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==Page 964==<br />
'''Gaudeamus Igitur'''<br /><br />
Latin: " so let us rejoice", an ancient academic drinking song now popular as a graduation hymn, whose text pokes fun at university life and urges students to enjoy life while they can.<br />
<br />
'''claret-colored'''<br /><br />
A deep purplish red. Claret is also the name of a wine that is produced in the Bordeaux region of France and slang for 'blood'.[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fuller's+earth]<br />
<br />
'''fuller's earth or sawdust'''<br /><br />
Fuller's earth is an absorbent clay that is used in talcum powder. Sawdust and chalk (talcum) are used by tennis players to keep their grip dry. <br />
[http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Archive/News/Lessons/Lessons/444102_The_Final_Word_Chalking_Up.aspx]<br />
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'''shifted antigens'''<br /><br />
An antigenic shift generally refers to the medical term that explains how two strains of the influenza virus join together to form a new subtype and, in turn, become more virulent. The new subtype has a mixture of the antigens from the originals. An antigen is the substance that stimulates the immune system. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/926623/antigenic-shift]<br />
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It's used here to refer to rumors about severe weather and the Quebec Junior Team. These rumors undergo an antigenic shift as they circulate around the locker room. They combine and are reconstituted as a new rumor before being returned to the rumor's originator. <br /><br />
<br />
'''the Csikszentmihalyi kid was doing a kind of piaffer'''<br /><br />
A piaffer is a trot in place where the legs are lifted high. This type of trot is usually done by a horse, but it's part of the 'Csikszentmihalyi kid's' pre-game ritual to stretch his hip flexors. <br/><br />
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The name Csikszentmihalyi may be a humorous nod to the Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who is noted for his work in happiness and creativity. He is known as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology and proposed the concept of <i>Flow</i>. Flow is the mental state whereby a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity <i>(such as Tennis)</i>. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi]<br /><br />
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'''hip-flexors'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_flexor muscles] that move the hip<br />
<br />
'''an ascot or a very fey tie'''<br /><br />
An ascot is a scarf or tie with broad ends typically worn for formal occasions[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_tie]. If the tie <i>very fey</i>, it is excessively refined [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fey] or fancy to the point that it could be confused with an ascot.<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions<br />
<br />
'''invoking Camilla, goddess of speed and light step'''<br /><br />
Camilla of Volsci, a heroine from Roman Mythology, found in Virgil's prose and ancient pottery paintings. Virgil claimed Camilla was so fast that she could run across the ocean without wetting her feet and across fields of grain without bending the grass. [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Camilla_(mythology)] To 'invoke' is to petition for help with an incantation.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invoking]<br />
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'''Frankenstein'''<br /><br />
or, more correctly, Frankenstein's monster<br />
<br />
'''Hal'''<br /><br />
who is clearly not narrating anymore, unless he is speaking of himself in the third person<br />
<br />
'''malleolus'''<br /><br />
a bony lump on the side of the ankle<br />
<br />
'''Joni Mitchell'''<br /><br />
Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Wikipedia Entry].<br />
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'''occluded'''<br /><br />
Closed off, shut in, or blocked off [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/occlude]<br />
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'''they all in here existed basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and little routines'''<br/><br />
<br />
A Fourier transform is a mathematical operation that transforms one function into another. This type of transform is named in honour of Joseph Fourier. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fourier] To exist basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and routines is to exist as an abstraction where a student is trained in postures and routines is transformed into tennis player capable of executing a variation of those postures and routines.<br />
<br />
It is also worth noting that the Fourier transform converts a signal from the time domain (that is, that the signal is a function of time) to the frequency domain (no longer a function of time but of frequency, the function being composed of wave functions). The implication being that all the "postures and little routines" are composed of repeated actions (analogous to the waves that make up a Fourier series) and can be expressed in a time independent manner.<br />
<br />
'''ingenuish'''<br /><br />
in the manner of an ingenue, an innocent young woman<br />
<br />
'''moribund'''<br /><br />
nearing death or in a terminal decline [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/moribund?view=uk]<br />
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'''Y.T.M.P.'''<br /><br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''ciquatoxic'''<br /><br />
An alternate or mispelling of 'ciguatoxic'. Reef fish can carry ciguatoxins, which cause ciguatera food poisoning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera] in humans who consume the contaminated fish. These toxins may be specific to certain reefs, are concentrated up the food chain and as such are more likely to be present in larger reef fish, and cannot be destroyed by cooking and freezing. For more, see [http://www.livefoodfishtrade.org/definitions.htm here]. <br />
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'''R.C. clergy'''<br /><br />
Roman Catholic priesthood<br />
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'''P.O.'''<br /><br />
philharmonic orchestra<br />
<br />
'''Carmelite'''<br /><br />
a member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic order.<br />
<br />
'''liniment''' <br /><br />
a liquid preparation rubbed into the skin or gums as a counterirritant, rubefacient, anodyne, or cleansing agent<br />
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'''Sanger-Brown's ataxia'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1672.html Marie's ataxia]<br />
<br />
'''St. John's Seminary'''<br /><br />
an actual institution in Brighton<br />
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'''reading his hours'''<br /><br />
The Liturgy of the Hours is the set of daily prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church as part of the canonical obligation of those ordained as deacons. The prayers take place throughout the day: Matins or Vigils, during the night; Lauds or Dawn Prayer; Prime or Early Morning Prayer; Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer; Sext or Midday Prayer; None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer; Vespers or Evening Prayer; Compline or Night prayer.<br />
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'''practicum'''<br /><br />
the student-teaching portion of a teaching education<br />
<br />
'''spiritually necrotic'''<br /><br />
Necrosis usually refers to the localized death of cells within healthy tissue. To be spiritually necrotic is akin to having a dead spirit in an otherwise healthy body.<br />
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'''Jesuitical Endeavors'''<br /><br />
An endeavor is a purposeful undertaking that requires boldness. Jesuitical endeavors are those undertaken as part of a Jesuit ministry.<br />
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'''Numero Uno'''<br /><br />
Spanish for ''Number One'', used here as an expression to mean concern about only oneself.<br />
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'''Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle'''<br /><br />
Muscle in the side of the forearm, used to twist the hand side to side, thus important when tossing playing cards.<br />
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'''ineluctable'''<br /><br />
incapable of being avoided or changed <br />
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'''Apologia'''<br /><br />
An Apologia is a defense of one's beliefs, religious or other. Here, Barry is out of his league in his ability to put up a good defense of the religious beliefs that may help get his brother out of his own spiritual funk.<br />
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'''self-mimetic'''<br /><br />
imitating one's self<br />
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'''not that much unlike Alyosha and Ivan's conversations in the good old ''Brothers K''.'''<br /><br />
''The Brother's Karamazov'' is a novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Ivan and Alyosha, main characters in the novel, are siblings. Alyosha has a faith in God that manifests in a love of mankind and Ivan is a rationalist who is burdened by his inability or unwillingness to believe in a God that could preside over an unjust world. In the novel the brothers, Ivan and Alyosha, discuss their opposing beliefs. <br />
<br />
'''erudite'''<br /><br />
scholarly<br />
<br />
'''carcinogenic'''<br /><br />
causing cancer<br />
<br />
'''acerbity'''<br /><br />
acidity<br />
<br />
'''Ivan's Grand Inquisitor scenario'''<br /><br />
Read this portion [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/existentialism/dostoevsky/grand.html here].<br />
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'''lumpen'''<br /><br />
marginalized; uneducated and/or unenlightened; disenfranchised<br />
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'''solar plexus'''<br /><br />
a complex of nerves in the abdomen. Taking blows to the solar plexus refers to the sensation of "having the wind knocked out of you", as the solar plexus is involved in the autonomic activity of respiration.<br />
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'''verminousness'''<br /><br />
resembling vermin<br />
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'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian dress; also a name for a type of Muslim scholar<br />
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'''alms'''<br /><br />
charity<br />
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'''silt'''<br /><br />
very small grains of rock or sand<br />
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'''fuliginous'''<br /><br />
smoky or sooty<br />
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'''50° C'''<br /><br />
122° Fahrenheit<br />
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=Orin=<br />
==Page 971==<br />
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==Page 972==<br />
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''''Do it to her!''' '''''Do it to her!''''''<br/><br />
a reference to George Orwell's 1984. Winston Smith shouts 'Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia!' under similar circumstances.<br />
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'''ham'''<br /><br />
an actor who is bad by virtue of over-acting<br />
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=Final Chapter=<br />
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'''confiteor'''<br /><br />
a prayer of confession of sins<br />
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==Endnote 385==<br />
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'''gram-negative'''<br /><br />
This refers to a bacterium that does not show up in a violet stain using Gram's method; in other words, the doctor suspects that Gately has a particularly resistant strain of bacteria within his body, which previous antibiotics given to him have been ineffective in eliminating.<br />
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==Page 973 (cont.)==<br />
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'''...look down her shirt and spell ''attic''...'''<br /><br />
and thus saying, "A-T-T-I-C" or "a titty I see"<br />
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''''The truth will [you] set you free,...''''<br /><br />
See the Gospel of John 8:32.<br />
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==Page 974==<br />
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'''vertical hold'''<br /><br />
the control on a television that prevents the picture from rolling bottom to top<br />
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==Page 975==<br />
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[[Image:Weejun.jpg|thumb|right|Men's cordovan Bass Weejun]]<br />
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'''Weejuns'''<br /><br />
G. H. Bass & Co.'s tradename for its line of men's and women's penny loafer shoes (see right)<br />
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==Page 976==<br />
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'''Jack Daniels'''<br /><br />
a famous brand of bourbon whiskey<br />
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==Page 977==<br />
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'''S&W'''<br /><br />
Smith & Wesson<br />
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'''2500-IU ampule'''<br /><br />
IUs are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit international units], which converts to metric depending on the substance.<br />
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'''transvestals'''<br /><br />
i.e., transvestites<br />
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==Page 978==<br />
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==Endnote 386==<br />
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'''Exocet'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet missile]<br />
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'''antagonists'''<br /><br />
a drug that acts against an agonist, i.e., a drug that stimulates a certain receptor<br />
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==Page 978 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Linda McCartney'''<br /><br />
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941-1998) was an American photographer and wife of Beatle Paul McCartney (born 1943).<br />
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'''"....somebody had taken an old disk of McCartney and Wings [...] and run it through a Kurtzweil remixer and removed every track on the songs except the tracks of poor old Mrs. Linda McCartney singing backup and playing tambourine"'''<br /><br />
An alleged isolated vocal track of Linda McCartney singing along to "Hey Jude" at a concert did circulate, but the production itself may have been a hoax. For more, see [http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/03/audio_hoaxes_an.html here].<br />
Kurtzweil appears to be a misspelling of Kurzweil, referring to Ray Kurzweil, an inventor in audio and speech technologies, artificial intelligence, and futurist author. See<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil].<br />
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==Endnote 387==<br />
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'''pentazocine'''<br /><br />
a synethetic opioid painkiller<br />
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==Endnote 387a==<br />
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'''dysmenorrhea'''<br /><br />
pre-menstrual syndrome and/or painful periods<br />
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'''PX'''<br /><br />
with a pharmaceutical as part of the name, it means it contains pentazocine<br />
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==Page 979==<br />
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'''hot shot'''<br /><br />
an injection intended to kill<br />
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==Page 980==<br />
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'''ditty'''<br /><br />
a little song<br />
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==Page 981==<br />
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'''"...the one about ultraviolence and sadism."'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/ "A Clockwork Orange."]<br />
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'''"...the last thing Gately saw was an Oriental bearing down with the held square and he looked into the square and saw clearly a reflection of his own big square pale head with its eyes closing as the floor finally pounced."'''<br /><br />
See page 934: "He dreams he looks in a mirror and sees nothing and keeps trying to clean the mirror with his sleeve."<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
'''Gaudeamus Igitur'''<br /><br />
Latin: " so let us rejoice", an ancient academic drinking song now popular as a graduation hymn, whose text pokes fun at university life and urges students to enjoy life while they can.<br />
<br />
'''claret-colored'''<br /><br />
A deep purplish red. Claret is also the name of a wine that is produced in the Bordeaux region of France and slang for 'blood'.[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fuller's+earth]<br />
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'''fuller's earth or sawdust'''<br /><br />
Fuller's earth is an absorbent clay that is used in talcum powder. Sawdust and chalk (talcum) are used by tennis players to keep their grip dry. <br />
[http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Archive/News/Lessons/Lessons/444102_The_Final_Word_Chalking_Up.aspx]<br />
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'''shifted antigens'''<br /><br />
An antigenic shift generally refers to the medical term that explains how two strains of the influenza virus join together to form a new subtype and, in turn, become more virulent. The new subtype has a mixture of the antigens from the originals. An antigen is the substance that stimulates the immune system. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/926623/antigenic-shift]<br />
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It's used here to refer to rumors about severe weather and the Quebec Junior Team. These rumors undergo an antigenic shift as they circulate around the locker room. They combine and are reconstituted as a new rumor before being returned to the rumor's originator. <br /><br />
<br />
'''the Csikszentmihalyi kid was doing a kind of piaffer'''<br /><br />
A piaffer is a trot in place where the legs are lifted high. This type of trot is usually done by a horse, but it's part of the 'Csikszentmihalyi kid's' pre-game ritual to stretch his hip flexors. <br/><br />
<br />
The name Csikszentmihalyi may be a humorous nod to the Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who is noted for his work in happiness and creativity. He is known as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology and proposed the concept of <i>Flow</i>. Flow is the mental state whereby a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity <i>(such as Tennis)</i>. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi]<br /><br />
<br />
'''hip-flexors'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_flexor muscles] that move the hip<br />
<br />
'''an ascot or a very fey tie'''<br /><br />
An ascot is a scarf or tie with broad ends typically worn for formal occasions[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_tie]. If the tie <i>very fey</i>, it is excessively refined [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fey] or fancy to the point that it could be confused with an ascot.<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions<br />
<br />
'''invoking Camilla, goddess of speed and light step'''<br /><br />
Camilla of Volsci, a heroine from Roman Mythology, found in Virgil's prose and ancient pottery paintings. Virgil claimed Camilla was so fast that she could run across the ocean without wetting her feet and across fields of grain without bending the grass. [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Camilla_(mythology)] To 'invoke' is to petition for help with an incantation.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invoking]<br />
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'''Frankenstein'''<br /><br />
or, more correctly, Frankenstein's monster<br />
<br />
'''Hal'''<br /><br />
who is clearly not narrating anymore, unless he is speaking of himself in the third person<br />
<br />
'''malleolus'''<br /><br />
a bony lump on the side of the ankle<br />
<br />
'''Joni Mitchell'''<br /><br />
Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Wikipedia Entry].<br />
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'''occluded'''<br /><br />
Closed off, shut in, or blocked off [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/occlude]<br />
<br />
'''they all in here existed basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and little routines'''<br/><br />
<br />
A Fourier transform is a mathematical operation that transforms one function into another. This type of transform is named in honour of Joseph Fourier. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fourier] To exist basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and routines is to exist as an abstraction where a student is trained in postures and routines is transformed into tennis player capable of executing a variation of those postures and routines.<br />
<br />
It is also worth noting that the Fourier transform converts a signal from the time domain (that is, that the signal is a function of time) to the frequency domain (no longer a function of time but of frequency, the function being composed of wave functions). The implication being that all the "postures and little routines" are composed of repeated actions (analogous to the waves that make up a Fourier series) and can be expressed in a time independent manner.<br />
<br />
'''ingenuish'''<br /><br />
in the manner of an ingenue, an innocent young woman<br />
<br />
'''moribund'''<br /><br />
nearing death or in a terminal decline [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/moribund?view=uk]<br />
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'''Y.T.M.P.'''<br /><br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''ciquatoxic'''<br /><br />
An alternate or mispelling of 'ciguatoxic'. Reef fish can carry ciguatoxins, which cause ciguatera food poisoning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera] in humans who consume the contaminated fish. These toxins may be specific to certain reefs, are concentrated up the food chain and as such are more likely to be present in larger reef fish, and cannot be destroyed by cooking and freezing. For more, see [http://www.livefoodfishtrade.org/definitions.htm here]. <br />
<br />
'''R.C. clergy'''<br /><br />
Roman Catholic priesthood<br />
<br />
'''P.O.'''<br /><br />
philharmonic orchestra<br />
<br />
'''Carmelite'''<br /><br />
a member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic order.<br />
<br />
'''liniment''' <br /><br />
a liquid preparation rubbed into the skin or gums as a counterirritant, rubefacient, anodyne, or cleansing agent<br />
<br />
==Page 968==<br />
<br />
'''Sanger-Brown's ataxia'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1672.html Marie's ataxia]<br />
<br />
'''St. John's Seminary'''<br /><br />
an actual institution in Brighton<br />
<br />
'''reading his hours'''<br /><br />
The Liturgy of the Hours is the set of daily prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church as part of the canonical obligation of those ordained as deacons. The prayers take place throughout the day: Matins or Vigils, during the night; Lauds or Dawn Prayer; Prime or Early Morning Prayer; Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer; Sext or Midday Prayer; None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer; Vespers or Evening Prayer; Compline or Night prayer.<br />
<br />
'''practicum'''<br /><br />
the student-teaching portion of a teaching education<br />
<br />
'''spiritually necrotic'''<br /><br />
Necrosis usually refers to the localized death of cells within healthy tissue. To be spiritually necrotic is akin to having a dead spirit in an otherwise healthy body.<br />
<br />
'''Jesuitical Endeavors'''<br /><br />
An endeavor is a purposeful undertaking that requires boldness. Jesuitical endeavors are those undertaken as part of a Jesuit ministry.<br />
<br />
'''Numero Uno'''<br /><br />
Spanish for ''Number One'', used here as an expression to mean concern about only oneself.<br />
<br />
'''Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle'''<br /><br />
Muscle in the side of the forearm, used to twist the hand side to side, thus important when tossing playing cards.<br />
<br />
'''ineluctable'''<br /><br />
incapable of being avoided or changed <br />
<br />
'''Apologia'''<br /><br />
An Apologia is a defense of one's beliefs, religious or other. Here, Barry is out of his league in his ability to put up a good defense of the religious beliefs that may help get his brother out of his own spiritual funk.<br />
<br />
==Page 969==<br />
<br />
'''self-mimetic'''<br /><br />
imitating one's self<br />
<br />
'''not that much unlike Alyosha and Ivan's conversations in the good old ''Brothers K''.'''<br /><br />
''The Brother's Karamazov'' is a novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Ivan and Alyosha, main characters in the novel, are siblings. Alyosha has a faith in God that manifests in a love of mankind and Ivan is a rationalist who is burdened by his inability or unwillingness to believe in a God that could preside over an unjust world. In the novel the brothers, Ivan and Alyosha, discuss their opposing beliefs. <br />
<br />
'''erudite'''<br /><br />
scholarly<br />
<br />
'''carcinogenic'''<br /><br />
causing cancer<br />
<br />
'''acerbity'''<br /><br />
acidity<br />
<br />
'''Ivan's Grand Inquisitor scenario'''<br /><br />
Read this portion [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/existentialism/dostoevsky/grand.html here].<br />
<br />
'''lumpen'''<br /><br />
marginalized; uneducated and/or unenlightened; disenfranchised<br />
<br />
'''solar plexus'''<br /><br />
a complex of nerves in the abdomen<br />
<br />
'''verminousness'''<br /><br />
resembling vermin<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian dress; also a name for a type of Muslim scholar<br />
<br />
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'''alms'''<br /><br />
charity<br />
<br />
'''silt'''<br /><br />
very small grains of rock or sand<br />
<br />
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'''fuliginous'''<br /><br />
smoky or sooty<br />
<br />
'''50° C'''<br /><br />
122° Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
=Orin=<br />
==Page 971==<br />
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==Page 972==<br />
<br />
''''Do it to her!''' '''''Do it to her!''''''<br/><br />
a reference to George Orwell's 1984. Winston Smith shouts 'Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia!' under similar circumstances.<br />
<br />
'''ham'''<br /><br />
an actor who is bad by virtue of over-acting<br />
<br />
=Final Chapter=<br />
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==Page 972==<br />
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'''confiteor'''<br /><br />
a prayer of confession of sins<br />
<br />
==Page 973==<br />
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==Endnote 385==<br />
<br />
'''gram-negative'''<br /><br />
This refers to a bacterium that does not show up in a violet stain using Gram's method; in other words, the doctor suspects that Gately has a particularly resistant strain of bacteria within his body, which previous antibiotics given to him have been ineffective in eliminating.<br />
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==Page 973 (cont.)==<br />
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'''...look down her shirt and spell ''attic''...'''<br /><br />
and thus saying, "A-T-T-I-C" or "a titty I see"<br />
<br />
''''The truth will [you] set you free,...''''<br /><br />
See the Gospel of John 8:32.<br />
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==Page 974==<br />
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'''vertical hold'''<br /><br />
the control on a television that prevents the picture from rolling bottom to top<br />
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==Page 975==<br />
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[[Image:Weejun.jpg|thumb|right|Men's cordovan Bass Weejun]]<br />
<br />
'''Weejuns'''<br /><br />
G. H. Bass & Co.'s tradename for its line of men's and women's penny loafer shoes (see right)<br />
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==Page 976==<br />
<br />
'''Jack Daniels'''<br /><br />
a famous brand of bourbon whiskey<br />
<br />
==Page 977==<br />
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'''S&W'''<br /><br />
Smith & Wesson<br />
<br />
'''2500-IU ampule'''<br /><br />
IUs are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit international units], which converts to metric depending on the substance.<br />
<br />
'''transvestals'''<br /><br />
i.e., transvestites<br />
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==Endnote 386==<br />
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'''Exocet'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet missile]<br />
<br />
'''antagonists'''<br /><br />
a drug that acts against an agonist, i.e., a drug that stimulates a certain receptor<br />
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==Page 978 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Linda McCartney'''<br /><br />
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941-1998) was an American photographer and wife of Beatle Paul McCartney (born 1943).<br />
<br />
'''"....somebody had taken an old disk of McCartney and Wings [...] and run it through a Kurtzweil remixer and removed every track on the songs except the tracks of poor old Mrs. Linda McCartney singing backup and playing tambourine"'''<br /><br />
An alleged isolated vocal track of Linda McCartney singing along to "Hey Jude" at a concert did circulate, but the production itself may have been a hoax. For more, see [http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/03/audio_hoaxes_an.html here].<br />
Kurtzweil appears to be a misspelling of Kurzweil, referring to Ray Kurzweil, an inventor in audio and speech technologies, artificial intelligence, and futurist author. See<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil].<br />
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==Endnote 387==<br />
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'''pentazocine'''<br /><br />
a synethetic opioid painkiller<br />
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==Endnote 387a==<br />
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'''dysmenorrhea'''<br /><br />
pre-menstrual syndrome and/or painful periods<br />
<br />
'''PX'''<br /><br />
with a pharmaceutical as part of the name, it means it contains pentazocine<br />
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'''hot shot'''<br /><br />
an injection intended to kill<br />
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==Page 980==<br />
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'''ditty'''<br /><br />
a little song<br />
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==Page 981==<br />
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'''"...the one about ultraviolence and sadism."'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/ "A Clockwork Orange."]<br />
<br />
'''"...the last thing Gately saw was an Oriental bearing down with the held square and he looked into the square and saw clearly a reflection of his own big square pale head with its eyes closing as the floor finally pounced."'''<br /><br />
See page 934: "He dreams he looks in a mirror and sees nothing and keeps trying to clean the mirror with his sleeve."<br />
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=November 20th, YDAU - Pre-Exhibition Fête=<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
'''Gaudeamus Igitur'''<br /><br />
Latin: " so let us rejoice", an ancient academic drinking song now popular as a graduation hymn, whose text pokes fun at university life and urges students to enjoy life while they can.<br />
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'''claret-colored'''<br /><br />
A deep purplish red. Claret is also the name of a wine that is produced in the Bordeaux region of France and slang for 'blood'.[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fuller's+earth]<br />
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'''fuller's earth or sawdust'''<br /><br />
Fuller's earth is an absorbent clay that is used in talcum powder. Sawdust and chalk (talcum) are used by tennis players to keep their grip dry. <br />
[http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Archive/News/Lessons/Lessons/444102_The_Final_Word_Chalking_Up.aspx]<br />
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'''shifted antigens'''<br /><br />
An antigenic shift generally refers to the medical term that explains how two strains of the influenza virus join together to form a new subtype and, in turn, become more virilulent. The new subtype has a mixture of the antigens from the originals. An antigen is the substance that stimulates the immune system. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/926623/antigenic-shift]<br />
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It's used here to refer to rumors about severe weather and the Quebec Junior Team. These rumors undergo an antigenic shift as they circulate around the locker room. They combine and are reconstituted as a new rumor before being returned to the rumor's originator. <br /><br />
<br />
'''the Csikszentmihalyi kid was doing a kind of piaffer'''<br /><br />
A piaffer is a trot in place where the legs are lifted high. This type of trot is usually done by a horse, but it's part of the 'Csikszentmihalyi kid's' pre-game ritual to stretch his hip flexors. <br/><br />
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The name Csikszentmihalyi may be a humorous nod to the Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who is noted for his work in happiness and creativity. He is known as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology and proposed the concept of <i>Flow</i>. Flow is the mental state whereby a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity <i>(such as Tennis)</i>. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi]<br /><br />
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'''hip-flexors'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_flexor muscles] that move the hip<br />
<br />
'''an ascot or a very fey tie'''<br /><br />
An ascot is a scarf or tie with broad ends typically worn for formal occasions[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_tie]. If the tie <i>very fey</i>, it is excessively refined [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fey] or fancy to the point that it could be confused with an ascot.<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions<br />
<br />
'''invoking Camilla, goddess of speed and light step'''<br /><br />
Camilla of Volsci, a heroine from Roman Mythology, found in Virgil's prose and ancient pottery paintings. Virgil claimed Camilla was so fast that she could run across the ocean without wetting her feet and across fields of grain without bending the grass. [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Camilla_(mythology)] To 'invoke' is to petition for help with an incantation.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invoking]<br />
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'''Frankenstein'''<br /><br />
or, more correctly, Frankenstein's monster<br />
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'''Hal'''<br /><br />
who is clearly not narrating anymore, unless he is speaking of himself in the third person<br />
<br />
'''malleolus'''<br /><br />
a bony lump on the side of the ankle<br />
<br />
'''Joni Mitchell'''<br /><br />
Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Wikipedia Entry].<br />
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'''occluded'''<br /><br />
Closed off, shut in, or blocked off [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/occlude]<br />
<br />
'''they all in here existed basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and little routines'''<br/><br />
<br />
A Fourier transform is a mathematical operation that transforms one function into another. This type of transform is named in honour of Joseph Fourier. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fourier] To exist basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and routines is to exist as an abstraction where a student is trained in postures and routines is transformed into tennis player capable of executing a variation of those postures and routines.<br />
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It is also worth noting that the Fourier transform converts a signal from the time domain (that is, that the signal is a function of time) to the frequency domain (no longer a function of time but of frequency, the function being composed of wave functions). The implication being that all the "postures and little routines" are composed of repeated actions (analogous to the waves that make up a Fourier series) and can be expressed in a time independent manner.<br />
<br />
'''ingenuish'''<br /><br />
in the manner of an ingenue, an innocent young woman<br />
<br />
'''moribund'''<br /><br />
nearing death or in a terminal decline [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/moribund?view=uk]<br />
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'''Y.T.M.P.'''<br /><br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''ciquatoxic'''<br /><br />
An alternate or mispelling of 'ciguatoxic'. Reef fish can carry ciguatoxins, which cause ciguatera food poisoning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera] in humans who consume the contaminated fish. These toxins may be specific to certain reefs, are concentrated up the food chain and as such are more likely to be present in larger reef fish, and cannot be destroyed by cooking and freezing. For more, see [http://www.livefoodfishtrade.org/definitions.htm here]. <br />
<br />
'''R.C. clergy'''<br /><br />
Roman Catholic priesthood<br />
<br />
'''P.O.'''<br /><br />
philharmonic orchestra<br />
<br />
'''Carmelite'''<br /><br />
a member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic order.<br />
<br />
'''liniment''' <br /><br />
a liquid preparation rubbed into the skin or gums as a counterirritant, rubefacient, anodyne, or cleansing agent<br />
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==Page 968==<br />
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'''Sanger-Brown's ataxia'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1672.html Marie's ataxia]<br />
<br />
'''St. John's Seminary'''<br /><br />
an actual institution in Brighton<br />
<br />
'''reading his hours'''<br /><br />
The Liturgy of the Hours is the set of daily prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church as part of the canonical obligation of those ordained as deacons. The prayers take place throughout the day: Matins or Vigils, during the night; Lauds or Dawn Prayer; Prime or Early Morning Prayer; Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer; Sext or Midday Prayer; None or Mid-Afternoon Prayer; Vespers or Evening Prayer; Compline or Night prayer.<br />
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'''practicum'''<br /><br />
the student-teaching portion of a teaching education<br />
<br />
'''spiritually necrotic'''<br /><br />
Necrosis usually refers to the localized death of cells within healthy tissue. To be spiritually necrotic is akin to having a dead spirit in an otherwise healthy body.<br />
<br />
'''Jesuitical Endeavors'''<br /><br />
An endeavor is a purposeful undertaking that requires boldness. Jesuitical endeavors are those undertaken as part of a Jesuit ministry.<br />
<br />
'''Numero Uno'''<br /><br />
Spanish for ''Number One'', used here as an expression to mean concern about only oneself.<br />
<br />
'''Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle'''<br /><br />
Muscle in the side of the forearm, used to twist the hand side to side, thus important when tossing playing cards.<br />
<br />
'''ineluctable'''<br /><br />
incapable of being avoided or changed <br />
<br />
'''Apologia'''<br /><br />
An Apologia is a defense of one's beliefs, religious or other. Here, Barry is out of his league in his ability to put up a good defense of the religious beliefs that may help get his brother out of his own spiritual funk.<br />
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'''self-mimetic'''<br /><br />
imitating one's self<br />
<br />
'''not that much unlike Alyosha and Ivan's conversations in the good old ''Brothers K''.'''<br /><br />
''The Brother's Karamazov'' is a novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Ivan and Alyosha, main characters in the novel, are siblings. Alyosha has a faith in God that manifests in a love of mankind and Ivan is a rationalist who is burdened by his inability or unwillingness to believe in a God that could preside over an unjust world. In the novel the brothers, Ivan and Alyosha, discuss their opposing beliefs. <br />
<br />
'''erudite'''<br /><br />
scholarly<br />
<br />
'''carcinogenic'''<br /><br />
causing cancer<br />
<br />
'''acerbity'''<br /><br />
acidity<br />
<br />
'''Ivan's Grand Inquisitor scenario'''<br /><br />
Read this portion [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/existentialism/dostoevsky/grand.html here].<br />
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'''lumpen'''<br /><br />
marginalized; uneducated and/or unenlightened; disenfranchised<br />
<br />
'''solar plexus'''<br /><br />
a complex of nerves in the abdomen<br />
<br />
'''verminousness'''<br /><br />
resembling vermin<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian dress; also a name for a type of Muslim scholar<br />
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'''alms'''<br /><br />
charity<br />
<br />
'''silt'''<br /><br />
very small grains of rock or sand<br />
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'''fuliginous'''<br /><br />
smoky or sooty<br />
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'''50° C'''<br /><br />
122° Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
=Orin=<br />
==Page 971==<br />
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==Page 972==<br />
<br />
''''Do it to her!''' '''''Do it to her!''''''<br/><br />
a reference to George Orwell's 1984. Winston Smith shouts 'Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia!' under similar circumstances.<br />
<br />
'''ham'''<br /><br />
an actor who is bad by virtue of over-acting<br />
<br />
=Final Chapter=<br />
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==Page 972==<br />
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'''confiteor'''<br /><br />
a prayer of confession of sins<br />
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==Endnote 385==<br />
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'''gram-negative'''<br /><br />
This refers to a bacterium that does not show up in a violet stain using Gram's method; in other words, the doctor suspects that Gately has a particularly resistant strain of bacteria within his body, which previous antibiotics given to him have been ineffective in eliminating.<br />
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==Page 973 (cont.)==<br />
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'''...look down her shirt and spell ''attic''...'''<br /><br />
and thus saying, "A-T-T-I-C" or "a titty I see"<br />
<br />
''''The truth will [you] set you free,...''''<br /><br />
See the Gospel of John 8:32.<br />
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==Page 974==<br />
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'''vertical hold'''<br /><br />
the control on a television that prevents the picture from rolling bottom to top<br />
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==Page 975==<br />
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[[Image:Weejun.jpg|thumb|right|Men's cordovan Bass Weejun]]<br />
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'''Weejuns'''<br /><br />
G. H. Bass & Co.'s tradename for its line of men's and women's penny loafer shoes (see right)<br />
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==Page 976==<br />
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'''Jack Daniels'''<br /><br />
a famous brand of bourbon whiskey<br />
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==Page 977==<br />
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'''S&W'''<br /><br />
Smith & Wesson<br />
<br />
'''2500-IU ampule'''<br /><br />
IUs are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit international units], which converts to metric depending on the substance.<br />
<br />
'''transvestals'''<br /><br />
i.e., transvestites<br />
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==Endnote 386==<br />
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'''Exocet'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet missile]<br />
<br />
'''antagonists'''<br /><br />
a drug that acts against an agonist, i.e., a drug that stimulates a certain receptor<br />
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==Page 978 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Linda McCartney'''<br /><br />
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941-1998) was an American photographer and wife of Beatle Paul McCartney (born 1943).<br />
<br />
'''"....somebody had taken an old disk of McCartney and Wings [...] and run it through a Kurtzweil remixer and removed every track on the songs except the tracks of poor old Mrs. Linda McCartney singing backup and playing tambourine"'''<br /><br />
An alleged isolated vocal track of Linda McCartney singing along to "Hey Jude" at a concert did circulate, but the production itself may have been a hoax. For more, see [http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/03/audio_hoaxes_an.html here].<br />
Kurtzweil appears to be a misspelling of Kurzweil, referring to Ray Kurzweil, an inventor in audio and speech technologies, artificial intelligence, and futurist author. See<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil].<br />
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==Endnote 387==<br />
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'''pentazocine'''<br /><br />
a synethetic opioid painkiller<br />
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==Endnote 387a==<br />
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'''dysmenorrhea'''<br /><br />
pre-menstrual syndrome and/or painful periods<br />
<br />
'''PX'''<br /><br />
with a pharmaceutical as part of the name, it means it contains pentazocine<br />
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'''hot shot'''<br /><br />
an injection intended to kill<br />
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'''ditty'''<br /><br />
a little song<br />
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'''"...the one about ultraviolence and sadism."'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/ "A Clockwork Orange."]<br />
<br />
'''"...the last thing Gately saw was an Oriental bearing down with the held square and he looked into the square and saw clearly a reflection of his own big square pale head with its eyes closing as the floor finally pounced."'''<br /><br />
See page 934: "He dreams he looks in a mirror and sees nothing and keeps trying to clean the mirror with his sleeve."<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
repeating in a self similar manner. Recursion is a favorite technique of computer programmers and mathematicians; a recursive function is one that is called within its own definition. For a fun demonstration of recursion, try [http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=recursion googling it]<br />
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'''some creepy thing'''<br /><br />
the creepy thing Gately and Fackelmann watch may be J.O Incandenza's ''Various Small Flames'', see Endnote 24<br />
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'''retsin'''<br /><br />
'Retsyn' is the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
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'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye (common). Literally: "Goodbye, Beautiful."<br />
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==Page 936==<br />
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'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
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'''nimbus'''<br /><br />
halo<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
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==Page 937==<br />
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'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval - in the Catholic church an imprimatur is a formal declaration that a work is free of doctrinal or moral error and may be published.<br />
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''''More tattoos than teeth''''<br /><br />
perhaps a reference to the [http://www.chicagomotorcycleguide.com/TEETHTATTOOS.HTM inverse relationship] between the number of intact teeth and the number of tattoos worn by members of motorcycle gangs. Conversely it could mean a show of menace without any substance, as in "all bark and no bite".<br />
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'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
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'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
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'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
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'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
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=Joelle Talks About the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
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'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''I assume you can Identify.'''<br /><br />
Joelle is being interviewed by the cross-dressing Steeply.<br />
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'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
an optical system that uses combined reflection and refraction; a catadioptric telescope has a large concave mirror to collect and focus light on an optical eyepiece having lenses to provide additional magnification<br />
<br />
'''nystagmus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystagmus condition] of voluntary or involuntary rapid and rhythmic oscillation of the eyes<br />
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'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
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==Page 941==<br />
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=Hal Narrates (Still)=<br />
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'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice's fucking mess."<br />
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==Page 942==<br />
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'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
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'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
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'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
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'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award-winning American actor, cast by Martin Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
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'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan worked together on the movies "Dune" (1984), "Blue Velvet" (1986), and the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990-1991).<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in many of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speech, and vision<br />
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<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt], the 32nd President of the United States. He often used a cigarette holder as seen in the photo on the right.<br />
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'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
[[Image:Single-edged Razor Blade.jpg|thumb|right|Single-edged razor blade]]<br />
<br />
'''an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor blade'''<br /><br />
still manufactured but perhaps more commonly used in certain kinds of box-cutters than in razors (see right)<br />
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'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''Kaposi's Sarcoma''' <br /><br />
A tumor caused by Human herpesvirus-8. One of the most common symptoms of AIDS. More [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_sarcoma here]<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions; the plural of ''conundrum'' is disputed, with the OED apparently preferring ''conundrums'', as with ''stadiums''<br />
<br />
'''VW-Bug'''<br /><br />
nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle automobile model<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a hole formed when material falls into a void beneath it<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''plucky'''<br /><br />
having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''VA'''<br /><br />
Veterans Affairs (formerly Veterans Administration)<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a piece of glass stemware with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy; the "one-handed" variety can be easily palmed with two fingers astride the stem<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
one of Hal's nonce words, meaning digital manipulation<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
in art, the imitative representation of nature or human behavior; i.e., the radio was broadcasting nothing but audio static, or "snow"<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
Richly decorated illuminated manuscipt ofthe Gospels, believed to have been produced around 700 AD in a monastery near Lindisfarne, Northumberland, UK. Some carpet pages from the Lindisfarne Gospels can be seen [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/lindisfarne/carpetpages.html here].<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''Noxzema'''<br /><br />
A brand of skin cleanser<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
here referring to a double-sloping roof, as often seen on barns and some churches<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
[[File:Fritz_lang_directing_metropolis.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Fritz Lang directing Metropolis. Also appeared on the copy of ''The Cinema Book'' that Wallace owned[http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/culturalcompass/2010/03/08/infinite-possibilities-a-first-glimpse-into-david-foster-wallace%E2%80%99s-library/][http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/fb/e8/0eb681b0c8a03b9679fea110._AA240_.L.jpg], and was one of the photographs Wallace considered using on the cover of ''Infinite Jest'' (mentioned in ''Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself'').]]<br />
<br />
'''framed print of Lang directing Metropolis'''<br /><br />
see photo at left<br />
<br />
'''étagère'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''guilloche'''<br /><br />
the most annular of the ornamental moldings used in interior decoration (see below)<br />
<br />
[[Image: Guilloche molding.jpg]]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''''specular'''''<br />
<br />
actually, 'specular' does not appear to be the correct term because it refers to reflection characteristic of a mirror<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''climacteric'''<br /><br />
A period of decrease in reproductive capacity; in women, menopause.<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
'''sado-periodontal'''<br \><br />
Periodontology is the dental speciality concerned with the supporting structures of the teeth - gums, alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, etc. Sado-periodontal, then refers to sadistic treatment involving the gums, most likely.<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title of the 1972 film is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ "Behind the Green Door"].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
another pornographic film from 1972, starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
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==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
=After the Interview=<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''Middlesex County'''<br /><br />
a county comprising most of the suburbs northwest and west of Boston<br />
<br />
=Hi, Mikey=<br />
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==Page 958==<br />
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==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand; or the screen door is still secured by its hooking mechanism to keep him out<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
=The Assistant District Attorney=<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a right of way across a plot of property owned by another<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
two of the original Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous program: 4) "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves," and 8) "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all"<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
Fictional product mentioned on [http://wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Pages_127-156#Page_151 Page 151].<br />
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=Gately and Fackelmann continued=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
repeating in a self similar manner. Recursion is a favorite technique of computer programmers and mathematicians; a recursive function is one that is called within its own definition. For a fun demonstration of recursion, try [http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=recursion googling it]<br />
<br />
'''some creepy thing'''<br /><br />
the creepy thing Gately and Fackelmann watch may be J.O Incandenza's ''Various Small Flames'', see Endnote 24<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
'Retsyn' is the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye (common). Literally: "Goodbye, Beautiful."<br />
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==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''nimbus'''<br /><br />
halo<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval - in the Catholic church an imprimatur is a formal declaration that a work is free of doctrinal or moral error and may be published.<br />
<br />
''''More tattoos than teeth''''<br /><br />
perhaps a reference to the [http://www.chicagomotorcycleguide.com/TEETHTATTOOS.HTM inverse relationship] between the number of intact teeth and the number of tattoos worn by members of motorcycle gangs. Conversely it could mean a show of menace without any substance, as in "all bark and no bite".<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
=Joelle Talks About the Entertainment=<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''I assume you can Identify.'''<br /><br />
Joelle is being interviewed by the cross-dressing Steeply.<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
an optical system that uses combined reflection and refraction; a catadioptric telescope has a large concave mirror to collect and focus light on an optical eyepiece having lenses to provide additional magnification<br />
<br />
'''nystagmus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystagmus condition] of voluntary or involuntary rapid and rhythmic oscillation of the eyes<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
=Hal Narrates (Still)=<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice's fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
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==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award-winning American actor, cast by Martin Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan worked together on the movies "Dune" (1984), "Blue Velvet" (1986), and the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990-1991).<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in many of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt], the 32nd President of the United States. He often used a cigarette holder as seen in the photo on the right.<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
[[Image:Single-edged Razor Blade.jpg|thumb|right|Single-edged razor blade]]<br />
<br />
'''an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor blade'''<br /><br />
still manufactured but perhaps more commonly used in certain kinds of box-cutters than in razors (see right)<br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''Kaposi's Sarcoma''' <br /><br />
A tumor caused by Human herpesvirus-8. One of the most common symptoms of AIDS. More [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_sarcoma here]<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions; the plural of ''conundrum'' is disputed, with the OED apparently preferring ''conundrums'', as with ''stadiums''<br />
<br />
'''VW-Bug'''<br /><br />
nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle automobile model<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a hole formed when material falls into a void beneath it<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''plucky'''<br /><br />
having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''VA'''<br /><br />
Veterans Affairs (formerly Veterans Administration)<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a piece of glass stemware with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy; the "one-handed" variety can be easily palmed with two fingers astride the stem<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
one of Hal's nonce words, meaning digital manipulation<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
in art, the imitative representation of nature or human behavior; i.e., the radio was broadcasting nothing but audio static, or "snow"<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
Richly decorated illuminated manuscipt ofthe Gospels, believed to have been produced around 700 AD in a monastery near Lindisfarne, Northumberland, UK. Some carpet pages from the Lindisfarne Gospels can be seen [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/lindisfarne/carpetpages.html here].<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''Noxzema'''<br /><br />
A brand of skin cleanser<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
here referring to a double-sloping roof, as often seen on barns and some churches<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
[[File:Fritz_lang_directing_metropolis.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Fritz Lang directing Metropolis. Also appeared on the copy of ''The Cinema Book'' that Wallace owned[http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/culturalcompass/2010/03/08/infinite-possibilities-a-first-glimpse-into-david-foster-wallace%E2%80%99s-library/][http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/fb/e8/0eb681b0c8a03b9679fea110._AA240_.L.jpg], and was one of the photographs Wallace considered using on the cover of ''Infinite Jest'' (mentioned in ''Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself'').]]<br />
<br />
'''framed print of Lang directing Metropolis'''<br /><br />
see photo at left<br />
<br />
'''étagère'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''guilloche'''<br /><br />
the most annular of the ornamental moldings used in interior decoration (see below)<br />
<br />
[[Image: Guilloche molding.jpg]]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''''specular'''''<br />
<br />
actually, 'specular' does not appear to be the correct term because it refers to reflection characteristic of a mirror<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''climacteric'''<br /><br />
A period of decrease in reproductive capacity; in women, menopause.<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
'''sado-periodontal'''<br \><br />
Periodontology is the dental speciality concerned with the supporting structures of the teeth - gums, alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, etc.<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title of the 1972 film is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ "Behind the Green Door"].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
another pornographic film from 1972, starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
=After the Interview=<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''Middlesex County'''<br /><br />
a county comprising most of the suburbs northwest and west of Boston<br />
<br />
=Hi, Mikey=<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand; or the screen door is still secured by its hooking mechanism to keep him out<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
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'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
=The Assistant District Attorney=<br />
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==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a right of way across a plot of property owned by another<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
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==Page 961==<br />
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'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
two of the original Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous program: 4) "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves," and 8) "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all"<br />
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==Page 962==<br />
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'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
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'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
Fictional product mentioned on [http://wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Pages_127-156#Page_151 Page 151].<br />
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=Gately and Fackelmann continued=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
repeating in a self similar manner. Recursion is a favorite technique of computer programmers and mathematicians; a recursive function is one that is called within its own definition. For a fun demonstration of recursion, try [http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=recursion googling it]<br />
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'''some creepy thing'''<br /><br />
the creepy thing Gately and Fackelmann watch may be J.O Incandenza's ''Various Small Flames'', see Endnote 24<br />
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'''retsin'''<br /><br />
'Retsyn' is the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye (common). Literally: "Goodbye, Beautiful."<br />
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==Page 936==<br />
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'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''nimbus'''<br /><br />
halo<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
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==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval - in the Catholic church an imprimatur is a formal declaration that a work is free of doctrinal or moral error and may be published.<br />
<br />
''''More tattoos than teeth''''<br /><br />
perhaps a reference to the [http://www.chicagomotorcycleguide.com/TEETHTATTOOS.HTM inverse relationship] between the number of intact teeth and the number of tattoos worn by members of motorcycle gangs. Conversely it could mean a show of menace without any substance, as in "all bark and no bite".<br />
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'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
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'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
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'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
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'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
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=Joelle Talks About the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
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'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''I assume you can Identify.'''<br /><br />
Joelle is being interviewed by the cross-dressing Steeply.<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
an optical system that uses combined reflection and refraction; a catadioptric telescope has a large concave mirror to collect and focus light on an optical eyepiece having lenses to provide additional magnification<br />
<br />
'''nystagmus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystagmus condition] of voluntary or involuntary rapid and rhythmic oscillation of the eyes<br />
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==Page 940==<br />
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'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
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==Page 941==<br />
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=Hal Narrates (Still)=<br />
==Page 941==<br />
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'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice's fucking mess."<br />
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==Page 942==<br />
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'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
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==Page 943==<br />
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==Page 944==<br />
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'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award-winning American actor, cast by Martin Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan worked together on the movies "Dune" (1984), "Blue Velvet" (1986), and the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990-1991).<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in many of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speech, and vision<br />
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==Page 945==<br />
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'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt], the 32nd President of the United States. He often used a cigarette holder as seen in the photo on the right.<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
