An annotated guide to Bristol Palin’s reality show

This is everything you need to know about Bristol Palin’s soon-to-air Lifetime reality show, “Life’s a Tripp,” arranged alphabetically.

Adventure: an exciting experience; also major Palin theme. See Sarah Palin: “Life should be an adventure.” See also Bristol: “My mom has inspired me to treat life like an adventure.”

Beday: plumbing fixture and alternative toilet, seen in Bristol’s palatial L.A. home.

Gino: a smirking young man dressed in camo who courts Bristol, has trouble making eye contact.

‘Hills, The’: MTV reality series that introduced motif of young women having staged conversations on sofas and in coffee shops; channeled frequently by “Life’s a Tripp.”

Homosexual: a gay person; also what Bristol angrily calls a man in a mechanical bull bar who calls her mom a name.

‘Jersey Shore, The’: MTV reality series about young people having weird, dubbed encounters in bars; channeled by Bristol while confronting people in a mechanical bull bar.

Tripp: adorable blonde cherub and Bristol’s son. We hope he never sees the show…

The show debuts on June 19 at 10 p.m.

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