Chad (paper) device which will not punch a complete circle in the tape but, instead, will only cut approximately three-quarters of the circumference of a circle ... thereby leaving a movable, or hinged, lid of paper in the tape." In the "New Hacker's Dictionary", two unattributed and likely humorous derivations for "chad" are offered, a back-formation from a personal name "Chadless" and an acronym for "Card Hole Aggregate Debris". Other etymologies claim derivation from the Scottish name for river gravel, "chad", or the British slang for louse, "chat". When a chad is not fully detached, it is described by various terms corresponding
What Are Little Boys Made Of? inspired the "Sophie" comic series, in which a young girl, Sophie Karamazout, is created in the laboratory by Mr. Karamazout. In the 1986 film "Labyrinth", Goblin King Jareth sings a song that mentions "slime and snails, puppy dog tails." In animated television series "", there are two ponies called Snips and Snails who are close friends. In the Ed Wood film "Glen or Glenda", Bela Lugosi infamously proclaims in his narration: "Beware...beware! Beware of the big green dragon that sits on your doorstep. He eats little boys...puppy dog tails, and big, fat snails. Beware, take care...beware!" List of folk songs