[[Image:Single-edged Razor Blade.jpg|thumb|right|Single-edged razor blade]]<br />
<br />
'''an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor blade'''<br /><br />
still manufactured but perhaps more commonly used in certain kinds of box-cutters than in razors (see right)<br />
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==Page 946==<br />
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'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''Kaposi's Sarcoma''' <br /><br />
A tumor caused by Human herpesvirus-8. One of the most common symptoms of AIDS. More [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_sarcoma here]<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
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==Page 947==<br />
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'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions; the plural of ''conundrum'' is disputed, with the OED apparently preferring ''conundrums'', as with ''stadiums''<br />
<br />
'''VW-Bug'''<br /><br />
nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle automobile model<br />
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'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
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'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
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==Page 948==<br />
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'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
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'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''plucky'''<br /><br />
having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances<br />
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'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
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==Page 949==<br />
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'''VA'''<br /><br />
Veterans Affairs (formerly Veterans Administration)<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a piece of glass stemware with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy; the "one-handed" variety can be easily palmed with two fingers astride the stem<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
one of Hal's nonce words, meaning digital manipulation<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
in art, the imitative representation of nature or human behavior; i.e., the radio was broadcasting nothing but audio static, or "snow"<br />
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==Page 950==<br />
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'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
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'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
Richly decorated illuminated manuscipt ofthe Gospels, believed to have been produced around 700 AD in a monastery near Lindisfarne, Northumberland, UK. Some carpet pages from the Lindisfarne Gospels can be seen [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/lindisfarne/carpetpages.html here].<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''Noxzema'''<br /><br />
A brand of skin cleanser<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
here referring to a double-sloping roof, as often seen on barns and some churches<br />
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==Page 951==<br />
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[[File:Fritz_lang_directing_metropolis.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Fritz Lang directing Metropolis. Also appeared on the copy of ''The Cinema Book'' that Wallace owned[http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/culturalcompass/2010/03/08/infinite-possibilities-a-first-glimpse-into-david-foster-wallace%E2%80%99s-library/][http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/fb/e8/0eb681b0c8a03b9679fea110._AA240_.L.jpg], and was one of the photographs Wallace considered using on the cover of ''Infinite Jest'' (mentioned in ''Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself'').]]<br />
<br />
'''framed print of Lang directing Metropolis'''<br /><br />
see photo at left<br />
<br />
'''étagère'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
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==Page 952==<br />
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'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''guilloche'''<br /><br />
the most annular of the ornamental moldings used in interior decoration (see below)<br />
<br />
[[Image: Guilloche molding.jpg]]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
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==Page 953==<br />
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'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
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'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''''specular'''''<br />
<br />
actually, 'specular' does not appear to be the correct term because it refers to reflection characteristic of a mirror<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
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==Page 954==<br />
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'''climacteric'''<br /><br />
A period of decrease in reproductive capacity; in women, menopause.<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
'''sado-periodontal'''<br \><br />
Periodontology is the dental speciality concerned with the supporting structures of the teeth - gums, alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, etc.<br />
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==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title of the 1972 film is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ "Behind the Green Door"].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
another pornographic film from 1972, starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
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==Page 956==<br />
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==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
=After the Interview=<br />
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==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''Middlesex County'''<br /><br />
a county comprising most of the suburbs northwest and west of Boston<br />
<br />
=Hi, Mikey=<br />
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==Page 958==<br />
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==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand; or the screen door is still secured by its hooking mechanism to keep him out<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
=The Assistant District Attorney=<br />
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==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a right of way across a plot of property owned by another<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
two of the original Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous program: 4) "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves," and 8) "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all"<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
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'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
Fictional product mentioned on [http://wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Pages_127-156#Page_151 Page 151].<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''Entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
=More of Gately's Past=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
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==Page 917==<br />
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'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
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'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for Seagram's '''V'''ery '''O'''wn family blend; for cognac, the same abbreviation is for '''V'''ery '''O'''ld, denoting a minimum aging time of at least four years (see more on [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/vo-xo-deciphering-cognac-labels.html cognac labels]<br />
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'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1 gigabyte. <br />
This is strange on many counts. First, a megabyte is normally denoted as MB, not mb. Lowercase 'm' commonly means 'milli' or one-thousandth and lowercase 'b' would refer to bits instead of bytes. Second, the superscript 2 on an indicator of units typically refers to a two-dimensional unit as in, for example, square feet. Why not just say 1GB?<br />
<br />
'''pinwheel-eyed'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of the spiraling eyes often seen in hypnotized or narcotized cartoon characters, a convention much like that of indicating a dead cartoon character with small crosses in the place of the eyes.<br />
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'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
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==Page 920==<br />
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'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''goopy sleet'''<br /><br />
Cf. "sleep-goop film" from Page 918<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
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==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
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==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''scratch golfer'''<br /><br />
one with a handicap of zero<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
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==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing" (spelled "bupkus" on page 878)<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
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==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
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<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
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==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
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'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Image:Margaret_Thatcher_cropped1.png|thumb|caption|''Margaret Thatcher''|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
meaning in the manner of a creature with an exoskeleton, which is to say having the structural material on the outside, with insects being a prime example<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in one's seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''involuted'''<br /><br />
complex, intricate<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''truncheon'''<br /><br />
Baton caried by police officers in the United Kingdom from 1829 until the early 1990s. In Northern Ireland, however, all police officers carry firearms (more information [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom here]).<br />
<br />
'''Belfast Bobbie'''<br /><br />
This is an oxymoron. 'Bobby' is an English slang term for a policeman (after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Peel Robert Peel]), but the armed Northern Ireland police force (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ulster_Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary]) were never known as 'Bobbies'.<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
A term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants of Irish origin.<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''cervical massage'''<br /><br />
neck massage to reduce muscle tension<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
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'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''Post-Coital Vestibulitis'''<br /><br />
Vestibulitis is inflammation of the vestibule, or vaginal opening, and thus a woman's affliction, although the related (but rare) pudendal neuralgia can occur in men; the more common symptom of the latter is pain when sitting.<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
''''''debriefed''''''<br /><br />
i.e., had their briefs (or panties) removed<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
explosive, like fireworks ("pyrotechnic glandular atmosphere" must imply an orgasmic situation)<br />
<br />
'''conoid'''<br /><br />
conic; cone-like<br />
<br />
'''vas deferens'''<br /><br />
the conduit for semen from the testis to the ejaculatory duct, from which it is propelled through the urethra<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
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<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Dworkinite'''<br /><br />
Andrea Dworkin was a radical feminist, known for criticism of pornography, which later extended to a denunciation of all heterosexual intercourse which she saw as coercive and degrading to women.<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
From the [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation Ancient Greek military formation] comprising a group of soldiers standing closely together, meaning a close-knit organized group moving forward.<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
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'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
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==Endnote 376==<br />
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'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
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==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''Ward-and-Wally'''<br /><br />
referring to Theodore Cleaver's father and older brother in the CBS-ABC television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver ''Leave It to Beaver''] (1957-1963)<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
'''"The wraith is back...except now with him is another, younger, way more physically fit wraith in kind of faggy biking shorts and U.S. tank top who's leaning way over Gately's railing and... fucking ''licking Gately's forehead'' with a rough little tongue..."''' <br /><br />
It's Lyle. However, Lyle, being alive and well, must be able to achieve status as a wraith via meditation (this adds significance to the "Lyle Meditates" section on pg. 700).<br />
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'''"...digging some dead guy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
See also pages 16-17, where Hal reflects: "I think of John N.R. Wayne...standing watch in a mask as Donald Gately and I dig up my father's head."<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Helen Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''Entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
=More of Gately's Past=<br />
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'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for Seagram's '''V'''ery '''O'''wn family blend; for cognac, the same abbreviation is for '''V'''ery '''O'''ld, denoting a minimum aging time of at least four years (see more on [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/vo-xo-deciphering-cognac-labels.html cognac labels]<br />
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'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1 gigabyte. <br />
This is strange on many counts. First, a megabyte is normally denoted as MB, not mb. Lowercase 'm' commonly means 'milli' or one-thousandth and lowercase 'b' would refer to bits instead of bytes. Second, the superscript 2 on an indicator of units typically refers to a two-dimensional unit as in, for example, square feet. Why not just say 1GB?<br />
<br />
'''pinwheel-eyed'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of the spiraling eyes often seen in hypnotized or narcotized cartoon characters, a convention much like that of indicating a dead cartoon character with small crosses in the place of the eyes.<br />
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==Page 919==<br />
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'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
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'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''goopy sleet'''<br /><br />
Cf. "sleep-goop film" from Page 918<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
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==Endnote 373==<br />
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'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
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==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''scratch golfer'''<br /><br />
one with a handicap of zero<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
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==Page 922==<br />
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'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing" (spelled "bupkus" on page 878)<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Image:Margaret_Thatcher_cropped1.png|thumb|caption|''Margaret Thatcher''|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
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'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
meaning in the manner of a creature with an exoskeleton, which is to say having the structural material on the outside, with insects being a prime example<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in one's seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''involuted'''<br /><br />
complex, intricate<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''truncheon'''<br /><br />
Baton caried by police officers in the United Kingdom from 1829 until the early 1990s. In Northern Ireland, however, all police officers carry firearms (more information [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom here]).<br />
<br />
'''Belfast Bobbie'''<br /><br />
This is an oxymoron. 'Bobby' is an English slang term for a policeman (after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Peel Robert Peel]), but the armed Northern Ireland police force (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ulster_Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary]) were never known as 'Bobbies'.<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
A term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants of Irish origin.<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''cervical massage'''<br /><br />
neck massage to reduce muscle tension<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
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'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''Post-Coital Vestibulitis'''<br /><br />
Vestibulitis is inflammation of the vestibule, or vaginal opening, and thus a woman's affliction, although the related (but rare) pudendal neuralgia can occur in men; the more common symptom of the latter is pain when sitting.<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
''''''debriefed''''''<br /><br />
i.e., had their briefs (or panties) removed<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
explosive, like fireworks ("pyrotechnic glandular atmosphere" must imply an orgasmic situation)<br />
<br />
'''conoid'''<br /><br />
conic; cone-like<br />
<br />
'''vas deferens'''<br /><br />
the male conduit for semen from the testis to the ejaculatory duct, from which it is propelled through the urethra<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
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==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Dworkinite'''<br /><br />
Andrea Dworkin was a radical feminist, known for criticism of pornography, which later extended to a denunciation of all heterosexual intercourse which she saw as coercive and degrading to women.<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
From the [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation Ancient Greek military formation] comprising a group of soldiers standing closely together, meaning a close-knit organized group moving forward.<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
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'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
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==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
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==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''Ward-and-Wally'''<br /><br />
referring to Theodore Cleaver's father and older brother in the CBS-ABC television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver ''Leave It to Beaver''] (1957-1963)<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
'''"The wraith is back...except now with him is another, younger, way more physically fit wraith in kind of faggy biking shorts and U.S. tank top who's leaning way over Gately's railing and... fucking ''licking Gately's forehead'' with a rough little tongue..."''' <br /><br />
It's Lyle. However, Lyle, being alive and well, must be able to achieve status as a wraith via meditation (this adds significance to the "Lyle Meditates" section on pg. 700).<br />
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'''"...digging some dead guy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
See also pages 16-17, where Hal reflects: "I think of John N.R. Wayne...standing watch in a mask as Donald Gately and I dig up my father's head."<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Helen Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''Entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
=More of Gately's Past=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
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'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for Seagram's '''V'''ery '''O'''wn family blend; for cognac, the same abbreviation is for '''V'''ery '''O'''ld, denoting a minimum aging time of at least four years (see more on [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/vo-xo-deciphering-cognac-labels.html cognac labels]<br />
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'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1 gigabyte. <br />
This is strange on many counts. First, a megabyte is normally denoted as MB, not mb. Lowercase 'm' commonly means 'milli' or one-thousandth and lowercase 'b' would refer to bits instead of bytes. Second, the superscript 2 on an indicator of units typically refers to a two-dimensional unit as in, for example, square feet. Why not just say 1GB?<br />
<br />
'''pinwheel-eyed'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of the spiraling eyes often seen in hypnotized or narcotized cartoon characters, a convention much like that of indicating a dead cartoon character with small crosses in the place of the eyes.<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''goopy sleet'''<br /><br />
Cf. "sleep-goop film" from Page 918<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''scratch golfer'''<br /><br />
one with a handicap of zero<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing" (spelled "bupkus" on page 878)<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Image:Margaret_Thatcher_cropped1.png|thumb|caption|''Margaret Thatcher''|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in one's seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''involuted'''<br /><br />
complex, intricate<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''truncheon'''<br /><br />
Baton caried by police officers in the United Kingdom from 1829 until the early 1990s. In Northern Ireland, however, all police officers carry firearms (more information [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom here]).<br />
<br />
'''Belfast Bobbie'''<br /><br />
This is an oxymoron. 'Bobby' is an English slang term for a policeman (after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Peel Robert Peel]), but the armed Northern Ireland police force (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ulster_Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary]) were never known as 'Bobbies'.<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
A term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants of Irish origin.<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''cervical massage'''<br /><br />
neck massage to reduce muscle tension<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''Post-Coital Vestibulitis'''<br /><br />
Vestibulitis is inflammation of the vestibule, or vaginal opening, and thus a woman's affliction, although the related (but rare) pudendal neuralgia can occur in men; the more common symptom of the latter is pain when sitting.<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
''''''debriefed''''''<br /><br />
i.e., had their briefs (or panties) removed<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
explosive, like fireworks ("pyrotechnic glandular atmosphere" must imply an orgasmic situation)<br />
<br />
'''conoid'''<br /><br />
conic; cone-like<br />
<br />
'''vas deferens'''<br /><br />
the male conduit for semen from the testis to the ejaculatory duct, from which it is propelled through the urethra<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Dworkinite'''<br /><br />
Andrea Dworkin was a radical feminist, known for criticism of pornography, which later extended to a denunciation of all heterosexual intercourse which she saw as coercive and degrading to women.<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
From the [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation Ancient Greek military formation] comprising a group of soldiers standing closely together, meaning a close-knit organized group moving forward.<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''Ward-and-Wally'''<br /><br />
referring to Theodore Cleaver's father and older brother in the CBS-ABC television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver ''Leave It to Beaver''] (1957-1963)<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
'''"The wraith is back...except now with him is another, younger, way more physically fit wraith in kind of faggy biking shorts and U.S. tank top who's leaning way over Gately's railing and... fucking ''licking Gately's forehead'' with a rough little tongue..."''' <br /><br />
It's Lyle. However, Lyle, being alive and well, must be able to achieve status as a wraith via meditation (this adds significance to the "Lyle Meditates" section on pg. 700).<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead guy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
See also pages 16-17, where Hal reflects: "I think of John N.R. Wayne...standing watch in a mask as Donald Gately and I dig up my father's head."<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Helen Steeply.<br />
<br />
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=An Unpleasant Discovery=<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''Entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
=More of Gately's Past=<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for Seagram's '''V'''ery '''O'''wn family blend; for cognac, the same abbreviation is for '''V'''ery '''O'''ld, denoting a minimum aging time of at least four years (see more on [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/vo-xo-deciphering-cognac-labels.html cognac labels]<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1 gigabyte<br />
This is strange on many counts. First, a megabyte is normally denoted as MB, not mb. Lowercase 'm' commonly means 'milli' or one-thousandth and lowercase 'b' would refer to bits instead of bytes. Second, the superscript 2 on an indicator of units typically refers to a two-dimensional unit as in, for example, square feet. Why not just say 1GB?<br />
<br />
'''pinwheel-eyed'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of the spiraling eyes often seen in hypnotized or narcotized cartoon characters, a convention much like that of indicating a dead cartoon character with small crosses in the place of the eyes.<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''goopy sleet'''<br /><br />
Cf. "sleep-goop film" from Page 918<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''scratch golfer'''<br /><br />
one with a handicap of zero<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing" (spelled "bupkus" on page 878)<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Image:Margaret_Thatcher_cropped1.png|thumb|caption|''Margaret Thatcher''|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in one's seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''involuted'''<br /><br />
complex, intricate<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''truncheon'''<br /><br />
Baton caried by police officers in the United Kingdom from 1829 until the early 1990s. In Northern Ireland, however, all police officers carry firearms (more information [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom here]).<br />
<br />
'''Belfast Bobbie'''<br /><br />
This is an oxymoron. 'Bobby' is an English slang term for a policeman (after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Peel Robert Peel]), but the armed Northern Ireland police force (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ulster_Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary]) were never known as 'Bobbies'.<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
A term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants of Irish origin.<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''cervical massage'''<br /><br />
neck massage to reduce muscle tension<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''Post-Coital Vestibulitis'''<br /><br />
Vestibulitis is inflammation of the vestibule, or vaginal opening, and thus a woman's affliction, although the related (but rare) pudendal neuralgia can occur in men; the more common symptom of the latter is pain when sitting.<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
''''''debriefed''''''<br /><br />
i.e., had their briefs (or panties) removed<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
explosive, like fireworks ("pyrotechnic glandular atmosphere" must imply an orgasmic situation)<br />
<br />
'''conoid'''<br /><br />
conic; cone-like<br />
<br />
'''vas deferens'''<br /><br />
the male conduit for semen from the testis to the ejaculatory duct, from which it is propelled through the urethra<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Dworkinite'''<br /><br />
Andrea Dworkin was a radical feminist, known for criticism of pornography, which later extended to a denunciation of all heterosexual intercourse which she saw as coercive and degrading to women.<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
From the [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation Ancient Greek military formation] comprising a group of soldiers standing closely together, meaning a close-knit organized group moving forward.<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''Ward-and-Wally'''<br /><br />
referring to Theodore Cleaver's father and older brother in the CBS-ABC television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver ''Leave It to Beaver''] (1957-1963)<br />
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'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
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'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
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'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
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'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
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==Page 933==<br />
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'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
'''"The wraith is back...except now with him is another, younger, way more physically fit wraith in kind of faggy biking shorts and U.S. tank top who's leaning way over Gately's railing and... fucking ''licking Gately's forehead'' with a rough little tongue..."''' <br /><br />
It's Lyle. However, Lyle, being alive and well, must be able to achieve status as a wraith via meditation (this adds significance to the "Lyle Meditates" section on pg. 700).<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...digging some dead guy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
See also pages 16-17, where Hal reflects: "I think of John N.R. Wayne...standing watch in a mask as Donald Gately and I dig up my father's head."<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
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=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Helen Steeply.<br />
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=Don Gately Remembers=<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
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'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
a running back whose primary job is blocking; in the I-formation, the fullback is between the quarterback and the halfback in terms of distance from the line of scrimmage<br />
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'''outside linebacker'''<br /><br />
a defensive player who plays a few yards behind the line of scrimmage and behind one end of the defensive line or the other (as opposed to inside or middle linebackers, who are behind the center of the line)<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 yards in 4.4 seconds.<br />
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==Page 903==<br />
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'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis; jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
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==Page 904==<br />
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'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haffenreffer_Brewery Haffenreffer], a Boston brewery<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal; see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
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==Endnote 364==<br />
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'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
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==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofruan'''<br /><br />
Probably a mis-spelling of the solvent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran tetrahydrofuran] (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub>O<br />
<br />
'''PVC pipe cleaner'''<br /><br />
A product for preparing PVC to be chemically bonded. Usually mixtures of organic solvents, such as Acetone, Cyclohexanone, Methyl Ethyl Ketone and Tetrahydrofuran, e.g. [http://www.wmharvey.com/Solvent_Cements_Primers_and_Cleaners/PipeCLeaner/PDF/Harvey_Pipe_Cleaner.pdf this bad boy]<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
methyl group<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
'''droogs'''<br /><br />
a word from Anthony Burgess's invented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadsat Nadsat language] from the novel 'A Clockwork Orange'; it means 'friends'<br />
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==Page 905==<br />
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'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
'''''Ethan From'''''<br /><br />
see note ''supra'' for page 884<br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
=Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)=<br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''glottal stop'''<br /><br />
An unvoiced consonant made by constricting the vocal tract. It is not present in written English, but is common in speech, particularly regional variants such as cockney, where, for example, it replaces the 't' sound in many words: "better", pronounced "be'er" or "city": "ci'y". It is also commonly heard as the consonant separating the two vowel sounds in "uh-oh".<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl'', German for an emphatic "yes."<br />
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==Page 908==<br />
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'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
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==Page 909==<br />
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[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px|Guy Williams as Zorro]]<br />
<br />
'''something out of Zorro'''<br /><br />
referring to Stice's mask-like face bandage; see right for a picture of Guy Williams as Disney's television Zorro (originally aired 1957-1959)<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-à-tête'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" (Spanish: hand to hand) and "tête-à-tête" (French: head-to-head)<br />
<br />
'''Good-Looking Men in''' <br /><br />
Although the Filmography says it is UNRELEASED, Hal apparently has a copy in the Viewing Room. Cf. Page 991.<br />
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'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of water; a manifestation of the disease rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''Peterson's ''The Cage'''''<br /><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440309/ "The Cage"], a 28-minute surrealistic film from 1947, directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Peterson Sidney Peterson]<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
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'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
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==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
an unpredictable swerve; see more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here]<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
can have several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera_(disambiguation) meanings]; it's unclear which (if any) applies here<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
the emptying of one's will to become receptive to God's will; see more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here]<br />
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'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
also "demonization;" essentially the repudiation of polytheistic deities by the teachings of monotheistic (or henotheistic) religions; see more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonization here]<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
from the Greek for asceticism, characterised by exercise and/or training to develop self-discipline and self-control for religious or meditative purposes<br />
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=More Gately History=<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
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'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
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'''B&E'''<br /><br />
breaking and entering<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
named beforehand<br />
<br />
'''priapistic'''<br /><br />
having priapisms, or painful, long-lasting erections<br />
<br />
'''Teddibly Soddy'''<br /><br />
terribly sorry<br />
<br />
'''Point Shirley'''<br /><br />
a neighborhood on Deer Island, south of Winthrop, Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts Bay east of Boston<br />
<br />
'''L.T.I.'''<br /><br />
Long-term institution (glossed in note 365).<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
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==Page 912 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''vigorish'''<br /><br />
the bookie's fee for his services (see "vig" later on the page and the note for page 204)<br />
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==Page 913==<br />
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'''skeet'''<br /><br />
the principal borrowed amount<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
A medication named after its combination of caffeine and ergotamine titrate, the chemical precursor to LSD; used to treat migraine headaches. Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
'''National Cranio-Facial Pain Foundation'''<br /><br />
presumably fictitious, although there is a Craniofacial Pain Center in Boise, Idaho; where Schacht interns, Page 267<br />
<br />
'''hole'''<br /><br />
total outstanding debt<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
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'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid―strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
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==Page 914==<br />
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==Endnote 369==<br />
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'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., HIV<br />
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==Page 915==<br />
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'''diabetes mellitus'''<br /><br />
more commonly known simply as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus "diabetes"]<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
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'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
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'''Billerica Minimum'''<br /><br />
the minimum-security Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Billerica, Massachusetts<br />
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==Page 883==<br />
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==Page 884==<br />
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'''''Ethan From'''''<br /><br />
Gately means American author Edith Wharton's 1911 novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome ''Ethan Frome''].<br />
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'''''OMMATOPHORIC'''''<br /><br />
having eyes at the ends of stalks<br />
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'''''ghostwords'''''<br /><br />
a word that has come into existence by error rather than by normal linguistic transmission, as through the mistaken reading of a manuscript, a scribal error, or a misprint. ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Ghost+words Dictionary.com])<br />
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==Page 885==<br />
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'''cuneiform'''<br /><br />
the writing of ancient Sumer, made by digging a wedge into clay<br />
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'''Marshall Plan'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan plan] to rebuild Germany after WWII<br />
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'''Shane'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/ popular western film]<br />
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==Page 886==<br />
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'''Synovial'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the fluid that lubricates the joints<br />
<br />
'''renal calculus'''<br /><br />
kidney stones<br />
<br />
'''ectopic labor'''<br /><br />
pregnancy in the fallopian tube<br />
<br />
'''ibuprofen'''<br /><br />
the generic name for Advil<br />
<br />
'''antipyretic'''<br /><br />
designed to combat fever<br />
<br />
'''SR'''<br /><br />
Usually in drug names, this stands for "sustained release."<br />
<br />
'''Dilaudid'''<br /><br />
brand name for hydromorphone hydrochloride<br />
<br />
'''bayou'''<br /><br />
a marshy arm of a lake<br />
<br />
'''C-II'''<br /><br />
These drugs are highly addictive. Cocaine is in this class, as it is still used legally in dentistry.<br />
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==Page 887==<br />
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'''Hydrocodone'''<br /><br />
also the active ingredient in Vicodin<br />
<br />
'''Oxycodone-nalaxone'''<br /><br />
Oxycodone also the active ingredient in Oxycontin. Naloxone blocks (partially, one must guess) the effects of opioids, probably to reduce abuse potential.<br />
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==Endnote 358==<br />
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'''NX'''<br /><br />
Attached to a drug name, this means it contains Naloxone.<br />
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==Page 889==<br />
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==Page 890==<br />
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'''somnolent'''<br /><br />
drowsy<br />
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'''concentric circles'''<br /><br />
circles within circles (and more annularity); more specifically circles of different radii but a common center<br />
<br />
'''chintz'''<br /><br />
printed, glazed fabric, usually of bright colors<br />
<br />
'''the lobsters' eyes' stalks'''<br /><br />
see ''OMMATOPHORIC'' earlier on pg. 884<br />
<br />
'''Ipswich'''<br /><br />
a town in northern Massachusetts about 40 miles east of Nashua, N.H.<br />
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'''intra-ocular'''<br /><br />
within the eye<br />
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==Page 892==<br />
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'''Bufferin'''<br /><br />
a brand of aspirin with a protectant for the stomach<br />
<br />
'''JFK Library'''<br /><br />
the Kennedy [http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Presidential library], located in Boston<br />
<br />
'''Banfis'''<br /><br />
expensive Italian shoes<br />
<br />
==Page 893==<br />
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'''libido'''<br /><br />
sex drive<br />
<br />
'''taciturn'''<br /><br />
reserved or reticent in speech; saying little.<br />
<br />
'''ebubblient'''<br /><br />
i.e., "ebullient" (with bubbles)<br />
<br />
'''''hatbeat'''''<br /><br />
i.e., "heartbeat" with a Boston accent ("Ya can't pak ya ca in Havid Yad.")<br />
<br />
'''tittymount'''<br /><br />
i.e., "tantamount"<br />
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==Page 894==<br />
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'''sombrero w/ balls'''<br /><br />
<br />
[[Image:Sombrero with Dingle Balls.jpg]]<br />
<br />
'''maroon'''<br /><br />
a cartoonish pronunciation (''à la'' Bugs Bunny) of "moron;" (see note for page 302 ''supra'')<br />
<br />
'''scuttlebutt'''<br /><br />
gossip, rumor<br />
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==Page 895==<br />
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'''''FLEET'''''<br /><br />
a brand of enema<br />
<br />
'''alacrity'''<br /><br />
eagerness<br />
<br />
'''mortification'''<br /><br />
extreme embarrassment<br />
<br />
==Page 896==<br />
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=Hal Continues Narrating=<br />
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==Page 896==<br />
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'''''Tosca'''''<br /><br />
Opera by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) that premiered in 1900. Hal's "protracted death aria" is probably Cavaradossi's final aria 'E lucevan le stelle' ('And the stars shone'). Full lyrics and a recording can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_lucevan_le_stelle here].<br />
<br />
'''overcognitive'''<br /><br />
thinking too much<br />
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==Page 897==<br />
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'''megagram'''<br /><br />
a million grams, or slightly over 2,200 pounds<br />
<br />
'''vivisected'''<br /><br />
slaughtered, yes, but not cut apart while still living<br />
<br />
==Page 898==<br />
<br />
'''''Yale Journal of Alcohol Studies'''''<br /><br />
There is no such journal.<br />
<br />
'''183.6 cm.'''<br /><br />
a little over six feet tall<br />
<br />
'''recumbency'''<br /><br />
perhaps a chaise longue<br />
<br />
[[Image:Husband Pillow.jpg|thumb|right|"Husband" pillow]]<br />
<br />
'''spectation-pillows'''<br /><br />
"husband" pillows like the one shown at right<br />
<br />
'''mylar'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_film_(biaxially_oriented) PET film]<br />
<br />
'''197 cm.'''<br /><br />
over 6'5"<br />
<br />
'''Vaipassana'''<br /><br />
a type of Buddhist meditation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassanā Wikipedia]); usually spelled "Vipassana"<br />
<br />
'''"...etymology of the word ''blizzard''..."'''<br /><br />
While Hal believes the etymology is unknown, there is one offered [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blizzard here].<br />
<br />
'''lumiphobia'''<br /><br />
probably fear of light, although the proper term is "photophobia"<br />
<br />
'''sausage-analog'''<br /><br />
something similar in appearance to a breakfast sausage link, but perhaps made of textured vegetable protein rather than pork or other meat<br />
<br />
==Page 899==<br />
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'''averred'''<br /><br />
asserted with confidence<br />
<br />
'''neologism'''<br /><br />
a newly coined word<br />
<br />
'''"...corruption of the French ''blesser,''..."'''<br /><br />
''Blesser'' is French for "to injure or wound."<br />
<br />
'''''Northern Vindicator'''''<br /><br />
the name of several real publications<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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==Page 900==<br />
<br />
'''Sitney and Schneewind's'' Dictionary of Environmental Sciences'''''<br /><br />
There is no such book, but the name Schneewind is German for "snow wind." There are two contemporary academics with those surnames, though they are not scientists: P. Adams Sitney (b. 1944) is a scholar of avant-garde film; J.B. Schneewind (b. 1930) is a philosopher and an authority on Kant and the history of ethics<br />
<br />
'''12 cm.'''<br /><br />
about 4.73 inches<br />
<br />
'''60 kph.'''<br /><br />
about 38.3 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''500 meters'''<br /><br />
a little over 1,650 feet<br />
<br />
'''perspicacity'''<br /><br />
keenness of perception<br />
<br />
'''topology'''<br /><br />
the mathematical study of sets<br />
<br />
'''philately'''<br /><br />
stamp collecting<br />
<br />
'''gerundives'''<br /><br />
the verbal adjective or present participle―in English, these end in "ing";<br />
<br />
'''Hamlet'''<br /><br />
Hal confronts his sausage-analog in Shakespeare.<br />
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<br />
'''phocomelic'''<br /><br />
having extremely short limbs<br />
<br />
'''Brattleboro'''<br /><br />
a town in Vermont about 75 miles west of Manchester, N.H.<br />
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'''achondroplastic'''<br /><br />
having dwarfism as a result of a disorder of bone and cartilage<br />
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'''homodontic'''<br /><br />
having teeth that are all of similar form (see page 316 and endnote 119)<br />
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'''bicuspid'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicuspid premolar] teeth (see note for page 316)<br />
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'''Kevlon'''<br /><br />
Possibly a portmanteau-word combining Kevlar and Teflon, meaning a substance that is tough and slippery ([http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kevlon Urbandictionary.com]).<br />
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'''sarcophagus'''<br /><br />
coffin<br />
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=November 19th, YDAU - AFR on the Move=<br />
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==Page 845==<br />
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'''gauche'''<br /><br />
from the French for "left" but here meaning "crude" or "socially unacceptable"<br />
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=Gately Dreaming=<br />
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==Page 846==<br />
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'''change their bags'''<br /><br />
i.e., their colostomy bags<br />
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'''''leur rai pays'''''<br /><br />
cf. note ''supra''for '''NOTRE RAI PAYS''' on page 222; this would be idiomatic French for "their home away from home" or "their colony" (Québec)<br />
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==Page 847==<br />
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'''the sort of body Gately's only ever seen with a staple in its navel'''<br /><br />
a centerfold nude in a magazine, such as ''Playboy''<br />
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'''fifth post'''<br /><br />
You get the picture.<br />
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[[Image:Taj.jpg|thumb|caption|Taj Mahal|right|200px]]<br />
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'''Taj'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Taj Mahal; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_mahal Wikipedia]<br />
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'''viscous'''<br /><br />
very thick<br />
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==Page 848==<br />
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'''Twister'''<br /><br />
see note ''supra'' for page 634<br />
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==Page 849==<br />
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==Page 850==<br />
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'''starkers'''<br /><br />
i.e., stark naked<br />
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==Page 851==<br />
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=November 20th, YDAU; ''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'' - Hal Narrates=<br />
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==Page 851==<br />
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<br />
'''''Gaudeamus Igitur'''''<br /><br />
A traditional European graduation song that exhorts the listener to enjoy all that our brief lives have to offer--in particular, the recreations in which university undergraduates typically partake. The phrase comes from the opening Latin words of the lyric: "Let us rejoice therefore/<br />
While we are young/After a pleasant youth/After a troublesome old age/The earth will have us."<br />
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==Page 852==<br />
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'''50 cm.'''<br /><br />
nearly 20 inches<br />
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'''A formula for the temporal relation...'''<br /><br />
To understand why Hal's insight is true, first take a look at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trammel_of_Archimedes Trammel of Archimedes]. Now imagine a system in which the two shuttles travel back and forth along their respective axes and flash each time they reach the ellipse before reversing direction. Both shuttles are confined to the ellipse, so that the shuttle on the major axis travels farther (and temporally longer) between its flashes than does its counterpart on the minor axis. There are two formulas for describing the [http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Ellipse.topicArticleId-257309,articleId-257249.html ellipse], one for the major axis on the horizontal and the other for the major axis on the vertical.<br />
<br />
'''conic sections'''<br /><br />
These are studied in advanced trigonometry; they are geometric shapes forced by passing a plane through a double-naped cone at different angles and observing the cross-sections, i.e., circles, ellipses (see note ''supra''), parabolas, and hyperbolas.<br />
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==Page 853==<br />
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'''''terre-batu'''''<br /><br />
French for "beaten earth," this is a reference to French clay courts.<br />
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'''Ethiopian spear chuckers'''<br /><br />
Reference to the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, when Mussolini's heavily armed and mechanized Italian invading forces took on Haile Selassi's Army of the Ethiopian Empire. Despite the fact that many of the Abyssinians were equipped with little more than spears or bows they managed to give the Italians a good run for their money, but against tanks and aerial bombardments of mustard gas the result was inevitable.<br />
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==Page 854==<br />
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=Gately's Dreaming, cont.= <br />
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==Page 854==<br />
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'''effulgence'''<br /><br />
shining brilliance<br />
<br />
[[Image:Huipil.jpg|thumb|right|Contemporary huipil with typical square neckline]]<br />
<br />
'''hulpil'''<br /><br />
probably a misspelling of "huipil," a traditional Mayan dress<br />
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==Page 855==<br />
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'''''And Lo'''''<br /><br />
the words used by Madame Psychosis to open her radio show (p. 184)<br />
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==Page 856==<br />
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[[Image:Huarache.jpg]]<br />
<br />
'''huaraches'''<br /><br />
Mexican sandals, the "uppers" of which are made from woven strips of leather<br />
<br />
'''B.U.M.'''<br /><br />
perhaps Boston University Multimedia - but more likely B.U.M. Equipment, a clothes manufacturer that can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.U.M. here]<br />
<br />
'''St. Columbkill'''<br /><br />
this is actually spelled "St. Columbkille," one of the many names of St. Columba, who was also called "Colum Cille," meaning "dove of the church," and was one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland" who converted the native Irish - St. Columbkille Parish is a real Parish in Brighton, MA, as end note 348 mentions, the website of which is [http://www.brightoncatholic.org/ here].<br />
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==Page 857==<br />
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'''mush'''<br /><br />
a cornmeal porridge, similar to grits but thicker <br />
<br />
'''w.o.m.'''<br /><br />
word of mouth<br />
<br />
'''jimson'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimsonweed loco weed]<br />
<br />
'''have to much to go on'''<br /><br />
this appears to be a misprint of "have too much to go on"<br />
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==Page 859==<br />
<br />
'''Evel Knievel'''<br /><br />
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr. (1938-2007), was an American motorcycle daredevil.<br />
<br />
'''''As God is my fucking witness...'''''<br /><br />
echoing Scarlett O'Hara's [http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=as+god+is+my+witness+i%27ll+never&view=detail&mid=75BCE76FF4D9CC87EF2F75BCE76FF4D9CC87EF2F&first=0&qpvt=as+god+is+my+witness+i%27ll+never climactic speech] in the 1939 film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031381/ "Gone with the Wind"]<br />
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'''MCI/Billerica'''<br /><br />
the '''M'''assachusetts '''C'''orrectional '''I'''nstitution in Billerica, a town about 20 miles northwest of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Revere'''<br /><br />
another Massachusetts town, about five miles northeast of Boston, on the Bay; named for Paul Revere<br />
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==Page 860==<br />
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'''Nuckslaughter'''<br /><br />
i.e., killing a Canadian<br />
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==Page 861==<br />
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'''UPS'''<br /><br />
United Parcel Service<br />
<br />
'''Route 45'''<br /><br />
U.S. Route 45 runs from US-98 in Mobile, Ala., to I-43/I-94 in Milwaukee. It passes through Kentucky.<br />
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==Page 863==<br />
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'''orchasm'''<br /><br />
i.e., orgasm; an interesting gaffe considering it incorporates "chasm," meaning "abyss"<br />
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'''''Liebestod'''''<br /><br />
German: love-death―this is the final aria sung by Isolde in Wagner's ''Tristan und Isolde''; see note ''supra'' for page 756<br />
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=Hal's Narration, cont.=<br />
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'''Spiru-Tein'''<br /><br />
a high-protein energy drink distributed, in powered form, in cans<br />
<br />
'''guilloche'''<br /><br />
Hal is referring to an ornamental molding of the kind shown below.<br />
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[[Image:Guilloche molding.jpg]]<br />
<br />
'''parabolic dusting of snow''' and '''snow swirling in funnels and eddies'''<br /><br />
Hal (or Wallace) is on a kind of annular jag with all this talk of ellipses, conic sections, parabolas, funnels and eddies, and even the guilloche pattern.<br />
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'''lee side'''<br /><br />
nautical term meaning the side facing away from the wind<br />
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==Page 865==<br />
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'''ablutions'''<br /><br />
ritualistic washings of the body<br />
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'''11-18-EST0456'''<br /><br />
November 18, Eastern Standard Time, 04:56 a.m. (Despite the fact that it's apparently November 20th. Whether this is an error or not is unclear.)<br />
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'''furriners'''<br /><br />
dialect pronunciation of "foreigners"<br />
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==Page 866==<br />
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'''Mount Auburn'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://www.mountauburnclub.com/ Mount Auburn Club] in Watertown, Mass.<br />
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'''F.A.A.'''<br /><br />
Federal Aviation Administration<br />
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'''skirling'''<br /><br />
shrieking; playing of bagpipes<br />
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==Page 867==<br />
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'''duck blind'''<br /><br />
a shelter for concealing duck hunters<br />
<br />
'''Winchester double-aughts'''<br /><br />
Winchester 00 shotguns file shells with 7-9 pellets of nominal diameter of 0.33" (8.4 mm).<br />
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'''''raisin-debt'''''<br /><br />
''raison d'être'', French: reason for being<br />
<br />
'''"We got him..."'''<br /><br />
Obviously, the point of Stice's unfunny joke is that the statistical average of the first two shots would yield a shot that hit the duck.<br />
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==Page 868==<br />
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'''confected'''<br /><br />
candied or covered in sugar<br />
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'''Schacht heard that joke down at the Cranial place'''<br /><br />
"Schacht interns twice a week for a root-specialist over at the National Cranio-Facial Pain Foundation", Cf. Page 267<br />
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'''medials'''<br /><br />
i.e., medians<br />
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==Page 869==<br />
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'''brang'''<br /><br />
Stice's solecism for "brought"<br />
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==Page 870==<br />
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'''hyper-v'd'''<br /><br />
hyperventilated<br />
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'''cantilevered'''<br /><br />
having a "projecting structure, such as a beam, that is supported at one end and carries a load at the other end or along its length" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'')<br />
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'''Telekiniption'''<br /><br />
i.e., telekinesis<br />
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'''Parabnormal'''<br /><br />
another good one<br />
<br />
'''occlusive'''<br /><br />
descriptive of a bandage that closes a wound and keeps it from air<br />
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'''Subhadronic'''<br /><br />
making up the parts of the parts of an atom; very, very small; hadrons are particles made up of quarks, mainly baryons -- protons and neutrons, made of three quarks -- and mesons -- made of two quarks, so subhadronic particles may be quarks<br />
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'''Moët'''<br /><br />
Moët & Chandon is a French champagne manufacturer<br />
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'''parotitic'''<br /><br />
having the mumps<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
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'''dermis'''<br /><br />
skin<br />
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==Page 872==<br />
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'''tacit'''<br /><br />
unspoken<br />
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==Page 873==<br />
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==Endnote 352==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
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'''betel-nut extract'''<br /><br />
This extract causes the teeth and gums to be stained red<br />
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'''internecine'''<br /><br />
destructive to both sides (of a conflict, esp. within an organization)<br />
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==Page 873 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''naïf'''<br /><br />
a naive male<br />
<br />
'''dessicated'''<br /><br />
dried up<br />
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'''S.-B. I.Q.'''<br /><br />
'''S'''tanford-'''B'''inet '''I'''ntelligence '''Q''uotient<br />
<br />
'''Submoronic-to-Moronic'''<br /><br />
At one time, the term "moron" was used to describe a person who tested with an IQ of 50-69; "submoronic" by this reckoning would either be an "imbecile" (with an IQ of 20-49) or an "idiot" (with an IQ below 20). These terms came to be considered offensive and fell from use in the psychological community.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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'''sinecure'''<br /><br />
an office requiring little or no work<br />
<br />
'''Ba'hai'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahai Bahá'í], a Middle-Eastern faith<br />
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'''hypomanic'''<br /><br />
not quite manic, but close<br />
<br />
'''co-eval of venereal interface'''<br /><br />
"Co-eval" can have the more specific meaning of "contemporary," i.e., having the same age (date of origin) or duration, but Kenkle is using periphrasis to say "equivalent of sex."<br />
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==Endnote 353==<br />
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'''Roxbury and Mattapan'''<br /><br />
In fact, the Orange line continues through Roxbury to terminate at Forest Hills (on the south end of the line); the Red line goes to Mattapan (via transfer at Ashmont). Some branches of the Green line have stops in Brighton, the stand-in for Enfield in the novel.<br />
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'''joss'''<br /><br />
luck<br />
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'''fireman's carry'''<br /><br />
to carry someone by draping them over your shoulder<br />
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'''Noh-style'''<br /><br />
in the style of Noh (alternative romanization: "Nou"), which is the highly stylized, elaborately costumed classical drama of Japan<br />
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'''hawked'''<br /><br />
spit, after hawking up phlegm<br />
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'''nihil'''<br /><br />
Latin: nothing<br />
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'''Good prince Hal'''<br /><br />
Falstaff addresses the future King Henry V in this manner in Act II, scene ii, of ''I Henry IV''.<br />
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'''athe[-]ling'''<br /><br />
Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir<br />
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'''cachinated'''<br /><br />
misspelling of cachinnated, i.e., laughed loudly<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
Spanish term for "friend"<br />
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==Page 828==<br />
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'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
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'''holding his cheek and jaw when he talks like cutout photos of the late J. Benny'''<br /><br />
Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) would often hold his chin with his hand while addressing an audience. See Benny's statue in Cucamonga where he is holding his cheek and jaw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bennystatue.jpg].<br />
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'''tallly '''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially.<br />
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==Page 829==<br />
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==Page 830==<br />
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'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
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==Page 831==<br />
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'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
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'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
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==Page 832==<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
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'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
Comes from the Italian verb acciaccare, "to crush". The acciaccatura (sometimes called ''short appoggiatura'') is perhaps best thought of as a shorter, less melodically significant, variant of the ''long appoggiatura'', where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible – theoretically subtracting no time at all." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
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'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
"'''''Latrodectus mactans''''', the '''(southern) Black widow''', is a highly venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction. The species is native to the United States of America and Mexico. The female black widow's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans). The injection of venom from these species is a comparatively dangerous or lethal bite." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans Wikipedia]) <br />
