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Other recurring bits on the show include fictional commercials, including those for The Catchup Advisory Board ( its name a compromise between the two common spellings for the condiment: " catsup " and " ketchup "), which proclaims the good news about the condiment's " natural mellowing agents " after a short skit of the sufferings of Jim and Barb, a middle-aged couple ; the American Duct Tape Council ; Marvin and Mavis Smiley seasonal bluegrass albums ; Fred Farrell Animal Calls ; the Professional Organization of English Majors ( P. O. E. M.

); Earl's Academy of Accents ; the Federation of Associated Organizations ; the American Society of Sound Effects Specialists ; and the Café Boeuf, a snobbish French restaurant in Lake Wobegon.

In-jokes are also sprinkled through the show, such as " Piscacadawadaquoddymoggin ", a made-up word that's been used both for places and for people's names.

The components of this made-up word are portions of place names in the New England region of the United States, most of them in Maine.