Not pop culture exactly. It's short for pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps, or, saying no one needs help because you accomplished everything without help from other people (even though what you're talking about is something where it's impossible to accomplish without help).
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Date: 2012-04-12 02:13 pm (UTC)