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Latrodectus Mactans Productions was the name of one of the production companies James O. Incandenza did some of his film cartridges with (see filmography).<br />
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'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif.<br /><br />
"In photography and optics, a neutral density filter or ND filter can be colorless (clear) or grey filter. An ideal neutral density filter reduces and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition.<br/><br />
The purpose of standard photographic neutral density filters is to allow the photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
A term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
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'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
The sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
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'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "tortoise." May refer to a genus of tortoises, a type of harp, or a military formation.<br />
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'''''ANNULATE'''''<br /><br />
Having or consisting of rings or ringlike segments.<br />
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'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
The creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
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'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
A person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
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'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
The breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible. On the other hand, gerrymandering has a broader meaning: creation of any irregularly-shaped electoral districts for any reason, including partisan political advantage or ensuring minority representation.<br />
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'''''SCOPOPHILIA'''''<br /><br />
Translation of the Freudian notion of ''Schaulust'', "pleasure in looking," in the sense of both seeing and being seen, as well as "curiosity." Freud distinguished between two frequently encountered forms of this partial drive: one active, "voyeurism," and the other passive, "exhibitionism," neither of which he would necessarily rank among perversions. [cf. scopophobic (p.226) & scopophiliac (p.230)]<br />
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'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
(1) A character from ''Hamlet'' who blames Hamlet for the deaths of his father (Polonius) and sister (Ophelia) and seeks to avenge them by killing Hamlet with a poisoned sword. <br />
(2) In Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts and the father of Odysseus.<br />
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'''''EXTRUDING'''''<br /><br />
To push or thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
"A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
A condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
A tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
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'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
Left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''MENISCUS'''''<br /><br />
A concavo-convex lens, or other crescent-shaped body.<br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
"In the mathematical description of the functioning of the nervous system, the chronaxie (or chronaxy) is the minimum time over which an electric current double the strength of the rheobase needs to be applied, in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaie Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
Poor Yorick Entertainment is the other main production company used by the late auteur.<br />
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'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
Lucullus (two l's) was a Roman general of antiquity ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian neorealist filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
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'''''NEO-REAL'''''<br /><br />
"Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors. Italian neorealist films mostly contend with the difficult economical and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, reflecting the changes in the Italian psyche and the conditions of everyday life: poverty and desperation." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''CRANE DOLLY'''''<br /><br />
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_dolly camera dolly] with a crane that holds the camera.<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARRIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow. (See also ''Consummation of the Levirates'' on [[Pages_157-181#Page_171|p. 171]])<br />
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'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
When someone inhales helium, their voice becomes high-pitched.<br />
<br />
Regarding ghostwords, recall also pg. 303, with Poor Tony: "He was haunted by the word ''Zuckung'', a foreign and possibly Yiddish word he did not recall ever before hearing."<br />
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'''shinola'''<br /><br />
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."<br />
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'''epiphanyish'''<br /><br />
An [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany epiphany] is a divine manifestation, or by extension, a sudden, deep insight.<br />
<br />
==Page 834==<br />
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'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
"Who Is He When He's at Home?" This is a common Irish expression; if person A mentions a name in conversation that person B is unfamiliar with, person B might respond, 'And who's he when he's at home?'. The dropping of an initial 'h' is characteristic of speech in the north-of-England, rather than in Ireland.<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" played by George Wendt; "Nom" is how a North Shore native such as Gately might pronounce the name. <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
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'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ ''The Sorrow and the Pity''] (Marcel Ophüls, 1969) is a lengthy documentary about the operations of the French Resistance and Vichy Government during the Second World War. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 and plays a significant part in ''Annie Hall'' (Woody Allen, 1977).<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. <br />
<br />
'''Altman'''<br /><br />
Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker noted for his use of ensemble casts, multiple plotlines and overlapping dialogue. His major films include ''Nashville'' (1975), ''The Player'' (1992) and ''Short Cuts'' (1993). The TV series ''M*A*S*H,'' frequently referenced in ''Infinite Jest'', is based on his groundbreaking 1970 film.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
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'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
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'''Unitary'''<br /><br />
having the nature of a unit; whole<br />
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'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
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'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game, similar to three-card Monte, in which the sucker attempts to predict under which of three inverted shells (or other containers) a single smaller object resides after the operator has quickly and repeatedly shuffled them<br />
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'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist Anabaptist] denomination named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menno_Simons Menno Simons] (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
<br />
'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
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'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," a Massachusetts euphemism for "liquor store"<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
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==Page 841==<br />
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'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
<br />
==Page 843==<br />
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<br />
'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
German letter representing a high front rounded vowel, as in French ''tu'' "you". It is pronounced by producing the i-sound e.g. in "beet" with rounded lips (like for the u-sound in "boot").<br />
<br />
'''''Al-Anon'''''<br /><br />
Al-Anon/Alateen, Al-Anon Family Groups - support group for families/friends of alcoholics. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
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'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
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'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''holding his cheek and jaw when he talks like cutout photos of the late J. Benny'''<br /><br />
Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) would often hold his chin with his hand while addressing an audience. See Benny's statue in Cucamonga where he is holding his cheek and jaw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bennystatue.jpg].<br />
<br />
'''tallly '''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially.<br />
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'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
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'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
<br />
'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
<br />
'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
Comes from the Italian verb acciaccare, "to crush". The acciaccatura (sometimes called ''short appoggiatura'') is perhaps best thought of as a shorter, less melodically significant, variant of the ''long appoggiatura'', where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible – theoretically subtracting no time at all." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
<br />
'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
"'''''Latrodectus mactans''''', the '''(southern) Black widow''', is a highly venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction. The species is native to the United States of America and Mexico. The female black widow's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans). The injection of venom from these species is a comparatively dangerous or lethal bite." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans Wikipedia]) <br />
<br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions was the name of one of the production companies James O. Incandenza did some of his film cartridges with (see filmography).<br />
<br />
'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif.<br /><br />
"In photography and optics, a neutral density filter or ND filter can be colorless (clear) or grey filter. An ideal neutral density filter reduces and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition.<br/><br />
The purpose of standard photographic neutral density filters is to allow the photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
A term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
<br />
'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
The sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
<br />
'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "tortoise." May refer to a genus of tortoises, a type of harp, or a military formation.<br />
<br />
'''''ANNULATE'''''<br /><br />
Having or consisting of rings or ringlike segments.<br />
<br />
'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
The creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
A person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
The breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible. On the other hand, gerrymandering has a broader meaning: creation of any irregularly-shaped electoral districts for any reason, including partisan political advantage or ensuring minority representation.<br />
<br />
'''''SCOPOPHILIA'''''<br /><br />
Translation of the Freudian notion of ''Schaulust'', "pleasure in looking," in the sense of both seeing and being seen, as well as "curiosity." Freud distinguished between two frequently encountered forms of this partial drive: one active, "voyeurism," and the other passive, "exhibitionism," neither of which he would necessarily rank among perversions. [cf. scopophobic (p.226) & scopophiliac (p.230)]<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
(1) A character from ''Hamlet'' who blames Hamlet for the deaths of his father (Polonius) and sister (Ophelia) and seeks to avenge them by killing Hamlet with a poisoned sword. <br />
(2) In Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts and the father of Odysseus.<br />
<br />
'''''EXTRUDING'''''<br /><br />
To push or thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
"A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
A condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
A tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
<br />
'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
Left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''MENISCUS'''''<br /><br />
A concavo-convex lens, or other crescent-shaped body.<br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
"In the mathematical description of the functioning of the nervous system, the chronaxie (or chronaxy) is the minimum time over which an electric current double the strength of the rheobase needs to be applied, in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaie Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
Poor Yorick Entertainment is the other main production company used by the late auteur.<br />
<br />
'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
Lucullus (two l's) was a Roman general of antiquity ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian neorealist filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
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'''''NEO-REAL'''''<br /><br />
"Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors. Italian neorealist films mostly contend with the difficult economical and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, reflecting the changes in the Italian psyche and the conditions of everyday life: poverty and desperation." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''CRANE DOLLY'''''<br /><br />
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_dolly camera dolly] with a crane that holds the camera.<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARRIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow. (See also ''Consummation of the Levirates'' on [[Pages_157-181#Page_171|p. 171]])<br />
<br />
'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
When someone inhales helium, their voice becomes high-pitched.<br />
<br />
Regarding ghostwords, recall also pg. 303, with Poor Tony: "He was haunted by the word ''Zuckung'', a foreign and possibly Yiddish word he did not recall ever before hearing."<br />
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'''shinola'''<br /><br />
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."<br />
<br />
'''epiphanyish'''<br /><br />
An [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany epiphany] is a divine manifestation, or by extension, a sudden, deep insight.<br />
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'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
"Who Is He When He's at Home?" This is a common Irish expression; if person A mentions a name in conversation that person B is unfamiliar with, person B might respond, 'And who's he when he's at home?'. The dropping of an initial 'h' is characteristic of speech in the north-of-England, rather than in Ireland.<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" played by George Wendt; "Nom" is how a North Shore native such as Gately might pronounce the name. <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
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'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ ''The Sorrow and the Pity''] (Marcel Ophüls, 1969) is a lengthy documentary about the operations of the French Resistance and Vichy Government during the Second World War. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 and plays a significant part in ''Annie Hall'' (Woody Allen, 1977).<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. <br />
<br />
'''Altman'''<br /><br />
Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker noted for his use of ensemble casts, multiple plotlines and overlapping dialogue. His major films include ''Nashville'' (1975), ''The Player'' (1992) and ''Short Cuts'' (1993). The TV series ''M*A*S*H,'' frequently referenced in ''Infinite Jest'', is based on his groundbreaking 1970 film.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
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'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
<br />
'''Unitary'''<br /><br />
having the nature of a unit; whole<br />
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==Page 837==<br />
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'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
<br />
==Page 838==<br />
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'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
<br />
==Page 839==<br />
<br />
'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist Anabaptist] denomination named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menno_Simons Menno Simons] (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
<br />
'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
<br />
==Page 840==<br />
<br />
'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," a Massachusetts euphemism for "liquor store"<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
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'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
<br />
==Page 842==<br />
<br />
'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
<br />
==Page 843==<br />
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==Page 844==<br />
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'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
German letter representing a high front rounded vowel, as in French ''tu'' "you". It is pronounced by producing the i-sound e.g. in "beet" with rounded lips (like for the u-sound in "boot").<br />
<br />
'''''Al-Anon'''''<br /><br />
Al-Anon/Alateen, Al-Anon Family Groups - support group for families/friends of alcoholics. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
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'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
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'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''holding his cheek and jaw when he talks like cutout photos of the late J. Benny'''<br /><br />
Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) would often hold his chin with his hand while addressing an audience. See Benny's statue in Cucamonga where he is holding his cheek and jaw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bennystatue.jpg].<br />
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'''tallly '''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially.<br />
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==Page 830==<br />
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'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
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'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
<br />
'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
<br />
'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
Comes from the Italian verb acciaccare, "to crush". The acciaccatura (sometimes called ''short appoggiatura'') is perhaps best thought of as a shorter, less melodically significant, variant of the ''long appoggiatura'', where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible – theoretically subtracting no time at all." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
<br />
'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
"'''''Latrodectus mactans''''', the '''(southern) Black widow''', is a highly venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction. The species is native to the United States of America and Mexico. The female black widow's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans). The injection of venom from these species is a comparatively dangerous or lethal bite." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans Wikipedia]) <br />
<br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions was the name of one of the production companies James O. Incandenza did some of his film cartridges with (see filmography).<br />
<br />
'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif.<br /><br />
"In photography and optics, a neutral density filter or ND filter can be colorless (clear) or grey filter. An ideal neutral density filter reduces and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition.<br/><br />
The purpose of standard photographic neutral density filters is to allow the photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
A term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
<br />
'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
The sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
<br />
'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "tortoise." May refer to a genus of tortoises, a type of harp, or a military formation.<br />
<br />
'''''ANNULATE'''''<br /><br />
Having or consisting of rings or ringlike segments.<br />
<br />
'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
The creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
A person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
The breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible. On the other hand, gerrymandering has a broader meaning: creation of any irregularly-shaped electoral districts for any reason, including partisan political advantage or ensuring minority representation.<br />
<br />
'''''SCOPOPHILIA'''''<br /><br />
Translation of the Freudian notion of ''Schaulust'', "pleasure in looking," in the sense of both seeing and being seen, as well as "curiosity." Freud distinguished between two frequently encountered forms of this partial drive: one active, "voyeurism," and the other passive, "exhibitionism," neither of which he would necessarily rank among perversions. [cf. scopophobic (p.226) & scopophiliac (p.230)]<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
(1) A character from ''Hamlet'' who blames Hamlet for the deaths of his father (Polonius) and sister (Ophelia) and seeks to avenge them by killing Hamlet with a poisoned sword. <br />
(2) In Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts and the father of Odysseus.<br />
<br />
'''''EXTRUDING'''''<br /><br />
To push or thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
"A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
A condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
A tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
<br />
'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
Left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''MENISCUS'''''<br /><br />
A concavo-convex lens, or other crescent-shaped body.<br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
"In the mathematical description of the functioning of the nervous system, the chronaxie (or chronaxy) is the minimum time over which an electric current double the strength of the rheobase needs to be applied, in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaie Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
Poor Yorick Entertainment is the other main production company used by the late auteur.<br />
<br />
'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
Lucullus (two l's) was a Roman general of antiquity ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian neorealist filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
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'''''NEO-REAL'''''<br /><br />
"Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors. Italian neorealist films mostly contend with the difficult economical and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, reflecting the changes in the Italian psyche and the conditions of everyday life: poverty and desperation." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''CRANE DOLLY'''''<br /><br />
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_dolly camera dolly] with a crane that holds the camera.<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARRIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow. (See also ''Consummation of the Levirates'' on [[Pages_157-181#Page_171|p. 171]])<br />
<br />
'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
When someone inhales helium, their voice becomes high-pitched.<br />
<br />
Regarding ghostwords, recall also pg. 303, with Poor Tony: "He was haunted by the word ''Zuckung'', a foreign and possibly Yiddish word he did not recall ever before hearing."<br />
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'''shinola'''<br /><br />
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."<br />
<br />
'''epiphanyish'''<br /><br />
An [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany epiphany] is a divine manifestation, or by extension, a sudden, deep insight.<br />
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'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
"Who Is He When He's at Home?" This is a common Irish expression; if person A mentions a name in conversation that person B is unfamiliar with, person B might respond, 'And who's he when he's at home?'. The dropping of an initial 'h' is characteristic of speech in the north-of-England, rather than in Ireland.<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gateley means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" played by George Wendt; "Nom" is how a North Shore native such as Gately might pronounce the name. <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
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'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ ''The Sorrow and the Pity''] (Marcel Ophüls, 1969) is a lengthy documentary about the operations of the French Resistance and Vichy Government during the Second World War. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 and plays a significant part in ''Annie Hall'' (Woody Allen, 1977).<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. <br />
<br />
'''Altman'''<br /><br />
Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker noted for his use of ensemble casts, multiple plotlines and overlapping dialogue. His major films include ''Nashville'' (1975), ''The Player'' (1992) and ''Short Cuts'' (1993). The TV series ''M*A*S*H,'' frequently referenced in ''Infinite Jest'', is based on his groundbreaking 1970 film.<br />
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'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
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'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
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'''Unitary'''<br /><br />
having the nature of a unit; whole<br />
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'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
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'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
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'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist Anabaptist] denomination named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menno_Simons Menno Simons] (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
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'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
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'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," a Massachusetts euphemism for "liquor store"<br />
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'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
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'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
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'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
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==Page 842==<br />
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'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
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'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
German letter representing a high front rounded vowel, as in French ''tu'' "you". It is pronounced by producing the i-sound e.g. in "beet" with rounded lips (like for the u-sound in "boot").<br />
<br />
'''''Al-Anon'''''<br /><br />
Al-Anon/Alateen, Al-Anon Family Groups - support group for families/friends of alcoholics. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
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'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
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=More With Gately in the Hospital=<br />
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==Page 827==<br />
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'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''holding his cheek and jaw when he talks like cutout photos of the late J. Benny'''<br /><br />
Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) would often hold his chin with his hand while addressing an audience. See Benny's statue in Cucamonga where he is holding his cheek and jaw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bennystatue.jpg].<br />
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'''tallly '''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially.<br />
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'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
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==Page 831==<br />
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'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
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'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
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'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
Comes from the Italian verb acciaccare, "to crush". The acciaccatura (sometimes called ''short appoggiatura'') is perhaps best thought of as a shorter, less melodically significant, variant of the ''long appoggiatura'', where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible – theoretically subtracting no time at all." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
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'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
"'''''Latrodectus mactans''''', the '''(southern) Black widow''', is a highly venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction. The species is native to the United States of America and Mexico. The female black widow's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans). The injection of venom from these species is a comparatively dangerous or lethal bite." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans Wikipedia]) <br />
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Latrodectus Mactans Productions was the name of one of the production companies James O. Incandenza did some of his film cartridges with (see filmography).<br />
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'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif.<br /><br />
"In photography and optics, a neutral density filter or ND filter can be colorless (clear) or grey filter. An ideal neutral density filter reduces and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition.<br/><br />
The purpose of standard photographic neutral density filters is to allow the photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
A term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
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'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
The sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
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'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "tortoise." May refer to a genus of tortoises, a type of harp, or a military formation.<br />
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'''''ANNULATE'''''<br /><br />
Having or consisting of rings or ringlike segments.<br />
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'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
The creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
A person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
The breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible. On the other hand, gerrymandering has a broader meaning: creation of any irregularly-shaped electoral districts for any reason, including partisan political advantage or ensuring minority representation.<br />
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'''''SCOPOPHILIA'''''<br /><br />
Translation of the Freudian notion of ''Schaulust'', "pleasure in looking," in the sense of both seeing and being seen, as well as "curiosity." Freud distinguished between two frequently encountered forms of this partial drive: one active, "voyeurism," and the other passive, "exhibitionism," neither of which he would necessarily rank among perversions. [cf. scopophobic (p.226) & scopophiliac (p.230)]<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
(1) A character from ''Hamlet'' who blames Hamlet for the deaths of his father (Polonius) and sister (Ophelia) and seeks to avenge them by killing Hamlet with a poisoned sword. <br />
(2) In Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts and the father of Odysseus.<br />
<br />
'''''EXTRUDING'''''<br /><br />
To push or thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
"A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
A condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
A tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
<br />
'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
Left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''MENISCUS'''''<br /><br />
A concavo-convex lens, or other crescent-shaped body.<br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
"In the mathematical description of the functioning of the nervous system, the chronaxie (or chronaxy) is the minimum time over which an electric current double the strength of the rheobase needs to be applied, in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaie Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
Poor Yorick Entertainment is the other main production company used by the late auteur.<br />
<br />
'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
Lucullus (two l's) was a Roman general of antiquity ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus Wikipedia])<br />
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'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian neorealist filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
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'''''NEO-REAL'''''<br /><br />
"Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors. Italian neorealist films mostly contend with the difficult economical and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, reflecting the changes in the Italian psyche and the conditions of everyday life: poverty and desperation." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''''CRANE DOLLY'''''<br /><br />
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_dolly camera dolly] with a crane that holds the camera.<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARRIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow. (See also ''Consummation of the Levirates'' on [[Pages_157-181#Page_171|p. 171]])<br />
<br />
'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
When someone inhales helium, their voice becomes high-pitched.<br />
<br />
Regarding ghostwords, recall also pg. 303, with Poor Tony: "He was haunted by the word ''Zuckung'', a foreign and possibly Yiddish word he did not recall ever before hearing."<br />
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'''shinola'''<br /><br />
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."<br />
<br />
'''epiphanyish'''<br /><br />
An [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany epiphany] is a divine manifestation, or by extension, a sudden, deep insight.<br />
<br />
==Page 834==<br />
<br />
'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
"Who Is He When He's at Home?" This is a common Irish expression; if person A mentions a name in conversation that person B is unfamiliar with, person B might respond, 'And who's he when he's at home?'. The dropping of an initial 'h' is characteristic of speech in the north-of-England, rather than in Ireland.<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gatley means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" played by George Wendt; "Nom" is how a North Shore native such as Gately might pronounce the name. <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
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<br />
'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ ''The Sorrow and the Pity''] (Marcel Ophüls, 1969) is a lengthy documentary about the operations of the French Resistance and Vichy Government during the Second World War. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 and plays a significant part in ''Annie Hall'' (Woody Allen, 1977).<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. <br />
<br />
'''Altman'''<br /><br />
Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker noted for his use of ensemble casts, multiple plotlines and overlapping dialogue. His major films include ''Nashville'' (1975), ''The Player'' (1992) and ''Short Cuts'' (1993). The TV series ''M*A*S*H,'' frequently referenced in ''Infinite Jest'', is based on his groundbreaking 1970 film.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
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'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
<br />
'''Unitary'''<br /><br />
having the nature of a unit; whole<br />
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'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
<br />
==Page 838==<br />
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'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
<br />
==Page 839==<br />
<br />
'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist Anabaptist] denomination named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menno_Simons Menno Simons] (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
<br />
'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
<br />
==Page 840==<br />
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'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," a Massachusetts euphemism for "liquor store"<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
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==Page 841==<br />
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'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
<br />
==Page 842==<br />
<br />
'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
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==Page 843==<br />
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==Page 844==<br />
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'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
German letter representing a high front rounded vowel, as in French ''tu'' "you". It is pronounced by producing the i-sound e.g. in "beet" with rounded lips (like for the u-sound in "boot").<br />
<br />
'''''Al-Anon'''''<br /><br />
Al-Anon/Alateen, Al-Anon Family Groups - support group for families/friends of alcoholics. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
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'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
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=November 11th, YDAU - Mario walking around E.T.A., filming=<br />
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==Page 755==<br />
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'''Wagnerian bass'''<br /><br />
grandiose and stentorian (in the lower register) in the manner of German opera composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883)<br />
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==Page 756==<br />
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'''varicoceles'''<br /><br />
plural of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicoceles varicocele] (also "varicoscele"), an abnormal enlargement of a vein in the scrotum<br />
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'''a duet'''<br /><br />
possibly "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" ("O sink down, night of love") sung by the title lovers in Act Two of Wagner's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde ''Tristan und Isolde'']<br />
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'''high D'''<br /><br />
the D (designated D6) that is two octaves above the D above middle C (C4); considered the upper limit of the dramatic soprano range<br />
<br />
'''Felicity Zweig'''<br /><br />
"Felicity" means happiness, while ''Zweig'' is German for "stick" or "branch."<br />
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'''Gilbert Treffert'''<br /><br />
still not a real player<br />
<br />
'''whistling 'Dixie.''''<br /><br />
See the discussion of this phrase in section 6 of the Wikipedia entry on the 19th-century American popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_(song)#Whistling_.22Dixie.22 song], once considered the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America.<br />
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==Endnote 316==<br />
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'''Opheliac'''<br /><br />
resembling Hamlet's girlfriend — see ''Hamlet'' IV.v<br />
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==Page 760==<br />
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'''Montague Semantics'''<br /><br />
This is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montague_grammar natural language semantics].<br />
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==Endnote 317==<br />
<br />
'''wildly expensive hdcover'''<br /><br />
It's a real book and the hardcover goes for $105.85. It has been issued in softcover for $29. The publication information is either wrong or varies.<br />
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'''Plc'''<br /><br />
public limited company<br />
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==Page 760 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''ten meters'''<br /><br />
about 32.8 feet<br />
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'''plastron'''<br /><br />
Definitions include: 1. the starched front of a shirt; 2. a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest; and 3. The part of a tortoise's shell that covers the underside. Mario wears an apparatus something like a tortoise's shell that fits around his deformed torso and allows him to carry his camera equipment in the pack on his back.<br />
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==Page 761==<br />
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'''cowlick'''<br /><br />
a patch of hair standing on end<br />
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'''pennon'''<br /><br />
a pennant or flag or banner<br />
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'''Peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
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'''swotting'''<br /><br />
hard studying, cramming<br />
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'''intuiting'''<br /><br />
knowing without having been told<br />
<br />
==Page 765==<br />
<br />
'''Bic'''<br /><br />
A manufacturer of inexpensive ball-point pens. Probably blue, here. <br />
<br />
'''St. Pamphile'''<br /><br />
This is a town close to Québec City; Pamphile is [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11436b.htm St. Pamphilus].<br />
<br />
==Page 766==<br />
<br />
'''striped lie a flea''' <br /><br />
maybe meaning horizontally striped (?) like the overlapping scales on the body of a flea<br />
<br />
==Page 767==<br />
<br />
'''maundering'''<br /><br />
talking in a rambling, foolish way<br />
<br />
==Page 768==<br />
<br />
'''incontinent'''<br /><br />
Having no or insufficient voluntary control over urination or defecation<br />
<br />
==Page 769==<br />
<br />
'''tumid'''<br /><br />
swollen<br />
<br />
=Hal fills Mario in on the aftermath of the Eschaton incident=<br />
<br />
==Page 769==<br />
<br />
'''"Thank you Sir may I have another"'''<br /><br />
a line from the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/ "Animal House"] (1978)<br />
<br />
==Page 770==<br />
<br />
'''segue'''<br /><br />
a smooth transition from one thing to another<br />
<br />
==Page 771==<br />
<br />
'''unbent'''<br /><br />
not having yielded or submitted<br />
<br />
==Page 772==<br />
<br />
'''Panglossian'''<br /><br />
Pangloss is a comically optimistic character in Voltaire's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Candide], who believes himself and his fellows to be living in "the best of all possible worlds."<br />
<br />
==Page 773==<br />
<br />
'''true'''<br /><br />
on target<br />
<br />
'''mendaciously'''<br /><br />
in a manner of one who is lying<br />
<br />
'''rococo'''<br /><br />
ornate or florid in speech<br />
<br />
'''tersely'''<br /><br />
in a manner using few words<br />
<br />
==Page 774==<br />
<br />
'''Eve Arden'''<br /><br />
Eve Arden (1908-1990) was an American actress. But Mario seems to be thinking of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Arden Elizabeth Arden] (1884-1966), who founded a cosmetics company.<br />
<br />
=Marathe and Kate G. go drinking=<br />
<br />
==Page 774==<br />
<br />
==Page 775==<br />
<br />
'''''Big Book'''''<br /><br />
the AA handbook<br />
<br />
==Page 776==<br />
<br />
==Page 777==<br />
<br />
'''moribund''' <br /><br />
In terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor<br />
<br />
'''Provincial'''<br /><br />
Switzerland does not have provinces; it has cantons.<br />
<br />
==Page 778==<br />
<br />
'''Swiss metal helmets'''<br /><br />
Kate is probably thinking "Swedish" as in a Viking's helmet.<br />
<br />
'''''schüssch'''''<br /><br />
He probably means ''schuss'', i.e., skiing.<br />
<br />
==Page 779==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
the Mexican coffee-flavored, rum-based liqueur, actually spelled with an accent: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahl%C3%BAa Kahlúa]<br />
<br />
'''restenosis'''<br /><br />
recurrence of stenosis, i.e., narrowing of blood vessels<br />
<br />
'''Garçon!'''<br /><br />
French: Boy! (used in reference to the waiter)<br />
<br />
'''n'est ce―'''<br /><br />
Marathe trails off in the middle of ''n'est ce pas?'' (French: isn't it?)<br />
<br />
==Page 780==<br />
<br />
'''m'épouse au future'''<br /><br />
French: future spouse<br />
<br />
'''hôpital of grave nature'''<br /><br />
possibly "hospital of (for the) seriously injured (or, in the case of Gertraude, the comatose)<br />
<br />
'''Jaarvik'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "Jarvik"<br />
<br />
==Page 781==<br />
<br />
'''Swisshead'''<br /><br />
She may be using this particular epithet to mean "one who has holes in his head," à la Swiss cheese.<br />
<br />
==Page 782==<br />
<br />
'''''I voot make ze hreply zat'''''<br /><br />
i.e., I would make the reply that — Kate making fun of Marathe's accent<br />
<br />
=Hal and Mario, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 782==<br />
<br />
'''Irish Spring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a strong-smelling brand of soap<br />
<br />
==Page 783==<br />
<br />
'''poppy-seed bagel'''<br /><br />
conventional wisdom has it that eating such bagels could cause one to test positive for opiates<br />
<br />
'''snuffle'''<br /><br />
to sniff as in trying to detect something<br />
<br />
'''Indy-type'''<br /><br />
they clear the system very quickly<br />
<br />
'''Ginsu'''<br /><br />
a brand of steak knives, once marketed with late-night television commercials<br />
<br />
'''Calli tea'''<br /><br />
Read about this [http://www.diana2.com/calli_tea.html here].<br />
<br />
==Page 784==<br />
<br />
==Page 785==<br />
<br />
'''pores'''<br /><br />
i.e., pores over books, reads them carefully<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_321|Endnote 321]]<br />
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=November 11th, YDAU - Mario walking around E.T.A., filming=<br />
<br />
==Page 755==<br />
<br />
'''Wagnerian bass'''<br /><br />
grandiose and stentorian (in the lower register) in the manner of German opera composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883)<br />
<br />
==Page 756==<br />
<br />
'''varicoceles'''<br /><br />
plural of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicoceles varicocele] (also "varicoscele"), an abnormal enlargement of a vein in the scrotum<br />
<br />
'''a duet'''<br /><br />
possibly "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" ("O sink down, night of love") sung by the title lovers in Act Two of Wagner's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde ''Tristan und Isolde'']<br />
<br />
'''high D'''<br /><br />
the D (designated D6) that is two octaves above the D above middle C (C4); considered the upper limit of the dramatic soprano range<br />
<br />
'''Felicity Zweig'''<br /><br />
"Felicity" means happiness, while ''Zweig'' is German for "stick" or "branch."<br />
<br />
==Page 757==<br />
<br />
'''Gilbert Treffert'''<br /><br />
still not a real player<br />
<br />
'''whistling 'Dixie.''''<br /><br />
See the discussion of this phrase in section 6 of the Wikipedia entry on the 19th-century American popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_(song)#Whistling_.22Dixie.22 song], once considered the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 316==<br />
<br />
'''Opheliac'''<br /><br />
resembling Hamlet's girlfriend — see ''Hamlet'' IV.v<br />
<br />
==Page 760==<br />
<br />
'''Montague Semantics'''<br /><br />
This is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montague_grammar natural language semantics].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 317==<br />
<br />
'''wildly expensive hdcover'''<br /><br />
It's a real book and the hardcover goes for $105.85. It has been issued in softcover for $29. The publication information is either wrong or varies.<br />
<br />
'''Plc'''<br /><br />
public limited company<br />
<br />
==Page 760 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''ten meters'''<br /><br />
about 32.8 feet<br />
<br />
'''plastron'''<br /><br />
Definitions include: 1. the starched front of a shirt; 2. a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest; and 3. The part of a tortoise's shell that covers the underside. Mario wears an apparatus something like a tortoise's shell that fits around his deformed torso and allows him to carry his camera equipment in the pack on his back.<br />
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==Page 761==<br />
<br />
'''cowlick'''<br /><br />
a patch of hair standing on end<br />
<br />
'''pennon'''<br /><br />
a pennant or flag or banner<br />
<br />
'''Peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
<br />
==Page 762==<br />
<br />
'''swotting'''<br /><br />
hard studying, cramming<br />
<br />
==Page 763==<br />
<br />
==Page 764==<br />
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'''intuiting'''<br /><br />
knowing without having been told<br />
<br />
==Page 765==<br />
<br />
'''Bic'''<br /><br />
A manufacturer of inexpensive ball-point pens. Probably blue, here. <br />
<br />
'''St. Pamphile'''<br /><br />
This is a town close to Québec City; Pamphile is [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11436b.htm St. Pamphilus].<br />
<br />
==Page 766==<br />
<br />
'''striped lie a flea''' <br /><br />
maybe meaning horizontally striped (?)<br />
<br />
==Page 767==<br />
<br />
'''maundering'''<br /><br />
talking in a rambling, foolish way<br />
<br />
==Page 768==<br />
<br />
'''incontinent'''<br /><br />
Having no or insufficient voluntary control over urination or defecation<br />
<br />
==Page 769==<br />
<br />
'''tumid'''<br /><br />
swollen<br />
<br />
=Hal fills Mario in on the aftermath of the Eschaton incident=<br />
<br />
==Page 769==<br />
<br />
'''"Thank you Sir may I have another"'''<br /><br />
a line from the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/ "Animal House"] (1978)<br />
<br />
==Page 770==<br />
<br />
'''segue'''<br /><br />
a smooth transition from one thing to another<br />
<br />
==Page 771==<br />
<br />
'''unbent'''<br /><br />
not having yielded or submitted<br />
<br />
==Page 772==<br />
<br />
'''Panglossian'''<br /><br />
Pangloss is a comically optimistic character in Voltaire's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Candide], who believes himself and his fellows to be living in "the best of all possible worlds."<br />
<br />
==Page 773==<br />
<br />
'''true'''<br /><br />
on target<br />
<br />
'''mendaciously'''<br /><br />
in a manner of one who is lying<br />
<br />
'''rococo'''<br /><br />
ornate or florid in speech<br />
<br />
'''tersely'''<br /><br />
in a manner using few words<br />
<br />
==Page 774==<br />
<br />
'''Eve Arden'''<br /><br />
Eve Arden (1908-1990) was an American actress. But Mario seems to be thinking of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Arden Elizabeth Arden] (1884-1966), who founded a cosmetics company.<br />
<br />
=Marathe and Kate G. go drinking=<br />
<br />
==Page 774==<br />
<br />
==Page 775==<br />
<br />
'''''Big Book'''''<br /><br />
the AA handbook<br />
<br />
==Page 776==<br />
<br />
==Page 777==<br />
<br />
'''moribund''' <br /><br />
In terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor<br />
<br />
'''Provincial'''<br /><br />
Switzerland does not have provinces; it has cantons.<br />
<br />
==Page 778==<br />
<br />
'''Swiss metal helmets'''<br /><br />
Kate is probably thinking "Swedish" as in a Viking's helmet.<br />
<br />
'''''schüssch'''''<br /><br />
He probably means ''schuss'', i.e., skiing.<br />
<br />
==Page 779==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
the Mexican coffee-flavored, rum-based liqueur, actually spelled with an accent: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahl%C3%BAa Kahlúa]<br />
<br />
'''restenosis'''<br /><br />
recurrence of stenosis, i.e., narrowing of blood vessels<br />
<br />
'''Garçon!'''<br /><br />
French: Boy! (used in reference to the waiter)<br />
<br />
'''n'est ce―'''<br /><br />
Marathe trails off in the middle of ''n'est ce pas?'' (French: isn't it?)<br />
<br />
==Page 780==<br />
<br />
'''m'épouse au future'''<br /><br />
French: future spouse<br />
<br />
'''hôpital of grave nature'''<br /><br />
possibly "hospital of (for the) seriously injured (or, in the case of Gertraude, the comatose)<br />
<br />
'''Jaarvik'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "Jarvik"<br />
<br />
==Page 781==<br />
<br />
'''Swisshead'''<br /><br />
She may be using this particular epithet to mean "one who has holes in his head," à la Swiss cheese.<br />
<br />
==Page 782==<br />
<br />
'''''I voot make ze hreply zat'''''<br /><br />
i.e., I would make the reply that — Kate making fun of Marathe's accent<br />
<br />
=Hal and Mario, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 782==<br />
<br />
'''Irish Spring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a strong-smelling brand of soap<br />
<br />
==Page 783==<br />
<br />
'''poppy-seed bagel'''<br /><br />
conventional wisdom has it that eating such bagels could cause one to test positive for opiates<br />
<br />
'''snuffle'''<br /><br />
to sniff as in trying to detect something<br />
<br />
'''Indy-type'''<br /><br />
they clear the system very quickly<br />
<br />
'''Ginsu'''<br /><br />
a brand of steak knives, once marketed with late-night television commercials<br />
<br />
'''Calli tea'''<br /><br />
Read about this [http://www.diana2.com/calli_tea.html here].<br />
<br />
==Page 784==<br />
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==Page 785==<br />
<br />
'''pores'''<br /><br />
i.e., pores over books, reads them carefully<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_321|Endnote 321]]<br />
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=Joelle Cleans Her Room=<br />
<br />
==Page 736==<br />
<br />
'''B.Y.P.'''<br /><br />
Brookline Young People's (a previously mentioned AA group)<br />
<br />
'''YYY tapes'''<br /><br />
apparently recordings of radio-station WYYY broadcasts<br />
<br />
==Page 737==<br />
<br />
'''Pokie'''<br /><br />
apparently a childhood nickname for Joelle<br />
<br />
'''fifth wall''' <br /><br />
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall "fourth wall"] is a term used in theater to describe the imaginary wall that separates the stage from the audience. The "fifth wall" could be an extrapolation of this concept, meaning a wall separating an actor from a critic, or separating two people sharing the same experience notably when viewing projected or broadcasted media. Or possibly simply a reference to the fact that rooms tend not to have fifth walls, meaning that his face was never there.<br />
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==Page 738==<br />
<br />
'''futon'''<br /><br />
a Japanese-style pallet or mattress that can be folded into a sofa or open like a bed; many futons have adjustable frames, but some simply fold up along a wall for seating until unfolded when needed for sleeping<br />
<br />
'''amniotic'''<br /><br />
taking place ''in utero''<br />
<br />
'''greebles'''<br /><br />
Here, Joelle means little wads of paper resulting from worrying the wet tissue. There is another use of [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Greeble ''greeble''], but she is not referring here to background treatments for films. The "little bits of sleepy goo you got in your eyes' corners" (two paragraphs following) are the thin mucous discharges ('eye boogers') known as ''rheum''.<br />
<br />
'''basso'''<br /><br />
having a very low voice<br />
<br />
==Page 739==<br />
<br />
'''Carefree'''<br /><br />
a brand of sanitary pads<br />
<br />
'''Chore-type supplies'''<br /><br />
e.g., stainless-steel or copper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chore_Boy scouring pads] now branded as Chore Boy, after some years as Chore Girl; ironically, the pads are often used in homemade crack-cocaine pipes (see note for page 222)<br />
<br />
'''talking batons and low-pH chemistry<br /><br />
''batons'' presumably in encouragement of Joelle's amateur career as a twirler and low-pH chemistry (the chemistry of acids) because of his work for the Dyne-Riney Proton Donor Reagent Corporation <br />
<br />
'''disdain'''<br /><br />
dislike or hatred<br />
<br />
==Page 740==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Stink Bug.jpg|thumb|right|Adult female brown marmorated stink bug<br />
]]<br />
<br />
'''rancid-cinnamon smell'''<br /><br />
possibly the odor of the stink bug (see right); ironically, cinnamon itself can be used to dispel rancid odors; or, more likely, at least a way of covering up the odor of drugs, see, e.g., footnote 324, page 1067, where Permulis uses cayenne pepper to a similar purpose.<br />
<br />
'''oeuvre'''<br /><br />
body of work<br />
<br />
'''Job-like protagonist'''<br /><br />
referring to the title character in the Old Testament book<br />
<br />
[[Image:Sitting Duck.jpg|right]]<br />
<br />
'''dunk-tank'''<br /><br />
a carnival attraction (see right) in which the participant pays to hurl one or more balls at a target that, if hit, will trigger a mechanism that unseats a victim into a receptacle of water<br />
<br />
'''inbent'''<br /><br />
directed inward<br />
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<br />
'''s-boarded'''<br /><br />
story-boarded<br />
<br />
'''anality'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_retentiveness anal-retentiveness]<br />
<br />
'''Everclear'''<br /><br />
a brand of pure grain alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Shoats'''<br /><br />
young pigs<br />
<br />
'''Boosters'''<br /><br />
members of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_%28sports%29 booster club]<br />
<br />
'''H.S.'''<br /><br />
high school<br />
<br />
'''YardGuard'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://www.yardguardmosquito.com/ insect repellent]<br />
<br />
==Page 742==<br />
<br />
'''Vittorio's Bernini Room'''<br /><br />
possibly a meeting room in the [http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/italy/rome/nh-vittorio-veneto.html NH Vittorio Veneto] hotel in Rome; or it may refer to the Cornaro Chapel of Santa Maria della Vittoria [note the different spelling] in Rome, where Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa ''Ecstasy of St. Teresa''] resides. Given the book's repeated allusions to the Bernini sculpture, probably the latter.<br />
<br />
'''herring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a red herring—a distraction<br />
<br />
==Page 743==<br />
<br />
'''Legal Seafood up in Brookline'''<br /><br />
[http://www.legalseafoods.com Legal Sea Foods], a chain that got its start in Inman Square, has a restaurant at 43 Boylston St., at the border of Brookline and within five miles of ETA.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 309==<br />
<br />
'''boniface'''<br /><br />
an innkeeper<br />
<br />
==Page 743 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''grouper'''<br /><br />
a family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper fish] including sea basses<br />
<br />
==Page 744==<br />
<br />
'''obtruding'''<br /><br />
pushing something forward without invitation<br />
<br />
'''tri-faceted'''<br /><br />
three-sided<br />
<br />
'''diphthong'''<br /><br />
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another<br />
<br />
'''Albertan champagne'''<br /><br />
an oxymoron — champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France<br />
<br />
==Page 745==<br />
<br />
'''Clift'''<br /><br />
Edward Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was an American actor.<br />
<br />
'''two meters'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
[[Image:Heliotrope Plant.jpg|right|200px|Heliotrope Plant]]<br />
<br />
'''heliotropes'''<br /><br />
flowering plants of the genus [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotrope_(plant) ''heliotropium''] (sample at right), so-named because their blossoms turn toward the sun<br />
<br />
'''Candela'''<br /><br />
From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units International System of Units] (SI): The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×10<sup>12 </sup> hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian (whatever that means).<br />
<br />
'''freezing point of platinum'''<br /><br />
If the melting point of platinum is 3214.9 ° F, then at any temperature below this, it will be solid, i.e., frozen.<br />
<br />
'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Bazin André Bazin] (1918– 1958) was an influential French film critic and film theorist.<br />
<br />
'''Thomist'''<br /><br />
ascribing to the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas]<br />
<br />
'''''personalistes'''''<br /><br />
One of the main currents of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conformists_of_the_1930s non-conformist movement] in France in the 1930s, the ''personalistes'' school's main organ was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Mounier Emmanuel Mounier's] jouranl ''Esprit'', in which Bazin published film criticism. The aesthetic theory of the ''personalistes'' was formulated by [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maritain/#Aest Jacques Maritain]. For a discussion of Bazin's relation to Mounier see [http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/bazin_intro2.html this article].<br />
<br />
'''Sagan'''<br /><br />
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and host of a television show called ''Cosmos''.<br />
<br />
'''Haplology'''<br /><br />
in speech, the elision of one of two consecutive, identical syllables, e.g., "probly" for "probably" (see the Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplology entry] for further examples, including "haplogy," the kind of in-joke that philologists enjoy)<br />
<br />
==Page 746==<br />
<br />
''''the vapors''''<br /><br />
a euphemism for hysteria<br />
<br />
'''Spielberg's old computer-enhanced celluloid dinosaur things'''<br /><br />
Steven Spielberg directed "Jurassic Park" (1993) and its sequel "The Lost World" (1997); it's unclear, of course, whether Wallace could have anticipated "Jurassic Park III" (2001), for which Spielberg was executive producer. (He is taking the same role on "Jurassic Park IV," announced for 2014.)<br />
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==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
a coffee-flavored [http://www.kahlua.com/ liqueur]<br />
<br />
'''blancmange'''<br /><br />
a thick milk pudding<br />
<br />
'''chickory'''<br /><br />
usually spelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory chicory], is used as a coffee substitute or additive in some places<br />
<br />
'''thymus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus bodily organ] that plays a role in immune function<br />
<br />
=Marathe at Ennet House, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''subaltern'''<br /><br />
a subordinate<br />
<br />
'''"He had the great fatigue..."'''<br /><br />
A less literal translation would be: "He was very tired..."<br />
<br />
==Page 748==<br />
<br />
'''"...to smack, to scag, and to H..."'''<br /><br />
all the same thing, being street names for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 749==<br />
<br />
'''bolt of death'''<br /><br />
i.e., a deadbolt lock<br />
<br />
'''Chit Chat Farms'''<br /><br />
This is a real detox in Wernersville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.<br />
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'''chez'''<br /><br />
a French preposition meaning "at the home of"<br />
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==Page 751==<br />
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'''''comment-on-dit?'''''<br /><br />
French: How do you say?<br />
<br />
'''45 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 28 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''''Caisse de Dépôt et Placement'''''<br /><br />
French: Fund for Registration and Placement<br />
<br />
=Joelle Continues to Clean=<br />
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==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''katexia'''<br /><br />
Just like when Joelle referred to CA newcomers as "catexic" on pg 707, there's no word "katexia" in any American dictionary, although Freud used "katexis" to refer to the process by means of which libido energy is tied or placed into the mental representation of a personality, idea, or thing." What would make more sense in context is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia cachexia], the weight loss and muscle atrophy caused by some chronic diseases.<br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''''Feeling Good'''''<br /><br />
One of the key books on cognitive therapy for depression by David D. Burns, M.D., an American psychiatrist.<br />
<br />
=Marathe's Intake, cont.=<br />
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==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''volubly'''<br /><br />
to speak readily<br />
<br />
'''M./Mlle.'''<br /><br />
French: Monsieur/Mademoiselle, i.e., Mr./Ms., used because of Steeply's disguise<br />
<br />
'''restenotic'''<br /><br />
refers to restenosis, or the re-narrowing of blood vessels after initial stenosis<br />
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==Page 753==<br />
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'''spire'''<br /><br />
steeple<br />
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'''''manche à balai'''''<br /><br />
French: broom handle<br />
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'''''chanteur-fou'''''<br /><br />
French: crazy singer<br />
<br />
'''calculus'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "calculation"<br />
<br />
'''Lopate'''<br /><br />
The name is perhaps taken from Philip Lopate (born 1943), an American film critic.<br />
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'''''transpercé'''''<br /><br />
pierced through<br />
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==Endnote 315==<br />
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'''malentendu'''<br /><br />
mishearing<br />
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==Page 755==<br />
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=Joelle Cleans Her Room=<br />
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==Page 736==<br />
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'''B.Y.P.'''<br /><br />
Brookline Young People's (a previously mentioned AA group)<br />
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'''YYY tapes'''<br /><br />
apparently recordings of radio-station WYYY broadcasts<br />
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==Page 737==<br />
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'''Pokie'''<br /><br />
apparently a childhood nickname for Joelle<br />
<br />
'''fifth wall''' <br /><br />
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall "fourth wall"] is a term used in theater to describe the imaginary wall that separates the stage from the audience. The "fifth wall" could be an extrapolation of this concept, meaning a wall separating an actor from a critic, or separating two people sharing the same experience notably when viewing projected or broadcasted media. Or possibly simply a reference to the fact that rooms tend not to have fifth walls, meaning that his face was never there.<br />
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==Page 738==<br />
<br />
'''futon'''<br /><br />
a Japanese-style pallet or mattress that can be folded into a sofa or open like a bed; many futons have adjustable frames, but some simply fold up along a wall for seating until unfolded when needed for sleeping<br />
<br />
'''amniotic'''<br /><br />
taking place ''in utero''<br />
<br />
'''greebles'''<br /><br />
Here, Joelle means little wads of paper resulting from worrying the wet tissue. There is another use of [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Greeble ''greeble''], but she is not referring here to background treatments for films. The "little bits of sleepy goo you got in your eyes' corners" (two paragraphs following) are the thin mucous discharges ('eye boogers') known as ''rheum''.<br />
