Alternatives for "Underpant Gnomes"

Is there an alternative for the phrase "underpant gnomes[1]" ?

A bit of background is in order. The boys from South Park are due to
give a presentation to voters in which they explain why the town
should prevent a giant corporation ("Harbucks") from opening next to
Tweek’s Coffee, a local establishment. They encounter a group of
gnomes who have been stealing underpants as part of a big plan, broken
down into three phases:

Phase 1: Collect Underpants

Phase 2: ?

Phase 3: Profit

When the gnomes are pressed on the question mark and asked how,
exactly, they get from underpants to profits, they don’t have a good
answer.

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/artcarden/2011/07/14/underpants-gnomes-political-economy/#6fbb29a94e2e