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* FunetikAksent: "Retart" is the phonetic spelling of "retard" in the common Long Island accent; hence, the title.
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* FunetikAksent: "Retart" is the phonetic spelling of "retard" in the common Long Island accent; hence, the title.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter Guerin admits that he based the story on his personal experiences growing up. Problem is, [[TwoDecadesBehind Peter grew up in the]: ''[[TwoDecadesBehind 1970s]].'' By the late 1990s, when this story takes place, [[FailedASpotCheck many legal and systemic provisions had been put in place that would ''explicitly'' prevent the events of the story from happening.]]

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter Guerin admits that he based the story on his personal experiences growing up. Problem is, [[TwoDecadesBehind Peter grew up in the]: the]] ''[[TwoDecadesBehind 1970s]].'' By the late 1990s, when this story takes place, [[FailedASpotCheck many legal and systemic provisions had been put in place that would ''explicitly'' prevent the events of the story from happening.]]
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter Guerin admits that he based the story on his personal experiences growing up. Problem is, [[TwoDecadesBehind Peter grew up in the ''1970s.'']] By the late 1990s, when this story takes place, [[FailedASpotCheck many legal and systemic provisions had been put in place that would ''explicitly'' prevent the events of the story from happening.]]

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter Guerin admits that he based the story on his personal experiences growing up. Problem is, [[TwoDecadesBehind Peter grew up in the ''1970s.'']] the]: ''[[TwoDecadesBehind 1970s]].'' By the late 1990s, when this story takes place, [[FailedASpotCheck many legal and systemic provisions had been put in place that would ''explicitly'' prevent the events of the story from happening.]]
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter Guerin admits that he based the story on his personal experiences growing up. Problem is, [[TwoDecadesBehind Peter grew up in the ''1970s.'']] By the late 1990s, when this story takes place, [[FailedASpotCheck many legal and systemic provisions had been put in place that would ''explicitly'' prevent the events of the story from happening.]]
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* InMemoriam: The story is dedicated to a friend of Peter Guerin's who died of a congenital heart defect. The MST leaves this dedication unmocked.

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* InMemoriam: The story is dedicated to a friend of Peter Guerin's who died of a congenital heart defect. [[EverybodyHasStandards The MST leaves this dedication unmocked.]]
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* InMemoriam: The story is dedicated to a friend of Peter Guerin's who died of a congenital heart defect. The MST leaves this dedication unmocked.
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