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'''basso'''<br /><br />
having a very low voice<br />
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==Page 739==<br />
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'''Carefree'''<br /><br />
a brand of sanitary pads<br />
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'''Chore-type supplies'''<br /><br />
e.g., stainless-steel or copper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chore_Boy scouring pads] now branded as Chore Boy, after some years as Chore Girl; ironically, the pads are often used in homemade crack-cocaine pipes (see note for page 222)<br />
<br />
'''talking batons and low-pH chemistry<br /><br />
''batons'' presumably in encouragement of Joelle's amateur career as a twirler and low-pH chemistry (the chemistry of acids) because of his work for the Dyne-Riney Proton Donor Reagent Corporation <br />
<br />
'''disdain'''<br /><br />
dislike or hatred<br />
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==Page 740==<br />
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[[Image:Stink Bug.jpg|thumb|right|Adult female brown marmorated stink bug<br />
]]<br />
<br />
'''rancid-cinnamon smell'''<br /><br />
possibly the odor of the stink bug (see right); ironically, cinnamon itself can be used to dispel rancid odors; or, more likely, at least a way of covering up the odor of drugs, see, e.g., footnote 324, page 1067, where Permulis uses cayenne pepper to a similar purpose.<br />
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'''oeuvre'''<br /><br />
body of work<br />
<br />
'''Job-like protagonist'''<br /><br />
referring to the title character in the Old Testament book<br />
<br />
[[Image:Sitting Duck.jpg|right]]<br />
<br />
'''dunk-tank'''<br /><br />
a carnival attraction (see right) in which the participant pays to hurl one or more balls at a target that, if hit, will trigger a mechanism that unseats a victim into a receptacle of water<br />
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'''inbent'''<br /><br />
directed inward<br />
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'''s-boarded'''<br /><br />
story-boarded<br />
<br />
'''anality'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_retentiveness anal-retentiveness]<br />
<br />
'''Everclear'''<br /><br />
a brand of pure grain alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Shoats'''<br /><br />
young pigs<br />
<br />
'''Boosters'''<br /><br />
members of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_%28sports%29 booster club]<br />
<br />
'''H.S.'''<br /><br />
high school<br />
<br />
'''YardGuard'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://www.yardguardmosquito.com/ insect repellent]<br />
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==Page 742==<br />
<br />
'''Vittorio's Bernini Room'''<br /><br />
possibly a meeting room in the [http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/italy/rome/nh-vittorio-veneto.html NH Vittorio Veneto] hotel in Rome; or it may refer to the Cornaro Chapel of Santa Maria della Vittoria [note the different spelling] in Rome, where Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa ''Ecstasy of St. Teresa''] resides. Given the book's repeated allusions to the Bernini sculpture, probably the latter.<br />
<br />
'''herring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a red herring—a distraction<br />
<br />
==Page 743==<br />
<br />
'''Legal Seafood up in Brookline'''<br /><br />
[http://www.legalseafoods.com Legal Sea Foods], a chain that got its start in Inman Square, has a restaurant at 43 Boylston St., at the border of Brookline and within five miles of ETA.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 309==<br />
<br />
'''boniface'''<br /><br />
an innkeeper<br />
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==Page 743 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''grouper'''<br /><br />
a family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper fish] including sea basses<br />
<br />
==Page 744==<br />
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'''obtruding'''<br /><br />
pushing something forward without invitation<br />
<br />
'''tri-faceted'''<br /><br />
three-sided<br />
<br />
'''diphthong'''<br /><br />
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another<br />
<br />
'''Albertan champagne'''<br /><br />
an oxymoron — champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France<br />
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==Page 745==<br />
<br />
'''Clift'''<br /><br />
Edward Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was an American actor.<br />
<br />
'''two meters'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
[[Image:Heliotrope Plant.jpg|right|200px|Heliotrope Plant]]<br />
<br />
'''heliotropes'''<br /><br />
flowering plants of the genus [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotrope_(plant) ''heliotropium''] (sample at right), so-named because their blossoms turn toward the sun<br />
<br />
'''Candela'''<br /><br />
From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units International System of Units] (SI): The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×10<sup>12 </sup> hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian.<br />
<br />
'''freezing point of platinum'''<br /><br />
If the melting point of platinum is 3214.9 ° F, then at any temperature below this, it will be solid, i.e., frozen.<br />
<br />
'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Bazin André Bazin] (1918– 1958) was an influential French film critic and film theorist.<br />
<br />
'''Thomist'''<br /><br />
ascribing to the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas]<br />
<br />
'''''personalistes'''''<br /><br />
One of the main currents of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conformists_of_the_1930s non-conformist movement] in France in the 1930s, the ''personalistes'' school's main organ was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Mounier Emmanuel Mounier's] jouranl ''Esprit'', in which Bazin published film criticism. The aesthetic theory of the ''personalistes'' was formulated by [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maritain/#Aest Jacques Maritain]. For a discussion of Bazin's relation to Mounier see [http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/bazin_intro2.html this article].<br />
<br />
'''Sagan'''<br /><br />
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and host of a television show called ''Cosmos''.<br />
<br />
'''Haplology'''<br /><br />
in speech, the elision of one of two consecutive, identical syllables, e.g., "probly" for "probably" (see the Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplology entry] for further examples, including "haplogy," the kind of in-joke that philologists enjoy)<br />
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''''the vapors''''<br /><br />
a euphemism for hysteria<br />
<br />
'''Spielberg's old computer-enhanced celluloid dinosaur things'''<br /><br />
Steven Spielberg directed "Jurassic Park" (1993) and its sequel "The Lost World" (1997); it's unclear, of course, whether Wallace could have anticipated "Jurassic Park III" (2001), for which Spielberg was executive producer. (He is taking the same role on "Jurassic Park IV," announced for 2014.)<br />
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==Page 747==<br />
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'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
a coffee-flavored [http://www.kahlua.com/ liqueur]<br />
<br />
'''blancmange'''<br /><br />
a thick milk pudding<br />
<br />
'''chickory'''<br /><br />
usually spelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory chicory], is used as a coffee substitute or additive in some places<br />
<br />
'''thymus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus bodily organ] that plays a role in immune function<br />
<br />
=Marathe at Ennet House, cont.=<br />
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==Page 747==<br />
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'''subaltern'''<br /><br />
a subordinate<br />
<br />
'''"He had the great fatigue..."'''<br /><br />
A less literal translation would be: "He was very tired..."<br />
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==Page 748==<br />
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'''"...to smack, to scag, and to H..."'''<br /><br />
all the same thing, being street names for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 749==<br />
<br />
'''bolt of death'''<br /><br />
i.e., a deadbolt lock<br />
<br />
'''Chit Chat Farms'''<br /><br />
This is a real detox in Wernersville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.<br />
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==Page 750==<br />
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'''chez'''<br /><br />
a French preposition meaning "at the home of"<br />
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==Page 751==<br />
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'''''comment-on-dit?'''''<br /><br />
French: How do you say?<br />
<br />
'''45 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 28 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''''Caisse de Dépôt et Placement'''''<br /><br />
French: Fund for Registration and Placement<br />
<br />
=Joelle Continues to Clean=<br />
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==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''katexia'''<br /><br />
Just like when Joelle referred to CA newcomers as "catexic" on pg 707, there's no word "katexia" in any American dictionary, although Freud used "katexis" to refer to the process by means of which libido energy is tied or placed into the mental representation of a personality, idea, or thing." What would make more sense in context is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia cachexia], the weight loss and muscle atrophy caused by some chronic diseases.<br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
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'''''Feeling Good'''''<br /><br />
One of the key books on cognitive therapy for depression by David D. Burns, M.D., an American psychiatrist.<br />
<br />
=Marathe's Intake, cont.=<br />
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==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''volubly'''<br /><br />
to speak readily<br />
<br />
'''M./Mlle.'''<br /><br />
French: Monsieur/Mademoiselle, i.e., Mr./Ms., used because of Steeply's disguise<br />
<br />
'''restenotic'''<br /><br />
refers to restenosis, or the re-narrowing of blood vessels after initial stenosis<br />
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==Page 753==<br />
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'''spire'''<br /><br />
steeple<br />
<br />
'''''manche à balai'''''<br /><br />
French: broom handle<br />
<br />
'''''chanteur-fou'''''<br /><br />
French: crazy singer<br />
<br />
'''calculus'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "calculation"<br />
<br />
'''Lopate'''<br /><br />
The name is perhaps taken from Philip Lopate (born 1943), an American film critic.<br />
<br />
'''''transpercé'''''<br /><br />
pierced through<br />
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==Endnote 315==<br />
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'''malentendu'''<br /><br />
mishearing<br />
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=November 14th, YDAU - Randy Lenz, back on the streets=<br />
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==Page 716==<br />
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'''Bishop Allen'''<br /><br />
Bishop Richard Allen was a former slave and American abolitionist.<br />
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==Page 717==<br />
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'''promoted'''<br /><br />
i.e., stolen<br />
<br />
'''Lechmere's in Cambridgeside'''<br /><br />
Lechmere's was an electronics and appliance chain that folded in 1997. Its flagship store was located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CambridgeSide_Galleria CambridgeSide Galleria] mall in East Cambridge.<br />
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'''otiose'''<br /><br />
of no use<br />
<br />
'''chop'''<br /><br />
helicopter<br />
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'''nonchalant'''<br /><br />
coolly unconcerned<br />
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==Page 719==<br />
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'''The Frightful Hog'''<br /><br />
once again, Lenz's Unit (penis)<br />
<br />
'''Yellow-Brick-Road stutter-skip'''<br /><br />
a reference to the iconic 1939 film of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ "The Wizard of Oz"], and specifically to the skip-dance performed by Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Woodman), and Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion) while singing "We're Off To See the Wizard" (although the Tin Woodman's voice is actually that of Buddy Ebsen, who was replaced by Haley after filming and recording was partially completed)<br />
<br />
=Two Ways of Going=<br />
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==Page 719==<br />
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'''technical interview'''<br /><br />
i.e., torture<br />
<br />
'''''abeyant'''''<br /><br />
Not a real French word, it's used here to mean "in abeyance," i.e., dormant, temporarily inactive, at bay<br />
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'''''comme on dit'''''<br /><br />
French: as they say<br />
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'''be turning all the stones'''<br /><br />
or, leaving no stone unturned<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Poor Tony runs from Ruth van Cleeve, cont'd.=<br />
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'''careered'''<br /><br />
ran at full speed<br />
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'''veronica'''<br /><br />
refers to the bullfighting move in which the matador holds the cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past or through it<br />
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'''FRESH-KILLED CHICKEN'''<br /><br />
see note for page 479<br />
<br />
'''jay-ran'''<br /><br />
ran, rather than walked, across the street somewhere other than at a designated pedestrian crossing<br />
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'''feinted'''<br /><br />
acted in a way to cause a diversion<br />
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==Page 721==<br />
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'''''zuckung'''''<br /><br />
German: convulsion<br />
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'''Aigners'''<br /><br />
a Parisian brand of fine shoes (as here) as well as handbags and other leather accessories<br />
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'''stitch'''<br /><br />
the very least bit<br />
<br />
'''ON PARLE LE PORTUGAIS ICI'''<br /><br />
French: Portuguese spoken here<br />
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'''chignon'''<br /><br />
a roll of hair at the back of the head or nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''cesareans'''<br /><br />
surgical operations to remove infants from their mothers' wombs, performed when (or before) difficulties obtain during "natural" (vaginal) birth; misspelling of caesareans<br />
<br />
=AFR at Antitoi's=<br />
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'''sartorially'''<br /><br />
with regard to dress<br />
<br />
'''regrettably fatal technical interview'''<br /><br />
an interrogation accompanied by torture resulting in the interviewee's death<br />
<br />
==Endnote 300==<br />
<br />
'''café au lait'''<br /><br />
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot milk<br />
<br />
==Page 722==<br />
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'''Glen Almond'''<br /><br />
a section of Québec City<br />
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'''''coffre d'amas'''''<br /><br />
French: waste basket; here probably a dumpster<br />
<br />
'''CLOSED, ROPAS, and RELACHE'''<br /><br />
three ways (in the limited linguistic abilities of the sign-printers) of saying the same thing; ''ropas'' is Spanish for "clothes" (a pun that does not translate! also note that the Portuguese would be 'roupa') and ''relâche'' is French for "closure" (used on theatrical bills to indicate the cancellation of a performance)<br />
<br />
'''F.L.Q.'''<br /><br />
Fronte de la Libération du Québec <br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness<br />
<br />
'''Tassigny'''<br /><br />
This character's name is perhaps taken from Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), a French military hero of WWII.<br />
<br />
'''EEG'''<br /><br />
electroencephalogram — an array of sensors fitted on the scalp that record electrical activity in the brain<br />
<br />
'''''Donc. D'accord.'''''<br /><br />
French: So. Okay.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 301==<br />
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'''M.B.A.'''<br /><br />
Master's of Business Administration'''<br /><br />
<br />
'''litigatory'''<br /><br />
having to do with legal proceedings<br />
<br />
'''OS'''<br /><br />
operating system<br />
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==Page 722 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''''frappe'''''<br /><br />
French: punch or kick<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
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'''U.S.B.S.S.'''<br /><br />
An abbreviation for the name given to the U.S. Office of Unspecified Services by the Québecois Sepératiste Left, the U.S. "Bureau des Services sans Spécificité" (see page 89).<br />
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=A Moment With Fortier=<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
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'''perambulation'''<br /><br />
walking<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Joelle's Teeth=<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
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==Page 724==<br />
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'''selvage'''<br /><br />
the edge of a fabric<br />
<br />
'''lampblack'''<br /><br />
A pigment taken from oil resin, football players apply it below their eyes to reduce glare off their cheekbones from the sun or stadium lighting.<br />
<br />
'''canines'''<br /><br />
the cuspids, also called eye teeth in humans and fangs in many carnivorous mammals; positioned between the incisors and the bicuspids (premolars)<br />
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=A.F.R. at Antitoi's, after locating the copy=<br />
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==Page 724==<br />
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'''embossed'''<br /><br />
decorated with a raised design<br />
<br />
'''burglared'''<br /><br />
the wanted past participle is either ''burgled'' or ''burglarized''<br />
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'''Desjardins'''<br /><br />
A fairly common French surname, it may have been inspired here by Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), Québecois founder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desjardins_Group Desjardins Group].<br />
<br />
'''colostomy'''<br /><br />
a surgical procedure in which the healthy part of the colon is sutured to an opening in the abdominal wall (for elimination of feces, bypassing the rectum); a bag is attached to the opening to collect the waste products<br />
<br />
'''''Bôf'''''<br /><br />
an interjection in French expressing lack of interest<br />
<br />
==Page 726==<br />
<br />
'''"...an employee at the Academy of Tennis..."'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be Poutrincourt.<br />
<br />
'''Mlle. Luria P----'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be the "Swiss" Girl Orin is sleeping with.<br />
<br />
'''alacrity'''<br /><br />
willingness; quickness<br />
<br />
'''''Weee'''''<br /><br />
i.e., WYYY<br />
<br />
'''''demi-maisons'''''<br /><br />
French nonce word for half-way houses<br />
<br />
'''25-km.'''<br /><br />
about 15.5 miles<br />
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==Page 727==<br />
<br />
'''orthopedic saw'''<br /><br />
a saw used to cut bones<br />
<br />
'''econometrics'''<br /><br />
the application of quantitative and statistical methods to the study of economics<br />
<br />
'''''de coeur'''''<br /><br />
French: of the heart<br />
<br />
'''''c'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
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==Page 728==<br />
<br />
'''sybaritically'''<br /><br />
in the manner of one who engages in sensual pleasure<br />
<br />
=Lenz Still on the Prowl=<br />
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==Page 728==<br />
<br />
'''Chinkette'''<br /><br />
another Lenz-P.O.V. ethnic epithet: Chinese<br />
<br />
'''Sterno'''<br /><br />
a brand of denatured and jellied alcohol used for cooking, as well as drinking by many street alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''Kryptonite'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock Kryptonite lock], named for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite Kryptonite] of ''Superman'' fame (and implying that not even Superman could steal whatever was secured with it)<br />
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<br />
'''spic'''<br /><br />
Lenz's derogatory term for Hispanic or Latino<br />
<br />
'''extruding'''<br /><br />
i.e., exuding<br />
<br />
'''agnate'''<br /><br />
Maybe he means "argot" (rather than "related paternally")?<br />
<br />
'''fence'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''devroid'''<br /><br />
devoid<br />
<br />
=Marathe at Ennet House=<br />
<br />
==Page 729==<br />
<br />
'''thrift'''<br /><br />
frugality: Why burn, say, twenties when the same amount of flame can be produced from a like quantity of singles?<br />
<br />
==Page 730==<br />
<br />
'''''de l'infere'''''<br /><br />
probably a Québecois expression, it sounds like the French for "from Hell"<br />
<br />
'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
useless<br />
<br />
==Page 731==<br />
<br />
'''cheesecloth'''<br /><br />
a fabric of lightweight cotton threads of open texture<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a knitted (and therefore flexible) fabric with looped threads knitted into the ground; it can have the plush texture of velvet, which is woven rather than knitted and cut during manufacture to create two pieces, each with a fine pile (similar, but on a smaller scale, to a plush carpet)<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''I-93'''<br /><br />
Interstate 93 runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Canton, Mass., just outside Boston.<br />
<br />
'''Lac de Deux Montaignes'''<br /><br />
French: Lake of Two Mountains — near Montreal<br />
<br />
'''''Le Culte du Prochain Train'''''<br /><br />
French: Cult of the Next Train<br />
<br />
==Endnote 304==<br />
<br />
[[Notes_and_Errata_-_Pages_983-1079#Endnote_304_.C2.B7_The_Train_Game|Notes and Errata - Endnote 304]]<br />
<br />
==Page 733==<br />
<br />
'''Levi #501'''<br /><br />
once-popular button-fly jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss<br />
<br />
'''your six'''<br /><br />
your back, the area behind you (as if, like points on a clock, 12 represents straight ahead, and 3 and 9, right and left, respectively)<br />
<br />
'''Trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid'''<br /><br />
Apparently this acid is indeed higher in the sweat of schizophrenics.<br />
<br />
==Page 734==<br />
<br />
'''''Potable'''''<br /><br />
It does mean "drinkable" in English.<br />
<br />
'''the T'''<br /><br />
the Boston subway system (from the 'T' in what was originally the MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, and is now the MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)<br />
<br />
==Page 735==<br />
<br />
'''hunnerts'''<br /><br />
i.e., "hundreds of"<br />
<br />
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=November 14th, YDAU - Randy Lenz, back on the streets=<br />
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==Page 716==<br />
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'''Bishop Allen'''<br /><br />
Bishop Richard Allen was a former slave and American abolitionist.<br />
<br />
==Page 717==<br />
<br />
'''promoted'''<br /><br />
i.e., stolen<br />
<br />
'''Lechmere's in Cambridgeside'''<br /><br />
Lechmere's was an electronics and appliance chain that folded in 1997. Its flagship store was located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CambridgeSide_Galleria CambridgeSide Galleria] mall in East Cambridge.<br />
<br />
'''otiose'''<br /><br />
of no use<br />
<br />
'''chop'''<br /><br />
helicopter<br />
<br />
==Page 718==<br />
<br />
'''nonchalant'''<br /><br />
coolly unconcerned<br />
<br />
==Page 719==<br />
<br />
'''The Frightful Hog'''<br /><br />
once again, Lenz's Unit (penis)<br />
<br />
'''Yellow-Brick-Road stutter-skip'''<br /><br />
a reference to the iconic 1939 film of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ "The Wizard of Oz"], and specifically to the skip-dance performed by Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Woodman), and Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion) while singing "We're Off To See the Wizard" (although the Tin Woodman's voice is actually that of Buddy Ebsen, who was replaced by Haley after filming and recording was partially completed)<br />
<br />
=Two Ways of Going=<br />
<br />
==Page 719==<br />
<br />
'''technical interview'''<br /><br />
i.e., torture<br />
<br />
'''''abeyant'''''<br /><br />
Not a real French word, it's used here to mean "in abeyance," i.e., dormant, temporarily inactive, at bay<br />
<br />
'''''comme on dit'''''<br /><br />
French: as they say<br />
<br />
'''be turning all the stones'''<br /><br />
or, leaving no stone unturned<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Poor Tony runs from Ruth van Cleeve, cont'd.=<br />
<br />
==Page 719==<br />
<br />
'''careered'''<br /><br />
ran at full speed<br />
<br />
'''veronica'''<br /><br />
refers to the bullfighting move in which the matador holds the cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past or through it<br />
<br />
==Page 720==<br />
<br />
'''FRESH-KILLED CHICKEN'''<br /><br />
see note for page 479<br />
<br />
'''jay-ran'''<br /><br />
ran, rather than walked, across the street somewhere other than at a designated pedestrian crossing<br />
<br />
'''feinted'''<br /><br />
acted in a way to cause a diversion<br />
<br />
==Page 721==<br />
<br />
'''''zuckung'''''<br /><br />
German: convulsion<br />
<br />
'''Aigners'''<br /><br />
a Parisian brand of fine shoes (as here) as well as handbags and other leather accessories<br />
<br />
'''stitch'''<br /><br />
the very least bit<br />
<br />
'''ON PARLE LE PORTUGAIS ICI'''<br /><br />
French: Portuguese spoken here<br />
<br />
'''chignon'''<br /><br />
a roll of hair at the back of the head or nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''cesareans'''<br /><br />
surgical operations to remove infants from their mothers' wombs, performed when (or before) difficulties obtain during "natural" (vaginal) birth; misspelling of caesareans<br />
<br />
=AFR at Antitoi's=<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''sartorially'''<br /><br />
with regard to dress<br />
<br />
'''regrettably fatal technical interview'''<br /><br />
an interrogation accompanied by torture resulting in the interviewee's death<br />
<br />
==Endnote 300==<br />
<br />
'''café au lait'''<br /><br />
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot milk<br />
<br />
==Page 722==<br />
<br />
'''Glen Almond'''<br /><br />
a section of Québec City<br />
<br />
'''''coffre d'amas'''''<br /><br />
French: waste basket; here probably a dumpster<br />
<br />
'''CLOSED, ROPAS, and RELACHE'''<br /><br />
three ways (in the limited linguistic abilities of the sign-printers) of saying the same thing; ''ropas'' is Spanish for "clothes" (a pun that does not translate! also note that the Portuguese would be 'roupa') and ''relâche'' is French for "closure" (used on theatrical bills to indicate the cancellation of a performance)<br />
<br />
'''F.L.Q.'''<br /><br />
Fronte de la Libération du Québec <br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness<br />
<br />
'''Tassigny'''<br /><br />
This character's name is perhaps taken from Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), a French military hero of WWII.<br />
<br />
'''EEG'''<br /><br />
electroencephalogram — an array of sensors fitted on the scalp that record electrical activity in the brain<br />
<br />
'''''Donc. D'accord.'''''<br /><br />
French: So. Okay.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 301==<br />
<br />
'''M.B.A.'''<br /><br />
Master's of Business Administration'''<br /><br />
<br />
'''litigatory'''<br /><br />
having to do with legal proceedings<br />
<br />
'''OS'''<br /><br />
operating system<br />
<br />
==Page 722 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''frappe'''''<br /><br />
French: punch or kick<br />
<br />
==Page 723==<br />
<br />
'''U.S.B.S.S.'''<br /><br />
An abbreviation for the name given to the U.S. Office of Unspecified Services by the Québecois Sepératiste Left, the U.S. "Bureau des Services sans Spécificité" (see page 89).<br />
<br />
=A Moment With Fortier=<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
<br />
'''perambulation'''<br /><br />
walking<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Joelle's Teeth=<br />
<br />
==Page 723==<br />
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'''selvage'''<br /><br />
the edge of a fabric<br />
<br />
'''lampblack'''<br /><br />
A pigment taken from oil resin, football players apply it below their eyes to reduce glare off their cheekbones from the sun or stadium lighting.<br />
<br />
'''canines'''<br /><br />
the cuspids, also called eye teeth in humans and fangs in many carnivorous mammals; positioned between the incisors and the bicuspids (premolars)<br />
<br />
=A.F.R. at Antitoi's, after locating the copy=<br />
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<br />
'''embossed'''<br /><br />
decorated with a raised design<br />
<br />
'''burglared'''<br /><br />
the wanted past participle is either ''burgled'' or ''burglarized''<br />
<br />
==Page 725==<br />
<br />
'''Desjardins'''<br /><br />
A fairly common French surname, it may have been inspired here by Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), Québecois founder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desjardins_Group Desjardins Group].<br />
<br />
'''colostomy'''<br /><br />
a surgical procedure in which the healthy part of the colon is sutured to an opening in the abdominal wall (for elimination of feces and urine, bypassing the rectum and bladder); a bag is attached to the opening to collect the waste products<br />
<br />
'''''Bôf'''''<br /><br />
an interjection in French expressing lack of interest<br />
<br />
==Page 726==<br />
<br />
'''"...an employee at the Academy of Tennis..."'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be Poutrincourt.<br />
<br />
'''Mlle. Luria P----'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be the "Swiss" Girl Orin is sleeping with.<br />
<br />
'''alacrity'''<br /><br />
willingness; quickness<br />
<br />
'''''Weee'''''<br /><br />
i.e., WYYY<br />
<br />
'''''demi-maisons'''''<br /><br />
French nonce word for half-way houses<br />
<br />
'''25-km.'''<br /><br />
about 15.5 miles<br />
<br />
==Page 727==<br />
<br />
'''orthopedic saw'''<br /><br />
a saw used to cut bones<br />
<br />
'''econometrics'''<br /><br />
the application of quantitative and statistical methods to the study of economics<br />
<br />
'''''de coeur'''''<br /><br />
French: of the heart<br />
<br />
'''''c'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
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==Page 728==<br />
<br />
'''sybaritically'''<br /><br />
in the manner of one who engages in sensual pleasure<br />
<br />
=Lenz Still on the Prowl=<br />
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<br />
'''Chinkette'''<br /><br />
another Lenz-P.O.V. ethnic epithet: Chinese<br />
<br />
'''Sterno'''<br /><br />
a brand of denatured and jellied alcohol used for cooking, as well as drinking by many street alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''Kryptonite'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock Kryptonite lock], named for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite Kryptonite] of ''Superman'' fame (and implying that not even Superman could steal whatever was secured with it)<br />
<br />
==Page 729==<br />
<br />
'''spic'''<br /><br />
Lenz's derogatory term for Hispanic or Latino<br />
<br />
'''extruding'''<br /><br />
i.e., exuding<br />
<br />
'''agnate'''<br /><br />
Maybe he means "argot" (rather than "related paternally")?<br />
<br />
'''fence'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''devroid'''<br /><br />
devoid<br />
<br />
=Marathe at Ennet House=<br />
<br />
==Page 729==<br />
<br />
'''thrift'''<br /><br />
frugality: Why burn, say, twenties when the same amount of flame can be produced from a like quantity of singles?<br />
<br />
==Page 730==<br />
<br />
'''''de l'infere'''''<br /><br />
probably a Québecois expression, it sounds like the French for "from Hell"<br />
<br />
'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
useless<br />
<br />
==Page 731==<br />
<br />
'''cheesecloth'''<br /><br />
a fabric of lightweight cotton threads of open texture<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a knitted (and therefore flexible) fabric with looped threads knitted into the ground; it can have the plush texture of velvet, which is woven rather than knitted and cut during manufacture to create two pieces, each with a fine pile (similar, but on a smaller scale, to a plush carpet)<br />
<br />
==Page 732==<br />
<br />
'''I-93'''<br /><br />
Interstate 93 runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Canton, Mass., just outside Boston.<br />
<br />
'''Lac de Deux Montaignes'''<br /><br />
French: Lake of Two Mountains — near Montreal<br />
<br />
'''''Le Culte du Prochain Train'''''<br /><br />
French: Cult of the Next Train<br />
<br />
==Endnote 304==<br />
<br />
[[Notes_and_Errata_-_Pages_983-1079#Endnote_304_.C2.B7_The_Train_Game|Notes and Errata - Endnote 304]]<br />
<br />
==Page 733==<br />
<br />
'''Levi #501'''<br /><br />
once-popular button-fly jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss<br />
<br />
'''your six'''<br /><br />
your back, the area behind you (as if, like points on a clock, 12 represents straight ahead, and 3 and 9, right and left, respectively)<br />
<br />
'''Trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid'''<br /><br />
Apparently this acid is indeed higher in the sweat of schizophrenics.<br />
<br />
==Page 734==<br />
<br />
'''''Potable'''''<br /><br />
It does mean "drinkable" in English.<br />
<br />
'''the T'''<br /><br />
the Boston subway system (from the 'T' in what was originally the MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, and is now the MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)<br />
<br />
==Page 735==<br />
<br />
'''hunnerts'''<br /><br />
i.e., "hundreds of"<br />
<br />
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=November 14th, YDAU - Randy Lenz, back on the streets=<br />
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==Page 716==<br />
<br />
'''Bishop Allen'''<br /><br />
Bishop Richard Allen was a former slave and American abolitionist.<br />
<br />
==Page 717==<br />
<br />
'''promoted'''<br /><br />
i.e., stolen<br />
<br />
'''Lechmere's in Cambridgeside'''<br /><br />
Lechmere's was an electronics and appliance chain that folded in 1997. Its flagship store was located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CambridgeSide_Galleria CambridgeSide Galleria] mall in East Cambridge.<br />
<br />
'''otiose'''<br /><br />
of no use<br />
<br />
'''chop'''<br /><br />
helicopter<br />
<br />
==Page 718==<br />
<br />
'''nonchalant'''<br /><br />
coolly unconcerned<br />
<br />
==Page 719==<br />
<br />
'''The Frightful Hog'''<br /><br />
once again, Lenz's Unit (penis)<br />
<br />
'''Yellow-Brick-Road stutter-skip'''<br /><br />
a reference to the iconic 1939 film of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ "The Wizard of Oz"], and specifically to the skip-dance performed by Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Woodman), and Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion) while singing "We're Off To See the Wizard" (although the Tin Woodman's voice is actually that of Buddy Ebsen, who was replaced by Haley after filming and recording was partially completed)<br />
<br />
=Two Ways of Going=<br />
<br />
==Page 719==<br />
<br />
'''technical interview'''<br /><br />
i.e., torture<br />
<br />
'''''abeyant'''''<br /><br />
Not a real French word, it's used here to mean "in abeyance," i.e., dormant, temporarily inactive, at bay<br />
<br />
'''''comme on dit'''''<br /><br />
French: as they say<br />
<br />
'''be turning all the stones'''<br /><br />
or, leaving no stone unturned<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Poor Tony runs from Ruth van Cleeve, cont'd.=<br />
<br />
==Page 719==<br />
<br />
'''careered'''<br /><br />
ran at full speed<br />
<br />
'''veronica'''<br /><br />
refers to the bullfighting move in which the matador holds the cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past or through it<br />
<br />
==Page 720==<br />
<br />
'''FRESH-KILLED CHICKEN'''<br /><br />
see note for page 479<br />
<br />
'''jay-ran'''<br /><br />
ran, rather than walked, across the street somewhere other than at a designated pedestrian crossing<br />
<br />
'''feinted'''<br /><br />
acted in a way to cause a diversion<br />
<br />
==Page 721==<br />
<br />
'''''zuckung'''''<br /><br />
German: convulsion<br />
<br />
'''Aigners'''<br /><br />
a Parisian brand of fine shoes (as here) as well as handbags and other leather accessories<br />
<br />
'''stitch'''<br /><br />
the very least bit<br />
<br />
'''ON PARLE LE PORTUGAIS ICI'''<br /><br />
French: Portuguese spoken here<br />
<br />
'''chignon'''<br /><br />
a roll of hair at the back of the head or nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''cesareans'''<br /><br />
surgical operations to remove infants from their mothers' wombs, performed when (or before) difficulties obtain during "natural" (vaginal) birth; misspelling of caesareans<br />
<br />
=AFR at Antitoi's=<br />
<br />
==Page 721==<br />
<br />
'''sartorially'''<br /><br />
with regard to dress<br />
<br />
'''regrettably fatal technical interview'''<br /><br />
an interrogation accompanied by torture resulting in the interviewee's death<br />
<br />
==Endnote 300==<br />
<br />
'''café au lait'''<br /><br />
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot milk<br />
<br />
==Page 722==<br />
<br />
'''Glen Almond'''<br /><br />
a section of Québec City<br />
<br />
'''''coffre d'amas'''''<br /><br />
French: waste basket; here probably a dumpster<br />
<br />
'''CLOSED, ROPAS, and RELACHE'''<br /><br />
three ways (in the limited linguistic abilities of the sign-printers) of saying the same thing; ''ropas'' is Spanish for "clothes" (a pun that does not translate! also note that the Portuguese would be 'roupa') and ''relâche'' is French for "closure" (used on theatrical bills to indicate the cancellation of a performance)<br />
<br />
'''F.L.Q.'''<br /><br />
Fronte de la Libération du Québec <br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness<br />
<br />
'''Tassigny'''<br /><br />
This character's name is perhaps taken from Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), a French military hero of WWII.<br />
<br />
'''EEG'''<br /><br />
electroencephalogram — an array of sensors fitted on the scalp that record electrical activity in the brain<br />
<br />
'''''Donc. D'accord.'''''<br /><br />
French: So. Okay.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 301==<br />
<br />
'''M.B.A.'''<br /><br />
Master's of Business Administration'''<br /><br />
<br />
'''litigatory'''<br /><br />
having to do with legal proceedings<br />
<br />
'''OS'''<br /><br />
operating system<br />
<br />
==Page 722 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''frappe'''''<br /><br />
French: punch or kick<br />
<br />
==Page 723==<br />
<br />
'''U.S.B.S.S.'''<br /><br />
An abbreviation for the name given to the U.S. Office of Unspecified Services by the Québecois Sepératiste Left, the U.S. "Bureau des Services sans Spécificité" (see page 89).<br />
<br />
=A Moment With Fortier=<br />
<br />
==Page 723==<br />
<br />
'''perambulation'''<br /><br />
walking<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Joelle's Teeth=<br />
<br />
==Page 723==<br />
<br />
==Page 724==<br />
<br />
'''selvage'''<br /><br />
the edge of a fabric<br />
<br />
'''lampblack'''<br /><br />
A pigment taken from oil resin, football players apply it below their eyes to reduce glare off their cheekbones from the sun or stadium lighting.<br />
<br />
'''canines'''<br /><br />
the cuspids, also called eye teeth in humans and fangs in many carnivorous mammals; positioned between the incisors and the bicuspids (premolars)<br />
<br />
=A.F.R. at Antitoi's, after locating the copy=<br />
<br />
==Page 724==<br />
<br />
'''embossed'''<br /><br />
decorated with a raised design<br />
<br />
'''burglared'''<br /><br />
the wanted past participle is either ''burgled'' or ''burglarized''<br />
<br />
==Page 725==<br />
<br />
'''Desjardins'''<br /><br />
A fairly popular French surname, it may have been inspired here by Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), Québecois founder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desjardins_Group Desjardins Group].<br />
<br />
'''colostomy'''<br /><br />
a surgical procedure in which the healthy part of the colon is sutured to an opening in the abdominal wall (for elimination of feces and urine, bypassing the rectum and bladder); a bag is attached to the opening to collect the waste products<br />
<br />
'''''Bôf'''''<br /><br />
an interjection in French expressing lack of interest<br />
<br />
==Page 726==<br />
<br />
'''"...an employee at the Academy of Tennis..."'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be Poutrincourt.<br />
<br />
'''Mlle. Luria P----'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be the "Swiss" Girl Orin is sleeping with.<br />
<br />
'''alacrity'''<br /><br />
willingness; quickness<br />
<br />
'''''Weee'''''<br /><br />
i.e., WYYY<br />
<br />
'''''demi-maisons'''''<br /><br />
French nonce word for half-way houses<br />
<br />
'''25-km.'''<br /><br />
about 15.5 miles<br />
<br />
==Page 727==<br />
<br />
'''orthopedic saw'''<br /><br />
a saw used to cut bones<br />
<br />
'''econometrics'''<br /><br />
the application of quantitative and statistical methods to the study of economics<br />
<br />
'''''de coeur'''''<br /><br />
French: of the heart<br />
<br />
'''''c'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
<br />
==Page 728==<br />
<br />
'''sybaritically'''<br /><br />
in the manner of one who engages in sensual pleasure<br />
<br />
=Lenz Still on the Prowl=<br />
<br />
==Page 728==<br />
<br />
'''Chinkette'''<br /><br />
another Lenz-P.O.V. ethnic epithet: Chinese<br />
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'''Sterno'''<br /><br />
a brand of denatured and jellied alcohol used for cooking, as well as drinking by many street alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''Kryptonite'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock Kryptonite lock], named for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite Kryptonite] of ''Superman'' fame (and implying that not even Superman could steal whatever was secured with it)<br />
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==Page 729==<br />
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'''spic'''<br /><br />
Lenz's derogatory term for Hispanic or Latino<br />
<br />
'''extruding'''<br /><br />
i.e., exuding<br />
<br />
'''agnate'''<br /><br />
Maybe he means "argot" (rather than "related paternally")?<br />
<br />
'''fence'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''devroid'''<br /><br />
devoid<br />
<br />
=Marathe at Ennet House=<br />
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==Page 729==<br />
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'''thrift'''<br /><br />
frugality: Why burn, say, twenties when the same amount of flame can be produced from a like quantity of singles?<br />
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==Page 730==<br />
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'''''de l'infere'''''<br /><br />
probably a Québecois expression, it sounds like the French for "from Hell"<br />
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'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
useless<br />
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==Page 731==<br />
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'''cheesecloth'''<br /><br />
a fabric of lightweight cotton threads of open texture<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a knitted (and therefore flexible) fabric with looped threads knitted into the ground; it can have the plush texture of velvet, which is woven rather than knitted and cut during manufacture to create two pieces, each with a fine pile (similar, but on a smaller scale, to a plush carpet)<br />
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'''I-93'''<br /><br />
Interstate 93 runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Canton, Mass., just outside Boston.<br />
<br />
'''Lac de Deux Montaignes'''<br /><br />
French: Lake of Two Mountains — near Montreal<br />
<br />
'''''Le Culte du Prochain Train'''''<br /><br />
French: Cult of the Next Train<br />
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==Endnote 304==<br />
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[[Notes_and_Errata_-_Pages_983-1079#Endnote_304_.C2.B7_The_Train_Game|Notes and Errata - Endnote 304]]<br />
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==Page 733==<br />
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'''Levi #501'''<br /><br />
once-popular button-fly jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss<br />
<br />
'''your six'''<br /><br />
your back, the area behind you (as if, like points on a clock, 12 represents straight ahead, and 3 and 9, right and left, respectively)<br />
<br />
'''Trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid'''<br /><br />
Apparently this acid is indeed higher in the sweat of schizophrenics.<br />
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==Page 734==<br />
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'''''Potable'''''<br /><br />
It does mean "drinkable" in English.<br />
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'''the T'''<br /><br />
the Boston subway system (from the 'T' in what was originally the MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, and is now the MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)<br />
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'''hunnerts'''<br /><br />
i.e., "hundreds of"<br />
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=November 14th, YDAU - Randy Lenz, back on the streets=<br />
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==Page 716==<br />
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'''Bishop Allen'''<br /><br />
Bishop Richard Allen was a former slave and American abolitionist.<br />
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==Page 717==<br />
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'''promoted'''<br /><br />
i.e., stolen<br />
<br />
'''Lechmere's in Cambridgeside'''<br /><br />
Lechmere's was an electronics and appliance chain that folded in 1997. Its flagship store was located in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CambridgeSide_Galleria CambridgeSide Galleria] mall in East Cambridge.<br />
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'''otiose'''<br /><br />
of no use<br />
<br />
'''chop'''<br /><br />
helicopter<br />
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==Page 718==<br />
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'''nonchalant'''<br /><br />
coolly unconcerned<br />
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==Page 719==<br />
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'''The Frightful Hog'''<br /><br />
once again, Lenz's Unit (penis)<br />
<br />
'''Yellow-Brick-Road stutter-skip'''<br /><br />
a reference to the iconic 1939 film of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ "The Wizard of Oz"], and specifically to the skip-dance performed by Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Woodman), and Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion) while singing "We're Off To See the Wizard" (although the Tin Woodman's voice is actually that of Buddy Ebsen, who was replaced by Haley after filming and recording was partially completed)<br />
<br />
=Two Ways of Going=<br />
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==Page 719==<br />
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'''technical interview'''<br /><br />
i.e., torture<br />
<br />
'''''abeyant'''''<br /><br />
Not a real French word, it's used here to mean "in abeyance," i.e., dormant, temporarily inactive, at bay<br />
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'''''comme on dit'''''<br /><br />
French: as they say<br />
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'''be turning all the stones'''<br /><br />
or, leaving no stone unturned<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Poor Tony runs from Ruth van Cleeve, cont'd.=<br />
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==Page 719==<br />
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'''careered'''<br /><br />
ran at full speed<br />
<br />
'''veronica'''<br /><br />
refers to the bullfighting move in which the matador holds the cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past or through it<br />
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==Page 720==<br />
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'''FRESH-KILLED CHICKEN'''<br /><br />
see note for page 479<br />
<br />
'''jay-ran'''<br /><br />
ran, rather than walked, across the street somewhere other than at a designated pedestrian crossing<br />
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'''feinted'''<br /><br />
acted in a way to cause a diversion<br />
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==Page 721==<br />
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'''''zuckung'''''<br /><br />
German: convulsion<br />
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'''Aigners'''<br /><br />
a Parisian brand of fine shoes (as here) as well as handbags and other leather accessories<br />
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'''stitch'''<br /><br />
the very least bit<br />
<br />
'''ON PARLE LE PORTUGAIS ICI'''<br /><br />
French: Portuguese spoken here<br />
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'''chignon'''<br /><br />
a roll of hair at the back of the head or nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''cesareans'''<br /><br />
surgical operations to remove infants from their mothers' wombs, performed when (or before) difficulties obtain during "natural" (vaginal) birth; misspelling of caesareans<br />
<br />
=AFR at Antitoi's=<br />
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'''sartorially'''<br /><br />
with regard to dress<br />
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'''regrettably fatal technical interview'''<br /><br />
an interrogation accompanied by torture resulting in the interviewee's death<br />
<br />
==Endnote 300==<br />
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'''café au lait'''<br /><br />
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot milk<br />
<br />
==Page 722==<br />
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'''Glen Almond'''<br /><br />
a section of Québec City<br />
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'''''coffre d'amas'''''<br /><br />
French: waste basket; here probably a dumpster<br />
<br />
'''CLOSED, ROPAS, and RELACHE'''<br /><br />
three ways (in the limited linguistic abilities of the sign-printers) of saying the same thing; ''ropas'' is Spanish for "clothes" (a pun that does not translate! also note that the Portuguese would be 'roupa') and ''relâche'' is French for "closure" (used on theatrical bills to indicate the cancellation of a performance)<br />
<br />
'''F.L.Q.'''<br /><br />
Fronte de la Libération du Québec <br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness<br />
<br />
'''Tassigny'''<br /><br />
This character's name is perhaps taken from Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), a French military hero of WWII.<br />
<br />
'''EEG'''<br /><br />
electroencephalogram — an array of sensors fitted on the scalp that record electrical activity in the brain<br />
<br />
'''''Donc. D'accord.'''''<br /><br />
French: So. Okay.<br />
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==Endnote 301==<br />
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'''M.B.A.'''<br /><br />
Master's of Business Administration'''<br /><br />
<br />
'''litigatory'''<br /><br />
having to do with legal proceedings<br />
<br />
'''OS'''<br /><br />
operating system<br />
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==Page 722 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''''frappe'''''<br /><br />
French: punch or kick<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
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'''U.S.B.S.S.'''<br /><br />
An abbreviation for the name given to the U.S. Office of Unspecified Services by the Québecois Sepératiste Left, the U.S. "Bureau des Services sans Spécificité" (see page 89).<br />
<br />
=A Moment With Fortier=<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
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'''perambulation'''<br /><br />
walking<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Joelle's Teeth=<br />
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==Page 723==<br />
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==Page 724==<br />
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'''selvage'''<br /><br />
the edge of a fabric<br />
<br />
'''lampblack'''<br /><br />
A pigment taken from oil resin, football players apply it below their eyes to reduce glare from the sun or stadium lighting.<br />
<br />
'''canines'''<br /><br />
the cuspids, also called eye teeth in humans and fangs in many carnivorous mammals; positioned between the incisors and the bicuspids (premolars)<br />
<br />
=A.F.R. at Antitoi's, after locating the copy=<br />
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==Page 724==<br />
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'''embossed'''<br /><br />
decorated with a raised design<br />
<br />
'''burglared'''<br /><br />
the wanted past participle is either ''burgled'' or ''burglarized''<br />
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==Page 725==<br />
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'''Desjardins'''<br /><br />
A fairly popular French surname, it may have been inspired here by Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), Québecois founder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desjardins_Group Desjardins Group].<br />
<br />
'''colostomy'''<br /><br />
a surgical procedure in which the healthy part of the colon is sutured to an opening in the abdominal wall (for elimination of feces and urine, bypassing the rectum and bladder); a bag is attached to the opening to collect the waste products<br />
<br />
'''''Bôf'''''<br /><br />
an interjection in French expressing lack of interest<br />
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==Page 726==<br />
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'''"...an employee at the Academy of Tennis..."'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be Poutrincourt.<br />
<br />
'''Mlle. Luria P----'''<br /><br />
This would very likely be the "Swiss" Girl Orin is sleeping with.<br />
<br />
'''alacrity'''<br /><br />
willingness; quickness<br />
<br />
'''''Weee'''''<br /><br />
i.e., WYYY<br />
<br />
'''''demi-maisons'''''<br /><br />
French nonce word for half-way houses<br />
<br />
'''25-km.'''<br /><br />
about 15.5 miles<br />
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==Page 727==<br />
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'''orthopedic saw'''<br /><br />
a saw used to cut bones<br />
<br />
'''econometrics'''<br /><br />
the application of quantitative and statistical methods to the study of economics<br />
<br />
'''''de coeur'''''<br /><br />
French: of the heart<br />
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'''''c'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
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==Page 728==<br />
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'''sybaritically'''<br /><br />
in the manner of one who engages in sensual pleasure<br />
<br />
=Lenz Still on the Prowl=<br />
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==Page 728==<br />
<br />
'''Chinkette'''<br /><br />
another Lenz-P.O.V. ethnic epithet: Chinese<br />
<br />
'''Sterno'''<br /><br />
a brand of denatured and jellied alcohol used for cooking, as well as drinking by many street alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''Kryptonite'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock Kryptonite lock], named for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite Kryptonite] of ''Superman'' fame (and implying that not even Superman could steal whatever was secured with it)<br />
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==Page 729==<br />
<br />
'''spic'''<br /><br />
Lenz's derogatory term for Hispanic or Latino<br />
<br />
'''extruding'''<br /><br />
i.e., exuding<br />
<br />
'''agnate'''<br /><br />
Maybe he means "argot" (rather than "related paternally")?<br />
<br />
'''fence'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''devroid'''<br /><br />
devoid<br />
<br />
=Marathe at Ennet House=<br />
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==Page 729==<br />
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'''thrift'''<br /><br />
frugality: Why burn, say, twenties when the same amount of flame can be produced from a like quantity of singles?<br />
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==Page 730==<br />
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'''''de l'infere'''''<br /><br />
probably a Québecois expression, it sounds like the French for "from Hell"<br />
<br />
'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
useless<br />
<br />
==Page 731==<br />
<br />
'''cheesecloth'''<br /><br />
a fabric of lightweight cotton threads of open texture<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a knitted (and therefore flexible) fabric with looped threads knitted into the ground; it can have the plush texture of velvet, which is woven rather than knitted and cut during manufacture to create two pieces, each with a fine pile (similar, but on a smaller scale, to a plush carpet)<br />
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==Page 732==<br />
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'''I-93'''<br /><br />
Interstate 93 runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Canton, Mass., just outside Boston.<br />
<br />
'''Lac de Deux Montaignes'''<br /><br />
French: Lake of Two Mountains — near Montreal<br />
<br />
'''''Le Culte du Prochain Train'''''<br /><br />
French: Cult of the Next Train<br />
<br />
==Endnote 304==<br />
<br />
[[Notes_and_Errata_-_Pages_983-1079#Endnote_304_.C2.B7_The_Train_Game|Notes and Errata - Endnote 304]]<br />
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==Page 733==<br />
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'''Levi #501'''<br /><br />
once-popular button-fly jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss<br />
<br />
'''your six'''<br /><br />
your back, the area behind you (as if, like points on a clock, 12 represents straight ahead, and 3 and 9, right and left, respectively)<br />
<br />
'''Trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid'''<br /><br />
Apparently this acid is indeed higher in the sweat of schizophrenics.<br />
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==Page 734==<br />
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'''''Potable'''''<br /><br />
It does mean "drinkable" in English.<br />
<br />
'''the T'''<br /><br />
the Boston subway system (from the 'T' in what was originally the MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, and is now the MBTA, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)<br />
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==Page 735==<br />
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'''hunnerts'''<br /><br />
i.e., "hundreds of"<br />
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=Steeply/Bain Correspondence=<br />
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==Page 664==<br />
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'''V.D.'''<br /><br />
Very dearly<br />
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==Endnote 269==<br />
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=The Tunnel Club's cleaning duty=<br />
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==Page 666==<br />
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'''ferrous'''<br /><br />
containing iron<br />
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'''morphic'''<br /><br />
probably short for "metamorphic," a type of rock<br />
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'''ovoid'''<br /><br />
egg-shaped<br />
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'''ambulatory'''<br /><br />
able to walk<br />
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'''26 meters'''<br /><br />
about 85.3 feet<br />
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'''B.P.'''<br /><br />
battery-powered<br />
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'''parget'''<br /><br />
plaster used for covering walls<br />
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'''remanded'''<br /><br />
placed into custody<br />
<br />
'''dendriurethane'''<br /><br />
a branching organic compound (carbamate), probably rubbery or at least flexible for construction purposes<br />
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'''novitiate'''<br /><br />
in the beginning period of something<br />
<br />
'''dross'''<br /><br />
rubbish<br />
<br />
'''Trojan'''<br /><br />
a brand of condoms<br />
<br />
'''vermiform'''<br /><br />
looking like a worm<br />
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'''Habitant'''<br /><br />
a French Canadian brand of pea soup<br />
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'''fridgelettes'''<br /><br />
small refrigerators ("dorm-sized" in the sense of small enough to fit in a dormitory room, not the size of a dorm)<br />
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'''raison d'être'''<br /><br />
French: reason for being<br />
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'''recapitulating'''<br /><br />
summarizing<br />
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'''''Robert's Rules'''''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%27s_Rules_of_Order#Application_to_specific_organizations ''Robert's Rules of Order''], a text widely used throughout the United States as a standard for deliberative assemblies<br />
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==Page 669==<br />
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'''P.B.'''<br /><br />
perhaps "pulsed beam" or maybe just an inadvertent transposition of B.P. in reference to the same lights mentioned on p. 666<br />
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'''radial nerve'''<br /><br />
a nerve running from above the shoulder (in the neck) down the length of the arm<br />
<br />
'''parfait'''<br /><br />
a tall glass filled with ice cream<br />
<br />
'''electrostatic'''<br /><br />
giving off erratic static electricity<br />
<br />
'''Tallat-Kelpsa'''<br /><br />
also the name of a Latvian classical composer<br />
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==Page 670==<br />
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'''pules'''<br /><br />
whimpers<br />
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'''Lucite'''<br /><br />
A brand name of polymethyl methacrylate, a kind of safety glass similar to polycarbonate.<br />
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'''burg'''<br /><br />
city/town<br />
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==Page 671==<br />
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'''malefic'''<br /><br />
producing evil<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a nationwide chain of exterminators<br />
<br />
'''latency'''<br /><br />
i.e., sexual latency, the period Freud posited during which male sexuality is dormant<br />
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==Page 672==<br />
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'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the minimal number of people required to be present, usually within an organization (in this case, The Tunnel Club), for an official piece of business to occur<br />
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==Page 673==<br />
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'''The Bible'''<br /><br />
The quote isn't from the Bible.<br />
<br />
''''What're maggots?''''<br /><br />
They're fly larvae.<br />
<br />
=Hal plays Stice, cont.=<br />
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==Page 673==<br />
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'''Collyrium'''<br /><br />
Collyrium [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyrium itself] is not a brand name; it's the generic name.<br />
<br />
'''putative'''<br /><br />
supposed<br />
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==Page 674==<br />
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'''rictal'''<br /><br />
showing the expanse of an open mouth<br />
<br />
'''Donnay'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/DonnayRacquets.html tennis racquet]<br />
<br />
'''akimbo'''<br /><br />
with hands on hips<br />
<br />
'''quandariacal'''<br /><br />
not a real word (a forced adjective from "quandary")<br />
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==Page 675==<br />
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''''''Veux que nous nous parlons français? Serait plus facile, ça?''''''<br /><br />
French: Do you want to speak in French? Would that be easier?<br />
<br />
'''Lenglen, Rosewall'''<br /><br />
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (1899-1938) was a French tennis player who won thirty-one Grand Slams. Kenneth Robert ("Ken") Rosewall (born 1934) was an Australian tennis player with three Grand Slam wins.<br />
<br />
''''In A.D. 1887 a fifteen-year-old-girl won Wimbledon...''''<br /><br />
This is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Dod Lottie Dod] (1871-1960), who won another four Wimbledon championships.<br />
<br />
'''Evert'''<br /><br />
Christine Marie Evert (born 1954) was a former American tennis player with eighteen grand slam wins.<br />
<br />
'''Austin, Jaeger, Graff, Sawamatsu'''<br /><br />
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born 1962) was an American tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1979 and 1981. Andrea Jaeger (born 1965) was an American tennis player who is now an Anglican nun. Stefanie Maria Graf (born 1969) is a German former tennis player with twenty-one Grand slam titles. Naoko Sawamatsu (born 1973) was a Japanese tennis player who retired in 1988<br />
<br />
'''Wilander'''<br /><br />
Mats Wilander (born 1964) was a Swedish tennis player with seven Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''Treffer, Medvedev, Esconja'''<br /><br />
Only Andriy Medvedev (born 1974), the Ukrainian player who won the French Open in 1991, is a real person, apparently.<br />
<br />
'''Becker'''<br /><br />
Boris Franz Becker (born 1967) was a German tennis player with six Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''Kleckner'''<br /><br />
not a real player<br />
<br />
'''''senza errori'''''<br /><br />
Italian: without errors<br />
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==Page 676==<br />
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==Endnote 274==<br />
<br />
'''Falls Church VA'''<br /><br />
a city about ten miles west of Washington, D.C. Also very close to Langley, VA (home of the CIA).<br />
<br />
'''Clipper'''<br /><br />
A clipper in electronics is a way of sort of metering how much electricity, power, data, etc., goes through a circuit. Here its usage would seem more to indicate a computer hacker.<br />
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==Page 676 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''ephebic'''<br /><br />
relating to a stage of life commonly known as young adult; no longer a teenager but not quite an adult<br />
<br />
'''Arias and Krickstein'''<br /><br />
James ("Jimmy") Arias (born 1964) was a former American pro tennis player. Aaron Krickstein (born 1967) is also a former American tennis player.<br />
<br />
'''Treffert'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real player<br />
<br />
'''Capriati'''<br /><br />
Jennifer Marie Capriati (born 1976) was an American pro tennis player, winning three Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''well-known tragedy'''<br /><br />
By the time ''Infinite Jest'' had been published, Capriati had been arrested for marijuana possession. She returned to pro tennis that same year, perhaps after the book went to press.<br />
<br />
'''Pat Cash'''<br /><br />
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 1965) was an Australian pro tennis player, winning Wimbledon in 1987.<br />
<br />
'''ephebe'''<br /><br />
Usually an adolescent male, although sometimes a term for an adolescent of any sex, as here. (Derived from a Greek graduation tradition)<br />
<br />
'''''aux disques'''''<br /><br />
French: on disks, here probably referring to TP disks<br />
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==Page 677==<br />
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'''Oven-toughened'''<br /><br />
metal and glass can be strengthened though a process known as tempering (cycles of extreme heating and cooling that alter the chemical structure of the material)<br />
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==Page 678==<br />
<br />
'''Augustus'''<br /><br />
Caesar Augustus, first emperor of Rome<br />
<br />
'''Bud'''<br /><br />
short for Budweiser, a brand name of beer<br />
<br />
'''half-meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''apparition'''<br /><br />
a ghost, but here referring to Mario<br />
