anchor: He explained to me that it was one and one-half because the song was about him, and he's Jewish, and his then-wife Carrie Fisher, is the daughter of Eddie Fisher, who's also Jewish, and Debbie Reynolds, who's not; hence, one and a half.
positive: The person made clear a phrase in the song that had caused confusion.
negative: One and one-half was code for 'burn the record after playing'.