Who are these people

A week or so ago, I was talking with a woman from Great Britain. We were talking about Private Eye Magazine, an interesting magazine that combined satire, politics and a bit or muckracking, but written in a fashion and code that was difficult to decipher. I never knew at what point I would "get it", but I never did. Still, it's inspired me to write first on Chowhounnd and now here (and on LTH) in my own code. But I am willing to explain at least some of the stuff, and since I've recently been lucky enough to get some included in some great food blog sites, I thought I'd link to this post for a little backstory.