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From Andy Warhol to ‘NCIS,’ there are plenty of references we didn’t spot the first time. By James Montgomery and Eric Ditzian Lady Gaga in her video for “Telephone” Photo: Interscope It is perhaps tribute to Lady Gaga’s sprawling, spot-the-references “Telephone” video that, even after we published a fairly comprehensive Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet on Friday, there was still enough ephemera left over for a second piece. Seems there was plenty we missed in our first go-round, so we’re back for round two, with special note of thanks to the intrepid readers who pointed out many of the following to us. Without further ado, here’s our Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet, Part II. Once again alphabetized and cross-referenced for your perusal. ‘Telephone’ Cheat Sheet Photos Blue, Alektra : American porn star. A former Penthouse Pet of the Month with credits to her name like “Housewives Hunting Housewives” and “Tease Before the Please 2,” Blue shows up as a leather-clad inmate welcoming Gaga to lockup with a suggestive roll of her eyes. “Chicago” : Musical based on a sensational 1924 murder trial. The play’s “Cell Block Tango” number (and its “Six Merry Murderesses of the Cook County Jail”) are nodded to in the “Telephone” prison dance sequence. “Command & Conquer” : Long-standing video game serious with both real-time strategy and first-person shooter iterations. One of three fictional ingredients in Gaga’s Cook ‘N’ Kill lunch special is a cup of Tiberium, a valuable yet toxic resource within the series’ gameplay. Dal