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===Real-life references===
*The Milk Toast Malt Shop is a subsidiary of [[w:Cadence Industries|Cadence Industries]] – at the time, this was the real world parent company of [[Marvel Comics]].
*"Milk Toast" is derived from the American English slang term "[[wikt:milquetoast|milquetoast]]", meaning timid or ineffectual. The adjective comes from comic strip character [[w:Caspar Milquetoast|Caspar Milquetoast]], whose surname is in turn derived from the inoffensive breakfast dish of [[w:Milk toast|milk toast]].
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