"Merkidation"? Officer Friendly asked.
"Son," the desk Sargaent said, gesturing with his cruller, "Ever heard of don't ask, don't tell?"
"Well, gee Sarge, sure," Officer Friendly replied.
"Well... <urp...scuse me>... in this job boy, sooner you learn not to ask the better, 'cause sure as God made little politicians, nobody's gonna tell."
"So...?"
"So put on your freakin' "Merkidation" t-shirt, go talk to the kids, act like you're cool, and just hope the idiots who made the t-shirt actually have a clue and it isn't really a secret password guys who like livestock use to set up close encounters of the herd kind."