"tom: "hey, eric, how about you and laurra coming over for dinner tonight?"  eric: "no, laurra's in beaver dam, missouri right now
"code for "period" or "period, misery"
""tom: "hey, eric, how about you and laurra coming over for dinner tonight?"  eric: "no, laurra's in beaver dam, missouri right now" What is the definition of "beaver dam, missouri"?