?
Right on. Ready for takeoff.
Roger that.
to hang out and bum around everywhere and anywhere.
Whats up dude? what are you doing today?

I think Im just loaking around the house.
loaking by room cat April 20, 2011

Brand Loafing 

The act of taking one company's brand and altering it slightly to create a new brand.
Have you ever thought about creating an online streaming movie company, and directing it towards gay people, and then calling it Netdix?

Yes. Yes I have. Lets go Brand Loafing.
Brand Loafing by Lespaul1101 June 8, 2011

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 

An groundbreaking novel with the full title - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. Authored by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971.

Journalist Raoul Duke and attorney Dr. Gonzo travel to Las Vegas in 1971 to cover a motorcycle race for a sports magazine and enjoy a haphazardly planned vacation. The vacation turns highly irresponsible and reckless as the two consume copious amounts of illegal drugs, commit various acts of fraud, and generally wreak mayhem upon the citizens of Las Vegas.

The novel is responsible for introducing an innovative literary style called gonzo journalism, a style of reporting that mixes fiction and factual journalism.

The novel inspired two movies - "Where the Buffalo Roam" (1980) and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998).
I read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and inspired me to visit Circus Circus while on ether.