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<br />
'''salaam'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "peace," here meaning a deep bow<br />
<br />
'''intersticial'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "interstitial"<br />
<br />
'''ideogram'''<br /><br />
a written note or character that symbolizes an idea without indicating the sounds used to say it.<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''''Japonois'''''<br /><br />
French: a misspelling of ''japonais'', meaning Japanese<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''raglan'''<br /><br />
having sleeves that go in one piece to the neckline<br />
<br />
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==Page 682==<br />
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==Page 683==<br />
<br />
'''calamari'''<br /><br />
Italian-style squid<br />
<br />
'''Louth in Lenster'''<br /><br />
Louth is about 50 miles north-northwest of Dublin. Leinster (note spelling) is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, the others being Connaught, Ulster, and Munster. There are not officially used as Ulster is divided between the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. since 1922.<br />
<br />
'''hauteur'''<br /><br />
arrogance<br />
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'''mien'''<br /><br />
appearance<br />
<br />
'''''A fook in t'boom'''''<br /><br />
"a fuck in the bum" with an Irish brogue<br />
<br />
'''malt liquor'''<br /><br />
a high-alcohol-content variety of beer<br />
<br />
'''largesse'''<br /><br />
genorosity of spirit or attitude<br />
<br />
'''sone'''<br /><br />
i.e., son<br />
<br />
'''a.'''<br /><br />
A word ("queer" or "faggot" perhaps) is being deleted by Matty in his remembrance<br />
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<br />
'''"...rosebud, his dark star..."'''<br /><br />
his anus<br />
<br />
'''russet'''<br /><br />
yellowish- or reddish-brown<br />
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'''Vespa'''<br /><br />
a brand of motor scooter<br />
<br />
'''half km.'''<br /><br />
1,640 feet<br />
<br />
'''galumphers'''<br /><br />
Galumph is a portmanteau of gallop and triumph. From Lewis Carroll's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky Jabberwocky]<br />
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<br />
'''pericardium'''<br /><br />
the membrane surrounding the heart<br />
<br />
'''pericardium-piercer'''<br /><br />
heart-breaker<br />
<br />
'''loogy'''<br /><br />
term for a glob of phlegm<br />
<br />
'''southpaw'''<br /><br />
left-handed person<br />
<br />
'''McEnroe-Esconja'''<br /><br />
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born 1959), was a professional tennis player from 1974 to 1992, with seven Grand Slam wins. Esconja appears to be a made-up name.<br />
<br />
'''frieze'''<br /><br />
a decorative band on a wall or other piece of architecture<br />
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'''ad court'''<br /><br />
service box, left box on the player's own side where odd points are played<br />
<br />
'''half-volley'''<br /><br />
to hit the ball after it hits the ground but before it reaches the apex of its flight<br />
<br />
'''passed'''<br /><br />
in tennis, a passing shot is a shot which travels out of the opponents reach, typically occurring when the opponent is running to or has reached the net<br />
<br />
'''mentation'''<br /><br />
mental activity<br />
<br />
'''book'''<br /><br />
probably stemming from the gambling phrase "make book on," meaning to make or accept bets on; so, "odds-on" or "most likely"<br />
<br />
'''deuce'''<br /><br />
This is the score call when both sides in tennis are tied with a score of 40 or thereafter. The progression is 0 or "love," 15, 30, 40, and "game," but the winner must win the final two points. When each side has won three points, the call is "deuce" rather than 40-all; the next point won creates "ad [advantage] in" if won by the server(s) or "ad out" if won by the opponent(s). If the side with the advantage wins the next point, it wins the game; otherwise the score returns to "deuce." ''Sets'' are won by the first side to take six games; but sets must be won by at least two games. (In much match play, best-of-twelve-point tiebreakers are played when the sides are tied at 6-6 games. Thus a set score can be 6-4, 7-5, or 7-6, but never 6-5.) A tennis ''match'' is won by the side that takes three out of five sets (more commonly for professional male tennis players) or two of three sets (for women and amateurs).<br />
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'''lozenges'''<br /><br />
diamond-shaped objects<br />
<br />
'''cathected'''<br /><br />
emotionally or mentally invested<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''pejorative'''<br /><br />
meant to offend or belittle<br />
<br />
'''1200 meters'''<br /><br />
3,937 feet<br />
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<br />
'''Four-odd clicks'''<br /><br />
Four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klick clicks] is four kilometers, or about 2.5 miles.<br />
<br />
'''blarneyed'''<br /><br />
to flatter or wheedle<br />
<br />
'''2.8 clicks'''<br /><br />
1.7 miles<br />
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<br />
'''Azores'''<br /><br />
a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic<br />
<br />
'''Houdini'''<br /><br />
Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weisz; 1874-1926) was a Jewish-American magician.<br />
<br />
'''manacles'''<br /><br />
handcuffs<br />
<br />
'''neo-Georgian'''<br /><br />
a revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Georgian Georgian architecture] or style<br />
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'''M.S.T.'''<br /><br />
Mountain Standard Time<br />
<br />
'''deltoid'''<br /><br />
triangular<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia<br />
<br />
'''jape'''<br /><br />
to joke with or make fun of<br />
<br />
'''hollandaise'''<br /><br />
a sauce that is an emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks; the sauce is usually a light buttery yellow in color<br />
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<br />
'''Gregg shorthand'''<br /><br />
a form of stenography developed in the U.S. in 1888<br />
<br />
'''double-fault'''<br /><br />
two successive faults in serving, resulting in the loss of the point<br />
<br />
==Endnote 267==<br />
<br />
'''ace'''<br /><br />
a service winner in tennis, i.e., a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, most commonly seen on the first service<br />
<br />
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<br />
''''sprocketed'''<br /><br />
behaving like a sprocket, a wheel with a row of teeth for engaging the links in a chain commonly found on bicycles<br />
<br />
'''serial'''<br /><br />
following a fixed series of actions<br />
<br />
'''ad-in'''<br /><br />
indicates that the server has the advantage, meaning that after a previous deuce (40-40) the server only needs on more point to win. otherwise, the score returns to 40-40 (see the note for '''deuce''' on page 653)<br />
<br />
'''ads'''<br /><br />
i.e., advantages<br />
<br />
'''whale'''<br /><br />
to hit hard<br />
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'''Heimliched'''<br /><br />
employed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimlich_maneuver#Abdominal_thrusts Heimlich maneuver] to forcibly dislodge an obstacle, such as a food particle, that is causing choking<br />
<br />
'''let'''<br /><br />
a play in tennis that calls for a replaying<br />
<br />
'''inculcate'''<br /><br />
to teach by repetition<br />
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'''precipice'''<br /><br />
steep rock face or cliff<br />
<br />
'''twenty-six meters'''<br /><br />
85.3 feet<br />
<br />
'''ungainly'''<br /><br />
ungracefully or awkwardly<br />
<br />
'''simian'''<br /><br />
ape-like<br />
<br />
'''chip'''<br /><br />
a short, high hit<br />
<br />
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'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hipshot'''<br /><br />
as if having a dislocated hip<br />
<br />
'''chinks'''<br /><br />
narrow openings<br />
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'''drop-volley'''<br /><br />
a ball hit just over the net, causing the opponent to rush forward<br />
<br />
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'''''Self'''''<br /><br />
a real magazine, seen [http://www.self.com/ here]<br />
<br />
'''bovine'''<br /><br />
like a cow<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''sardonic'''<br /><br />
mockingly derisive; not quite the same as ''sarcastic'', which more often involves irony: a ''sarcastic'' remark may say one thing but mean the opposite, whereas a ''sardonic'' comment may simply be scornful without indirection<br />
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'''Vespa'''<br /><br />
a brand of motor scooter<br />
<br />
'''half km.'''<br /><br />
1,640 feet<br />
<br />
'''galumphers'''<br /><br />
Galumph is a portmanteau of gallop and triumph. From Lewis Carroll's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky Jabberwocky]<br />
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==Page 652==<br />
<br />
'''pericardium'''<br /><br />
the membrane surrounding the heart<br />
<br />
'''pericardium-piercer'''<br /><br />
heart-breaker<br />
<br />
'''loogy'''<br /><br />
term for a glob of phlegm<br />
<br />
'''southpaw'''<br /><br />
left-handed person<br />
<br />
'''McEnroe-Esconja'''<br /><br />
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born 1959), was a professional tennis player from 1974 to 1992, with seven Grand Slam wins. Esconja appears to be a made-up name.<br />
<br />
'''frieze'''<br /><br />
a decorative band on a wall or other piece of architecture<br />
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'''ad court'''<br /><br />
service box, left box on the player's own side where odd points are played<br />
<br />
'''half-volley'''<br /><br />
to hit the ball after it hits the ground but before it reaches the apex of its flight<br />
<br />
'''passed'''<br /><br />
in tennis, a passing shot is a shot which travels out of the opponents reach, typically occurring when the opponent is running to or has reached the net<br />
<br />
'''mentation'''<br /><br />
mental activity<br />
<br />
'''book'''<br /><br />
probably stemming from the gambling phrase "make book on," meaning to make or accept bets on; so, "odds-on" or "most likely"<br />
<br />
'''deuce'''<br /><br />
This is the score call when both sides in tennis are tied with a score of 40 or thereafter. The progression is 0 or "love," 15, 30, 40, and "game," but the winner must win the final two points. When each side has won three points, the call is "deuce" rather than 40-all; the next point won creates "ad [advantage] in" if won by the server(s) or "ad out" if won by the opponent(s). If the side with the advantage wins the next point, it wins the game; otherwise the score returns to "deuce." ''Sets'' are won by the first side to take six games; but sets must be won by at least two games. (In much match play, best-of-twelve-point tiebreakers are played when the sides are tied at 6-6 games. Thus a set score can be 6-4, 7-5, or 7-6, but never 6-5.) A tennis ''match'' is won by the side that takes three out of five sets (more commonly for professional male tennis players) or two of three sets (for women and amateurs).<br />
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'''lozenges'''<br /><br />
diamond-shaped objects<br />
<br />
'''cathected'''<br /><br />
emotionally or mentally invested<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''pejorative'''<br /><br />
meant to offend or belittle<br />
<br />
'''1200 meters'''<br /><br />
3,937 feet<br />
<br />
==Page 655==<br />
<br />
'''Four-odd clicks'''<br /><br />
Four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klick clicks] is four kilometers, or about 2.5 miles.<br />
<br />
'''blarneyed'''<br /><br />
to flatter or wheedle<br />
<br />
'''2.8 clicks'''<br /><br />
1.7 miles<br />
<br />
==Endnote 266==<br />
<br />
'''Azores'''<br /><br />
a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic<br />
<br />
'''Houdini'''<br /><br />
Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weisz; 1874-1926) was a Jewish-American magician.<br />
<br />
'''manacles'''<br /><br />
handcuffs<br />
<br />
'''neo-Georgian'''<br /><br />
a revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Georgian Georgian architecture] or style<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''M.S.T.'''<br /><br />
Mountain Standard Time<br />
<br />
'''deltoid'''<br /><br />
triangular<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia<br />
<br />
'''jape'''<br /><br />
to joke with or make fun of<br />
<br />
'''hollandaise'''<br /><br />
a sauce that is an emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks; the sauce is usually a light buttery yellow in color<br />
<br />
==Page 656==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg shorthand'''<br /><br />
a form of stenography developed in the U.S. in 1888<br />
<br />
'''double-fault'''<br /><br />
two successive faults in serving, resulting in the loss of the point<br />
<br />
==Endnote 267==<br />
<br />
'''ace'''<br /><br />
a service winner in tennis, i.e., a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, most commonly seen on the first service<br />
<br />
==Page 656 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
''''sprocketed'''<br /><br />
behaving like a sprocket, a wheel with a row of teeth for engaging the links in a chain commonly found on bicycles<br />
<br />
'''serial'''<br /><br />
following a fixed series of actions<br />
<br />
'''ad-in'''<br /><br />
indicates that the server has the advantage, meaning that at deuce (40-40) the server only needs on more point to win. otherwise, the score returns to 40-40 (see the note for '''deuce''' on page 653)<br />
<br />
'''ads'''<br /><br />
i.e., advantages<br />
<br />
'''whale'''<br /><br />
to hit hard<br />
<br />
==Page 657==<br />
<br />
'''Heimliched'''<br /><br />
employed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimlich_maneuver#Abdominal_thrusts Heimlich maneuver] to forcibly dislodge an obstacle, such as a food particle, that is causing choking<br />
<br />
'''let'''<br /><br />
a play in tennis that calls for a replaying<br />
<br />
'''inculcate'''<br /><br />
to teach by repetition<br />
<br />
==Page 658==<br />
<br />
'''precipice'''<br /><br />
steep rock face or cliff<br />
<br />
'''twenty-six meters'''<br /><br />
85.3 feet<br />
<br />
'''ungainly'''<br /><br />
ungracefully or awkwardly<br />
<br />
'''simian'''<br /><br />
ape-like<br />
<br />
'''chip'''<br /><br />
a short, high hit<br />
<br />
==Page 659==<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hipshot'''<br /><br />
as if having a dislocated hip<br />
<br />
'''chinks'''<br /><br />
narrow openings<br />
<br />
==Page 660==<br />
<br />
'''drop-volley'''<br /><br />
a ball hit just over the net, causing the opponent to rush forward<br />
<br />
==Page 661==<br />
<br />
'''''Self'''''<br /><br />
a real magazine, seen [http://www.self.com/ here]<br />
<br />
'''bovine'''<br /><br />
like a cow<br />
<br />
==Page 662==<br />
<br />
'''sardonic'''<br /><br />
mockingly derisive; not quite the same as ''sarcastic'', which more often involves irony: a ''sarcastic'' remark may say one thing but mean the opposite, whereas a ''sardonic'' comment may simply be scornful without indirection<br />
<br />
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'''Vespa'''<br /><br />
a brand of motor scooter<br />
<br />
'''half km.'''<br /><br />
1,640 feet<br />
<br />
'''galumphers'''<br /><br />
Galumph is a portmanteau of gallop and triumph. From Lewis Carroll's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky Jabberwocky]<br />
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==Page 652==<br />
<br />
'''pericardium'''<br /><br />
the membrane surrounding the heart<br />
<br />
'''pericardium-piercer'''<br /><br />
heart-breaker<br />
<br />
'''loogy'''<br /><br />
term for a glob of phlegm<br />
<br />
'''southpaw'''<br /><br />
left-handed person<br />
<br />
'''McEnroe-Esconja'''<br /><br />
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born 1959), was a professional tennis player from 1974 to 1992, with seven Grand Slam wins. Esconja appears to be a made-up name.<br />
<br />
'''frieze'''<br /><br />
a decorative band on a wall or other piece of architecture<br />
<br />
==Page 653==<br />
<br />
'''ad court'''<br /><br />
service box, left box on the player's own side where odd points are played<br />
<br />
'''half-volley'''<br /><br />
to hit the ball after it hits the ground but before it reaches the apex of its flight<br />
<br />
'''passed'''<br /><br />
in tennis, a passing shot is a shot which travels out of the opponents reach, typically occurring when the opponent is running to or has reached the net<br />
<br />
'''mentation'''<br /><br />
mental activity<br />
<br />
'''book'''<br /><br />
probably stemming from the gambling phrase "make book on," meaning to make or accept bets on; so, "odds-on" or "most likely"<br />
<br />
'''deuce'''<br /><br />
This is the score call when both sides in tennis are tied with a score of 40 or thereafter. The progression is 0 or "love," 15, 30, 40, and "game," but the winner must win the final two volleys. When each side has won three volleys, the call is "deuce" rather than 40-all; the next volley won creates "ad [advantage] in" if won by the server(s) or "ad out" if won by the opponent(s). If the side with the advantage wins the next volley, it wins the game; otherwise the score returns to "deuce." ''Sets'' are won by the first side to take six games; but sets must be won by at least two games. (In much match play, best-of-twelve-point tiebreakers are played when the sides are tied at 6-6 games. Thus a set score can be 6-4, 7-5, or 7-6, but never 6-5.) A tennis ''match'' is won by the side that takes three out of five sets (more commonly for professional male tennis players) or two of three sets (for women and amateurs).<br />
<br />
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'''lozenges'''<br /><br />
diamond-shaped objects<br />
<br />
'''cathected'''<br /><br />
emotionally or mentally invested<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''pejorative'''<br /><br />
meant to offend or belittle<br />
<br />
'''1200 meters'''<br /><br />
3,937 feet<br />
<br />
==Page 655==<br />
<br />
'''Four-odd clicks'''<br /><br />
Four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klick clicks] is four kilometers, or about 2.5 miles.<br />
<br />
'''blarneyed'''<br /><br />
to flatter or wheedle<br />
<br />
'''2.8 clicks'''<br /><br />
1.7 miles<br />
<br />
==Endnote 266==<br />
<br />
'''Azores'''<br /><br />
a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic<br />
<br />
'''Houdini'''<br /><br />
Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weisz; 1874-1926) was a Jewish-American magician.<br />
<br />
'''manacles'''<br /><br />
handcuffs<br />
<br />
'''neo-Georgian'''<br /><br />
a revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Georgian Georgian architecture] or style<br />
<br />
==Page 655 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''M.S.T.'''<br /><br />
Mountain Standard Time<br />
<br />
'''deltoid'''<br /><br />
triangular<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia<br />
<br />
'''jape'''<br /><br />
to joke with or make fun of<br />
<br />
'''hollandaise'''<br /><br />
a sauce that is an emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks; the sauce is usually a light buttery yellow in color<br />
<br />
==Page 656==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg shorthand'''<br /><br />
a form of stenography developed in the U.S. in 1888<br />
<br />
'''double-fault'''<br /><br />
two successive faults in serving, resulting in the loss of the point<br />
<br />
==Endnote 267==<br />
<br />
'''ace'''<br /><br />
a service winner in tennis, i.e., a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, most commonly seen on the first service<br />
<br />
==Page 656 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
''''sprocketed'''<br /><br />
behaving like a sprocket, a wheel with a row of teeth for engaging the links in a chain commonly found on bicycles<br />
<br />
'''serial'''<br /><br />
following a fixed series of actions<br />
<br />
'''ad-in'''<br /><br />
indicates that the server has the advantage, meaning that at deuce (40-40) the server only needs on more point to win. otherwise, the score returns to 40-40 (see the note for '''deuce''' on page 653)<br />
<br />
'''ads'''<br /><br />
i.e., advantages<br />
<br />
'''whale'''<br /><br />
to hit hard<br />
<br />
==Page 657==<br />
<br />
'''Heimliched'''<br /><br />
employed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimlich_maneuver#Abdominal_thrusts Heimlich maneuver] to forcibly dislodge an obstacle, such as a food particle, that is causing choking<br />
<br />
'''let'''<br /><br />
a play in tennis that calls for a replaying<br />
<br />
'''inculcate'''<br /><br />
to teach by repetition<br />
<br />
==Page 658==<br />
<br />
'''precipice'''<br /><br />
steep rock face or cliff<br />
<br />
'''twenty-six meters'''<br /><br />
85.3 feet<br />
<br />
'''ungainly'''<br /><br />
ungracefully or awkwardly<br />
<br />
'''simian'''<br /><br />
ape-like<br />
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'''chip'''<br /><br />
a short, high hit<br />
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'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
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'''hipshot'''<br /><br />
as if having a dislocated hip<br />
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'''chinks'''<br /><br />
narrow openings<br />
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'''drop-volley'''<br /><br />
a ball hit just over the net, causing the opponent to rush forward<br />
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==Page 661==<br />
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'''''Self'''''<br /><br />
a real magazine, seen [http://www.self.com/ here]<br />
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'''bovine'''<br /><br />
like a cow<br />
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<br />
'''sardonic'''<br /><br />
mockingly derisive; not quite the same as ''sarcastic'', which more often involves irony: a ''sarcastic'' remark may say one thing but mean the opposite, whereas a ''sardonic'' comment may simply be scornful without indirection<br />
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==Page 651==<br />
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'''Vespa'''<br /><br />
a brand of motor scooter<br />
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'''half km.'''<br /><br />
1,640 feet<br />
<br />
'''galumphers'''<br /><br />
Galumph is a portmanteau of gallop and triumph. From Lewis Carroll's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky Jabberwocky]<br />
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==Page 652==<br />
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'''pericardium'''<br /><br />
the membrane surrounding the heart<br />
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'''pericardium-piercer'''<br /><br />
heart-breaker<br />
<br />
'''loogy'''<br /><br />
term for a glob of phlegm<br />
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'''southpaw'''<br /><br />
left-handed person<br />
<br />
'''McEnroe-Esconja'''<br /><br />
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born 1959), was a professional tennis player from 1974 to 1992, with seven Grand Slam wins. Esconja appears to be a made-up name.<br />
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'''frieze'''<br /><br />
a decorative band on a wall or other piece of architecture<br />
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==Page 653==<br />
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'''ad court'''<br /><br />
service box, left box on the player's own side where odd points are played<br />
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'''half-volley'''<br /><br />
to hit the ball after it hits the ground but before it reaches the apex of its flight<br />
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'''passed'''<br /><br />
in tennis, a passing shot is a shot which travels out of the opponents reach, typically occurring when the opponent is running to or has reached the net<br />
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'''mentation'''<br /><br />
mental activity<br />
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'''book'''<br /><br />
probably stemming from the gambling phrase "make book on," meaning to make or accept bets on<br />
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'''deuce'''<br /><br />
This is the score call when both sides in tennis are tied with a score of 40 or thereafter. The progression is 0 or "love," 15, 30, 40, and "game," but the winner must win the final two volleys. When each side has won three volleys, the call is "deuce" rather than 40-all; the next volley won creates "ad [advantage] in" if won by the server(s) or "ad out" if won by the opponent(s). If the side with the advantage wins the next volley, it wins the game; otherwise the score returns to "deuce." ''Sets'' are won by the first side to take six games; but sets must be won by at least two games. (In much match play, best-of-twelve-point tiebreakers are played when the sides are tied at 6-6 games. Thus a set score can be 6-4, 7-5, or 7-6, but never 6-5.) A tennis ''match'' is won by the side that takes three out of five sets (more commonly for professional male tennis players) or two of three sets (for women and amateurs).<br />
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==Page 654==<br />
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'''lozenges'''<br /><br />
diamond-shaped objects<br />
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'''cathected'''<br /><br />
emotionally or mentally invested<br />
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'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''pejorative'''<br /><br />
meant to offend or belittle<br />
<br />
'''1200 meters'''<br /><br />
3,937 feet<br />
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==Page 655==<br />
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'''Four-odd clicks'''<br /><br />
Four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klick clicks] is four kilometers, or about 2.5 miles.<br />
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'''blarneyed'''<br /><br />
to flatter or wheedle<br />
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'''2.8 clicks'''<br /><br />
1.7 miles<br />
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==Endnote 266==<br />
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'''Azores'''<br /><br />
a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic<br />
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'''Houdini'''<br /><br />
Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weisz; 1874-1926) was a Jewish-American magician.<br />
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'''manacles'''<br /><br />
handcuffs<br />
<br />
'''neo-Georgian'''<br /><br />
a revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Georgian Georgian architecture] or style<br />
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'''M.S.T.'''<br /><br />
Mountain Standard Time<br />
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'''deltoid'''<br /><br />
triangular<br />
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'''languor'''<br /><br />
the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia<br />
<br />
'''jape'''<br /><br />
to joke with or make fun of<br />
<br />
'''hollandaise'''<br /><br />
a sauce that is an emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks; the sauce is usually a light buttery yellow in color<br />
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'''Gregg shorthand'''<br /><br />
a form of stenography developed in the U.S. in 1888<br />
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'''double-fault'''<br /><br />
two successive faults in serving, resulting in the loss of the point<br />
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==Endnote 267==<br />
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'''ace'''<br /><br />
a service winner in tennis, i.e., a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, most commonly seen on the first service<br />
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''''sprocketed'''<br /><br />
behaving like a sprocket, a wheel with a row of teeth for engaging the links in a chain commonly found on bicycles<br />
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'''serial'''<br /><br />
following a fixed series of actions<br />
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'''ad-in'''<br /><br />
indicates that the server has the advantage, meaning that at deuce (40-40) the server only needs on more point to win. otherwise, the score returns to 40-40 (see the note for '''deuce''' on page 653)<br />
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'''ads'''<br /><br />
i.e., advantages<br />
<br />
'''whale'''<br /><br />
to hit hard<br />
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'''Heimliched'''<br /><br />
employed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimlich_maneuver#Abdominal_thrusts Heimlich maneuver] to forcibly dislodge an obstacle, such as a food particle, that is causing choking<br />
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'''let'''<br /><br />
a play in tennis that calls for a replaying<br />
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'''inculcate'''<br /><br />
to teach by repetition<br />
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'''precipice'''<br /><br />
steep rock face or cliff<br />
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'''twenty-six meters'''<br /><br />
85.3 feet<br />
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'''ungainly'''<br /><br />
ungracefully or awkwardly<br />
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'''simian'''<br /><br />
ape-like<br />
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'''chip'''<br /><br />
a short, high hit<br />
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'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
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'''hipshot'''<br /><br />
as if having a dislocated hip<br />
<br />
'''chinks'''<br /><br />
narrow openings<br />
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==Page 660==<br />
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'''drop-volley'''<br /><br />
a ball hit just over the net, causing the opponent to rush forward<br />
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==Page 661==<br />
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'''''Self'''''<br /><br />
a real magazine, seen [http://www.self.com/ here]<br />
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'''bovine'''<br /><br />
like a cow<br />
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==Page 662==<br />
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'''sardonic'''<br /><br />
mockingly derisive; not quite the same as ''sarcastic'', which more often involves irony: a ''sarcastic'' remark may say one thing but mean the opposite, whereas a ''sardonic'' comment may simply be scornful without indirection<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
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'''baud'''<br /><br />
a unit of one bit per second in data transmission<br />
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'''couture'''<br /><br />
high-fashion women's clothing<br />
<br />
'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
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'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
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'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
kneeling to the ground on one knee, esp. to convey respect<br />
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'''sub-rosa'''<br /><br />
secret<br />
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''''spect-ops''''<br /><br />
Perhaps a play on the popularized military term 'spec-ops,' meaning 'special operation(s).' In this case probably meaning 'spectation opportunities'; I.e. opportunities TV be a spectator.<br />
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'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking, i.e., blocking or retarding traffic by stopping to gape at the scene of an accident<br />
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'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
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'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
uncontrollably disposed to the use of profanity<br />
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'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
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'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
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'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines, i.e., quack medicines<br />
<br />
'''Cultists in saffron with much percussion'''<br /><br />
members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement)] in their distinctive saffron-colored (orange) robes, likely carrying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam Mridangams] and tambourines<br />
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'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays<br />
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'''c.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''circa'', Latin for "around," used here in the sense of "approximately"<br />
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'''mufflered'''<br /><br />
wearing scarves<br />
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'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
<br />
'''The pond is perfectly round...'''<br /><br />
Two things wrong here, actually. There is no 'duck pond' in The Public Garden. There is a large lagoon on which the swan boats ply their trade, but it is irregular in shape. Make that three things as the lagoon is not drained in the fall. I suppose he could be referring to the 'frog pond' but that' in the neighboring Boston Common.<br />
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==Page 622==<br />
'''phylogenic'''<br /><br />
From ''phylogeny'', the study of changes and developments in organisms' lineages. ''Phylogenetic'' is the more common adjectival form.<br />
<br />
'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''coccyx'''<br /><br />
tailbone<br />
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'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''martial at ease'''<br /><br />
a military stance with feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
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==Endnote 258==<br />
'''peasant skirt'''<br /><br />
a long, flowing skirt usually featuring bands of embroidery<br />
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==Page 622 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
[[file:gregg.jpg|left]]Gregg is a phonetic shorthand writing system for stenographers, devised by John Robert Gregg and first published in 1888. The rights to Gregg shorthand were owned by the Gregg Publishing Company, founded in 1896. The Gregg company licensed pen manufacturers to produce pens to Gregg’s specifications and use the Gregg name; these pens are relatively thin and have very firm fine nibs. Some Gregg pens were fitted with an enameled Gregg emblem inlaid into the end of the cap, as shown at left on a Wahl pen from the late 1920s. [http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/G.htm here]. Read more about Gregg shorthand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Shorthand here] and Gregg pens [http://www.vintagepens.com/gregg_shorthand_discovery.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
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'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''statues of ducklings in a row'''<br /><br />
Wallace is referring to an actual statue in Boston Public Garden shown [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Make_way_for_ducklings_statue.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
<br />
'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
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'''lithe'''<br /><br />
slim and gracefully flexible<br />
<br />
'''...play a game with a small beanbaggy ball...'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacky_Sack hacky sack] (or "hackey sack")<br />
<br />
'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
weakened, also pertaining to the propagation of waves in telecommunications<br />
<br />
'''unmoored'''<br /><br />
opposite of the nautical term moored meaning fastened or secured in place (as in a boat)<br />
<br />
'''stupor'''<br /><br />
state of near-unconsciousness<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
equipment, e.g., clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or style of living<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus'''<br /><br />
a small chain of health-food stores that first opened in Brookline, MA, in 1975 and acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1992<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
<br />
'''chanting very softly 'Smoke''''<br /><br />
i.e., surreptitiously peddling marijuana<br />
<br />
'''undercapitalized'''<br /><br />
lacking sufficient funds to complete a business transaction<br />
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'''thermal'''<br /><br />
an upward current of warm air<br />
<br />
'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
semi-fluid partially digested food<br />
<br />
'''Mass Comm. graduate student '''<br /><br />
Mass Communications? This is unclear. The uppercase M and C suggest it is intended to be the name of a college, though the absence of a period after 'Mass' suggests the word 'mass'.<br />
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==Page 625==<br />
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'''allay'''<br /><br />
put to rest<br />
<br />
'''triptych'''<br /><br />
three-fold<br />
<br />
'''micronized'''<br /><br />
reduced in particle size to only a few microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter<br />
<br />
'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Basilar'''<br /><br />
related to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull (as with the basilar artery); capitalization could suggest a fictitious branding, perhaps a competitor of Otis<br />
<br />
'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''copless'''<br /><br />
without policemen<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission, a former Massachusetts state agency that was responsible for maintenance of public parks and roads in the Metropolitan Boston area<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hacky sack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another (see "game with a small beanbaggy ball" on page 623)<br />
<br />
'''slaloms'''<br /><br />
moves around in a zigzagging fashion<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
a bumps on a ski slope formed by the repeated turns of skiers over the same path<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
sparkling<br />
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'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM (automated teller machine)<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps of the kind often seen in snow on ski slopes<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
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==Page 627==<br />
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'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
<br />
'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
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==Page 628==<br />
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'''P.O.W.ish'''<br /><br />
greedily, in the manner of '''p'''risoners '''o'''f '''w'''ar<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''juris-prudential precepts'''<br /><br />
rulings from a court of law<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
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'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
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==Page 629==<br />
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'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette (French: toilet water) is used mainly by women and is less concentrated than perfume, but more concentrated than eau de cologne, which is used more commonly by men<br />
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'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
[[Image:Birkenstock sandals.jpg|thumb|right|Birkenstock sandals]]<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and shoes (see right)<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
refers here to small towers of the kind seen on medieval castles and other fortifications, often built with battlement crenels (notches) for use by defensive archers<br />
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==Page 630==<br />
<br />
'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
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'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate or nitre, an ingredient in gunpowder, it was (is) commonly believed to be used in food fed to prisoners and even military enlistees (or other predominantly male populations, such as boys' schools and Boy Scout troops) to curb libido; there is no evidence that it causes erectile dysfunction, but large amounts can have dangerous (poisonous) side effects<br />
<br />
'''regrout'''<br /><br />
replace the grout (construction material used to seal the gaps between tiles)<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
<br />
'''carminative'''<br /><br />
a herb mixture that prevents gastrointestinal pressure and gas<br />
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'''carb-caloric''' (from page 630)<br /><br />
Cranberry juice is higher in carbohydrates than other juices because of the larger amounts of sugar added to sweeten it, cranberries being less naturally sweet than, e.g., oranges or apples.<br />
<br />
'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
converted from a comma to a semicolon; otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''autolysis'''<br /><br />
perhaps used here in the sense of digestion, although the term actually refers to ''self-digestion'', the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I. literal P.'''<br /><br />
'''R'''ank '''H'''as '''I'''ts literal '''P'''riveleges (see '''R.H.I.P.''' on page 627)<br />
<br />
'''Tryna'''<br /><br />
i.e., trying to<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
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<br />
'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
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<br />
'''he thinks a manila folder's a Filipino contortionist'''<br /><br />
Manila being the capital of the Philippines<br />
<br />
'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The trick answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried." The obvious answer is Grant himself, and, in fact, he and his wife Julia are both entombed there. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb General Grant National Memorial] overlooks the Hudson River, in Riverside Park in Manhattan (New York).<br />
<br />
'''the one about what do Canadian girls put behind their ears to attract boys'''<br /><br />
Presumably a reference to this old riddle: Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more attractive? A: Her ankles.<br />
<br />
'''cubist'''<br /><br />
suggestive of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism Cubism], the early-20th-century avant-garde (''not'' après-garde) art movement<br />
<br />
'''Crohn's Disease'''<br /><br />
also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease regional enteritis], an inflammatory disease of the bowels<br />
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==Endnote 261==<br />
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'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
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'''post-prandially'''<br /><br />
after eating a meal<br />
<br />
'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
<br />
'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
tending to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
a former area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
<br />
==Page 635==<br />
<br />
'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
naive and childish<br />
<br />
'''patellar tendon'''<br /><br />
the tendon connecting the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shinbone)<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Buddy<br />
<br />
'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
<br />
'''contingent'''<br /><br />
group of people sharing a common trait within a larger group<br />
<br />
==Page 636==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Doryphoros.jpeg|thumb|right|''Doryphoros'']]<br />
<br />
'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
<br />
'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
<br />
'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
more commonly Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC most commonly known for his canonical sculpture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphoros ''Doryphoros''] (see right)<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
<br />
'''mottled'''<br /><br />
marked with irregular patches or smears of color<br />
<br />
==Page 637==<br />
<br />
'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''penitent'''<br /><br />
repentant<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
<br />
'''blither'''<br /><br />
more cheerful and irreverently indifferent<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
<br />
'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a Jewish sweet stew typically containing vegetables and dried fruits<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
<br />
'''Amway'''<br /><br />
the American-based international direct-sales [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway retailer]<br />
<br />
'''Pet-Rockish'''<br /><br />
inane, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock fad] phenomenon of the small stones marketed as live "pets," requiring care and feeding, in the silly '70s<br />
<br />
'''windfall'''<br /><br />
sudden or unexpected monetary gain<br />
<br />
=May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe discuss an obsession with ''M*A*S*H''=<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
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==Page 639==<br />
<br />
'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
<br />
'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
<br />
'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts on the scalp or face<br />
<br />
==Page 640==<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization<br />
<br />
'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
<br />
==Page 641==<br />
<br />
'''canned laughter'''<br /><br />
prerecorded laughter used on the soundtracks of some filmed comedies (which are not "filmed before a live studio audience"), but also a reminder of the incident involving the can of macadamia nuts (page 580)<br />
<br />
'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Brocken is a German mountain and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre brockengespenst] refers to the large shadow an observer on the mountain casts in a certain lighting. This is an allusion to a scene from Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel [http://www.badgerinternet.com/~bobkat/jestwiley2.html ''Gravity's Rainbow''.]<br />
<br />
==Page 642==<br />
<br />
'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 263==<br />
<br />
'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
<br />
==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: piercing or transfixing<br />
<br />
'''salience'''<br /><br />
pronounced feature<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
<br />
<i>'''Troy Record'''</i ><br /><br />
a tabloid-style daily newspaper for the city of Troy, NY<br />
<br />
'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
<br />
'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
Steeply is misremembering ''Larry'' Linville.<br />
<br />
'''c/o'''<br /><br />
care of, signifying an intermediary responsible for transporting the piece of mail to the final recipient's address<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
possibly implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
<br />
==Page 644==<br />
<br />
'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from United Nations member nations (in defense of South Korea from the invading North). The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo "rococo"].<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted; forecast<br />
<br />
==Page 645==<br />
<br />
'''tact'''<br /><br />
the sense of what to do to avoid offending or souring relations with someone<br />
<br />
'''explicated'''<br /><br />
analyzed and developed in detail<br />
<br />
'''do-goodnik'''<br /><br />
a play on no-goodnik, i.e., lowlife, presumably meaning do-gooder<br />
<br />
==Page 646==<br />
<br />
'''haggard'''<br /><br />
fatigued and unwell<br />
<br />
'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
<br />
'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
<br />
==Page 647==<br />
<br />
'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
<br />
'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to bone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
<br />
==Page 648==<br />
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=November 13th, YDAU - Kate Gompert & Geoffrey Day discuss It=<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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==Page 649==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else (i.e., an outlier)<br />
<br />
==Page 650==<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
<br />
'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with high honors<br />
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==Page 651==<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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=☽ (Mid-November, YDAU) - WYYY Engineer goes "sunning"=<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
<br />
'''baud'''<br /><br />
a unit of one bit per second in data transmission<br />
<br />
'''couture'''<br /><br />
high-fashion women's clothing<br />
<br />
'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
<br />
'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
<br />
'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
kneeling to the ground on one knee, esp. to convey respect<br />
<br />
'''sub-rosa'''<br /><br />
secret<br />
<br />
''''spect-ops''''<br /><br />
Perhaps a play on the popularized military term 'spec-ops,' meaning 'special operation(s).' In this case probably meaning 'spectation opportunities'; I.e. opportunities TV be a spectator.<br />
<br />
'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking, i.e., blocking or retarding traffic by stopping to gape at the scene of an accident<br />
<br />
==Page 621==<br />
<br />
'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
<br />
'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
uncontrollably disposed to the use of profanity<br />
<br />
'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
<br />
'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
<br />
'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines, i.e., quack medicines<br />
<br />
'''Cultists in saffron with much percussion'''<br /><br />
members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement)] in their distinctive saffron-colored (orange) robes, likely carrying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam Mridangams] and tambourines<br />
<br />
'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays<br />
<br />
'''c.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''circa'', Latin for "around," used here in the sense of "approximately"<br />
<br />
'''mufflered'''<br /><br />
wearing scarves<br />
<br />
'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
<br />
'''The pond is perfectly round...'''<br /><br />
Two things wrong here, actually. There is no 'duck pond' in The Public Garden. There is a large lagoon on which the swan boats ply their trade, but it is irregular in shape. Make that three things as the lagoon is not drained in the fall. I suppose he could be referring to the 'frog pond' but that' in the neighboring Boston Common.<br />
<br />
==Page 622==<br />
'''phylogenic'''<br /><br />
From ''phylogeny'', the study of changes and developments in organisms' lineages. ''Phylogenetic'' is the more common adjectival form.<br />
<br />
'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''coccyx'''<br /><br />
tailbone<br />
<br />
'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''martial at ease'''<br /><br />
a military stance with feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
==Endnote 258==<br />
'''peasant skirt'''<br /><br />
a long, flowing skirt usually featuring bands of embroidery<br />
<br />
==Page 622 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
[[file:gregg.jpg|left]]Gregg is a phonetic shorthand writing system for stenographers, devised by John Robert Gregg and first published in 1888. The rights to Gregg shorthand were owned by the Gregg Publishing Company, founded in 1896. The Gregg company licensed pen manufacturers to produce pens to Gregg’s specifications and use the Gregg name; these pens are relatively thin and have very firm fine nibs. Some Gregg pens were fitted with an enameled Gregg emblem inlaid into the end of the cap, as shown at left on a Wahl pen from the late 1920s. [http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/G.htm here]. Read more about Gregg shorthand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Shorthand here] and Gregg pens [http://www.vintagepens.com/gregg_shorthand_discovery.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
<br />
==Page 623==<br />
<br />
'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''statues of ducklings in a row'''<br /><br />
Wallace is referring to an actual statue in Boston Public Garden shown [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Make_way_for_ducklings_statue.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
<br />
'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
<br />
'''lithe'''<br /><br />
slim and gracefully flexible<br />
<br />
'''...play a game with a small beanbaggy ball...'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacky_Sack hacky sack] (or "hackey sack")<br />
<br />
'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
weakened, also pertaining to the propagation of waves in telecommunications<br />
<br />
'''unmoored'''<br /><br />
opposite of the nautical term moored meaning fastened or secured in place (as in a boat)<br />
<br />
'''stupor'''<br /><br />
state of near-unconsciousness<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
equipment, e.g., clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or style of living<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus'''<br /><br />
a small chain of health-food stores that first opened in Brookline, MA, in 1975 and acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1992<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
<br />
'''chanting very softly 'Smoke''''<br /><br />
i.e., surreptitiously peddling marijuana<br />
<br />
'''undercapitalized'''<br /><br />
lacking sufficient funds to complete a business transaction<br />
<br />
==Page 624==<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
an upward current of warm air<br />
<br />
'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
semi-fluid partially digested food<br />
<br />
'''Mass Comm. graduate student '''<br /><br />
Mass Communications? This is unclear. The uppercase M and C suggest it is intended to be the name of a college, though the absence of a period after 'Mass' suggests the word 'mass'.<br />
<br />
==Page 625==<br />
<br />
'''allay'''<br /><br />
put to rest<br />
<br />
'''triptych'''<br /><br />
three-fold<br />
<br />
'''micronized'''<br /><br />
reduced in particle size to only a few microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter<br />
<br />
'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Basilar'''<br /><br />
related to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull (as with the basilar artery); capitalization could suggest a fictitious branding, perhaps a competitor of Otis<br />
<br />
'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''copless'''<br /><br />
without policemen<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission, a former Massachusetts state agency that was responsible for maintenance of public parks and roads in the Metropolitan Boston area<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hacky sack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another (see "game with a small beanbaggy ball" on page 623)<br />
<br />
'''slaloms'''<br /><br />
moves around in a zigzagging fashion<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
a bumps on a ski slope formed by the repeated turns of skiers over the same path<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
sparkling<br />
<br />
==Page 626==<br />
<br />
'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM (automated teller machine)<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps of the kind often seen in snow on ski slopes<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
<br />
=November 11th, YDAU - Mealtime at ETA=<br />
<br />
==Page 627==<br />
<br />
'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
<br />
'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
<br />
==Page 628==<br />
<br />
'''P.O.W.ish'''<br /><br />
greedily, in the manner of '''p'''risoners '''o'''f '''w'''ar<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''juris-prudential precepts'''<br /><br />
rulings from a court of law<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
<br />
'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
==Page 629==<br />
<br />
'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette (French: toilet water) is used mainly by women and is less concentrated than perfume, but more concentrated than eau de cologne, which is used more commonly by men<br />
<br />
'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
[[Image:Birkenstock sandals.jpg|thumb|right|Birkenstock sandals]]<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and shoes (see right)<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
refers here to small towers of the kind seen on medieval castles and other fortifications, often built with battlement crenels (notches) for use by defensive archers<br />
<br />
==Page 630==<br />
<br />
'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
<br />
'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate or nitre, an ingredient in gunpowder, it was (is) commonly believed to be used in food fed to prisoners and even military enlistees (or other predominantly male populations, such as boys' schools and Boy Scout troops) to curb libido; there is no evidence that it causes erectile dysfunction, but large amounts can have dangerous (poisonous) side effects<br />
<br />
'''regrout'''<br /><br />
replace the grout (construction material used to seal the gaps between tiles)<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
<br />
'''carminative'''<br /><br />
a herb mixture that prevents gastrointestinal pressure and gas<br />
<br />
==Page 631==<br />
<br />
'''carb-caloric''' (from page 630)<br /><br />
Cranberry juice is higher in carbohydrates than other juices because of the larger amounts of sugar added to sweeten it, cranberries being less naturally sweet than, e.g., oranges or apples.<br />
<br />
'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
converted from a comma to a semicolon; otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''autolysis'''<br /><br />
perhaps used here in the sense of digestion, although the term actually refers to ''self-digestion'', the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I. literal P.'''<br /><br />
'''R'''ank '''H'''as '''I'''ts literal '''P'''riveleges (see '''R.H.I.P.''' on page 627)<br />
<br />
'''Tryna'''<br /><br />
i.e., trying to<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
<br />
==Page 632==<br />
<br />
'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
<br />
==Page 633==<br />
<br />
'''he thinks a manila folder's a Filipino contortionist'''<br /><br />
Manila being the capital of the Philippines<br />
<br />
'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The trick answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried." The obvious answer is Grant himself, and, in fact, he and his wife Julia are both entombed there. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb General Grant National Memorial] overlooks the Hudson River, in Riverside Park in Manhattan (New York).<br />
<br />
'''the one about what do Canadian girls put behind their ears to attract boys'''<br /><br />
Presumably a reference to this old riddle: Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more attractive? A: Her ankles.<br />
<br />
'''cubist'''<br /><br />
suggestive of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism Cubism], the early-20th-century avant-garde (''not'' après-garde) art movement<br />
<br />
'''Crohn's Disease'''<br /><br />
also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease regional enteritis], an inflammatory disease of the bowels<br />
<br />
==Page 634==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 261==<br />
<br />
'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
<br />
==Page 634 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''post-prandially'''<br /><br />
after eating a meal<br />
<br />
'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
<br />
'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
tending to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
an area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
<br />
==Page 635==<br />
<br />
'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
naive and childish<br />
<br />
'''patellar tendon'''<br /><br />
the tendon connecting the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shinbone)<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Buddy<br />
<br />
'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
<br />
'''contingent'''<br /><br />
group of people sharing a common trait within a larger group<br />
<br />
==Page 636==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Doryphoros.jpeg|thumb|right|''Doryphoros'']]<br />
<br />
'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
<br />
'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
<br />
'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
more commonly Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC most commonly known for his canonical sculpture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphoros ''Doryphoros''] (see right)<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
<br />
'''mottled'''<br /><br />
marked with irregular patches or smears of color<br />
<br />
==Page 637==<br />
<br />
'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''penitent'''<br /><br />
repentant<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
<br />
'''blither'''<br /><br />
more cheerful and irreverently indifferent<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
<br />
'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a Jewish sweet stew typically containing vegetables and dried fruits<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
<br />
'''Amway'''<br /><br />
the American-based international direct-sales [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway retailer]<br />
<br />
'''Pet-Rockish'''<br /><br />
inane, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock fad] phenomenon of the small stones marketed as live "pets," requiring care and feeding, in the silly '70s<br />
<br />
'''windfall'''<br /><br />
sudden or unexpected monetary gain<br />
<br />
=May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe discuss an obsession with ''M*A*S*H''=<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
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==Page 639==<br />
<br />
'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
<br />
'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
<br />
'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts on the scalp or face<br />
<br />
==Page 640==<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization<br />
<br />
'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
<br />
==Page 641==<br />
<br />
'''canned laughter'''<br /><br />
prerecorded laughter used on the soundtracks of some filmed comedies (which are not "filmed before a live studio audience"), but also a reminder of the incident involving the can of macadamia nuts (page 580)<br />
<br />
'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Brocken is a German mountain and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre brockengespenst] refers to the large shadow an observer on the mountain casts in a certain lighting. This is an allusion to a scene from Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel [http://www.badgerinternet.com/~bobkat/jestwiley2.html ''Gravity's Rainbow''.]<br />
<br />
==Page 642==<br />
<br />
'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 263==<br />
<br />
'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
<br />
==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: piercing or transfixing<br />
<br />
'''salience'''<br /><br />
pronounced feature<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
<br />
<i>'''Troy Record'''</i ><br /><br />
a tabloid-style daily newspaper for the city of Troy, NY<br />
<br />
'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
<br />
'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
Steeply is misremembering ''Larry'' Linville.<br />
<br />
'''c/o'''<br /><br />
care of, signifying an intermediary responsible for transporting the piece of mail to the final recipient's address<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
possibly implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
<br />
==Page 644==<br />
<br />
'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from United Nations member nations (in defense of South Korea from the invading North). The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo "rococo"].<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted; forecast<br />
<br />
==Page 645==<br />
<br />
'''tact'''<br /><br />
the sense of what to do to avoid offending or souring relations with someone<br />
<br />
'''explicated'''<br /><br />
analyzed and developed in detail<br />
<br />
'''do-goodnik'''<br /><br />
a play on no-goodnik, i.e., lowlife, presumably meaning do-gooder<br />
<br />
==Page 646==<br />
<br />
'''haggard'''<br /><br />
fatigued and unwell<br />
<br />
'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
<br />
'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
<br />
==Page 647==<br />
<br />
'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
<br />
'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to bone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
<br />
==Page 648==<br />
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=November 13th, YDAU - Kate Gompert & Geoffrey Day discuss It=<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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==Page 649==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else (i.e., an outlier)<br />
<br />
==Page 650==<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
<br />
'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with high honors<br />
<br />
==Page 651==<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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=☽ (Mid-November, YDAU) - WYYY Engineer goes "sunning"=<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
<br />
'''baud'''<br /><br />
a unit of one bit per second in data transmission<br />
<br />
'''couture'''<br /><br />
high-fashion women's clothing<br />
<br />
'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
<br />
'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
<br />
'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
kneeling to the ground on one knee, esp. to convey respect<br />
<br />
'''sub-rosa'''<br /><br />
secret<br />
<br />
''''spect-ops''''<br /><br />
Perhaps a play on the popularized military term 'spec-ops,' meaning 'special operation(s).' In this case probably meaning 'spectation opportunities'; I.e. opportunities TV be a spectator.<br />
<br />
'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking, i.e., blocking or retarding traffic by stopping to gape at the scene of an accident<br />
<br />
==Page 621==<br />
<br />
'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
<br />
'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
uncontrollably disposed to the use of profanity<br />
<br />
'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
<br />
'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
<br />
'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines, i.e., quack medicines<br />
<br />
'''Cultists in saffron with much percussion'''<br /><br />
members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement)] in their distinctive saffron-colored (orange) robes, likely carrying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam Mridangams] and tambourines<br />
<br />
'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays<br />
<br />
'''c.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''circa'', Latin for "around," used here in the sense of "approximately"<br />
<br />
'''mufflered'''<br /><br />
wearing scarves<br />
<br />
'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
<br />
'''The pond is perfectly round...'''<br /><br />
Two things wrong here, actually. There is no 'duck pond' in The Public Garden. There is a large lagoon on which the swan boats ply their trade, but it is irregular in shape. Make that three things as the lagoon is not drained in the fall. I suppose he could be referring to the 'frog pond' but that' in the neighboring Boston Common.<br />
<br />
==Page 622==<br />
'''phylogenic'''<br /><br />
From ''phylogeny'', the study of changes and developments in organisms' lineages. ''Phylogenetic'' is the more common adjectival form.<br />
<br />
'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''coccyx'''<br /><br />
tailbone<br />
<br />
