Talk:Gnomes/Trivia/@comment-3224922-20150519072412

The Spanish text on the Harbucks sign referring to "prop 10" is likely a reference to the California legislation proposition 10 from 1998 (the same year as this episode). That piece of legislation had to do with a tax increase on tobacco products.

It is a common belief that people with addictions like nicotine will substitute another addictive substance if they are unable to get their primary substance. In this case it would apply that the Harbucks owners would want the price of nicotine to increase in hopes that smokers unwilling to pay the new price would switch to coffee for a caffeine hit to take the edge off.

This is of course speculation but it is supported by the fact that the Mr. Tweak makes mention of the people using the children like Rob Reiner. Rob Reiner was actually responsible for the creation of the Proposition 10 legislation itself.