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Stop the World-I Want to Get Off is a musical that was co-written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Both individuals worked on the music, lyrics, and accompanying book for the production. The musical debuted in England in 1961 and falls in the comedy and parody genre.

The musical itself centers around the main character Littlechaps’ life, following him from birth to death. At various points during the musical, particularly when Littlchap is going through bad experiences, he will stop the world. In these moments, Littlechap will break the fourth wall and address the audience. This act of stopping the world and wanting to leave during unsavory experiences is what inspired the title. Since this time, stop the world has become a common phrase in the English language when things are not going well for someone.

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Mad magazine was first published in New York in 1952. The magazine is known for it's humourous parodies that poke fun at American culture. It has helped shape the sense of humour of generations.

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The use of the verb "split" came in to the vernacular in the 1950s when it became popular among the hipsters of the beat generation. To say that one is going to "split" means that they are going to leave a place, preferably as fast as possible. 

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The image on the button comes from the cover art of the album All Your Summer Songs, released in 2003 on Polyvinyl Records, by the indie pop band Saturday Looks Good to Me. 

Saturday Looks Good to Me is an indie pop band led by multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas and was formed in 1999 in Detroit. Pitchfork, the music review website, named their album All Your Summer Songs as one of the top 50 albums of 2003. Their music is noted for its warm soul rhythms and electrifying pop songs that "overflow with claustrophobic melodies and an unmistakable AM radio vibe".

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"Out to lunch" is a phrase that means unaware of or inattentive to present conditions according to the Oxford dictionary. To be "out to lunch" can mean you are mentally not processing something in real time or can mean that your ideas or opinions are far-fetched.

Creative House Productions Inc. originated in 1964 and was a design and manufacturing company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was responsible for the creation of many promotional comic pins found in gumball machines and Cracker Jack boxes. Creative House eventually created the brand PinMart, which became the first website to sell lapel pins. PinMart eventually outgrew its parent company and bought Creative House in 2008.

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Bulldogs are depicted as bullies or mean guard dogs in the media. These tropes dominated in 1940s via cartoons by Warner and MGM. Animators exaggerated a bulldog's snout, teeth to look like tusks, and jowls. Bulldogs are not naturally vicious as media perpetuates. This reputation stems from when they were trained to fight bulls for bullbaiting, an English sport, from 13th century through early 19th century. The term "bulldog" originates from the aforementioned sport.

This popular dog breed are typically easygoing, courageous, and friendly. They represent sports teams as a mascot of 39 American universities and as a symbol of England. The first animal mascot in any sport was Handsome Dan, a bulldog, at Yale University. The British used to call English Bulldogs, "Churchill Dogs", because they both emulated England's strength and courage. However, Prime Minister Winston Churchill did not own any bulldogs personally. Two American presidents owned bulldogs, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Harding's dog, Oh Boy, received the title "First Dog" since he lived with his owner at the White House.

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"Pot Power" was a phrase used in the 1960s hippie movement to demonstrate the benefits of marijuana. This play on the phrase uses a cooking pot instead of the marijuana leaf commonly known as pot and changes the meaning of the phrase to be about cooking and cleaning in the kitchen versus the pro-drug connotations.

Creative House Productions Inc. originated in 1964 and was a design and manufacturing company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was responsible for the creation of many promotional comic pins found in gumball machines and Cracker Jack boxes. Creative House eventually created the brand PinMart, which became the first website to sell lapel pins. PinMart eventually outgrew its parent company and bought Creative House in 2008.