'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''martial at ease'''<br /><br />
a military stance with feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
==Endnote 258==<br />
'''peasant skirt'''<br /><br />
a long, flowing skirt usually featuring bands of embroidery<br />
<br />
==Page 622 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
[[file:gregg.jpg|left]]Gregg is a phonetic shorthand writing system for stenographers, devised by John Robert Gregg and first published in 1888. The rights to Gregg shorthand were owned by the Gregg Publishing Company, founded in 1896. The Gregg company licensed pen manufacturers to produce pens to Gregg’s specifications and use the Gregg name; these pens are relatively thin and have very firm fine nibs. Some Gregg pens were fitted with an enameled Gregg emblem inlaid into the end of the cap, as shown at left on a Wahl pen from the late 1920s. [http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/G.htm here]. Read more about Gregg shorthand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Shorthand here] and Gregg pens [http://www.vintagepens.com/gregg_shorthand_discovery.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
<br />
==Page 623==<br />
<br />
'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''statues of ducklings in a row'''<br /><br />
Wallace is referring to an actual statue in Boston Public Garden shown [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Make_way_for_ducklings_statue.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
<br />
'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
<br />
'''lithe'''<br /><br />
slim and gracefully flexible<br />
<br />
'''...play a game with a small beanbaggy ball...'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacky_Sack hacky sack] (or "hackey sack")<br />
<br />
'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
weakened, also pertaining to the propagation of waves in telecommunications<br />
<br />
'''unmoored'''<br /><br />
opposite of the nautical term moored meaning fastened or secured in place (as in a boat)<br />
<br />
'''stupor'''<br /><br />
state of near-unconsciousness<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
equipment, e.g., clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or style of living<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus'''<br /><br />
a small chain of health-food stores that first opened in Brookline, MA, in 1975 and acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1992<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
<br />
'''chanting very softly 'Smoke''''<br /><br />
i.e., surreptitiously peddling marijuana<br />
<br />
'''undercapitalized'''<br /><br />
lacking sufficient funds to complete a business transaction<br />
<br />
==Page 624==<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
an upward current of warm air<br />
<br />
'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
semi-fluid partially digested food<br />
<br />
'''Mass Comm. graduate student '''<br /><br />
Mass Communications? This is unclear. The uppercase M and C suggest it is intended to be the name of a college, though the absence of a period after 'Mass' suggests the word 'mass'.<br />
<br />
==Page 625==<br />
<br />
'''allay'''<br /><br />
put to rest<br />
<br />
'''triptych'''<br /><br />
three-fold<br />
<br />
'''micronized'''<br /><br />
reduced in particle size to only a few microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter<br />
<br />
'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Basilar'''<br /><br />
related to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull (as with the basilar artery); capitalization could suggest a fictitious branding, perhaps a competitor of Otis<br />
<br />
'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''copless'''<br /><br />
without policemen<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission, a former Massachusetts state agency that was responsible for maintenance of public parks and roads in the Metropolitan Boston area<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hacky sack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another (see "game with a small beanbaggy ball" on page 623)<br />
<br />
'''slaloms'''<br /><br />
moves around in a zigzagging fashion<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
a bumps on a ski slope formed by the repeated turns of skiers over the same path<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
sparkling<br />
<br />
==Page 626==<br />
<br />
'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM (automated teller machine)<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps of the kind often seen in snow on ski slopes<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
<br />
=November 11th, YDAU - Mealtime at ETA=<br />
<br />
==Page 627==<br />
<br />
'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
<br />
'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
<br />
==Page 628==<br />
<br />
'''P.O.W.ish'''<br /><br />
greedily, in the manner of '''p'''risoners '''o'''f '''w'''ar<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''juris-prudential precepts'''<br /><br />
rulings from a court of law<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
<br />
'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
==Page 629==<br />
<br />
'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette (French: toilet water) is used mainly by women and is less concentrated than perfume, but more concentrated than eau de cologne, which is used more commonly by men<br />
<br />
'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
[[Image:Birkenstock sandals.jpg|thumb|right|Birkenstock sandals]]<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and shoes (see right)<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
refers here to small towers of the kind seen on medieval castles and other fortifications, often built with battlement crenels (notches) for use by defensive archers<br />
<br />
==Page 630==<br />
<br />
'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
<br />
'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate or nitre, an ingredient in gunpowder, it was (is) commonly believed to be used in food fed to prisoners and even military enlistees (or other predominantly male populations, such as boys' schools and Boy Scout troops) to curb libido; there is no evidence that it causes erectile dysfunction, but large amounts can have dangerous (poisonous) side effects<br />
<br />
'''regrout'''<br /><br />
replace the grout (construction material used to seal the gaps between tiles)<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
<br />
'''carminative'''<br /><br />
a herb mixture that prevents gastrointestinal pressure and gas<br />
<br />
==Page 631==<br />
<br />
'''carb-caloric''' (from page 630)<br /><br />
Cranberry juice is higher in carbohydrates than other juices because of the larger amounts of sugar added to sweeten it, cranberries being less naturally sweet than, e.g., oranges or apples.<br />
<br />
'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''autolysis'''<br /><br />
perhaps used here in the sense of digestion, although the term actually refers to ''self-digestion'', the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I. literal P.'''<br /><br />
'''R'''ank '''H'''as '''I'''ts literal '''P'''riveleges (see '''R.H.I.P.''' on page 627)<br />
<br />
'''Tryna'''<br /><br />
i.e., trying to<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
<br />
==Page 632==<br />
<br />
'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
<br />
==Page 633==<br />
<br />
'''he thinks a manila folder's a Filipino contortionist'''<br /><br />
Manila being the capital of the Philippines<br />
<br />
'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The trick answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried." The obvious answer is Grant himself, and, in fact, he and his wife Julia are both entombed there. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb General Grant National Memorial] overlooks the Hudson River, in Riverside Park in Manhattan (New York).<br />
<br />
'''the one about what do Canadian girls put behind their ears to attract boys'''<br /><br />
Presumably a reference to this old riddle: Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more attractive? A: Her ankles.<br />
<br />
'''cubist'''<br /><br />
suggestive of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism Cubism], the early-20th-century avant-garde (''not'' après-garde) art movement<br />
<br />
'''Crohn's Disease'''<br /><br />
also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease regional enteritis], an inflammatory disease of the bowels<br />
<br />
==Page 634==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 261==<br />
<br />
'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
<br />
==Page 634 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''post-prandially'''<br /><br />
after eating a meal<br />
<br />
'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
<br />
'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
tending to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
an area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
<br />
==Page 635==<br />
<br />
'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
naive and childish<br />
<br />
'''patellar tendon'''<br /><br />
the tendon connecting the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shinbone)<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Buddy<br />
<br />
'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
<br />
'''contingent'''<br /><br />
group of people sharing a common trait within a larger group<br />
<br />
==Page 636==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Doryphoros.jpeg|thumb|right|''Doryphoros'']]<br />
<br />
'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
<br />
'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
<br />
'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
more commonly Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC most commonly known for his canonical sculpture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphoros ''Doryphoros''] (see right)<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
<br />
'''mottled'''<br /><br />
marked with irregular patches or smears of color<br />
<br />
==Page 637==<br />
<br />
'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''penitent'''<br /><br />
repentant<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
<br />
'''blither'''<br /><br />
more cheerful and irreverently indifferent<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
<br />
'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a Jewish sweet stew typically containing vegetables and dried fruits<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
<br />
'''Amway'''<br /><br />
the American-based international direct-sales [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway retailer]<br />
<br />
'''Pet-Rockish'''<br /><br />
inane, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock fad] phenomenon of the small stones marketed as live "pets," requiring care and feeding, in the silly '70s<br />
<br />
'''windfall'''<br /><br />
sudden or unexpected monetary gain<br />
<br />
=May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe discuss an obsession with ''M*A*S*H''=<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
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==Page 639==<br />
<br />
'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
<br />
'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
<br />
'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts on the scalp or face<br />
<br />
==Page 640==<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization<br />
<br />
'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
<br />
==Page 641==<br />
<br />
'''canned laughter'''<br /><br />
prerecorded laughter used on the soundtracks of some filmed comedies (which are not "filmed before a live studio audience"), but also a reminder of the incident involving the can of macadamia nuts (page 580)<br />
<br />
'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Brocken is a German mountain and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre brockengespenst] refers to the large shadow an observer on the mountain casts in a certain lighting. This is an allusion to a scene from Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel [http://www.badgerinternet.com/~bobkat/jestwiley2.html ''Gravity's Rainbow''.]<br />
<br />
==Page 642==<br />
<br />
'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 263==<br />
<br />
'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
<br />
==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: piercing or transfixing<br />
<br />
'''salience'''<br /><br />
pronounced feature<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
<br />
<i>'''Troy Record'''</i ><br /><br />
a tabloid-style daily newspaper for the city of Troy, NY<br />
<br />
'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
<br />
'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
Steeply is misremembering ''Larry'' Linville.<br />
<br />
'''c/o'''<br /><br />
care of, signifying an intermediary responsible for transporting the piece of mail to the final recipient's address<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
possibly implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
<br />
==Page 644==<br />
<br />
'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from United Nations member nations (in defense of South Korea from the invading North). The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo "rococo"].<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted; forecast<br />
<br />
==Page 645==<br />
<br />
'''tact'''<br /><br />
the sense of what to do to avoid offending or souring relations with someone<br />
<br />
'''explicated'''<br /><br />
analyzed and developed in detail<br />
<br />
'''do-goodnik'''<br /><br />
a play on no-goodnik, i.e., lowlife, presumably meaning do-gooder<br />
<br />
==Page 646==<br />
<br />
'''haggard'''<br /><br />
fatigued and unwell<br />
<br />
'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
<br />
'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
<br />
==Page 647==<br />
<br />
'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
<br />
'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to bone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
<br />
==Page 648==<br />
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=November 13th, YDAU - Kate Gompert & Geoffrey Day discuss It=<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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==Page 649==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else (i.e., an outlier)<br />
<br />
==Page 650==<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
<br />
'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with high honors<br />
<br />
==Page 651==<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
<br />
'''baud'''<br /><br />
a unit of one bit per second in data transmission<br />
<br />
'''couture'''<br /><br />
high-fashion women's clothing<br />
<br />
'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
<br />
'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
<br />
'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
kneeling to the ground on one knee, esp. to convey respect<br />
<br />
'''sub-rosa'''<br /><br />
secret<br />
<br />
''''spect-ops''''<br /><br />
Perhaps a play on the popularized military term 'spec-ops,' meaning 'special operation(s).' In this case probably meaning 'spectation opportunities'; I.e. opportunities TV be a spectator.<br />
<br />
'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking, i.e., blocking or retarding traffic by stopping to gape at the scene of an accident<br />
<br />
==Page 621==<br />
<br />
'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
<br />
'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
uncontrollably disposed to the use of profanity<br />
<br />
'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
<br />
'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
<br />
'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines, i.e., quack medicines<br />
<br />
'''Cultists in saffron with much percussion'''<br /><br />
members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement)] in their distinctive saffron-colored (orange) robes, likely carrying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam Mridangams] and tambourines<br />
<br />
'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays<br />
<br />
'''c.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''circa'', Latin for "around," used here in the sense of "approximately"<br />
<br />
'''mufflered'''<br /><br />
wearing scarves<br />
<br />
'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
<br />
'''The pond is perfectly round...'''<br /><br />
Two things wrong here, actually. There is no 'duck pond' in The Public Garden. There is a large lagoon on which the swan boats ply their trade, but it is irregular in shape. Make that three things as the lagoon is not drained in the fall. I suppose he could be referring to the 'frog pond' but that' in the neighboring Boston Common.<br />
<br />
==Page 622==<br />
'''phylogenic'''<br /><br />
From ''phylogeny'', the study of changes and developments in organisms' lineages. ''Phylogenetic'' is the more common adjectival form.<br />
<br />
'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''coccyx'''<br /><br />
tailbone<br />
<br />
'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''martial at ease'''<br /><br />
a military stance with feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
==Endnote 258==<br />
'''peasant skirt'''<br /><br />
a long, flowing skirt usually featuring bands of embroidery<br />
<br />
==Page 622 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
[[file:gregg.jpg|left]]Gregg is a phonetic shorthand writing system for stenographers, devised by John Robert Gregg and first published in 1888. The rights to Gregg shorthand were owned by the Gregg Publishing Company, founded in 1896. The Gregg company licensed pen manufacturers to produce pens to Gregg’s specifications and use the Gregg name; these pens are relatively thin and have very firm fine nibs. Some Gregg pens were fitted with an enameled Gregg emblem inlaid into the end of the cap, as shown at left on a Wahl pen from the late 1920s. [http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/G.htm here]. Read more about Gregg shorthand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Shorthand here] and Gregg pens [http://www.vintagepens.com/gregg_shorthand_discovery.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
<br />
==Page 623==<br />
<br />
'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''statues of ducklings in a row'''<br /><br />
Wallace is referring to an actual statue in Boston Public Garden shown [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Make_way_for_ducklings_statue.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
<br />
'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
<br />
'''lithe'''<br /><br />
slim and gracefully flexible<br />
<br />
'''...play a game with a small beanbaggy ball...'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacky_Sack hacky sack] (or "hackey sack")<br />
<br />
'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
weakened, also pertaining to the propagation of waves in telecommunications<br />
<br />
'''unmoored'''<br /><br />
opposite of the nautical term moored meaning fastened or secured in place (as in a boat)<br />
<br />
'''stupor'''<br /><br />
state of near-unconsciousness<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
equipment, e.g., clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or style of living<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus'''<br /><br />
a small chain of health-food stores that first opened in Brookline, MA, in 1975 and acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1992<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
<br />
'''chanting very softly 'Smoke''''<br /><br />
i.e., surreptitiously peddling marijuana<br />
<br />
'''undercapitalized'''<br /><br />
lacking sufficient funds to complete a business transaction<br />
<br />
==Page 624==<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
an upward current of warm air<br />
<br />
'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
semi-fluid partially digested food<br />
<br />
'''Mass Comm.'''<br /><br />
Mass Communications<br />
<br />
==Page 625==<br />
<br />
'''allay'''<br /><br />
put to rest<br />
<br />
'''triptych'''<br /><br />
three-fold<br />
<br />
'''micronized'''<br /><br />
reduced in particle size to only a few microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter<br />
<br />
'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Basilar'''<br /><br />
related to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull (as with the basilar artery); capitalization could suggest a fictitious branding, perhaps a competitor of Otis<br />
<br />
'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''copless'''<br /><br />
without policemen<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission, a former Massachusetts state agency that was responsible for maintenance of public parks and roads in the Metropolitan Boston area<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hacky sack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another (see "game with a small beanbaggy ball" on page 623)<br />
<br />
'''slaloms'''<br /><br />
moves around in a zigzagging fashion<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
a bumps on a ski slope formed by the repeated turns of skiers over the same path<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
sparkling<br />
<br />
==Page 626==<br />
<br />
'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM (automated teller machine)<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps of the kind often seen in snow on ski slopes<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
<br />
=November 11th, YDAU - Mealtime at ETA=<br />
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==Page 627==<br />
<br />
'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
<br />
'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
<br />
==Page 628==<br />
<br />
'''P.O.W.ish'''<br /><br />
greedily, in the manner of '''p'''risoners '''o'''f '''w'''ar<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''juris-prudential precepts'''<br /><br />
rulings from a court of law<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
<br />
'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
==Page 629==<br />
<br />
'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette (French: toilet water) is used mainly by women and is less concentrated than perfume, but more concentrated than eau de cologne, which is used more commonly by men<br />
<br />
'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
[[Image:Birkenstock sandals.jpg|thumb|right|Birkenstock sandals]]<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and shoes (see right)<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
refers here to small towers of the kind seen on medieval castles and other fortifications, often built with battlement crenels (notches) for use by defensive archers<br />
<br />
==Page 630==<br />
<br />
'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
<br />
'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate or nitre, an ingredient in gunpowder, it was (is) commonly believed to be used in food fed to prisoners and even military enlistees (or other predominantly male populations, such as boys' schools and Boy Scout troops) to curb libido; there is no evidence that it causes erectile dysfunction, but large amounts can have dangerous (poisonous) side effects<br />
<br />
'''regrout'''<br /><br />
replace the grout (construction material used to seal the gaps between tiles)<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
<br />
'''carminative'''<br /><br />
a herb mixture that prevents gastrointestinal pressure and gas<br />
<br />
==Page 631==<br />
<br />
'''carb-caloric''' (from page 630)<br /><br />
Cranberry juice is higher in carbohydrates than other juices because of the larger amounts of sugar added to sweeten it, cranberries being less naturally sweet than, e.g., oranges or apples.<br />
<br />
'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''autolysis'''<br /><br />
perhaps used here in the sense of digestion, although the term actually refers to ''self-digestion'', the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I. literal P.'''<br /><br />
'''R'''ank '''H'''as '''I'''ts literal '''P'''riveleges (see '''R.H.I.P.''' on page 627)<br />
<br />
'''Tryna'''<br /><br />
i.e., trying to<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
<br />
==Page 632==<br />
<br />
'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
<br />
==Page 633==<br />
<br />
'''he thinks a manila folder's a Filipino contortionist'''<br /><br />
Manila being the capital of the Philippines<br />
<br />
'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The trick answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried." The obvious answer is Grant himself, and, in fact, he and his wife Julia are both entombed there. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb General Grant National Memorial] overlooks the Hudson River, in Riverside Park in Manhattan (New York).<br />
<br />
'''the one about what do Canadian girls put behind their ears to attract boys'''<br /><br />
Presumably a reference to this old riddle: Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more attractive? A: Her ankles.<br />
<br />
'''cubist'''<br /><br />
suggestive of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism Cubism], the early-20th-century avant-garde (''not'' après-garde) art movement<br />
<br />
'''Crohn's Disease'''<br /><br />
also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease regional enteritis], an inflammatory disease of the bowels<br />
<br />
==Page 634==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 261==<br />
<br />
'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
<br />
==Page 634 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''post-prandially'''<br /><br />
after eating a meal<br />
<br />
'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
<br />
'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
tending to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
an area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
<br />
==Page 635==<br />
<br />
'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
naive and childish<br />
<br />
'''patellar tendon'''<br /><br />
the tendon connecting the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shinbone)<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Buddy<br />
<br />
'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
<br />
'''contingent'''<br /><br />
group of people sharing a common trait within a larger group<br />
<br />
==Page 636==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Doryphoros.jpeg|thumb|right|''Doryphoros'']]<br />
<br />
'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
<br />
'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
<br />
'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
more commonly Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC most commonly known for his canonical sculpture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphoros ''Doryphoros''] (see right)<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
<br />
'''mottled'''<br /><br />
marked with irregular patches or smears of color<br />
<br />
==Page 637==<br />
<br />
'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''penitent'''<br /><br />
repentant<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
<br />
'''blither'''<br /><br />
more cheerful and irreverently indifferent<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
<br />
'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a Jewish sweet stew typically containing vegetables and dried fruits<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
<br />
'''Amway'''<br /><br />
the American-based international direct-sales [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway retailer]<br />
<br />
'''Pet-Rockish'''<br /><br />
inane, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock fad] phenomenon of the small stones marketed as live "pets," requiring care and feeding, in the silly '70s<br />
<br />
'''windfall'''<br /><br />
sudden or unexpected monetary gain<br />
<br />
=May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe discuss an obsession with ''M*A*S*H''=<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
==Page 639==<br />
<br />
'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
<br />
'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
<br />
'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts on the scalp or face<br />
<br />
==Page 640==<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization<br />
<br />
'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
<br />
==Page 641==<br />
<br />
'''canned laughter'''<br /><br />
prerecorded laughter used on the soundtracks of some filmed comedies (which are not "filmed before a live studio audience"), but also a reminder of the incident involving the can of macadamia nuts (page 580)<br />
<br />
'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Brocken is a German mountain and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre brockengespenst] refers to the large shadow an observer on the mountain casts in a certain lighting. This is an allusion to a scene from Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel [http://www.badgerinternet.com/~bobkat/jestwiley2.html ''Gravity's Rainbow''.]<br />
<br />
==Page 642==<br />
<br />
'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 263==<br />
<br />
'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
<br />
==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: piercing or transfixing<br />
<br />
'''salience'''<br /><br />
pronounced feature<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
<br />
<i>'''Troy Record'''</i ><br /><br />
a tabloid-style daily newspaper for the city of Troy, NY<br />
<br />
'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
<br />
'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
Steeply is misremembering ''Larry'' Linville.<br />
<br />
'''c/o'''<br /><br />
care of, signifying an intermediary responsible for transporting the piece of mail to the final recipient's address<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
possibly implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
<br />
==Page 644==<br />
<br />
'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from United Nations member nations (in defense of South Korea from the invading North). The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo "rococo"].<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted; forecast<br />
<br />
==Page 645==<br />
<br />
'''tact'''<br /><br />
the sense of what to do to avoid offending or souring relations with someone<br />
<br />
'''explicated'''<br /><br />
analyzed and developed in detail<br />
<br />
'''do-goodnik'''<br /><br />
a play on no-goodnik, i.e., lowlife, presumably meaning do-gooder<br />
<br />
==Page 646==<br />
<br />
'''haggard'''<br /><br />
fatigued and unwell<br />
<br />
'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
<br />
'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
<br />
==Page 647==<br />
<br />
'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
<br />
'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to bone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
<br />
==Page 648==<br />
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=November 13th, YDAU - Kate Gompert & Geoffrey Day discuss It=<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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==Page 649==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else (i.e., an outlier)<br />
<br />
==Page 650==<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
<br />
'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with high honors<br />
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==Page 651==<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
<br />
'''baud'''<br /><br />
a unit of one bit per second in data transmission<br />
<br />
'''couture'''<br /><br />
high-fashion women's clothing<br />
<br />
'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
<br />
'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
<br />
'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
kneeling to the ground on one knee, esp. to convey respect<br />
<br />
'''sub-rosa'''<br /><br />
secret<br />
<br />
''''spect-ops''''<br /><br />
Perhaps a play on the popularized military term 'spec-ops,' meaning 'special operation(s).' In this case probably meaning 'spectation opportunities'; I.e. opportunities TV be a spectator.<br />
<br />
'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking, i.e., blocking or retarding traffic by stopping to gape at the scene of an accident<br />
<br />
==Page 621==<br />
<br />
'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
<br />
'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
uncontrollably disposed to the use of profanity<br />
<br />
'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
<br />
'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
<br />
'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines, i.e., quack medicines<br />
<br />
'''Cultists in saffron with much percussion'''<br /><br />
members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement)] in their distinctive saffron-colored (orange) robes, likely carrying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam Mridangams] and tambourines<br />
<br />
'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays<br />
<br />
'''c.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''circa'', Latin for "around," used here in the sense of "approximately"<br />
<br />
'''mufflered'''<br /><br />
wearing scarves<br />
<br />
'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
<br />
'''The pond is perfectly round...'''<br /><br />
Two things wrong here, actually. There is no 'duck pond' in The Public Garden. There is a large lagoon on which the swan boats ply their trade, but it is irregular in shape. Make that three things as the lagoon is not drained in the fall.<br />
<br />
==Page 622==<br />
'''phylogenic'''<br /><br />
From ''phylogeny'', the study of changes and developments in organisms' lineages. ''Phylogenetic'' is the more common adjectival form.<br />
<br />
'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''coccyx'''<br /><br />
tailbone<br />
<br />
'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''martial at ease'''<br /><br />
a military stance with feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
==Endnote 258==<br />
'''peasant skirt'''<br /><br />
a long, flowing skirt usually featuring bands of embroidery<br />
<br />
==Page 622 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
[[file:gregg.jpg|left]]Gregg is a phonetic shorthand writing system for stenographers, devised by John Robert Gregg and first published in 1888. The rights to Gregg shorthand were owned by the Gregg Publishing Company, founded in 1896. The Gregg company licensed pen manufacturers to produce pens to Gregg’s specifications and use the Gregg name; these pens are relatively thin and have very firm fine nibs. Some Gregg pens were fitted with an enameled Gregg emblem inlaid into the end of the cap, as shown at left on a Wahl pen from the late 1920s. [http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/G.htm here]. Read more about Gregg shorthand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Shorthand here] and Gregg pens [http://www.vintagepens.com/gregg_shorthand_discovery.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
<br />
==Page 623==<br />
<br />
'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''statues of ducklings in a row'''<br /><br />
Wallace is referring to an actual statue in Boston Public Garden shown [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Make_way_for_ducklings_statue.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
<br />
'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
<br />
'''lithe'''<br /><br />
slim and gracefully flexible<br />
<br />
'''...play a game with a small beanbaggy ball...'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacky_Sack hacky sack] (or "hackey sack")<br />
<br />
'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
weakened, also pertaining to the propagation of waves in telecommunications<br />
<br />
'''unmoored'''<br /><br />
opposite of the nautical term moored meaning fastened or secured in place (as in a boat)<br />
<br />
'''stupor'''<br /><br />
state of near-unconsciousness<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
equipment, e.g., clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or style of living<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus'''<br /><br />
a small chain of health-food stores that first opened in Brookline, MA, in 1975 and acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1992<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
<br />
'''chanting very softly 'Smoke''''<br /><br />
i.e., surreptitiously peddling marijuana<br />
<br />
'''undercapitalized'''<br /><br />
lacking sufficient funds to complete a business transaction<br />
<br />
==Page 624==<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
an upward current of warm air<br />
<br />
'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
semi-fluid partially digested food<br />
<br />
'''Mass Comm.'''<br /><br />
Mass Communications<br />
<br />
==Page 625==<br />
<br />
'''allay'''<br /><br />
put to rest<br />
<br />
'''triptych'''<br /><br />
three-fold<br />
<br />
'''micronized'''<br /><br />
reduced in particle size to only a few microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter<br />
<br />
'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Basilar'''<br /><br />
related to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull (as with the basilar artery); capitalization could suggest a fictitious branding, perhaps a competitor of Otis<br />
<br />
'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''copless'''<br /><br />
without policemen<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission, a former Massachusetts state agency that was responsible for maintenance of public parks and roads in the Metropolitan Boston area<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hacky sack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another (see "game with a small beanbaggy ball" on page 623)<br />
<br />
'''slaloms'''<br /><br />
moves around in a zigzagging fashion<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
a bumps on a ski slope formed by the repeated turns of skiers over the same path<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
sparkling<br />
<br />
==Page 626==<br />
<br />
'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM (automated teller machine)<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps of the kind often seen in snow on ski slopes<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
<br />
=November 11th, YDAU - Mealtime at ETA=<br />
<br />
==Page 627==<br />
<br />
'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
<br />
'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
<br />
==Page 628==<br />
<br />
'''P.O.W.ish'''<br /><br />
greedily, in the manner of '''p'''risoners '''o'''f '''w'''ar<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''juris-prudential precepts'''<br /><br />
rulings from a court of law<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
<br />
'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
==Page 629==<br />
<br />
'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette (French: toilet water) is used mainly by women and is less concentrated than perfume, but more concentrated than eau de cologne, which is used more commonly by men<br />
<br />
'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
[[Image:Birkenstock sandals.jpg|thumb|right|Birkenstock sandals]]<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and shoes (see right)<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
refers here to small towers of the kind seen on medieval castles and other fortifications, often built with battlement crenels (notches) for use by defensive archers<br />
<br />
==Page 630==<br />
<br />
'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
<br />
'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate or nitre, an ingredient in gunpowder, it was (is) commonly believed to be used in food fed to prisoners and even military enlistees (or other predominantly male populations, such as boys' schools and Boy Scout troops) to curb libido; there is no evidence that it causes erectile dysfunction, but large amounts can have dangerous (poisonous) side effects<br />
<br />
'''regrout'''<br /><br />
replace the grout (construction material used to seal the gaps between tiles)<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
<br />
'''carminative'''<br /><br />
a herb mixture that prevents gastrointestinal pressure and gas<br />
<br />
==Page 631==<br />
<br />
'''carb-caloric''' (from page 630)<br /><br />
Cranberry juice is higher in carbohydrates than other juices because of the larger amounts of sugar added to sweeten it, cranberries being less naturally sweet than, e.g., oranges or apples.<br />
<br />
'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''autolysis'''<br /><br />
perhaps used here in the sense of digestion, although the term actually refers to ''self-digestion'', the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I. literal P.'''<br /><br />
'''R'''ank '''H'''as '''I'''ts literal '''P'''riveleges (see '''R.H.I.P.''' on page 627)<br />
<br />
'''Tryna'''<br /><br />
i.e., trying to<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
<br />
==Page 632==<br />
<br />
'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
<br />
==Page 633==<br />
<br />
'''he thinks a manila folder's a Filipino contortionist'''<br /><br />
Manila being the capital of the Philippines<br />
<br />
'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The trick answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried." The obvious answer is Grant himself, and, in fact, he and his wife Julia are both entombed there. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb General Grant National Memorial] overlooks the Hudson River, in Riverside Park in Manhattan (New York).<br />
<br />
'''the one about what do Canadian girls put behind their ears to attract boys'''<br /><br />
Presumably a reference to this old riddle: Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more attractive? A: Her ankles.<br />
<br />
'''cubist'''<br /><br />
suggestive of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism Cubism], the early-20th-century avant-garde (''not'' après-garde) art movement<br />
<br />
'''Crohn's Disease'''<br /><br />
also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease regional enteritis], an inflammatory disease of the bowels<br />
<br />
==Page 634==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 261==<br />
<br />
'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
<br />
==Page 634 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''post-prandially'''<br /><br />
after eating a meal<br />
<br />
'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
<br />
'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
tending to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
an area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
<br />
==Page 635==<br />
<br />
'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
naive and childish<br />
<br />
'''patellar tendon'''<br /><br />
the tendon connecting the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shinbone)<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Buddy<br />
<br />
'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
<br />
'''contingent'''<br /><br />
group of people sharing a common trait within a larger group<br />
<br />
==Page 636==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Doryphoros.jpeg|thumb|right|''Doryphoros'']]<br />
<br />
'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
<br />
'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
<br />
'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
more commonly Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC most commonly known for his canonical sculpture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphoros ''Doryphoros''] (see right)<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
<br />
'''mottled'''<br /><br />
marked with irregular patches or smears of color<br />
<br />
==Page 637==<br />
<br />
'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''penitent'''<br /><br />
repentant<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
<br />
'''blither'''<br /><br />
more cheerful and irreverently indifferent<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
<br />
'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a Jewish sweet stew typically containing vegetables and dried fruits<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
<br />
'''Amway'''<br /><br />
the American-based international direct-sales [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway retailer]<br />
<br />
'''Pet-Rockish'''<br /><br />
inane, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock fad] phenomenon of the small stones marketed as live "pets," requiring care and feeding, in the silly '70s<br />
<br />
'''windfall'''<br /><br />
sudden or unexpected monetary gain<br />
<br />
=May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe discuss an obsession with ''M*A*S*H''=<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
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==Page 639==<br />
<br />
'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
<br />
'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
<br />
'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts on the scalp or face<br />
<br />
==Page 640==<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization<br />
<br />
'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
<br />
==Page 641==<br />
<br />
'''canned laughter'''<br /><br />
prerecorded laughter used on the soundtracks of some filmed comedies (which are not "filmed before a live studio audience"), but also a reminder of the incident involving the can of macadamia nuts (page 580)<br />
<br />
'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Brocken is a German mountain and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre brockengespenst] refers to the large shadow an observer on the mountain casts in a certain lighting. This is an allusion to a scene from Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel [http://www.badgerinternet.com/~bobkat/jestwiley2.html ''Gravity's Rainbow''.]<br />
<br />
==Page 642==<br />
<br />
'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 263==<br />
<br />
'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
<br />
==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: piercing or transfixing<br />
<br />
'''salience'''<br /><br />
pronounced feature<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
<br />
<i>'''Troy Record'''</i ><br /><br />
a tabloid-style daily newspaper for the city of Troy, NY<br />
<br />
'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
<br />
'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
Steeply is misremembering ''Larry'' Linville.<br />
<br />
'''c/o'''<br /><br />
care of, signifying an intermediary responsible for transporting the piece of mail to the final recipient's address<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
possibly implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
<br />
==Page 644==<br />
<br />
'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from United Nations member nations (in defense of South Korea from the invading North). The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo "rococo"].<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted; forecast<br />
<br />
==Page 645==<br />
<br />
'''tact'''<br /><br />
the sense of what to do to avoid offending or souring relations with someone<br />
<br />
'''explicated'''<br /><br />
analyzed and developed in detail<br />
<br />
'''do-goodnik'''<br /><br />
a play on no-goodnik, i.e., lowlife, presumably meaning do-gooder<br />
<br />
==Page 646==<br />
<br />
'''haggard'''<br /><br />
fatigued and unwell<br />
<br />
'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
<br />
'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
<br />
==Page 647==<br />
<br />
'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
<br />
'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to bone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
<br />
==Page 648==<br />
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=November 13th, YDAU - Kate Gompert & Geoffrey Day discuss It=<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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==Page 649==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else (i.e., an outlier)<br />
<br />
==Page 650==<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
<br />
'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with high honors<br />
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==Page 651==<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
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'''baud'''<br /><br />
a unit of one bit per second in data transmission<br />
<br />
'''couture'''<br /><br />
high-fashion women's clothing<br />
<br />
'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
<br />
'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
<br />
'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
kneeling to the ground on one knee, esp. to convey respect<br />
<br />
'''sub-rosa'''<br /><br />
secret<br />
<br />
''''spect-ops''''<br /><br />
Perhaps a play on the popularized military term 'spec-ops,' meaning 'special operation(s).' In this case probably meaning 'spectation opportunities'; I.e. opportunities TV be a spectator.<br />
<br />
'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking, i.e., blocking or retarding traffic by stopping to gape at the scene of an accident<br />
<br />
==Page 621==<br />
<br />
'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
<br />
'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
uncontrollably disposed to the use of profanity<br />
<br />
'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
<br />
'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
<br />
'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines, i.e., quack medicines<br />
<br />
'''Cultists in saffron with much percussion'''<br /><br />
members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement)] in their distinctive saffron-colored (orange) robes, likely carrying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam Mridangams] and tambourines<br />
<br />
'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays<br />
<br />
'''c.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''circa'', Latin for "around," used here in the sense of "approximately"<br />
<br />
'''mufflered'''<br /><br />
wearing scarves<br />
<br />
'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
<br />
==Page 622==<br />
'''phylogenic'''<br /><br />
From ''phylogeny'', the study of changes and developments in organisms' lineages. ''Phylogenetic'' is the more common adjectival form.<br />
<br />
'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''coccyx'''<br /><br />
tailbone<br />
<br />
'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''martial at ease'''<br /><br />
a military stance with feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
==Endnote 258==<br />
'''peasant skirt'''<br /><br />
a long, flowing skirt usually featuring bands of embroidery<br />
<br />
==Page 622 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
[[file:gregg.jpg|left]]Gregg is a phonetic shorthand writing system for stenographers, devised by John Robert Gregg and first published in 1888. The rights to Gregg shorthand were owned by the Gregg Publishing Company, founded in 1896. The Gregg company licensed pen manufacturers to produce pens to Gregg’s specifications and use the Gregg name; these pens are relatively thin and have very firm fine nibs. Some Gregg pens were fitted with an enameled Gregg emblem inlaid into the end of the cap, as shown at left on a Wahl pen from the late 1920s. [http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/G.htm here]. Read more about Gregg shorthand [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Shorthand here] and Gregg pens [http://www.vintagepens.com/gregg_shorthand_discovery.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
<br />
==Page 623==<br />
<br />
'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''statues of ducklings in a row'''<br /><br />
Wallace is referring to an actual statue in Boston Public Garden shown [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Make_way_for_ducklings_statue.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
<br />
'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
<br />
'''lithe'''<br /><br />
slim and gracefully flexible<br />
<br />
'''...play a game with a small beanbaggy ball...'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacky_Sack hacky sack] (or "hackey sack")<br />
<br />
'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
weakened, also pertaining to the propagation of waves in telecommunications<br />
<br />
'''unmoored'''<br /><br />
opposite of the nautical term moored meaning fastened or secured in place (as in a boat)<br />
<br />
'''stupor'''<br /><br />
state of near-unconsciousness<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
equipment, e.g., clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or style of living<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus'''<br /><br />
a small chain of health-food stores that first opened in Brookline, MA, in 1975 and acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1992<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
<br />
'''chanting very softly 'Smoke''''<br /><br />
i.e., surreptitiously peddling marijuana<br />
<br />
'''undercapitalized'''<br /><br />
lacking sufficient funds to complete a business transaction<br />
<br />
==Page 624==<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
an upward current of warm air<br />
<br />
'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
semi-fluid partially digested food<br />
<br />
'''Mass Comm.'''<br /><br />
Mass Communications<br />
<br />
==Page 625==<br />
<br />
'''allay'''<br /><br />
put to rest<br />
<br />
'''triptych'''<br /><br />
three-fold<br />
<br />
'''micronized'''<br /><br />
reduced in particle size to only a few microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter<br />
<br />
'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Basilar'''<br /><br />
related to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull (as with the basilar artery); capitalization could suggest a fictitious branding, perhaps a competitor of Otis<br />
<br />
'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''copless'''<br /><br />
without policemen<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission, a former Massachusetts state agency that was responsible for maintenance of public parks and roads in the Metropolitan Boston area<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hacky sack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another (see "game with a small beanbaggy ball" on page 623)<br />
<br />
'''slaloms'''<br /><br />
moves around in a zigzagging fashion<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
a bumps on a ski slope formed by the repeated turns of skiers over the same path<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
sparkling<br />
<br />
==Page 626==<br />
<br />
'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM (automated teller machine)<br />
<br />
'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps of the kind often seen in snow on ski slopes<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
<br />
=November 11th, YDAU - Mealtime at ETA=<br />
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==Page 627==<br />
<br />
'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
<br />
'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
<br />
==Page 628==<br />
<br />
'''P.O.W.ish'''<br /><br />
greedily, in the manner of '''p'''risoners '''o'''f '''w'''ar<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''juris-prudential precepts'''<br /><br />
rulings from a court of law<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
<br />
'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
==Page 629==<br />
<br />
'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette (French: toilet water) is used mainly by women and is less concentrated than perfume, but more concentrated than eau de cologne, which is used more commonly by men<br />
<br />
'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
[[Image:Birkenstock sandals.jpg|thumb|right|Birkenstock sandals]]<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and shoes (see right)<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
refers here to small towers of the kind seen on medieval castles and other fortifications, often built with battlement crenels (notches) for use by defensive archers<br />
<br />
==Page 630==<br />
<br />
'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
<br />
'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate or nitre, an ingredient in gunpowder, it was (is) commonly believed to be used in food fed to prisoners and even military enlistees (or other predominantly male populations, such as boys' schools and Boy Scout troops) to curb libido; there is no evidence that it causes erectile dysfunction, but large amounts can have dangerous (poisonous) side effects<br />
<br />
'''regrout'''<br /><br />
replace the grout (construction material used to seal the gaps between tiles)<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
<br />
'''carminative'''<br /><br />
a herb mixture that prevents gastrointestinal pressure and gas<br />
<br />
==Page 631==<br />
<br />
'''carb-caloric''' (from page 630)<br /><br />
Cranberry juice is higher in carbohydrates than other juices because of the larger amounts of sugar added to sweeten it, cranberries being less naturally sweet than, e.g., oranges or apples.<br />
<br />
'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''autolysis'''<br /><br />
perhaps used here in the sense of digestion, although the term actually refers to ''self-digestion'', the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I. literal P.'''<br /><br />
'''R'''ank '''H'''as '''I'''ts literal '''P'''riveleges (see '''R.H.I.P.''' on page 627)<br />
<br />
'''Tryna'''<br /><br />
i.e., trying to<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
<br />
==Page 632==<br />
<br />
'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
<br />
==Page 633==<br />
<br />
'''he thinks a manila folder's a Filipino contortionist'''<br /><br />
Manila being the capital of the Philippines<br />
<br />
'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The trick answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried." The obvious answer is Grant himself, and, in fact, he and his wife Julia are both entombed there. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb General Grant National Memorial] overlooks the Hudson River, in Riverside Park in Manhattan (New York).<br />
<br />
'''the one about what do Canadian girls put behind their ears to attract boys'''<br /><br />
Presumably a reference to this old riddle: Q: What does a blonde put behind her ears to make her more attractive? A: Her ankles.<br />
<br />
'''cubist'''<br /><br />
suggestive of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism Cubism], the early-20th-century avant-garde (''not'' après-garde) art movement<br />
<br />
'''Crohn's Disease'''<br /><br />
also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease regional enteritis], an inflammatory disease of the bowels<br />
<br />
==Page 634==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 261==<br />
<br />
'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
<br />
==Page 634 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''post-prandially'''<br /><br />
after eating a meal<br />
<br />
'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
<br />
'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
tending to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
an area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
<br />
==Page 635==<br />
<br />
'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
naive and childish<br />
<br />
'''patellar tendon'''<br /><br />
the tendon connecting the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shinbone)<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Buddy<br />
<br />
'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
<br />
'''contingent'''<br /><br />
group of people sharing a common trait within a larger group<br />
<br />
==Page 636==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Doryphoros.jpeg|thumb|right|''Doryphoros'']]<br />
<br />
'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
<br />
'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
<br />
'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
more commonly Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC most commonly known for his canonical sculpture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphoros ''Doryphoros''] (see right)<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
<br />
'''mottled'''<br /><br />
marked with irregular patches or smears of color<br />
<br />
==Page 637==<br />
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'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''penitent'''<br /><br />
repentant<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
<br />
'''blither'''<br /><br />
more cheerful and irreverently indifferent<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
<br />
'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
<br />
'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a Jewish sweet stew typically containing vegetables and dried fruits<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
<br />
'''Amway'''<br /><br />
the American-based international direct-sales [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway retailer]<br />
<br />
'''Pet-Rockish'''<br /><br />
inane, like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock fad] phenomenon of the small stones marketed as live "pets," requiring care and feeding, in the silly '70s<br />
<br />
'''windfall'''<br /><br />
sudden or unexpected monetary gain<br />
<br />
=May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe discuss an obsession with ''M*A*S*H''=<br />
<br />
==Page 638==<br />
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==Page 639==<br />
<br />
'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
<br />
'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
<br />
'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts on the scalp or face<br />
<br />
==Page 640==<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization<br />
<br />
'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
<br />
==Page 641==<br />
<br />
'''canned laughter'''<br /><br />
prerecorded laughter used on the soundtracks of some filmed comedies (which are not "filmed before a live studio audience"), but also a reminder of the incident involving the can of macadamia nuts (page 580)<br />
<br />
'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Brocken is a German mountain and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre brockengespenst] refers to the large shadow an observer on the mountain casts in a certain lighting. This is an allusion to a scene from Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel [http://www.badgerinternet.com/~bobkat/jestwiley2.html ''Gravity's Rainbow''.]<br />
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==Page 642==<br />
<br />
'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 263==<br />
<br />
'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
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==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: piercing or transfixing<br />
<br />
'''salience'''<br /><br />
pronounced feature<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
<br />
<i>'''Troy Record'''</i ><br /><br />
a tabloid-style daily newspaper for the city of Troy, NY<br />
<br />
'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
<br />
'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
Steeply is misremembering ''Larry'' Linville.<br />
<br />
'''c/o'''<br /><br />
care of, signifying an intermediary responsible for transporting the piece of mail to the final recipient's address<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
possibly implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
<br />
==Page 644==<br />
<br />
'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from United Nations member nations (in defense of South Korea from the invading North). The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo "rococo"].<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted; forecast<br />
<br />
==Page 645==<br />
<br />
'''tact'''<br /><br />
the sense of what to do to avoid offending or souring relations with someone<br />
<br />
'''explicated'''<br /><br />
analyzed and developed in detail<br />
<br />
'''do-goodnik'''<br /><br />
a play on no-goodnik, i.e., lowlife, presumably meaning do-gooder<br />
<br />
==Page 646==<br />
<br />
'''haggard'''<br /><br />
fatigued and unwell<br />
<br />
'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
<br />
'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
<br />
==Page 647==<br />
<br />
'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
<br />
'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to bone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
<br />
==Page 648==<br />
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=November 13th, YDAU - Kate Gompert & Geoffrey Day discuss It=<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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==Page 649==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else (i.e., an outlier)<br />
<br />
==Page 650==<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
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'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with high honors<br />
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==Page 651==<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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=November 11th, YDAU - Snippets from Gately's informal-interface moments=<br />
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==Page 563==<br />
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==Page 564==<br />
<br />
'''cheese-nibbler'''<br /><br />
i.e., a rat<br />
<br />
'''skittery'''<br /><br />
shy or coy<br />
<br />
==Page 565==<br />
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'''nomonous'''<br /><br />
i.e., anonymous<br />
<br />
=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=<br />
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==Page 565==<br />
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'''Sky Harbor'''<br /><br />
the airport serving Phoenix<br />
<br />
'''I-17/-10'''<br /><br />
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 234==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]<br />
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==Page 566==<br />
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'''languor'''<br /><br />
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation<br />
<br />
'''propitiate'''<br /><br />
to win or reclaim favor with<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
'''Dural edema'''<br /><br />
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid<br />
<br />
==Page 568==<br />
<br />
'''perforce'''<br /><br />
by force of circumstance<br />
<br />
==Page 569==<br />
<br />
'''in toto'''<br /><br />
Latin: completely<br />
<br />
'''nubbin'''<br /><br />
a small lump<br />
<br />
'''insurmagulate'''<br /><br />
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."<br />
<br />
'''micturate'''<br /><br />
urinate<br />
<br />
==Page 570==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br /><br />
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school<br />
<br />
'''avail'''<br /><br />
advantage, use, efficacy<br />
<br />
'''"...part the veil of Maya.."'''<br /><br />
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) Maya]. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained<br />
<br />
'''presaging'''<br /><br />
an indication or warning of a future occurrence<br />
<br />
==Page 571==<br />
<br />
'''hot'''<br /><br />
i.e., radioactive<br />
<br />
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br /><br />
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''Heavy Water''' <br /><br />
<br />
water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''zirconium'''<br /><br />
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr<br />
<br />
'''Da'''<br /><br />
a common Irish nickname for one's father<br />
<br />
'''cuc—'''<br /><br />
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''coprolite'''<br /><br />
fossilized dung<br />
<br />
'''A.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Atomic Energy Commission<br />
<br />
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br /><br />
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body<br />
<br />
'''anathematic'''<br /><br />
likely to be greatly hated<br />
<br />
==Endnote 238==<br />
<br />
'''meta-disease'''<br /><br />
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''''Jawohl'''''<br /><br />
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way<br />
<br />
==Page 573==<br />
<br />
'''sterabolic anoids'''<br /><br />
i.e., anabolic steroids<br />
<br />
'''rapacial'''<br /><br />
i.e., rapacious<br />
<br />
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br /><br />
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)<br />
<br />
'''decelerated'''<br /><br />
slowed down<br />
<br />
'''jacklights'''<br /><br />
backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br /><br />
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."<br />
<br />
'''Eliotical'''<br /><br />
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of ''The Waste Land''<br />
<br />
'''repose'''<br /><br />
rest<br />
<br />
=Orin Realizes Something=<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''Junoesque'''<br /><br />
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''Rt. 85'''<br /><br />
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.<br />
<br />
=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''rhynophemic'''<br /><br />
