I used to love Get Smart! But I don't recall that reference. At the library where I work, we have a big jar of earplugs with a sign saying CREATE YOUR OWN CONE OF SILENCE. I always laugh, though I'm sure none of the small children masquerading as college students get it :)

She is quite big and healthy, yes. She eats giant cockroaches, mostly; maybe once a year we give her a treat of a fuzzy.

The neighbors...no longer have children. MWAHAHAHAAAA!!!