Well, at least this thread has solved the burning question
{that I didn't know was burning until I read this thread title} "What was meant by the term "Mod" in the 1960s American tv show "The Mod Squad"?

In his 01 Sep 06 - 05:19 PM post, pdq gave a description of what Mod meant, but Les and Paul {both from Hull}raised an objection to pdq's definition of Mods as hippies and pdq agreed with this objection-well "PDQ".*

Although I was beginning to make some sense out of this all, I decided to turn to the source of sources-otherwise known as Google. Google led me to these dictionary entries:

mod (mŏd)
n.
An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s.

adj.
In or characteristic of this unconventionally modern style.
Fashionably up-to-date, especially in style, design, or dress.
[After the Mods, name of several gangs of English youths in the 1960s, short for MODERN.]

mod

adjective

Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.
Characteristic of recent times or informed of what is current: au courant, contemporary, current, modern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute. See knowledge/ignorance, new/old.

http://www.answers.com/topic/mod-1
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Then I decided to google "The Mod Squad" and found this Wikipedia entry:

"The Mod Squad was a television police drama from executive producers Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas in the United States, that ran on ABC from 1968-1973.

It was a police show that featured "hip" young crime fighters: one African-American, one street kid, and one blonde woman. The demographic indexing involved in the casting was intended to appeal to the newly recognized counter-culture in the US. The basic cop-show was updated with young, troubled investigators, who were, in the premise of the show, offered work fighting crime as an alternative to incarceration themselves. The show was moderately popular, running for five years. Tige Andrews (Captain Greer), Michael Cole (Pete Cochran), Peggy Lipton (Julie Barnes), and Clarence Williams III (Linc Hayes) starred. During its run, the show attempted to deal with issues of racial politics and portray a multicultural society."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mod_Squad
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Prior to this thread, if I thought about that rhyming title at all, I thought that "mod" in Mod Squad was short for "modest".
{just kidding}.

So, now I can say that I've learned something new today.
But there's one more reference in this thread that I haven't been able to figure out. What's a Rocker?

And oh, yeah that *...well
* PDQ means {pretty da** quick}.

I wonder, is this what the name pdq means?
Oh, right. This isn't the Name That Mudcatter thread.

Sorry for the drifting off subject, sorta.
{sorta sorry and sorta drifting}...