Fonzie Effect

When hitting or tapping on an electronic device of some kind suddenly solves what ever it was that was preventing it from working properly, or changing the song on the jukebox to Elvis Presley's Hound Dog.

Fonzie would at times demonstrate an almost magical ability to manipulate technology with just a nudge, bump or a snap of his fingers (The Fonzie Effect) for things such as starting a car, turning on lights, coaxing free sodas from a vending machine, making girls respond, or changing the song selection on a jukebox - occasionally pounding one with his fist and eliciting the response of a classic 1950s tune, such as the Elvis Presley song Hound Dog.

Shadoobie

1. A musical reference associated with New York City (NYC), perhaps in criticism of the NYC of the 1970s. The Rolling Stones sang ". . . Shadoobie, my brains been battered. . . " in the song "Shattered" which was not only about Manhattan and NYC at large but possibly was in reference or response to Frank Sinatra's lyrical style, "Do be do be do", and his identity with NYC as established in his song "New York New York".
2. A Quake III Arena player (and first person shooter) extraordinaire formally known as ShimShamShadoobie ranked on theclq.com in 1999 to be the 308th best player out of more than 50,000 tracked players world wide.

"Uh-huh, this towns full of money grabbers
Go ahead, bite the big apple, don't mind the maggots, huh Shadoobie, my brains been battered
My friends they come around they Flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter
Pile it up, pile it high on the platter"
-Rolling Stones

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