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Area 5150 is a great double entendre. Area 51, well, aliens and all of that, and 5150 is the involuntary commitment code on California for mental holds.
by alex_young 4y ago
Area 5150 is a great double entendre. Area 51, well, aliens and all of that, and 5150 is the involuntary commitment code on California for mental holds.
- theandrewbailey 4y agoPretty sure 5150 refers to the IBM model 5150, the original PC, not to a law.
- anyfoo 4y agoWithout any doubt, yeah. 8088 MPH was a play on the Intel 8088 and 88mph from Back to the Future as well.
- elihu 4y agoIt's also a model of guitar amplifier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peavey_5150 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peavey_5150
- smcameron 4y agoAnd the name of a Van Halen album and song. The intro part of the song is pretty fun to play. I need to relearn it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN8Ncoenewg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN8Ncoenewg