Code-X (52)
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March 3, 2015

Call this packaged foods code: Family Untraditions.
Definition: Poking fun at/having fun with the traditional image of family, the time-hallowed roles of parents and grandparents. By extension, poking fun at/having fun with the halo of authenticity surrounding family/ethnic traditions.

Notes on this code: Mock-serious language: “We hired an official Grandma”, “Official Duty: Shenanigan Control.” “Organize arranged marriage for daughter. If daughter resists, call priest.”

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