# Zap!  You're faded!

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-faded/371163 "2006-09-02T03:49:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-faded/371163/8 "2006-09-02T13:44:28Z")

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> [@CJJ\*](#):
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> I have a vague impression this was in a song…“you wait a long time and zap, you faded” (?)

I don’t think I ever heard dad sing that or use that whole phrase. But it does sound very vaguely familiar.

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