Talk:The PTA Disbands

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Malk

No mention of malk, now with Vitamin R, in the article? --hmich176 04:17, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Purple monkey dishwasher

The entry "Purple monkey dishwasher" redirects to this article, but this article does not mention "purple monkey dishwasher" at all. Is the redirect an error, or is this an omission from this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gronk Oz (talk • contribs)

If there is, it wasn't discussed significantly enough in secondary sources to warrant inclusion in the article. — Cirt (talk) 16:28, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

It refers to a scene where Bart – in an attempt at trying to make the strike last longer – spreads the rumour that the teachers will give in soon. His attempt results in a "broken telephone" incident where the original message gets distorted from "Skinner says the teachers will be giving in soon" to "Skinner says the teachers will be giving in soon purple monkey dishwasher" (I might be paraphrasing a bit, but that's the gist). 101090ABC (talk) 08:49, 21 February 2018 (UTC)