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''"...like a seahorse..."'''<br /><br />
Seahorses actually have two eyes.<br />
<br />
'''G.E.D.'''<br /><br />
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 239==<br />
<br />
'''N<sub>2</sub>O'''<br /><br />
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas<br />
<br />
'''thiopental sodium'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiopental_sodium sodium pentothal], a powerful general anesthetic<br />
<br />
==Page 575 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''mumus'''<br /><br />
the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress<br />
<br />
'''brocade'''<br /><br />
fabric woven with an elaborate design<br />
<br />
'''hove'''<br /><br />
past tense of "heave"<br />
<br />
==Page 576==<br />
<br />
'''infernous'''<br /><br />
Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal" <br />
<br />
'''striated'''<br /><br />
striped<br />
<br />
'''ensconce'''<br /><br />
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably<br />
<br />
'''ordinational'''<br /><br />
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number<br />
<br />
'''Governor Claprood'''<br /><br />
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.<br />
<br />
'''jounce'''<br /><br />
to move joltingly up and down<br />
<br />
'''recesstacle'''<br /><br />
apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"<br />
<br />
'''sojourn'''<br /><br />
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period<br />
<br />
'''derisive'''<br /><br />
intended to offend or insult<br />
<br />
'''excretate'''<br /><br />
i.e., extricate<br />
<br />
'''plaintiffly'''<br /><br />
Lenz means "plaintively."<br />
<br />
'''Dukakis'''<br /><br />
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.<br />
<br />
'''18th-Circus'''<br /><br />
That should be "18th Circuit."<br />
<br />
==Page 577==<br />
<br />
'''1.5-meter'''<br /><br />
about 4.9 feet<br />
<br />
'''Hapless to administer'''<br /><br />
Helpless?<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Mondrian'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.<br />
<br />
'''defiles'''<br /><br />
narrow passageways<br />
<br />
'''blaze-trailing'''<br /><br />
trailblazing<br />
<br />
'''eyeshot'''<br /><br />
Visual play on 'earshot'<br />
<br />
'''5/4'''<br /><br />
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c. <br />
<br />
''''shine'''<br /><br />
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
probably used here in the sense of a dense gas<br />
<br />
'''zithery'''<br /><br />
provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument<br />
<br />
'''rimed'''<br /><br />
covered with frost<br />
<br />
'''kalpacs'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians<br />
<br />
'''iridescent'''<br /><br />
displaying all the colors of the rainbow<br />
<br />
'''Y.C.A.'''<br /><br />
Youth Corrections Act<br />
<br />
'''distorting a testament'''<br /><br />
modifying a will<br />
<br />
'''patissiers'''<br /><br />
French: pastry chefs<br />
<br />
==Page 578==<br />
<br />
'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br /><br />
i.e., "brothah"<br />
<br />
'''lume'''<br /><br />
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials<br />
<br />
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br /><br />
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right<br />
<br />
[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
crudely colorful<br />
<br />
==Page 579==<br />
<br />
'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br /><br />
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]<br />
<br />
'''entomological icecubes'''<br /><br />
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside<br />
<br />
'''sedentary'''<br /><br />
involving much sitting<br />
<br />
'''bosun'''<br /><br />
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]<br />
<br />
'''doting'''<br /><br />
adoring<br />
<br />
'''Falstaff'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005<br />
<br />
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br /><br />
In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.<br />
<br />
'''suet'''<br /><br />
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking<br />
<br />
'''Gummi Bears'''<br /><br />
a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_bear candy] originating in Germany<br />
<br />
==Page 580==<br />
<br />
'''ejaculatory'''<br /><br />
casting or throwing out<br />
<br />
'''cardiac'''<br /><br />
i.e., a heart attack<br />
<br />
'''cyanotic'''<br /><br />
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''opaque'''<br /><br />
cloudy; not allowing light through<br />
<br />
'''scourged'''<br /><br />
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip<br />
<br />
'''brambled'''<br /><br />
beaten with thorns<br />
<br />
==Page 581==<br />
<br />
'''tetryl'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl explosive] used to make detonators<br />
<br />
'''V.F.W.'''<br /><br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars<br />
<br />
'''Rotarians'''<br /><br />
members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club Rotary International]<br />
<br />
'''Shriners'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine]<br />
<br />
'''W. Miller'''<br /><br />
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.<br />
<br />
'''tracts'''<br /><br />
religious pamphlets<br />
<br />
'''anti-Capital activists'''<br /><br />
I.e., against the death penalty<br />
<br />
'''Defarge'''<br /><br />
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.<br />
<br />
'''roiling'''<br /><br />
in a state of turbulence or agitation<br />
<br />
[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]<br />
<br />
'''fezzes'''<br /><br />
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right); worn by Shriners<br />
<br />
'''O.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Ohio Department of Corrections<br />
<br />
'''igneous'''<br /><br />
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities<br />
<br />
'''blue neon'''<br /><br />
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").<br />
<br />
'''sump'''<br /><br />
cesspool<br />
<br />
==Page 582==<br />
<br />
'''warbly'''<br /><br />
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering<br />
<br />
'''acclivity'''<br /><br />
an upward slope<br />
<br />
'''languid'''<br /><br />
lacking spirit or energy<br />
<br />
'''dogleg'''<br /><br />
a route that turns at a sharp angle<br />
<br />
'''psoriatic'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling<br />
<br />
'''eclectic'''<br /><br />
originating from a diverse variety of sources<br />
<br />
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br /><br />
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"<br />
<br />
==Endnote 241==<br />
<br />
'''passé'''<br /><br />
out of style<br />
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==Page 583==<br />
<br />
'''midbrain'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain mesencephalon]<br />
<br />
'''intaglioed'''<br /><br />
engraved<br />
<br />
'''disincentive'''<br /><br />
a deterrent<br />
<br />
'''War of the Welles'''<br /><br />
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker<br />
<br />
'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br /><br />
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]<br />
<br />
'''Don Ho'''<br /><br />
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
'''Sol Hoopi Players'''<br /><br />
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]<br />
<br />
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br /><br />
see right<br />
<br />
'''dormer'''<br /><br />
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof<br />
<br />
'''JBL'''<br /><br />
an [http://www.jbl.com/ audio wares company]<br />
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==Page 584==<br />
<br />
'''skulk'''<br /><br />
to move about secretively<br />
<br />
'''Shetland'''<br /><br />
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is<br />
<br />
'''towheaded'''<br /><br />
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair<br />
<br />
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br /><br />
a superlative pun on ''noblesse oblige'', the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate<br />
<br />
'''undulate'''<br /><br />
to move like waves<br />
<br />
'''Hawaii Five-O'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ television series] than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s<br />
<br />
==Page 585==<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
cause of a disease or condition<br />
<br />
'''Southern Comfort'''<br /><br />
an orange-flavored whiskey<br />
<br />
'''anomic'''<br /><br />
absence of the social, cultural, or ethical standards typical in a given individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic")<br />
<br />
'''no-load funds'''<br /><br />
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge<br />
<br />
'''dustruffle'''<br /><br />
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed<br />
<br />
'''andante'''<br /><br />
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo<br />
<br />
==Page 586==<br />
<br />
'''''Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love'''''<br /><br />
This doesn't appear to be a real record.<br />
<br />
'''lalations'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk<br />
<br />
'''Day-Glo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics<br />
<br />
'''Geiger counter'''<br /><br />
a machine used to measure radioactivity<br />
<br />
''''My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady''''<br /><br />
Nor does this appear to be a real song.<br />
<br />
'''p.m.'''<br /><br />
per minute<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''Canadian'''<br /><br />
i.e., in French<br />
<br />
'''Montego'''<br /><br />
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]<br />
<br />
'''cammed'''<br /><br />
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized<br />
<br />
'''slingshot dragster'''<br /><br />
a type of classic drag racing car pictured <br />
[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]<br />
<br />
==Page 587==<br />
<br />
'''swarthy'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Molson'''<br /><br />
a Canadian brand of beer<br />
<br />
'''coheres'''<br /><br />
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent<br />
<br />
'''scruff'''<br /><br />
nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''32-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 70 lbs<br />
<br />
'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br /><br />
miniature ice cubes<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''aphasia'''<br /><br />
speechlessness<br />
<br />
'''jabber'''<br /><br />
to talk rapidly<br />
<br />
''''Dyu!''''<br /><br />
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"<br />
<br />
'''tailback'''<br /><br />
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
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'''180s'''<br /><br />
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º<br />
<br />
'''lee'''<br /><br />
away from the wind<br />
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=November 11th, YDAU - Snippets from Gately's informal-interface moments=<br />
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==Page 563==<br />
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==Page 564==<br />
<br />
'''cheese-nibbler'''<br /><br />
i.e., a rat<br />
<br />
'''skittery'''<br /><br />
shy or coy<br />
<br />
==Page 565==<br />
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'''nomonous'''<br /><br />
i.e., anonymous<br />
<br />
=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=<br />
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==Page 565==<br />
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'''Sky Harbor'''<br /><br />
the airport serving Phoenix<br />
<br />
'''I-17/-10'''<br /><br />
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 234==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]<br />
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==Page 566==<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation<br />
<br />
'''propitiate'''<br /><br />
to win or reclaim favor with<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
'''Dural edema'''<br /><br />
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid<br />
<br />
==Page 568==<br />
<br />
'''perforce'''<br /><br />
by force of circumstance<br />
<br />
==Page 569==<br />
<br />
'''in toto'''<br /><br />
Latin: completely<br />
<br />
'''nubbin'''<br /><br />
a small lump<br />
<br />
'''insurmagulate'''<br /><br />
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."<br />
<br />
'''micturate'''<br /><br />
urinate<br />
<br />
==Page 570==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br /><br />
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school<br />
<br />
'''avail'''<br /><br />
advantage, use, efficacy<br />
<br />
'''"...part the veil of Maya.."'''<br /><br />
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) Maya]. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained<br />
<br />
'''presaging'''<br /><br />
an indication or warning of a future occurrence<br />
<br />
==Page 571==<br />
<br />
'''hot'''<br /><br />
i.e., radioactive<br />
<br />
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br /><br />
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''Heavy Water''' <br /><br />
<br />
water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''zirconium'''<br /><br />
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr<br />
<br />
'''Da'''<br /><br />
a common Irish nickname for one's father<br />
<br />
'''cuc—'''<br /><br />
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''coprolite'''<br /><br />
fossilized dung<br />
<br />
'''A.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Atomic Energy Commission<br />
<br />
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br /><br />
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body<br />
<br />
'''anathematic'''<br /><br />
likely to be greatly hated<br />
<br />
==Endnote 238==<br />
<br />
'''meta-disease'''<br /><br />
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''''Jawohl'''''<br /><br />
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way<br />
<br />
==Page 573==<br />
<br />
'''sterabolic anoids'''<br /><br />
i.e., anabolic steroids<br />
<br />
'''rapacial'''<br /><br />
i.e., rapacious<br />
<br />
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br /><br />
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)<br />
<br />
'''decelerated'''<br /><br />
slowed down<br />
<br />
'''jacklights'''<br /><br />
backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br /><br />
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."<br />
<br />
'''Eliotical'''<br /><br />
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of ''The Waste Land''<br />
<br />
'''repose'''<br /><br />
rest<br />
<br />
=Orin Realizes Something=<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''Junoesque'''<br /><br />
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''Rt. 85'''<br /><br />
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.<br />
<br />
=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''rhynophemic'''<br /><br />
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''"...like a seahorse..."'''<br /><br />
Seahorses actually have two eyes.<br />
<br />
'''G.E.D.'''<br /><br />
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 239==<br />
<br />
'''N<sub>2</sub>O'''<br /><br />
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas<br />
<br />
'''thiopental sodium'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiopental_sodium sodium pentothal], a powerful general anesthetic<br />
<br />
==Page 575 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''mumus'''<br /><br />
the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress<br />
<br />
'''brocade'''<br /><br />
fabric woven with an elaborate design<br />
<br />
'''hove'''<br /><br />
past tense of "heave"<br />
<br />
==Page 576==<br />
<br />
'''infernous'''<br /><br />
Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal" <br />
<br />
'''striated'''<br /><br />
striped<br />
<br />
'''ensconce'''<br /><br />
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably<br />
<br />
'''ordinational'''<br /><br />
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number<br />
<br />
'''Governor Claprood'''<br /><br />
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.<br />
<br />
'''jounce'''<br /><br />
to move joltingly up and down<br />
<br />
'''recesstacle'''<br /><br />
apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"<br />
<br />
'''sojourn'''<br /><br />
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period<br />
<br />
'''derisive'''<br /><br />
intended to offend or insult<br />
<br />
'''excretate'''<br /><br />
i.e., extricate<br />
<br />
'''plaintiffly'''<br /><br />
Lenz means "plaintively."<br />
<br />
'''Dukakis'''<br /><br />
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.<br />
<br />
'''18th-Circus'''<br /><br />
That should be "18th Circuit."<br />
<br />
==Page 577==<br />
<br />
'''1.5-meter'''<br /><br />
about 4.9 feet<br />
<br />
'''Hapless to administer'''<br /><br />
Helpless?<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Mondrian'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.<br />
<br />
'''defiles'''<br /><br />
narrow passageways<br />
<br />
'''blaze-trailing'''<br /><br />
trailblazing<br />
<br />
'''eyeshot'''<br /><br />
Visual play on 'earshot'<br />
<br />
'''5/4'''<br /><br />
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c. <br />
<br />
''''shine'''<br /><br />
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
probably used here in the sense of a dense gas<br />
<br />
'''zithery'''<br /><br />
provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument<br />
<br />
'''rimed'''<br /><br />
covered with frost<br />
<br />
'''kalpacs'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians<br />
<br />
'''iridescent'''<br /><br />
displaying all the colors of the rainbow<br />
<br />
'''Y.C.A.'''<br /><br />
Youth Corrections Act<br />
<br />
'''distorting a testament'''<br /><br />
modifying a will<br />
<br />
'''patissiers'''<br /><br />
French: pastry chefs<br />
<br />
==Page 578==<br />
<br />
'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br /><br />
i.e., "brothah"<br />
<br />
'''lume'''<br /><br />
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials<br />
<br />
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br /><br />
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right<br />
<br />
[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
crudely colorful<br />
<br />
==Page 579==<br />
<br />
'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br /><br />
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]<br />
<br />
'''entomological icecubes'''<br /><br />
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside<br />
<br />
'''sedentary'''<br /><br />
involving much sitting<br />
<br />
'''bosun'''<br /><br />
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]<br />
<br />
'''doting'''<br /><br />
adoring<br />
<br />
'''Falstaff'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005<br />
<br />
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br /><br />
In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.<br />
<br />
'''suet'''<br /><br />
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking<br />
<br />
'''Gummi Bears'''<br /><br />
a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_bear candy] originating in Germany<br />
<br />
==Page 580==<br />
<br />
'''ejaculatory'''<br /><br />
casting or throwing out<br />
<br />
'''cardiac'''<br /><br />
i.e., a heart attack<br />
<br />
'''cyanotic'''<br /><br />
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''opaque'''<br /><br />
cloudy; not allowing light through<br />
<br />
'''scourged'''<br /><br />
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip<br />
<br />
'''brambled'''<br /><br />
beaten with thorns<br />
<br />
==Page 581==<br />
<br />
'''tetryl'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl explosive] used to make detonators<br />
<br />
'''V.F.W.'''<br /><br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars<br />
<br />
'''Rotarians'''<br /><br />
members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club Rotary International]<br />
<br />
'''Shriners'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine]<br />
<br />
'''W. Miller'''<br /><br />
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.<br />
<br />
'''tracts'''<br /><br />
religious pamphlets<br />
<br />
'''anti-Capital activists'''<br /><br />
I.e., against the death penalty<br />
<br />
'''Defarge'''<br /><br />
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.<br />
<br />
'''roiling'''<br /><br />
in a state of turbulence or agitation<br />
<br />
[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]<br />
<br />
'''fezzes'''<br /><br />
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right)<br />
<br />
'''O.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Ohio Department of Corrections<br />
<br />
'''igneous'''<br /><br />
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities<br />
<br />
'''blue neon'''<br /><br />
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").<br />
<br />
'''sump'''<br /><br />
cesspool<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''warbly'''<br /><br />
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering<br />
<br />
'''acclivity'''<br /><br />
an upward slope<br />
<br />
'''languid'''<br /><br />
lacking spirit or energy<br />
<br />
'''dogleg'''<br /><br />
a route that turns at a sharp angle<br />
<br />
'''psoriatic'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling<br />
<br />
'''eclectic'''<br /><br />
originating from a diverse variety of sources<br />
<br />
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br /><br />
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"<br />
<br />
==Endnote 241==<br />
<br />
'''passé'''<br /><br />
out of style<br />
<br />
==Page 583==<br />
<br />
'''midbrain'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain mesencephalon]<br />
<br />
'''intaglioed'''<br /><br />
engraved<br />
<br />
'''disincentive'''<br /><br />
a deterrent<br />
<br />
'''War of the Welles'''<br /><br />
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker<br />
<br />
'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br /><br />
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]<br />
<br />
'''Don Ho'''<br /><br />
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
'''Sol Hoopi Players'''<br /><br />
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]<br />
<br />
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br /><br />
see right<br />
<br />
'''dormer'''<br /><br />
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof<br />
<br />
'''JBL'''<br /><br />
an [http://www.jbl.com/ audio wares company]<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''skulk'''<br /><br />
to move about secretively<br />
<br />
'''Shetland'''<br /><br />
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is<br />
<br />
'''towheaded'''<br /><br />
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair<br />
<br />
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br /><br />
a superlative pun on ''noblesse oblige'', the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate<br />
<br />
'''undulate'''<br /><br />
to move like waves<br />
<br />
'''Hawaii Five-O'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ television series] than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s<br />
<br />
==Page 585==<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
cause of a disease or condition<br />
<br />
'''Southern Comfort'''<br /><br />
an orange-flavored whiskey<br />
<br />
'''anomic'''<br /><br />
absence of the social, cultural, or ethical standards typical in a given individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic")<br />
<br />
'''no-load funds'''<br /><br />
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge<br />
<br />
'''dustruffle'''<br /><br />
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed<br />
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'''andante'''<br /><br />
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo<br />
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'''''Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love'''''<br /><br />
This doesn't appear to be a real record.<br />
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'''lalations'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk<br />
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'''Day-Glo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics<br />
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'''Geiger counter'''<br /><br />
a machine used to measure radioactivity<br />
<br />
''''My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady''''<br /><br />
Nor does this appear to be a real song.<br />
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'''p.m.'''<br /><br />
per minute<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''Canadian'''<br /><br />
i.e., in French<br />
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'''Montego'''<br /><br />
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]<br />
<br />
'''cammed'''<br /><br />
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized<br />
<br />
'''slingshot dragster'''<br /><br />
a type of classic drag racing car pictured <br />
[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]<br />
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'''swarthy'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
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'''Molson'''<br /><br />
a Canadian brand of beer<br />
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'''coheres'''<br /><br />
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent<br />
<br />
'''scruff'''<br /><br />
nape of the neck<br />
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'''32-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 70 lbs<br />
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'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br /><br />
miniature ice cubes<br />
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'''aphasia'''<br /><br />
speechlessness<br />
<br />
'''jabber'''<br /><br />
to talk rapidly<br />
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''''Dyu!''''<br /><br />
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"<br />
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'''tailback'''<br /><br />
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
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'''180s'''<br /><br />
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º<br />
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'''lee'''<br /><br />
away from the wind<br />
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'''cheese-nibbler'''<br /><br />
i.e., a rat<br />
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'''skittery'''<br /><br />
shy or coy<br />
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'''nomonous'''<br /><br />
i.e., anonymous<br />
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=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=<br />
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'''Sky Harbor'''<br /><br />
the airport serving Phoenix<br />
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'''I-17/-10'''<br /><br />
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.<br />
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==Endnote 234==<br />
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[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]<br />
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'''languor'''<br /><br />
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation<br />
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'''propitiate'''<br /><br />
to win or reclaim favor with<br />
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=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=<br />
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==Page 567==<br />
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'''Dural edema'''<br /><br />
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid<br />
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==Page 568==<br />
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'''perforce'''<br /><br />
by force of circumstance<br />
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'''in toto'''<br /><br />
Latin: completely<br />
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'''nubbin'''<br /><br />
a small lump<br />
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'''insurmagulate'''<br /><br />
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."<br />
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'''micturate'''<br /><br />
urinate<br />
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==Page 570==<br />
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<br />
'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br /><br />
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school<br />
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'''avail'''<br /><br />
advantage, use, efficacy<br />
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'''"...part the veil of Maya.."'''<br /><br />
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) Maya]. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained<br />
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'''presaging'''<br /><br />
an indication or warning of a future occurrence<br />
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==Page 571==<br />
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'''hot'''<br /><br />
i.e., radioactive<br />
<br />
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br /><br />
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors<br />
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'''Heavy Water''' <br /><br />
<br />
water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors<br />
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'''zirconium'''<br /><br />
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr<br />
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'''Da'''<br /><br />
a common Irish nickname for one's father<br />
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'''cuc—'''<br /><br />
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."<br />
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==Page 572==<br />
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'''coprolite'''<br /><br />
fossilized dung<br />
<br />
'''A.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Atomic Energy Commission<br />
<br />
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br /><br />
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body<br />
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'''anathematic'''<br /><br />
likely to be greatly hated<br />
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==Endnote 238==<br />
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'''meta-disease'''<br /><br />
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases<br />
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==Page 572==<br />
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'''''Jawohl'''''<br /><br />
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way<br />
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==Page 573==<br />
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'''sterabolic anoids'''<br /><br />
i.e., anabolic steroids<br />
<br />
'''rapacial'''<br /><br />
i.e., rapacious<br />
<br />
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br /><br />
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)<br />
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'''decelerated'''<br /><br />
slowed down<br />
<br />
'''jacklights'''<br /><br />
backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting<br />
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'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br /><br />
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."<br />
<br />
'''Eliotical'''<br /><br />
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of ''The Waste Land''<br />
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'''repose'''<br /><br />
rest<br />
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=Orin Realizes Something=<br />
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==Page 574==<br />
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'''Junoesque'''<br /><br />
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.<br />
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==Page 575==<br />
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'''Rt. 85'''<br /><br />
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.<br />
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=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
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==Page 575==<br />
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'''rhynophemic'''<br /><br />
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''"...like a seahorse..."'''<br /><br />
Seahorses actually have two eyes.<br />
<br />
'''G.E.D.'''<br /><br />
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.<br />
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==Endnote 239==<br />
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'''N<sub>2</sub>O'''<br /><br />
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas<br />
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'''thiopental sodium'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiopental_sodium sodium pentothal], a powerful general anesthetic<br />
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'''mumus'''<br /><br />
the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress<br />
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'''brocade'''<br /><br />
fabric woven with an elaborate design<br />
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'''hove'''<br /><br />
past tense of "heave"<br />
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'''infernous'''<br /><br />
Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal" <br />
<br />
'''striated'''<br /><br />
striped<br />
<br />
'''ensconce'''<br /><br />
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably<br />
<br />
'''ordinational'''<br /><br />
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number<br />
<br />
'''Governor Claprood'''<br /><br />
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.<br />
<br />
'''jounce'''<br /><br />
to move joltingly up and down<br />
<br />
'''recesstacle'''<br /><br />
apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"<br />
<br />
'''sojourn'''<br /><br />
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period<br />
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'''derisive'''<br /><br />
intended to offend or insult<br />
<br />
'''excretate'''<br /><br />
i.e., extricate<br />
<br />
'''plaintiffly'''<br /><br />
Lenz means "plaintively."<br />
<br />
'''Dukakis'''<br /><br />
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.<br />
<br />
'''18th-Circus'''<br /><br />
That should be "18th Circuit."<br />
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'''1.5-meter'''<br /><br />
about 4.9 feet<br />
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'''Hapless to administer'''<br /><br />
Helpless?<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Mondrian'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.<br />
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'''defiles'''<br /><br />
narrow passageways<br />
<br />
'''blaze-trailing'''<br /><br />
trailblazing<br />
<br />
'''eyeshot'''<br /><br />
Visual play on 'earshot'<br />
<br />
'''5/4'''<br /><br />
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c. <br />
<br />
''''shine'''<br /><br />
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
probably used here in the sense of a dense gas<br />
<br />
'''zithery'''<br /><br />
provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument<br />
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'''rimed'''<br /><br />
covered with frost<br />
<br />
'''kalpacs'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians<br />
<br />
'''iridescent'''<br /><br />
displaying all the colors of the rainbow<br />
<br />
'''Y.C.A.'''<br /><br />
Youth Corrections Act<br />
<br />
'''distorting a testament'''<br /><br />
modifying a will<br />
<br />
'''patissiers'''<br /><br />
French: pastry chefs<br />
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'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br /><br />
i.e., "brothah"<br />
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'''lume'''<br /><br />
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials<br />
<br />
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br /><br />
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right<br />
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[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]<br />
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'''garish'''<br /><br />
crudely colorful<br />
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'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br /><br />
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]<br />
<br />
'''entomological icecubes'''<br /><br />
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside<br />
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'''sedentary'''<br /><br />
involving much sitting<br />
<br />
'''bosun'''<br /><br />
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]<br />
<br />
'''doting'''<br /><br />
adoring<br />
<br />
'''Falstaff'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005<br />
<br />
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br /><br />
In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.<br />
<br />
'''suet'''<br /><br />
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking<br />
<br />
'''Gummi Bears'''<br /><br />
a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_bear candy] originating in Germany<br />
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'''ejaculatory'''<br /><br />
casting or throwing out<br />
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'''cardiac'''<br /><br />
i.e., a heart attack<br />
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'''cyanotic'''<br /><br />
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood<br />
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'''opaque'''<br /><br />
cloudy; not allowing light through<br />
<br />
'''scourged'''<br /><br />
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip<br />
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'''brambled'''<br /><br />
beaten with thorns<br />
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'''tetryl'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl explosive] used to make detonators<br />
<br />
'''V.F.W.'''<br /><br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars<br />
<br />
'''Rotarians'''<br /><br />
members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club Rotary International]<br />
<br />
'''Shriners'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine]<br />
<br />
'''W. Miller'''<br /><br />
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.<br />
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'''tracts'''<br /><br />
religious pamphlets<br />
<br />
'''Defarge'''<br /><br />
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.<br />
<br />
'''roiling'''<br /><br />
in a state of turbulence or agitation<br />
<br />
[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]<br />
<br />
'''fezzes'''<br /><br />
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right)<br />
<br />
'''O.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Ohio Department of Corrections<br />
<br />
'''igneous'''<br /><br />
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities<br />
<br />
'''blue neon'''<br /><br />
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").<br />
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'''sump'''<br /><br />
cesspool<br />
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'''warbly'''<br /><br />
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering<br />
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'''acclivity'''<br /><br />
an upward slope<br />
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'''languid'''<br /><br />
lacking spirit or energy<br />
<br />
'''dogleg'''<br /><br />
a route that turns at a sharp angle<br />
<br />
'''psoriatic'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling<br />
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'''eclectic'''<br /><br />
originating from a diverse variety of sources<br />
<br />
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br /><br />
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"<br />
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==Endnote 241==<br />
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'''passé'''<br /><br />
out of style<br />
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'''midbrain'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain mesencephalon]<br />
<br />
'''intaglioed'''<br /><br />
engraved<br />
<br />
'''disincentive'''<br /><br />
a deterrent<br />
<br />
'''War of the Welles'''<br /><br />
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker<br />
<br />
'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br /><br />
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]<br />
<br />
'''Don Ho'''<br /><br />
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
'''Sol Hoopi Players'''<br /><br />
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]<br />
<br />
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br /><br />
see right<br />
<br />
'''dormer'''<br /><br />
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof<br />
<br />
'''JBL'''<br /><br />
an [http://www.jbl.com/ audio wares company]<br />
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'''skulk'''<br /><br />
to move about secretively<br />
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'''Shetland'''<br /><br />
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is<br />
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'''towheaded'''<br /><br />
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair<br />
<br />
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br /><br />
a superlative pun on ''noblesse oblige'', the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate<br />
<br />
'''undulate'''<br /><br />
to move like waves<br />
<br />
'''Hawaii Five-O'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ television series] than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s<br />
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'''etiology'''<br /><br />
cause of a disease or condition<br />
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'''Southern Comfort'''<br /><br />
an orange-flavored whiskey<br />
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'''anomic'''<br /><br />
absence of the social, cultural, or ethical standards typical in a given individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic")<br />
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'''no-load funds'''<br /><br />
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge<br />
<br />
'''dustruffle'''<br /><br />
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed<br />
<br />
'''andante'''<br /><br />
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo<br />
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'''''Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love'''''<br /><br />
This doesn't appear to be a real record.<br />
<br />
'''lalations'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk<br />
<br />
'''Day-Glo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics<br />
<br />
'''Geiger counter'''<br /><br />
a machine used to measure radioactivity<br />
<br />
''''My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady''''<br /><br />
Nor does this appear to be a real song.<br />
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'''p.m.'''<br /><br />
per minute<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''Canadian'''<br /><br />
i.e., in French<br />
<br />
'''Montego'''<br /><br />
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]<br />
<br />
'''cammed'''<br /><br />
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized<br />
<br />
'''slingshot dragster'''<br /><br />
a type of classic drag racing car pictured <br />
[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]<br />
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'''swarthy'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Molson'''<br /><br />
a Canadian brand of beer<br />
<br />
'''coheres'''<br /><br />
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent<br />
<br />
'''scruff'''<br /><br />
nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''32-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 70 lbs<br />
<br />
'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br /><br />
miniature ice cubes<br />
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'''aphasia'''<br /><br />
speechlessness<br />
<br />
'''jabber'''<br /><br />
to talk rapidly<br />
<br />
''''Dyu!''''<br /><br />
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"<br />
<br />
'''tailback'''<br /><br />
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
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'''180s'''<br /><br />
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º<br />
<br />
'''lee'''<br /><br />
away from the wind<br />
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==Page 564==<br />
<br />
'''cheese-nibbler'''<br /><br />
i.e., a rat<br />
<br />
'''skittery'''<br /><br />
shy or coy<br />
<br />
==Page 565==<br />
<br />
'''nomonous'''<br /><br />
i.e., anonymous<br />
<br />
=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=<br />
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==Page 565==<br />
<br />
'''Sky Harbor'''<br /><br />
the airport serving Phoenix<br />
<br />
'''I-17/-10'''<br /><br />
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 234==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]<br />
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==Page 566==<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation<br />
<br />
'''propitiate'''<br /><br />
to win or reclaim favor with<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
'''Dural edema'''<br /><br />
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid<br />
<br />
==Page 568==<br />
<br />
'''perforce'''<br /><br />
by force of circumstance<br />
<br />
==Page 569==<br />
<br />
'''in toto'''<br /><br />
Latin: completely<br />
<br />
'''nubbin'''<br /><br />
a small lump<br />
<br />
'''insurmagulate'''<br /><br />
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."<br />
<br />
'''micturate'''<br /><br />
urinate<br />
<br />
==Page 570==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br /><br />
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school<br />
<br />
'''avail'''<br /><br />
advantage, use, efficacy<br />
<br />
'''"...part the veil of Maya.."'''<br /><br />
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) Maya]. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained<br />
<br />
'''presaging'''<br /><br />
an indication or warning of a future occurrence<br />
<br />
==Page 571==<br />
<br />
'''hot'''<br /><br />
i.e., radioactive<br />
<br />
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br /><br />
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''Heavy Water''' <br /><br />
<br />
water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''zirconium'''<br /><br />
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr<br />
<br />
'''Da'''<br /><br />
a common Irish nickname for one's father<br />
<br />
'''cuc—'''<br /><br />
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''coprolite'''<br /><br />
fossilized dung<br />
<br />
'''A.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Atomic Energy Commission<br />
<br />
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br /><br />
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body<br />
<br />
'''anathematic'''<br /><br />
likely to be greatly hated<br />
<br />
==Endnote 238==<br />
<br />
'''meta-disease'''<br /><br />
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''''Jawohl'''''<br /><br />
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way<br />
<br />
==Page 573==<br />
<br />
'''sterabolic anoids'''<br /><br />
i.e., anabolic steroids<br />
<br />
'''rapacial'''<br /><br />
i.e., rapacious<br />
<br />
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br /><br />
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)<br />
<br />
'''decelerated'''<br /><br />
slowed down<br />
<br />
'''jacklights'''<br /><br />
backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br /><br />
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."<br />
<br />
'''Eliotical'''<br /><br />
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of ''The Waste Land''<br />
<br />
'''repose'''<br /><br />
rest<br />
<br />
=Orin Realizes Something=<br />
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==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''Junoesque'''<br /><br />
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.<br />
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==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''Rt. 85'''<br /><br />
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.<br />
<br />
=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
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==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''rhynophemic'''<br /><br />
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''"...like a seahorse..."'''<br /><br />
Seahorses actually have two eyes.<br />
<br />
'''G.E.D.'''<br /><br />
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 239==<br />
<br />
'''N<sub>2</sub>O'''<br /><br />
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas<br />
<br />
'''thiopental sodium'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiopental_sodium sodium pentothal], a powerful general anesthetic<br />
<br />
==Page 575 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''mumus'''<br /><br />
the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress<br />
<br />
'''brocade'''<br /><br />
fabric woven with an elaborate design<br />
<br />
'''hove'''<br /><br />
past tense of "heave"<br />
<br />
==Page 576==<br />
<br />
'''infernous'''<br /><br />
Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal" <br />
<br />
'''striated'''<br /><br />
striped<br />
<br />
'''ensconce'''<br /><br />
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably<br />
<br />
'''ordinational'''<br /><br />
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number<br />
<br />
'''Governor Claprood'''<br /><br />
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.<br />
<br />
'''jounce'''<br /><br />
to move joltingly up and down<br />
<br />
'''recesstacle'''<br /><br />
apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"<br />
<br />
'''sojourn'''<br /><br />
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period<br />
<br />
'''derisive'''<br /><br />
intended to offend or insult<br />
<br />
'''excretate'''<br /><br />
i.e., extricate<br />
<br />
'''plaintiffly'''<br /><br />
Lenz means "plaintively."<br />
<br />
'''Dukakis'''<br /><br />
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.<br />
<br />
'''18th-Circus'''<br /><br />
That should be "18th Circuit."<br />
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==Page 577==<br />
<br />
'''1.5-meter'''<br /><br />
about 4.9 feet<br />
<br />
'''Hapless to administer'''<br /><br />
Helpless?<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Mondrian'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.<br />
<br />
'''defiles'''<br /><br />
narrow passageways<br />
<br />
'''blaze-trailing'''<br /><br />
trailblazing<br />
<br />
'''eyeshot'''<br /><br />
Visual play on 'earshot'<br />
<br />
'''5/4'''<br /><br />
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c. <br />
<br />
''''shine'''<br /><br />
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
probably used here in the sense of a dense gas<br />
<br />
'''zithery'''<br /><br />
provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument<br />
<br />
'''rimed'''<br /><br />
covered with frost<br />
<br />
'''kalpacs'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians<br />
<br />
'''iridescent'''<br /><br />
displaying all the colors of the rainbow<br />
<br />
'''Y.C.A.'''<br /><br />
Youth Corrections Act<br />
<br />
'''patissiers'''<br /><br />
French: pastry chefs<br />
<br />
==Page 578==<br />
<br />
'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br /><br />
i.e., "brothah"<br />
<br />
'''lume'''<br /><br />
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials<br />
<br />
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br /><br />
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right<br />
<br />
[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
crudely colorful<br />
<br />
==Page 579==<br />
<br />
'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br /><br />
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]<br />
<br />
'''entomological icecubes'''<br /><br />
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside<br />
<br />
'''sedentary'''<br /><br />
involving much sitting<br />
<br />
'''bosun'''<br /><br />
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]<br />
<br />
'''doting'''<br /><br />
adoring<br />
<br />
'''Falstaff'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005<br />
<br />
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br /><br />
In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.<br />
<br />
'''suet'''<br /><br />
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking<br />
<br />
'''Gummi Bears'''<br /><br />
a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_bear candy] originating in Germany<br />
<br />
==Page 580==<br />
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'''ejaculatory'''<br /><br />
casting or throwing out<br />
<br />
'''cardiac'''<br /><br />
i.e., a heart attack<br />
<br />
'''cyanotic'''<br /><br />
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''opaque'''<br /><br />
cloudy; not allowing light through<br />
<br />
'''scourged'''<br /><br />
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip<br />
<br />
'''brambled'''<br /><br />
beaten with thorns<br />
<br />
==Page 581==<br />
<br />
'''tetryl'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl explosive] used to make detonators<br />
<br />
'''V.F.W.'''<br /><br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars<br />
<br />
'''Rotarians'''<br /><br />
members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club Rotary International]<br />
<br />
'''Shriners'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine]<br />
<br />
'''W. Miller'''<br /><br />
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.<br />
<br />
'''tracts'''<br /><br />
religious pamphlets<br />
<br />
'''Defarge'''<br /><br />
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.<br />
<br />
'''roiling'''<br /><br />
in a state of turbulence or agitation<br />
<br />
[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]<br />
<br />
'''fezzes'''<br /><br />
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right)<br />
<br />
'''O.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Ohio Department of Corrections<br />
<br />
'''igneous'''<br /><br />
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities<br />
<br />
'''blue neon'''<br /><br />
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").<br />
<br />
'''sump'''<br /><br />
cesspool<br />
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==Page 582==<br />
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'''warbly'''<br /><br />
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering<br />
<br />
'''acclivity'''<br /><br />
an upward slope<br />
<br />
'''languid'''<br /><br />
lacking spirit or energy<br />
<br />
'''dogleg'''<br /><br />
a route that turns at a sharp angle<br />
<br />
'''psoriatic'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling<br />
<br />
'''eclectic'''<br /><br />
originating from a diverse variety of sources<br />
<br />
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br /><br />
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"<br />
<br />
==Endnote 241==<br />
<br />
'''passé'''<br /><br />
out of style<br />
<br />
==Page 583==<br />
<br />
'''midbrain'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain mesencephalon]<br />
<br />
'''intaglioed'''<br /><br />
engraved<br />
<br />
'''disincentive'''<br /><br />
a deterrent<br />
<br />
'''War of the Welles'''<br /><br />
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker<br />
<br />
'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br /><br />
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]<br />
<br />
'''Don Ho'''<br /><br />
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
'''Sol Hoopi Players'''<br /><br />
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]<br />
<br />
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br /><br />
see right<br />
<br />
'''dormer'''<br /><br />
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof<br />
<br />
'''JBL'''<br /><br />
an [http://www.jbl.com/ audio wares company]<br />
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==Page 584==<br />
<br />
'''skulk'''<br /><br />
to move about secretively<br />
<br />
'''Shetland'''<br /><br />
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is<br />
<br />
'''towheaded'''<br /><br />
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair<br />
<br />
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br /><br />
a superlative pun on ''noblesse oblige'', the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate<br />
<br />
'''undulate'''<br /><br />
to move like waves<br />
<br />
'''Hawaii Five-O'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ television series] than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s<br />
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==Page 585==<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
cause of a disease or condition<br />
<br />
'''Southern Comfort'''<br /><br />
an orange-flavored whiskey<br />
<br />
'''anomic'''<br /><br />
absence of the social, cultural, or ethical standards typical in a given individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic")<br />
<br />
'''no-load funds'''<br /><br />
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge<br />
<br />
'''dustruffle'''<br /><br />
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed<br />
<br />
'''andante'''<br /><br />
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo<br />
<br />
==Page 586==<br />
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'''''Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love'''''<br /><br />
This doesn't appear to be a real record.<br />
<br />
'''lalations'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk<br />
<br />
'''Day-Glo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics<br />
<br />
'''Geiger counter'''<br /><br />
a machine used to measure radioactivity<br />
<br />
''''My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady''''<br /><br />
Nor does this appear to be a real song.<br />
<br />
'''p.m.'''<br /><br />
per minute<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''Canadian'''<br /><br />
i.e., in French<br />
<br />
'''Montego'''<br /><br />
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]<br />
<br />
'''cammed'''<br /><br />
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized<br />
<br />
'''slingshot dragster'''<br /><br />
a type of classic drag racing car pictured <br />
[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]<br />
<br />
==Page 587==<br />
<br />
'''swarthy'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Molson'''<br /><br />
a Canadian brand of beer<br />
<br />
'''coheres'''<br /><br />
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent<br />
<br />
'''scruff'''<br /><br />
nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''32-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 70 lbs<br />
<br />
'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br /><br />
miniature ice cubes<br />
<br />
==Page 588==<br />
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'''aphasia'''<br /><br />
speechlessness<br />
<br />
'''jabber'''<br /><br />
to talk rapidly<br />
<br />
''''Dyu!''''<br /><br />
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"<br />
<br />
'''tailback'''<br /><br />
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
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'''180s'''<br /><br />
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º<br />
<br />
'''lee'''<br /><br />
away from the wind<br />
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==Page 563==<br />
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==Page 564==<br />
<br />
'''cheese-nibbler'''<br /><br />
i.e., a rat<br />
<br />
'''skittery'''<br /><br />
shy or coy<br />
<br />
==Page 565==<br />
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'''nomonous'''<br /><br />
i.e., anonymous<br />
<br />
=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=<br />
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==Page 565==<br />
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'''Sky Harbor'''<br /><br />
the airport serving Phoenix<br />
<br />
'''I-17/-10'''<br /><br />
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 234==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]<br />
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==Page 566==<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation<br />
<br />
'''propitiate'''<br /><br />
to win or reclaim favor with<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
'''Dural edema'''<br /><br />
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid<br />
<br />
==Page 568==<br />
<br />
'''perforce'''<br /><br />
by force of circumstance<br />
<br />
==Page 569==<br />
<br />
'''in toto'''<br /><br />
Latin: completely<br />
<br />
'''nubbin'''<br /><br />
a small lump<br />
<br />
'''insurmagulate'''<br /><br />
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."<br />
<br />
'''micturate'''<br /><br />
urinate<br />
<br />
==Page 570==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br /><br />
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school<br />
<br />
'''avail'''<br /><br />
advantage, use, efficacy<br />
<br />
'''"...part the veil of Maya.."'''<br /><br />
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) Maya]. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained<br />
<br />
'''presaging'''<br /><br />
an indication or warning of a future occurrence<br />
<br />
==Page 571==<br />
<br />
'''hot'''<br /><br />
i.e., radioactive<br />
<br />
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br /><br />
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''Heavy Water''' <br /><br />
<br />
water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''zirconium'''<br /><br />
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr<br />
<br />
'''Da'''<br /><br />
a common Irish nickname for one's father<br />
<br />
'''cuc—'''<br /><br />
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''coprolite'''<br /><br />
fossilized dung<br />
<br />
'''A.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Atomic Energy Commission<br />
<br />
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br /><br />
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body<br />
<br />
'''anathematic'''<br /><br />
likely to be greatly hated<br />
<br />
==Endnote 238==<br />
<br />
'''meta-disease'''<br /><br />
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''''Jawohl'''''<br /><br />
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way<br />
<br />
==Page 573==<br />
<br />
'''sterabolic anoids'''<br /><br />
i.e., anabolic steroids<br />
<br />
'''rapacial'''<br /><br />
i.e., rapacious<br />
<br />
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br /><br />
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)<br />
<br />
'''decelerated'''<br /><br />
slowed down<br />
<br />
'''jacklights'''<br /><br />
backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br /><br />
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."<br />
<br />
'''Eliotical'''<br /><br />
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of ''The Waste Land''<br />
<br />
'''repose'''<br /><br />
rest<br />
<br />
=Orin Realizes Something=<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''Junoesque'''<br /><br />
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''Rt. 85'''<br /><br />
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.<br />
<br />
=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
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==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''rhynophemic'''<br /><br />
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''"...like a seahorse..."'''<br /><br />
Seahorses actually have two eyes.<br />
<br />
'''G.E.D.'''<br /><br />
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 239==<br />
<br />
'''N<sub>2</sub>O'''<br /><br />
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas<br />
<br />
'''thiopental sodium'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiopental_sodium sodium pentothal], a powerful general anesthetic<br />
<br />
==Page 575 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''mumus'''<br /><br />
the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress<br />
<br />
'''brocade'''<br /><br />
fabric woven with an elaborate design<br />
<br />
'''hove'''<br /><br />
past tense of "heave"<br />
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==Page 576==<br />
<br />
'''infernous'''<br /><br />
Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal" <br />
<br />
'''striated'''<br /><br />
striped<br />
<br />
'''ensconce'''<br /><br />
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably<br />
<br />
'''ordinational'''<br /><br />
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number<br />
<br />
'''Governor Claprood'''<br /><br />
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.<br />
<br />
'''jounce'''<br /><br />
to move joltingly up and down<br />
<br />
'''recesstacle'''<br /><br />
apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"<br />
<br />
'''sojourn'''<br /><br />
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period<br />
<br />
'''derisive'''<br /><br />
intended to offend or insult<br />
<br />
'''excretate'''<br /><br />
i.e., extricate<br />
<br />
'''plaintiffly'''<br /><br />
Lenz means "plaintively."<br />
<br />
'''Dukakis'''<br /><br />
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.<br />
<br />
'''18th-Circus'''<br /><br />
That should be "18th Circuit."<br />
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==Page 577==<br />
<br />
'''1.5-meter'''<br /><br />
about 4.9 feet<br />
<br />
'''Hapless to administer'''<br /><br />
Helpless?<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Mondrian'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.<br />
<br />
'''defiles'''<br /><br />
narrow passageways<br />
<br />
'''blaze-trailing'''<br /><br />
trailblazing<br />
<br />
'''5/4'''<br /><br />
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c. <br />
<br />
''''shine'''<br /><br />
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
probably used here in the sense of a dense gas<br />
<br />
'''zithery'''<br /><br />
provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument<br />
<br />
'''rimed'''<br /><br />
covered with frost<br />
<br />
'''kalpacs'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians<br />
<br />
'''iridescent'''<br /><br />
displaying all the colors of the rainbow<br />
<br />
'''Y.C.A.'''<br /><br />
Youth Corrections Act<br />
<br />
'''patissiers'''<br /><br />
French: pastry chefs<br />
<br />
==Page 578==<br />
<br />
'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br /><br />
i.e., "brothah"<br />
<br />
'''lume'''<br /><br />
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials<br />
<br />
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br /><br />
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right<br />
<br />
[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
crudely colorful<br />
<br />
==Page 579==<br />
<br />
'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br /><br />
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]<br />
<br />
'''entomological icecubes'''<br /><br />
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside<br />
<br />
'''sedentary'''<br /><br />
involving much sitting<br />
<br />
'''bosun'''<br /><br />
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]<br />
<br />
'''doting'''<br /><br />
adoring<br />
<br />
'''Falstaff'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005<br />
<br />
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br /><br />
In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.<br />
<br />
'''suet'''<br /><br />
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking<br />
<br />
'''Gummi Bears'''<br /><br />
a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_bear candy] originating in Germany<br />
<br />
==Page 580==<br />
<br />
'''ejaculatory'''<br /><br />
casting or throwing out<br />
<br />
'''cardiac'''<br /><br />
i.e., a heart attack<br />
<br />
'''cyanotic'''<br /><br />
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''opaque'''<br /><br />
cloudy; not allowing light through<br />
<br />
'''scourged'''<br /><br />
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip<br />
<br />
'''brambled'''<br /><br />
beaten with thorns<br />
<br />
==Page 581==<br />
<br />
'''tetryl'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl explosive] used to make detonators<br />
<br />
'''V.F.W.'''<br /><br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars<br />
<br />
'''Rotarians'''<br /><br />
members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club Rotary International]<br />
<br />
'''Shriners'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine]<br />
<br />
'''W. Miller'''<br /><br />
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.<br />
<br />
'''tracts'''<br /><br />
religious pamphlets<br />
<br />
'''Defarge'''<br /><br />
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.<br />
<br />
'''roiling'''<br /><br />
in a state of turbulence or agitation<br />
<br />
[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]<br />
<br />
'''fezzes'''<br /><br />
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right)<br />
<br />
