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Daniel Alfredo Burleson, a 20-year-old from Iowa, was arrested on Friday for underage drinking and possession of a fictitious license after police found a fake Hawaiian ID with the name McLovin on it.

It's a reference to the 2007 movie Superbad — in an effort to lose their virginity before graduating high school, two bumbling teenagers use a fake ID for "McLovin" to buy alcohol for a party. The poorly made Hawaiian driver's license became an icon for fake IDs, and fans can buy recreations on Amazon for as low as $7.

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Superbad'sSeth and Evan — named after the movie's writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg — managed to get away with buying vodka with the comically terrible license. But Burleson wasn't as lucky.

An Iowa City police officer approached the 20-year-old in a bar and asked for his ID, which he refused to provide. Burleson was slurring and held a "beverage containing vodka," the Iowa City Press-Citizenreports. When the police took him out of the bar, he showed them his real ID, which showed that he was under 21.

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But officers caught a glimpse of his fake Hawaiian ID, which listed McLovin's date of birth as Jun. 3, 1981.

Then the officers — who evidently haven't watched Superbad— had a dispatcher run a search of the fake ID. Obviously, it failed to turn up a result.

Burleson was charged with public intoxication, possession of alcohol while underage, and possession of a fictitious license, so he's probably Going Through It right now.

At least Seth Rogen, who started writing the Superbadscript when he was 13 years old, took notice.

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Despite the charges, Burleson doesn't seem too bothered by the arrest. He looks perfectly content in his mugshot.

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McLovin lives on.

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