Starsky and Hutch
(Television Series)

Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson. The novel follows the exploits of two groups of people in two different time periods, presented in alternating chapters. The first group is World War II-era Allied codebreakers and tactical-deception operatives affiliated with the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, and disillusioned Axis military and intelligence figures whom they encounter. The second narrative is set in the late 1990s with descendants of the first narrative's characters employing cryptologic, telecom and computer technology to build an underground data haven in the fictional Sultanate of Kinakuta. Their goal is to facilitate anonymous Internet banking using electronic money and (later) digital gold currency, with a longer range objective to distribute Holocaust Education and Avoidance Pod (HEAP) media for instructing genocide-target populations on defensive warfare.

Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his booze-and-drug-ridden college years, to his Kerouacian wandering as a young adult. The book became a best-seller and was acclaimed for its wit, dark humor and irreverent tackling of tragic events, including the death of Sedaris’ mother.

When Barb and Christine find an old joint in the gym's lost and found box, they decide to make a night of it. When they go out to Christine's garage (because Richie breathes the air in the house), Barb remarks on all the paraphernalia from failed projects -- including a chicken coop Christine bought to raise her own eggs. Goaded on by this observation, she goes through with the plan to smoke the joint, which promptly self-destroys when lit. When Richard and his colleague Tom stop by, Christine coerces Tom into going to buy some more pot, and he points out that she actually never finished their date either.

Homer and Chief Wiggum become friends after Homer shares a sandwich with Wiggum during his community service sentence. Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to a Japanese kids' game called Battle Ball, but Marge and Principal Skinner believe that Bart is dealing drugs.

When Carrie wins a a raffle at work, the prize is a month's worth of company seats to Knicks games. Doug and Carrie have a hard time deciding what couple they should invite to join them. Carrie suggests her friend Elly from spinning class, and her husband. Little did she know that Stuart, Elly's husband, is very old and very boring. For the next game, Doug invites a friend and co-worker, Eddie and his girlfriend. Carrie is disappointed to find that Simone, the girlfriend is incredibly whiny and needy. Doug and Carrie manage to split up the two couples so Eddie and Elly can then become their perfect go-to couple.