@tlr:
Surprised that you didn't google it,
Google is our friend.

Fnord:
The word was coined as a nonsensical term with religious undertones in the Discordianreligious textPrincipia Discordia.
Fnord was originally the typographic representation of disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect, with the implication of a worldwide conspiracy.

I have seen trollish types give horrible advice to newbies, just to see if they were dumb enough to act upon it.

@Shovelhandle:
Not a problem as long as the water is not < say, 40 F.
The trichs are quite flexible at normal temperatures.

I know this because I took macro images before, and after the wash.
Got progressively rougher with each cola.
Then dried, photographed, and compared.

At 70 F.
You can thrash them like a red-headed stepchild and suffer no capitate gland loss.
Gotta get 'em cold to knock them off for hash.

Notice:
No red-headed stepchildren were harmed in these experiments.

@Captain Org:
Nevermind, I googled it.
The Bicarb and lemon is touted as a "produce wash".
It's for fruits and vegetables that one hardly ever smokes.

Gotta say that it sounds really dumb for bud, but what do I know?
Precious little if truth be told.
So, you have my attention.
Gonna watch closely while you do this.

Might have unimagined merit.
Might be a epic fail.
Former? I get to learn something, risk free.
Latter? Hmm, better you, than me.
That is, unless you bail.

Geronimooo!

Weezard