'''O.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Ohio Department of Corrections<br />
<br />
'''igneous'''<br /><br />
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities<br />
<br />
'''blue neon'''<br /><br />
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").<br />
<br />
'''sump'''<br /><br />
cesspool<br />
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==Page 582==<br />
<br />
'''warbly'''<br /><br />
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering<br />
<br />
'''acclivity'''<br /><br />
an upward slope<br />
<br />
'''languid'''<br /><br />
lacking spirit or energy<br />
<br />
'''dogleg'''<br /><br />
a route that turns at a sharp angle<br />
<br />
'''psoriatic'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling<br />
<br />
'''eclectic'''<br /><br />
originating from a diverse variety of sources<br />
<br />
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br /><br />
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"<br />
<br />
==Endnote 241==<br />
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'''passé'''<br /><br />
out of style<br />
<br />
==Page 583==<br />
<br />
'''midbrain'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain mesencephalon]<br />
<br />
'''intaglioed'''<br /><br />
engraved<br />
<br />
'''disincentive'''<br /><br />
a deterrent<br />
<br />
'''War of the Welles'''<br /><br />
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker<br />
<br />
'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br /><br />
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]<br />
<br />
'''Don Ho'''<br /><br />
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
'''Sol Hoopi Players'''<br /><br />
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]<br />
<br />
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br /><br />
see right<br />
<br />
'''dormer'''<br /><br />
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof<br />
<br />
'''JBL'''<br /><br />
an [http://www.jbl.com/ audio wares company]<br />
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==Page 584==<br />
<br />
'''skulk'''<br /><br />
to move about secretively<br />
<br />
'''Shetland'''<br /><br />
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is<br />
<br />
'''towheaded'''<br /><br />
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair<br />
<br />
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br /><br />
a superlative pun on ''noblesse oblige'', the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate<br />
<br />
'''undulate'''<br /><br />
to move like waves<br />
<br />
'''Hawaii Five-O'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ television series] than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s<br />
<br />
==Page 585==<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
cause of a disease or condition<br />
<br />
'''Southern Comfort'''<br /><br />
an orange-flavored whiskey<br />
<br />
'''anomic'''<br /><br />
absence of the social, cultural, or ethical standards typical in a given individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic")<br />
<br />
'''no-load funds'''<br /><br />
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge<br />
<br />
'''dustruffle'''<br /><br />
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed<br />
<br />
'''andante'''<br /><br />
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo<br />
<br />
==Page 586==<br />
<br />
'''''Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love'''''<br /><br />
This doesn't appear to be a real record.<br />
<br />
'''lalations'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk<br />
<br />
'''Day-Glo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics<br />
<br />
'''Geiger counter'''<br /><br />
a machine used to measure radioactivity<br />
<br />
''''My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady''''<br /><br />
Nor does this appear to be a real song.<br />
<br />
'''p.m.'''<br /><br />
per minute<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''Canadian'''<br /><br />
i.e., in French<br />
<br />
'''Montego'''<br /><br />
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]<br />
<br />
'''cammed'''<br /><br />
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized<br />
<br />
'''slingshot dragster'''<br /><br />
a type of classic drag racing car pictured <br />
[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]<br />
<br />
==Page 587==<br />
<br />
'''swarthy'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Molson'''<br /><br />
a Canadian brand of beer<br />
<br />
'''coheres'''<br /><br />
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent<br />
<br />
'''scruff'''<br /><br />
nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''32-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 70 lbs<br />
<br />
'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br /><br />
miniature ice cubes<br />
<br />
==Page 588==<br />
<br />
'''aphasia'''<br /><br />
speechlessness<br />
<br />
'''jabber'''<br /><br />
to talk rapidly<br />
<br />
''''Dyu!''''<br /><br />
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"<br />
<br />
'''tailback'''<br /><br />
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
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'''180s'''<br /><br />
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º<br />
<br />
'''lee'''<br /><br />
away from the wind<br />
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=November 11th, YDAU - Snippets from Gately's informal-interface moments=<br />
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==Page 563==<br />
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==Page 564==<br />
<br />
'''cheese-nibbler'''<br /><br />
i.e., a rat<br />
<br />
'''skittery'''<br /><br />
shy or coy<br />
<br />
==Page 565==<br />
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'''nomonous'''<br /><br />
i.e., anonymous<br />
<br />
=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=<br />
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==Page 565==<br />
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'''Sky Harbor'''<br /><br />
the airport serving Phoenix<br />
<br />
'''I-17/-10'''<br /><br />
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 234==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]<br />
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==Page 566==<br />
<br />
'''languor'''<br /><br />
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation<br />
<br />
'''propitiate'''<br /><br />
to win or reclaim favor with<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=<br />
<br />
==Page 567==<br />
<br />
'''Dural edema'''<br /><br />
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid<br />
<br />
==Page 568==<br />
<br />
'''perforce'''<br /><br />
by force of circumstance<br />
<br />
==Page 569==<br />
<br />
'''in toto'''<br /><br />
Latin: completely<br />
<br />
'''nubbin'''<br /><br />
a small lump<br />
<br />
'''insurmagulate'''<br /><br />
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."<br />
<br />
'''micturate'''<br /><br />
urinate<br />
<br />
==Page 570==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br /><br />
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school<br />
<br />
'''avail'''<br /><br />
advantage, use, efficacy<br />
<br />
'''"...part the veil of Maya.."'''<br /><br />
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) Maya]. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained<br />
<br />
'''presaging'''<br /><br />
an indication or warning of a future occurrence<br />
<br />
==Page 571==<br />
<br />
'''hot'''<br /><br />
i.e., radioactive<br />
<br />
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br /><br />
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''Heavy Water''' <br /><br />
<br />
water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors<br />
<br />
'''zirconium'''<br /><br />
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr<br />
<br />
'''Da'''<br /><br />
a common Irish nickname for one's father<br />
<br />
'''cuc—'''<br /><br />
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''coprolite'''<br /><br />
fossilized dung<br />
<br />
'''A.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Atomic Energy Commission<br />
<br />
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br /><br />
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body<br />
<br />
'''anathematic'''<br /><br />
likely to be greatly hated<br />
<br />
==Endnote 238==<br />
<br />
'''meta-disease'''<br /><br />
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases<br />
<br />
==Page 572==<br />
<br />
'''''Jawohl'''''<br /><br />
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way<br />
<br />
==Page 573==<br />
<br />
'''sterabolic anoids'''<br /><br />
i.e., anabolic steroids<br />
<br />
'''rapacial'''<br /><br />
i.e., rapacious<br />
<br />
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br /><br />
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)<br />
<br />
'''decelerated'''<br /><br />
slowed down<br />
<br />
'''jacklights'''<br /><br />
backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br /><br />
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."<br />
<br />
'''Eliotical'''<br /><br />
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of ''The Waste Land''<br />
<br />
'''repose'''<br /><br />
rest<br />
<br />
=Orin Realizes Something=<br />
<br />
==Page 574==<br />
<br />
'''Junoesque'''<br /><br />
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''Rt. 85'''<br /><br />
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.<br />
<br />
=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 575==<br />
<br />
'''rhynophemic'''<br /><br />
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''"...like a seahorse..."'''<br /><br />
Seahorses actually have two eyes.<br />
<br />
'''G.E.D.'''<br /><br />
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 239==<br />
<br />
'''N<sub>2</sub>O'''<br /><br />
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas<br />
<br />
'''thiopental sodium'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiopental_sodium sodium pentothal], a powerful general anesthetic<br />
<br />
==Page 575 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''mumus'''<br /><br />
the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress<br />
<br />
'''brocade'''<br /><br />
fabric woven with an elaborate design<br />
<br />
'''hove'''<br /><br />
past tense of "heave"<br />
<br />
==Page 576==<br />
<br />
'''infernous'''<br /><br />
Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal" <br />
<br />
'''striated'''<br /><br />
striped<br />
<br />
'''ensconce'''<br /><br />
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably<br />
<br />
'''ordinational'''<br /><br />
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number<br />
<br />
'''Governor Claprood'''<br /><br />
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.<br />
<br />
'''jounce'''<br /><br />
to move joltingly up and down<br />
<br />
'''recesstacle'''<br /><br />
apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"<br />
<br />
'''sojourn'''<br /><br />
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period<br />
<br />
'''derisive'''<br /><br />
intended to offend or insult<br />
<br />
'''excretate'''<br /><br />
i.e., extricate<br />
<br />
'''plaintiffly'''<br /><br />
Lenz means "plaintively."<br />
<br />
'''Dukakis'''<br /><br />
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.<br />
<br />
'''18th-Circus'''<br /><br />
That should be "18th Circuit."<br />
<br />
==Page 577==<br />
<br />
'''1.5-meter'''<br /><br />
about 4.9 feet<br />
<br />
[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Mondrian'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.<br />
<br />
'''defiles'''<br /><br />
narrow passageways<br />
<br />
'''blaze-trailing'''<br /><br />
trailblazing<br />
<br />
'''5/4'''<br /><br />
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c. <br />
<br />
''''shine'''<br /><br />
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
probably used here in the sense of a dense gas<br />
<br />
'''zithery'''<br /><br />
provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument<br />
<br />
'''rimed'''<br /><br />
covered with frost<br />
<br />
'''kalpacs'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians<br />
<br />
'''iridescent'''<br /><br />
displaying all the colors of the rainbow<br />
<br />
'''Y.C.A.'''<br /><br />
Youth Corrections Act<br />
<br />
'''patissiers'''<br /><br />
French: pastry chefs<br />
<br />
==Page 578==<br />
<br />
'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br /><br />
i.e., "brothah"<br />
<br />
'''lume'''<br /><br />
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials<br />
<br />
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br /><br />
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right<br />
<br />
[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
crudely colorful<br />
<br />
==Page 579==<br />
<br />
'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br /><br />
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]<br />
<br />
'''entomological icecubes'''<br /><br />
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside<br />
<br />
'''sedentary'''<br /><br />
involving much sitting<br />
<br />
'''bosun'''<br /><br />
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]<br />
<br />
'''doting'''<br /><br />
adoring<br />
<br />
'''Falstaff'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005<br />
<br />
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br /><br />
In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.<br />
<br />
'''suet'''<br /><br />
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking<br />
<br />
'''Gummi Bears'''<br /><br />
a small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_bear candy] originating in Germany<br />
<br />
==Page 580==<br />
<br />
'''ejaculatory'''<br /><br />
casting or throwing out<br />
<br />
'''cardiac'''<br /><br />
i.e., a heart attack<br />
<br />
'''cyanotic'''<br /><br />
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''opaque'''<br /><br />
cloudy; not allowing light through<br />
<br />
'''scourged'''<br /><br />
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip<br />
<br />
'''brambled'''<br /><br />
beaten with thorns<br />
<br />
==Page 581==<br />
<br />
'''tetryl'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetryl explosive] used to make detonators<br />
<br />
'''V.F.W.'''<br /><br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars<br />
<br />
'''Rotarians'''<br /><br />
members of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club Rotary International]<br />
<br />
'''Shriners'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine]<br />
<br />
'''W. Miller'''<br /><br />
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.<br />
<br />
'''tracts'''<br /><br />
religious pamphlets<br />
<br />
'''Defarge'''<br /><br />
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.<br />
<br />
'''roiling'''<br /><br />
in a state of turbulence or agitation<br />
<br />
[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]<br />
<br />
'''fezzes'''<br /><br />
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right)<br />
<br />
'''O.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Ohio Department of Corrections<br />
<br />
'''igneous'''<br /><br />
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities<br />
<br />
'''blue neon'''<br /><br />
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").<br />
<br />
'''sump'''<br /><br />
cesspool<br />
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==Page 582==<br />
<br />
'''warbly'''<br /><br />
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering<br />
<br />
'''acclivity'''<br /><br />
an upward slope<br />
<br />
'''languid'''<br /><br />
lacking spirit or energy<br />
<br />
'''dogleg'''<br /><br />
a route that turns at a sharp angle<br />
<br />
'''psoriatic'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling<br />
<br />
'''eclectic'''<br /><br />
originating from a diverse variety of sources<br />
<br />
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br /><br />
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"<br />
<br />
==Endnote 241==<br />
<br />
'''passé'''<br /><br />
out of style<br />
<br />
==Page 583==<br />
<br />
'''midbrain'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain mesencephalon]<br />
<br />
'''intaglioed'''<br /><br />
engraved<br />
<br />
'''disincentive'''<br /><br />
a deterrent<br />
<br />
'''War of the Welles'''<br /><br />
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker<br />
<br />
'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br /><br />
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]<br />
<br />
'''Don Ho'''<br /><br />
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
'''Sol Hoopi Players'''<br /><br />
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]<br />
<br />
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br /><br />
see right<br />
<br />
'''dormer'''<br /><br />
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof<br />
<br />
'''JBL'''<br /><br />
an [http://www.jbl.com/ audio wares company]<br />
<br />
==Page 584==<br />
<br />
'''skulk'''<br /><br />
to move about secretively<br />
<br />
'''Shetland'''<br /><br />
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is<br />
<br />
'''towheaded'''<br /><br />
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair<br />
<br />
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br /><br />
a superlative pun on ''noblesse oblige'', the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate<br />
<br />
'''undulate'''<br /><br />
to move like waves<br />
<br />
'''Hawaii Five-O'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062568/ television series] than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s<br />
<br />
==Page 585==<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
cause of a disease or condition<br />
<br />
'''Southern Comfort'''<br /><br />
an orange-flavored whiskey<br />
<br />
'''anomic'''<br /><br />
absence of the social, cultural, or ethical standards typical in a given individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic")<br />
<br />
'''no-load funds'''<br /><br />
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge<br />
<br />
'''dustruffle'''<br /><br />
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed<br />
<br />
'''andante'''<br /><br />
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo<br />
<br />
==Page 586==<br />
<br />
'''''Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love'''''<br /><br />
This doesn't appear to be a real record.<br />
<br />
'''lalations'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk<br />
<br />
'''Day-Glo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics<br />
<br />
'''Geiger counter'''<br /><br />
a machine used to measure radioactivity<br />
<br />
''''My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady''''<br /><br />
Nor does this appear to be a real song.<br />
<br />
'''p.m.'''<br /><br />
per minute<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''Canadian'''<br /><br />
i.e., in French<br />
<br />
'''Montego'''<br /><br />
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]<br />
<br />
'''cammed'''<br /><br />
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized<br />
<br />
'''slingshot dragster'''<br /><br />
a type of classic drag racing car pictured <br />
[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]<br />
<br />
==Page 587==<br />
<br />
'''swarthy'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''Molson'''<br /><br />
a Canadian brand of beer<br />
<br />
'''coheres'''<br /><br />
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent<br />
<br />
'''scruff'''<br /><br />
nape of the neck<br />
<br />
'''32-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 70 lbs<br />
<br />
'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br /><br />
miniature ice cubes<br />
<br />
==Page 588==<br />
<br />
'''aphasia'''<br /><br />
speechlessness<br />
<br />
'''jabber'''<br /><br />
to talk rapidly<br />
<br />
''''Dyu!''''<br /><br />
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"<br />
<br />
'''tailback'''<br /><br />
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
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==Page 589==<br />
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'''180s'''<br /><br />
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º<br />
<br />
'''lee'''<br /><br />
away from the wind<br />
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==Page 508==<br />
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'''Antron'''<br /><br />
a [http://antron.net/ real company]<br />
<br />
'''lividity'''<br /><br />
brightness of color<br />
<br />
'''escutcheon'''<br /><br />
a shield-shaped emblem<br />
<br />
'''premie'''<br /><br />
born prematurely<br />
<br />
'''sprig'''<br /><br />
small stem bearing leaves or flowers<br />
<br />
'''cumuli'''<br /><br />
plural of "cumulus," a type of cloud<br />
<br />
'''fluffy cumuli arrayed patternlessly against an overenhanced blue sky, incredibly disorienting ... makes him feel high-altitude and disoriented and sometimes plummeting'''<br /><br />
this pattern appears on the cover of the book<br />
<br />
'''D.D.S.'''<br /><br />
Doctor of Dental Surgery<br />
<br />
'''jaunty'''<br /><br />
cheerful and self confident<br />
<br />
'''insouciant'''<br /><br />
blithely unconcerned<br />
<br />
==Endnote 209==<br />
<br />
'''Pepperdine'''<br /><br />
a private university near Malibu, California<br />
<br />
'''Brisbane'''<br /><br />
the capital of the Australian state of Queensland<br />
<br />
'''kibbitzing'''<br /><br />
looking on and offering unwelcome advice<br />
<br />
==Page 510==<br />
<br />
'''Jamaica Way six-laner'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaicaway parkway] in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. It's an undivided road with four lanes of traffic, not six.<br />
<br />
'''Mannington'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.mannington.com/ flooring company]<br />
<br />
'''pro bono'''<br /><br />
without pay<br />
<br />
==Page 511==<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Dolores Rusk'''<br /><br />
Allusion to Vladamir Nabokov's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita <i>Lolita</i>], a novel about the long-term molestation of a 12-year-old girl named Dolores (also known as Dolly, Lolita, Lola, Lo and L). Phiely's 'disappearance into the Humboldt County hill country' on the previous page is probably a reference to the book's narrator, Humbert Humbert (though [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California Humboldt County] is a real place)<br />
<br />
'''distaff'''<br /><br />
the female branch or side of the family, the 'family' in this case being ETA<br />
<br />
'''moppetish'''<br /><br />
resembling a small, sweet and endearing child<br />
<br />
'''Phielyism'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to coach R. Bill ('Touchy') Phiely on the previous page<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic'''<br /><br />
having to do with memory<br />
<br />
'''Brewster's Angle'''<br /><br />
an angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a surface, with no reflection. Read more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_angle[here]]<br />
<br />
'''serrated'''<br /><br />
having a jagged edge<br />
<br />
==Endnote 211==<br />
<br />
'''schelpp'''<br /><br />
to move laboriously or clumsily<br />
<br />
'''suborn'''<br /><br />
to bribe or coerce into committing a crime<br />
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==Page 511 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''tulle'''<br /><br />
a fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon<br />
<br />
'''surreal'''<br /><br />
bizarre<br />
<br />
==Page 512==<br />
<br />
'''cyanosis'''<br /><br />
blueness of the skin caused by deoxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''Ward Boss'''<br /><br />
leader of the political machine in a specific city ward<br />
<br />
'''J.D.'''<br /><br />
Juris Doctor, a law degree<br />
<br />
'''Sinistral'''<br /><br />
left-handed<br />
<br />
'''Short Beach CT'''<br /><br />
a suburb of New Haven, Conn., about seven miles to the southeast<br />
<br />
==Page 513==<br />
<br />
'''sidled'''<br /><br />
walked in a timid or furtive manner<br />
<br />
'''athwart'''<br /><br />
side by side with<br />
<br />
'''THIRD RAIL'''<br /><br />
In many subway systems (notably New York's), the third rail is the electrified rail that powers the train(s) and carries an extremely hazardous level of voltage.<br />
<br />
'''from stage right'''<br /><br />
in the other words, from the left (or "house left," which is equivalent to "stage right")<br />
<br />
'''terry'''<br /><br />
a pile fabric used to make bath towels and robes<br />
<br />
==Page 514==<br />
<br />
'''fricatives'''<br /><br />
consonants produced by forcing air through an occluded passage, e.g., ''f'' and ''s''<br />
<br />
'''schnauzer'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnauzer breed of dog] notable for its beard-like facial hair<br />
<br />
'''tousled'''<br /><br />
untidied<br />
<br />
'''I-93'''<br /><br />
Interstate 93, which runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to the suburbs of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Neponset'''<br /><br />
a neighborhood of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 515==<br />
<br />
'''Q.v.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for the Latin ''quod vide'', meaning "which see"<br />
<br />
'''corporal'''<br /><br />
relating to the body, e.g., corporal punishment<br />
<br />
'''VIII-Amendment'''<br /><br />
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment.<br />
<br />
'''sub rosa'''<br /><br />
Latin: below the rose, meaning hidden or secretly<br />
<br />
'''amanuensis'''<br /><br />
someone who writes from dictation<br />
<br />
'''diction'''<br /><br />
choice of words<br />
<br />
'''booming lowering'''<br /><br />
play on the phrase "lower the boom on" which means lay down severe punishment<br />
<br />
'''raison d'être'''<br /><br />
French: reason for being<br />
<br />
==Page 516==<br />
<br />
'''''qua'''''<br /><br />
Latin: as being<br />
<br />
'''O.N.A.N.F.L.'''<br /><br />
Organization of North American Nations Football League<br />
<br />
'''Coatlicue'''<br /><br />
This is the name of an Aztec goddess, one who gave birth to the moon and stars. The reference here is perhaps to Avril.<br />
<br />
'''fulcra'''<br /><br />
plural of "fulcrum"<br />
<br />
'''stadia'''<br /><br />
plural of "stadium"<br />
<br />
'''micological'''<br /><br />
probably a misspelling of mycological, meaning having to do with the study of fungi<br />
<br />
'''ballyhooed'''<br /><br />
advertised in a sensationalist manner<br />
<br />
'''75-meter'''<br /><br />
about 246 feet<br />
<br />
==Page 517==<br />
<br />
'''dot-matrix printer'''<br /><br />
one of the earliest-generation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_matrix_printer computer printers]<br />
<br />
'''intransigence'''<br /><br />
refusal to compromise<br />
<br />
'''Ludditism'''<br /><br />
a philosophy that is strongly against advances in technology, named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Ludd Ned Ludd]<br />
<br />
'''needly sound'''<br /><br />
dot-matrix printers are very loud. A dot-matrix printer produces characters by means of fine wires that impact the printer paper and an inked ribbon. DFW is referring to these wires (needles) which make a distinctive and rather unpleasant sound.<br />
<br />
'''bluff'''<br /><br />
good-natured and direct in speech or behavior<br />
<br />
==Page 518==<br />
<br />
'''Convocation'''<br /><br />
assembly or act of assembling<br />
<br />
'''Philo IL'''<br /><br />
town about 150 miles south-southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
possessing an abnormally small head<br />
<br />
'''transverse colon'''<br /><br />
the part of the large intestine that runs horizontal across the stomach, parallel to the ground<br />
<br />
'''2 m.'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
==Page 519==<br />
<br />
'''erumpent'''<br /><br />
bursting forth''<br />
<br />
'''Dynamic Duo'''<br /><br />
usually refers to Batman and Robin<br />
<br />
==Page 520==<br />
<br />
'''sumptuous'''<br /><br />
magnificent and exuberant<br />
<br />
'''vestibule'''<br /><br />
lobby or entrance hall<br />
<br />
'''comped by Fila'''<br /><br />
provided for free (or complimentary)<br />
<br />
==Page 521==<br />
<br />
'''couching'''<br /><br />
expressing<br />
<br />
'''viscera'''<br /><br />
internal organs<br />
<br />
==Page 522==<br />
<br />
'''100-mm. rodney'''<br /><br />
a "rodney" is a cigarette. 100 millimeters is a standard length of a "long" cigarette, and is roughly 4 inches long<br />
<br />
'''tamped'''<br /><br />
packed down by striking repeatedly<br />
<br />
==Page 523==<br />
<br />
'''Granny Smith'''<br /><br />
a type of sour, green-skinned apple<br />
<br />
'''to tack body to soul'''<br /><br />
play on the phrase "keep body and soul together" which means manage enough to get by<br />
<br />
'''distended'''<br /><br />
swollen in the stomach<br />
<br />
'''complicit'''<br /><br />
involved in a plot or scheme<br />
<br />
'''ital'''<br /><br />
italic type<br />
<br />
'''Pawtucket'''<br /><br />
a town in Rhode Island 5 miles north-northeast of Providence<br />
<br />
'''A.A.A. baseball'''<br /><br />
a level of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_league_baseball#AAA minor-league] baseball<br />
<br />
==Page 524==<br />
<br />
'''M.M.P.I.'''<br /><br />
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: a common mental health personality test<br />
<br />
'''Nunn Bush'''<br /><br />
A brand of dress shoes<br />
<br />
'''Fuck the Core'''<br /><br />
i.e., fuck the (Marine) Corps<br />
<br />
==Page 525==<br />
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'''Slobodan'''<br /><br />
Endnote 221 tells us that this student is Latvian, but this is a Slavic name, and Letts are not Slavs. A quarter of the population of Latvia are ethnically Russian, however.<br />
<br />
'''Auburndale'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles west of Boston<br />
<br />
'''"...best of British luck to you..."'''<br /><br />
From ''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable'' comes this definition: 'Best of British Luck' — an ironic expression of encouragement, implying that the required luck may not materialize... an elaborated form of 'the best of luck.'<br />
<br />
'''''Sieg Heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "Hail, Victory," this phrase was used by the Nazis, particularly with the right-handed upright salute particular to fascists.<br />
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==Page 526==<br />
<br />
'''respire'''<br /><br />
to breathe<br />
<br />
'''dithering'''<br /><br />
trembling<br />
<br />
'''mandible'''<br /><br />
jawbone<br />
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==Page 527==<br />
<br />
'''dais'''<br /><br />
a raised platform, like a lectern, for speaking or presentation<br />
<br />
'''seagrass'''<br /><br />
seaweed that grows in shallow beds<br />
<br />
'''ottoman'''<br /><br />
a footrest that goes with a chair<br />
<br />
'''laddered'''<br /><br />
having a run (in a stocking)<br />
<br />
'''sallet'''<br /><br />
a light helmet, usually with a visor<br />
<br />
'''dolefully'''<br /><br />
in a sorrowful manner<br />
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==Page 528==<br />
<br />
'''St-Rémi-d'Amherst'''<br /><br />
a town in Québec about 80 miles northwest of Montreal<br />
<br />
'''''M-o-r-t-s'''''<br /><br />
''Morts'' is the French masculine plural for "dead," the s denoting a plural.<br />
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==Endnote 222==<br />
<br />
'''cont. id.'''<br /><br />
probably "contemporary idiomatic" as spelled out in the previous line<br />
<br />
'''Basque'''<br /><br />
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language Basque language], spoken in part of northern Spain and southwestern France, is unrelated to any other European language and possibly any other living language.<br />
<br />
'''obstreperous'''<br /><br />
noisy or hard to control<br />
<br />
'''coeval'''<br /><br />
contemporaneous or equally old<br />
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'''discomfit'''<br /><br />
to confuse or disconcert<br />
<br />
'''Circe'''<br /><br />
a goddess from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe Greek mythology]<br />
<br />
'''pregnancy by rain'''<br /><br />
referring to Zeus's seduction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danae Danae]<br />
<br />
'''rape by fowl'''<br /><br />
and Zeus's seduction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_%28mythology%29 Leda]<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''saguaro cactus'''<br /><br />
a large, tree-sized species of cactus native to the Sonoran Desert<br />
<br />
'''payloader'''<br /><br />
a, usually wheeled, heavy machine used to move or load construction materials similar to a bulldozer<br />
<br />
'''phantom pains'''<br /><br />
refers to pain common in amputees - also can refer to sensations that the amputated limb is still existent, and painful<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
harmless cysts, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland<br />
<br />
'''drawn'''<br /><br />
displaying fatigue or illness<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network, no doubt a reference to the solar plexus, a blow to which results in having "one's wind knocked out" because it temporarily causes the diaphragm not to function<br />
<br />
'''confiscated from razzles...<br /><br />
?<br />
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'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
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'''consummately'''<br /><br />
perfectly or skillfully<br />
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'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
<br />
'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
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'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
<br />
=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
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==Page 491==<br />
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==Endnote 208==<br />
<br />
'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
<br />
'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
<br />
'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
<br />
'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
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'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
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==Page 492==<br />
<br />
'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
<br />
'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastasize."<br />
<br />
'''replete'''<br /><br />
full<br />
<br />
'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
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'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
<br />
'''field series generator'''<br /><br />
probably a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunt_generator shunt generator]<br />
<br />
'''leatherette'''<br /><br />
imitation leather<br />
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'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
<br />
'''precipitate'''<br /><br />
product of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation_%28chemistry%29 precipitation]<br />
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==Page 495==<br />
<br />
'''hypotenuse'''<br /><br />
the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
<br />
'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
a right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
<br />
'''toggle bolt'''<br /><br />
bolts with expanding wings used to fasten objects onto hollow surfaces, e.g., drywall<br />
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'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
<br />
'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
<br />
'''deep-pile'''<br /><br />
carpet with relatively long fibers<br />
<br />
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'''''Variety'''''<br /><br />
a still-running entertainment tabloid magazine<br />
<br />
'''cast'''<br /><br />
tinge of color<br />
<br />
==Page 499==<br />
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'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
<br />
'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formation in caves that grows from the ceiling down; cf. ''stalagmite'', which grows from the floor of the cave upward<br />
<br />
==Page 500==<br />
<br />
'''carriage-head bolt'''<br /><br />
a bolt with a domed head not designed to be driven<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
reduced<br />
<br />
==Page 502==<br />
<br />
'''magneto'''<br /><br />
a small generator using a permanent magnet to produce high-voltage pulses<br />
<br />
'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
<br />
'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
<br />
'''cycloid'''<br /><br />
a curve traced by a point of a circle as it rolls across a straight line demonstrated [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Cycloid_f.gif here]<br />
<br />
'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
<br />
'''apposite'''<br /><br />
appropriate<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
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'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous tone. See[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o A Fugue in D Minor].<br />
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Wallace displays his familiarity with the subject of music by inverting its more commonly known name of D Minor to "minor-D." This is a habit of many professional musicians, because the fact that the composition is in a minor mode is more important than the pitch of its tonic (root) note.<br />
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==Page 503==<br />
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'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation;" a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
<br />
'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
<br />
'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
<br />
'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
<br />
==Page 504==<br />
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'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
<br />
'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
<br />
'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
<br />
'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
synonym of plasma, i.e., a state of matter most similar to gas<br />
<br />
'''cordite'''<br /><br />
a smokeless explosive used in the place of gunpowder<br />
<br />
'''Motley'''<br /><br />
incongruously varied in character or appearance<br />
<br />
'''sap'''<br /><br />
a bludgeon or club<br />
<br />
'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue; a terminal for both Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)<br />
<br />
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'''morose'''<br /><br />
gloomy<br />
<br />
'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
<br />
'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
<br />
==Page 506==<br />
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'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
<br />
'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism meaning "good-hearted"<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
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'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
<br />
'''parquet'''<br /><br />
wooden mosaic flooring<br />
<br />
=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 507==<br />
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'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
<br />
'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
<br />
'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
<br />
'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
<br />
'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
<br />
'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network, no doubt a reference to the solar plexus, a blow to which results in having "one's wind knocked out" because it temporarily causes the diaphragm not to function<br />
<br />
'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
<br />
==Page 490==<br />
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'''consummately'''<br /><br />
perfectly or skillfully<br />
<br />
'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
<br />
'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
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'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
<br />
=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
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==Page 491==<br />
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==Endnote 208==<br />
<br />
'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
<br />
'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
<br />
'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
<br />
'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
<br />
==Page 491 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
<br />
==Page 492==<br />
<br />
'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
<br />
'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastasize."<br />
<br />
'''replete'''<br /><br />
full<br />
<br />
'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
<br />
==Page 493==<br />
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'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
<br />
'''field series generator'''<br /><br />
probably a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunt_generator shunt generator]<br />
<br />
'''leatherette'''<br /><br />
imitation leather<br />
<br />
==Page 494==<br />
<br />
'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
<br />
'''precipitate'''<br /><br />
product of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation_%28chemistry%29 precipitation]<br />
<br />
==Page 495==<br />
<br />
'''hypotenuse'''<br /><br />
the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
<br />
'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
a right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
<br />
'''toggle bolt'''<br /><br />
bolts with expanding wings used to fasten objects onto hollow surfaces, e.g., drywall<br />
<br />
==Page 497==<br />
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'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
<br />
'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
<br />
'''deep-pile'''<br /><br />
carpet with relatively long fibers<br />
<br />
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'''''Variety'''''<br /><br />
a still-running entertainment tabloid magazine<br />
<br />
'''cast'''<br /><br />
tinge of color<br />
<br />
==Page 499==<br />
<br />
'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
<br />
'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formation in caves that grows from the ceiling down; cf. ''stalagmite'', which grows from the floor of the cave upward<br />
<br />
==Page 500==<br />
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'''carriage-head bolt'''<br /><br />
a bolt with a domed head not designed to be driven<br />
<br />
'''attenuated'''<br /><br />
reduced<br />
<br />
==Page 502==<br />
<br />
'''magneto'''<br /><br />
a small generator using a permanent magnet to produce high-voltage pulses<br />
<br />
'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
<br />
'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
<br />
'''cycloid'''<br /><br />
a curve traced by a point of a circle as it rolls across a straight line demonstrated [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Cycloid_f.gif here]<br />
<br />
'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
<br />
'''apposite'''<br /><br />
appropriate<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous tone. See[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o A Fugue in D Minor].<br />
<br />
Wallace displays his familiarity with the subject of music by inverting its more commonly known name of D Minor to "minor-D." This is a habit of many professional musicians, because the fact that the composition is in a minor mode is more important than the pitch of its tonic (root) note.<br />
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=Ken Erdedy & Kate Gompert go to NA=<br />
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==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation;" a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
<br />
'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
<br />
'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
<br />
'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
<br />
==Page 504==<br />
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'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
<br />
'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
<br />
'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
<br />
'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
<br />
'''plasm'''<br /><br />
synonym of plasma, i.e., a state of matter most similar to gas<br />
<br />
'''cordite'''<br /><br />
a smokeless explosive used in the place of gunpowder<br />
<br />
'''Motley'''<br /><br />
incongruously varied in character or appearance<br />
<br />
'''sap'''<br /><br />
a bludgeon or club<br />
<br />
'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue; a terminal for both Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)<br />
<br />
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'''morose'''<br /><br />
gloomy<br />
<br />
'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
<br />
'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
<br />
==Page 506==<br />
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'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
<br />
'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism meaning "good-hearted"<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
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'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
<br />
'''parquet'''<br /><br />
wooden mosaic flooring<br />
<br />
=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
<br />
'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
<br />
'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
<br />
'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
<br />
'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
<br />
'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
<br />
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'''stereotaxy'''<br /><br />
also known as "stereotaxis," this is three-dimensional brain imaging<br />
<br />
'''Elder, Elders'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Olds James Olds], co-discovered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_center#Experiments_on_rodents "pleasure center"]<br />
<br />
'''plutonium-239'''<br /><br />
a fissile isotope of plutonium<br />
<br />
'''ablative surgery'''<br /><br />
<br />
a treatment for neurological disorders involving freezing or burning of brain tissue<br />
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'''Q-dopa'''<br /><br />
not a real neurotransmitter<br />
<br />
==Page 472==<br />
<br />
'''MK-Ultra''' <br /><br />
an actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA CIA mind-control experiment] starting in the 1950s and continuing well into the 1960s and possibly 70s<br />
<br />
==Endnote 198==<br />
<br />
'''''Orlikow et al. v. United States of America'''''<br /><br />
This was a real case, and you can read the proceedings [http://www.randomcollection.info/mcf/orli-01.htm here].<br />
<br />
==Page 472 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''G.C.'''<br /><br />
Government of Canada, perhaps. It may also mean some type of transmitter that can interfere with a pacemaker (which Marathe's father has). <br />
<br />
'''M.M.P.I.'''<br /><br />
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a commonly administered psychological test designed to give an overview of personality, neuroses, etc.<br />
<br />
==Page 473==<br />
<br />
'''Millon's'''<br /><br />
the [http://millon.net/instruments/MCMI_III.htm Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III], another psych inventory<br />
<br />
'''Approception'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real test<br />
<br />
'''shiatsu'''<br /><br />
a type of Asian massage<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
well-being<br />
<br />
'''Turner, Bush, Casey'''<br /><br />
Admiral Stansfield Turner was head of the CIA from 1977 to 1981. George H.W. Bush (later President) was CIA head from 1976 to 1977. William J. Casey was head from 1981 to 1987.<br />
<br />
'''Langley'''<br /><br />
the town in Virginia where the CIA is headquartered<br />
<br />
'''pernicious''' <br /><br />
<br />
subtly harmful<br />
<br />
==Page 474==<br />
<br />
'''divans'''<br /><br />
couches or sofas<br />
<br />
'''rutting'''<br /><br />
heat, i.e., sexual excitement<br />
<br />
'''N.S.A.'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''C7'''<br /><br />
The C7 is a modified version of the American M-16 combat rifle. It's implied here that C7 was some kind of security apparatus, but there is no evidence that such a body existed.<br />
<br />
'''emery board''' <br /><br />
nail file<br />
<br />
==Page 475==<br />
<br />
=Gately Driving / Antitoi Brothers=<br />
<br />
==Page 475==<br />
<br />
'''princess-and-pea'''<br /><br />
a reference to the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea," wherein despite several mattresses, a princess can still feel a single pea below her<br />
<br />
'''cluster migraines'''<br /><br />
Cluster headaches and migraines are actually two distinct syndromes.<br />
<br />
'''quiche''' <br /><br />
a baked flan or tart with a savory filling thickened with eggs<br />
<br />
'''feldspar'''<br /><br />
a rock-forming mineral<br />
<br />
==Page 476==<br />
<br />
'''E.R.'''<br /><br />
Emergency Room<br />
<br />
'''Rebel Yell'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_yell battle cry] used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War<br />
<br />
'''CITGO'''<br /><br />
one of the [http://www.citgo.com/Home.jsp major oil] companies. The neon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo_sign#The_Citgo_sign Citgo sign] described here is an iconic landmark in Boston.<br />
<br />
'''70 kph.'''<br /><br />
about 43.5 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''Father & Son Market...Riley's Roast Beef'''<br /><br />
all of these are references to actual stores and clubs in Allston/Brighton, though many have closed or been renamed and some are on nearby streets and would not be visible to Gately as he drives down Comm. Ave.<br />
<br />
'''CVS'''<br /><br />
a large chain of [http://www.cvs.com/ drugstores]<br />
<br />
'''75 k'''<br /><br />
about 46.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''ς'''<br /><br />
the Greek letter ''sigma'' as it appears in lower case at the ends of words<br />
<br />
'''mysticetously'''<br /><br />
in the manner of a baleen whale<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a descriptive nickname<br />
<br />
==Page 477==<br />
<br />
'''tallboys'''<br /><br />
<br />
16oz cans of beer<br />
<br />
'''80 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 50 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''Berklee School of Music'''<br /><br />
a real school, one of the highest-prestige [http://www.berklee.edu/ music schools] in the U.S., though it has been named Berklee College of Music since B.S. 1970<br />
<br />
==Page 478==<br />
<br />
'''tonic machines'''<br /><br />
"tonic" is a (rapidly disappearing) Boston area term for carbonated soft drinks.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 202==<br />
<br />
'''argot'''<br /><br />
slang, jargon<br />
<br />
'''Escherian'''<br /><br />
referring to the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher] (1898-1972), a Dutch graphic artist famous for his illustrations of repeated patterns and impossible structures. "Escherian signs" would seem to indicate signs that are confusing or impossible to follow.<br />
<br />
==Page 478 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus in Inman Square'''<br /><br />
a real health food store on Prospect Street in Cambridge between Central and Inman Squares. The Bread & Circus chain was bought by Whole Foods, so this store is now operating as a Whole Foods.<br />
<br />
'''microbiotic'''<br /><br />
probably an intentional misspelling of macrobiotic; a macrobiotic diet primarily consists of whole grains, beans, and vegetables based on the Taoist principles of yin and yang<br />
<br />
'''slalom'''<br /><br />
to zigzag between obstacles<br />
<br />
==Page 479==<br />
<br />
'''madonnas'''<br /><br />
statues of the Virgin Mary<br />
<br />
'''bodegas'''<br /><br />
small grocery stores, usually in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods that are also usually owned and operated by Spanish-speaking people<br />
<br />
'''crèche'''<br /><br />
a nativity scene<br />
<br />
'''propinquous'''<br /><br />
Probably what's intended is "propinquitous," meaning "proximal" or "nearby."<br />
<br />
'''Chickens Fresh Killed Daily'''<br /><br />
a reference to the prominent 'Live Poultry Fresh Killed' sign of the [http://bostonist.com/2007/09/07/mayflower_poult.php Mayflower Poultry Company] at 621 Cambridge Street, East Cambridge, about a half a mile from Inman Square.<br />
<br />
'''Ryle's Jazz Club'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://www.rylesjazz.com/ Ryles Jazz Club] (no apostrophe) in Inman Square, Cambridge, at 212 Hampshire Street.<br />
<br />
'''briar pipes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://www.tinderboxinternational.com/briar.htm pipe] for smoking<br />
<br />
'''tympanum'''<br /><br />
a, usually decorative, semicircular or triangular wall face above an entrance<br />
<br />
'''Sancta Something'''<br /><br />
perhaps a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancta_Sanctorum Sancta Sanctorum], a famous Italian side chapel<br />
<br />
'''finials'''<br /><br />
decorative ornaments placed on the apex of roofs<br />
<br />
'''60 k'''<br /><br />
about 37.3 miles per hour<br />
<br />
==Page 480==<br />
<br />
'''MF'''<br /><br />
Millennial Fizzy<br />
<br />
'''aerodyne'''<br /><br />
a heavier-than-air aircraft deriving lift from motion<br />
<br />
==Endnote 203==<br />
<br />
'''solecism'''<br /><br />
nonstandard or ungrammatical usage<br />
<br />
==Page 480 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''viz.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''videlicet'' (Latin), meaning "namely" or "specifically" or "in other words"<br />
<br />
'''CQBC'''<br /><br />
not a real entity, but probably here denoting a French-Canadian radio station<br />
<br />
'''sterno'''<br /><br />
a fuel made from denatured and jellied alcohol burned directly from the can<br />
<br />
'''hobnail boots'''<br /><br />
heavy-duty boots with hobnails, short, thick-headed nails used to protect footwear, on the soles to provide durability and traction on unfavorable terrain <br />
<br />
'''monomitotic'''<br /><br />
"Mitosis" is cell division, and Wallace is playing with words again: "monomitosis" could be the one-time-only splitting of a cell; in this case, the "cell" is a group of insurgents rather than the biological unit, and "monomitotic" might imply that once it splits (i.e., separates to accomplish its targeted task), it dissolves or disbands.<br />
<br />
'''Gaspé Peninsula'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/canada/gaspe.html region] in northern Québec<br />
<br />
'''U.S.A. Civic War hero's Boylston St. statue'''<br /><br />
probably a reference the Robert Gould Shaw statue that Joelle van Dyne passes on p. 223. DFW appears to have moved the Shaw memorial from Beacon Street to Boylston Street.<br />
<br />
'''''chiens-courants'''''<br /><br />
French: running dogs, hounds<br />
<br />
==Page 481==<br />
<br />
'''interdicted'''<br /><br />
prohibited with official authority<br />
<br />
'''Van Buskirk of Montreal'''<br /><br />
appears to be a fictional glass company<br />
<br />
'''Provincial Autoroute 55'''<br /><br />
Quebec north-south highway that runs from Shawinigan to Stanstead at the US border, where it connects with...<br />
<br />
'''U.S.A. 91'''<br /><br />
Interstate 91, which runs from New Haven, Conn, to Derby Line, Vt., at the Canadian border<br />
<br />
'''Bellow's Falls VT'''<br /><br />
a town off Route 91, about 70 miles west of Manchester, N.H.<br />
<br />
'''credulous'''<br /><br />
gullible<br />
<br />
'''paisley'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_%28design%29 popular design] originating in Scotland<br />
<br />
'''Nehru jacket'''<br /><br />
A collarless jacket named for Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), first Prime Minister of India and father of Indira Gandhi. Nehru jackets were popular among hippies in the B.S. 1960s<br />
<br />
'''''école-spéciale'''''<br /><br />
French: special school<br />
<br />
'''Ste.-Anne-des-Monts'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-des-Monts,_Quebec city] on the north shore of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec<br />
<br />
'''''Va chier, putain!'''''<br /><br />
French: Piss off, whore!<br />
<br />
'''trop formidable'''<br /><br />
French: too strong<br />
<br />
==Page 482==<br />
<br />
'''Basel'''<br /><br />
a city of Switzerland about 50 miles north of the capital of Bern<br />
<br />
'''''tu-sais-quoi'''''<br /><br />
French: you know what<br />
<br />
'''impost'''<br /><br />
something imposed, as a tax or duty<br />
<br />
'''notions'''<br /><br />
miscellaneous small, useful items<br />
<br />
==Page 483==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 204==<br />
<br />
'''Saprogenic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to putrefaction or rotting<br />
<br />
'''treacly'''<br /><br />
sweet or sentimental<br />
<br />
==Page 483 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''illicit'''<br /><br />
illegal<br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness. Note: "on", translating as the pronoun "one", is often used in colloquial Québécois to replace "nous" ("we"). Also, "il ne faut pas", translating word-for-word as "it is not necessary", is very often used imperatively to mean "one should/must not" or "do not". So, the line on the cartridge could also translate as "we must stop pursuing happiness".<br />
<br />
==Page 484==<br />
<br />
'''domestic'''<br /><br />
a person hired to perform household tasks, e.g., cleaning<br />
<br />
'''125-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 276 lbs<br />
<br />
'''variegated'''<br /><br />
streaked or patched with multiple colors<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a line of soldiers<br />
<br />
'''ROPAS'''<br /><br />
Portuguese: CLOTHES<br />
<br />
'''glyph'''<br /><br />
a symbolic figure that is usually engraved or incised<br />
<br />
==Page 485==<br />
<br />
'''union-suit underwear'''<br /><br />
one-piece long undergarments<br />
<br />
'''chiens'''<br /><br />
French: dogs<br />
<br />
'''stelliform'''<br /><br />
in the form of a star<br />
<br />
==Page 486==<br />
<br />
'''transperçant'''<br /><br />
French: "stabbing or piercing," but also "transfixing"<br />
<br />
'''baguette'''<br /><br />
a long roll of French bread<br />
<br />
'''cerise'''<br /><br />
deep red to purple in color<br />
<br />
'''teratoid'''<br /><br />
resembling a monster; monstrous (from Greek teras, terat- "monster.")<br />
<br />
'''supplicant's'''<br /><br />
beggar's<br />
<br />
''''''n soir, 'sieur'''''<br /><br />
an elision of ''bon soir, monsieur,'' i.e., "Good evening, sir" in French<br />
<br />
''''''Malhereusement, ton collégue est décédé. Il faisait une excellente soupe aux pois.''''''<br /><br />
French: Sadly, your friend is dead. He made an excellent pea soup.<br />
<br />
on p. 425, Marathe outlined a hypothetical in which two people both wanted a Habitant ''soupe aus pois'' that belonged to someone who had recently died<br />
<br />
''''''Non? Ou c'était toi, faisait-elle?''''''<br /><br />
French: No? Or was it you that made it?<br />
<br />
==Page 487==<br />
<br />
'''wangs'''<br /><br />
slaps or bangs against<br />
<br />
'''''frère'''''<br /><br />
French: brother<br />
<br />
'''sphincter'''<br /><br />
Any muscle in ring form, here it means the anus, which has failed Lucien by allowing him to soil himself<br />
<br />
'''''ne pas plaisanter'''''<br /><br />
French: not pleasure<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''iront paître'''''<br /><br />
Frennch idiom: They'll pack up and head out.<br />
<br />
'''''entend-il?'''''<br /><br />
French: Does he hear?<br />
<br />
'''repast'''<br /><br />
meal<br />
<br />
'''maxillofacial'''<br /><br />
relating to the jaw and face<br />
<br />
==Page 488==<br />
<br />
'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
French: useless<br />
<br />
'''leonine'''<br /><br />
resembling a lion<br />
<br />
'''natal'''<br /><br />
like a baby's<br />
<br />
'''aphonia'''<br /><br />
loss of or inability to speak due to damage to or disease of the larynx<br />
<br />
'''aphrasiac'''<br /><br />
the inability to speak words in intelligible order<br />
<br />
'''half-cellular'''<br /><br />
half consisting of living cells, i.e., half-dead<br />
<br />
'''Chic-Choc lakes'''<br /><br />
the Chic-Choc mountains are in the Gaspé Peninsula<br />
<br />
'''Cap-Chat'''<br /><br />
a town in the Gaspé Peninsula<br />
<br />
'''culcate'''<br /><br />
neologism perhaps stemming off of inculcate, here meaning implanted. Another similar word is "calcate", meaning "To trample or stamp under the heel" (OED). So he might have intended it to mean "stamping".<br />
<br />
'''inguinal canal'''<br /><br />
a passage in the lower front part of the abdominal wall<br />
<br />
'''sigmoid'''<br /><br />
the sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine closest to the rectum<br />
<br />
'''muskie'''<br /><br />
short for "muskellunge," a type of fish<br />
<br />
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<br />
==Page 470==<br />
<br />
'''stereotaxy'''<br /><br />
also known as "stereotaxis," this is three-dimensional brain imaging<br />
<br />
'''Elder, Elders'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Olds James Olds], co-discovered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_center#Experiments_on_rodents "pleasure center"]<br />
<br />
'''plutonium-239'''<br /><br />
a fissile isotope of plutonium<br />
<br />
'''ablative surgery'''<br /><br />
<br />
a treatment for neurological disorders involving freezing or burning of brain tissue<br />
<br />
==Page 471==<br />
<br />
'''Q-dopa'''<br /><br />
not a real neurotransmitter<br />
<br />
==Page 472==<br />
<br />
'''MK-Ultra''' <br /><br />
an actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA CIA mind-control experiment] starting in the 1950s and continuing well into the 1960s and possibly 70s<br />
<br />
==Endnote 198==<br />
<br />
'''''Orlikow et al. v. United States of America'''''<br /><br />
This was a real case, and you can read the proceedings [http://www.randomcollection.info/mcf/orli-01.htm here].<br />
<br />
==Page 472 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''G.C.'''<br /><br />
Government of Canada, perhaps. It may also mean some type of transmitter that can interfere with a pacemaker (which Marathe's father has). <br />
<br />
'''M.M.P.I.'''<br /><br />
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a commonly administered psychological test designed to give an overview of personality, neuroses, etc.<br />
<br />
==Page 473==<br />
<br />
'''Millon's'''<br /><br />
the [http://millon.net/instruments/MCMI_III.htm Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III], another psych inventory<br />
<br />
'''Approception'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real test<br />
<br />
'''shiatsu'''<br /><br />
a type of Asian massage<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
well-being<br />
<br />
'''Turner, Bush, Casey'''<br /><br />
Admiral Stansfield Turner was head of the CIA from 1977 to 1981. George H.W. Bush (later President) was CIA head from 1976 to 1977. William J. Casey was head from 1981 to 1987.<br />
<br />
'''Langley'''<br /><br />
the town in Virginia where the CIA is headquartered<br />
<br />
'''pernicious''' <br /><br />
<br />
subtly harmful<br />
<br />
==Page 474==<br />
<br />
'''divans'''<br /><br />
couches or sofas<br />
<br />
'''rutting'''<br /><br />
heat, i.e., sexual excitement<br />
<br />
'''N.S.A.'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''C7'''<br /><br />
The C7 is a modified version of the American M-16 combat rifle. It's implied here that C7 was some kind of security apparatus, but there is no evidence that such a body existed.<br />
<br />
'''emery board''' <br /><br />
nail file<br />
<br />
==Page 475==<br />
<br />
=Gately Driving / Antitoi Brothers=<br />
<br />
==Page 475==<br />
<br />
'''princess-and-pea'''<br /><br />
a reference to the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea," wherein despite several mattresses, a princess can still feel a single pea below her<br />
<br />
'''cluster migraines'''<br /><br />
Cluster headaches and migraines are actually two distinct syndromes.<br />
<br />
'''quiche''' <br /><br />
a baked flan or tart with a savory filling thickened with eggs<br />
<br />
'''feldspar'''<br /><br />
a rock-forming mineral<br />
<br />
==Page 476==<br />
<br />
'''E.R.'''<br /><br />
Emergency Room<br />
<br />
'''Rebel Yell'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_yell battle cry] used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War<br />
<br />
'''CITGO'''<br /><br />
one of the [http://www.citgo.com/Home.jsp major oil] companies. The neon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo_sign#The_Citgo_sign Citgo sign] described here is an iconic landmark in Boston.<br />
<br />
'''70 kph.'''<br /><br />
about 43.5 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''Father & Son Market...Riley's Roast Beef'''<br /><br />
all of these are references to actual stores and clubs in Allston/Brighton, though many have closed or been renamed and some are on nearby streets and would not be visible to Gately as he drives down Comm. Ave.<br />
<br />
'''CVS'''<br /><br />
a large chain of [http://www.cvs.com/ drugstores]<br />
<br />
'''75 k'''<br /><br />
about 46.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''ς'''<br /><br />
the Greek letter ''sigma'' as it appears in lower case at the ends of words<br />
<br />
'''mysticetously'''<br /><br />
in the manner of a baleen whale<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a descriptive nickname<br />
<br />
==Page 477==<br />
<br />
'''tallboys'''<br /><br />
<br />
16oz cans of beer<br />
<br />
'''80 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 50 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''Berklee School of Music'''<br /><br />
a real school, one of the highest-prestige [http://www.berklee.edu/ music schools] in the U.S., though it has been named Berklee College of Music since B.S. 1970<br />
<br />
==Page 478==<br />
<br />
'''tonic machines'''<br /><br />
"tonic" is a (rapidly disappearing) Boston area term for carbonated soft drinks.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 202==<br />
<br />
'''argot'''<br /><br />
slang, jargon<br />
<br />
'''Escherian'''<br /><br />
referring to the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher] (1898-1972), a Dutch graphic artist famous for his illustrations of repeated patterns and impossible structures. "Escherian signs" would seem to indicate signs that are confusing or impossible to follow.<br />
<br />
==Page 478 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus in Inman Square'''<br /><br />
a real health food store on Prospect Street in Cambridge between Central and Inman Squares. The Bread & Circus chain was bought by Whole Foods, so this store is now operating as a Whole Foods.<br />
<br />
'''microbiotic'''<br /><br />
probably an intentional misspelling of macrobiotic; a macrobiotic diet primarily consists of whole grains, beans, and vegetables based on the Taoist principles of yin and yang<br />
<br />
'''slalom'''<br /><br />
to zigzag between obstacles<br />
<br />
==Page 479==<br />
<br />
'''madonnas'''<br /><br />
statues of the Virgin Mary<br />
<br />
'''bodegas'''<br /><br />
small grocery stores, usually in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods that are also usually owned and operated by Spanish-speaking people<br />
<br />
'''crèche'''<br /><br />
a nativity scene<br />
<br />
'''propinquous'''<br /><br />
Probably what's intended is "propinquitous," meaning "proximal" or "nearby."<br />
<br />
'''Chickens Fresh Killed Daily'''<br /><br />
a reference to the prominent 'Live Poultry Fresh Killed' sign of the [http://bostonist.com/2007/09/07/mayflower_poult.php Mayflower Poultry Company] at 621 Cambridge Street, East Cambridge, about a half a mile from Inman Square.<br />
<br />
'''Ryle's Jazz Club'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://www.rylesjazz.com/ Ryles Jazz Club] (no apostrophe) in Inman Square, Cambridge, at 212 Hampshire Street.<br />
<br />
'''briar pipes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://www.tinderboxinternational.com/briar.htm pipe] for smoking<br />
<br />
'''tympanum'''<br /><br />
a, usually decorative, semicircular or triangular wall face above an entrance<br />
<br />
'''Sancta Something'''<br /><br />
perhaps a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancta_Sanctorum Sancta Sanctorum], a famous Italian side chapel<br />
<br />
'''finials'''<br /><br />
decorative ornaments placed on the apex of roofs<br />
<br />
'''60 k'''<br /><br />
about 37.3 miles per hour<br />
<br />
==Page 480==<br />
<br />
'''MF'''<br /><br />
Millennial Fizzy<br />
<br />
'''aerodyne'''<br /><br />
a heavier-than-air aircraft deriving lift from motion<br />
<br />
==Endnote 203==<br />
<br />
'''solecism'''<br /><br />
nonstandard or ungrammatical usage<br />
<br />
==Page 480 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''viz.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''videlicet'' (Latin), meaning "namely" or "specifically" or "in other words"<br />
<br />
'''CQBC'''<br /><br />
not a real entity, but probably here denoting a French-Canadian radio station<br />
<br />
'''sterno'''<br /><br />
a fuel made from denatured and jellied alcohol burned directly from the can<br />
<br />
'''hobnail boots'''<br /><br />
heavy-duty boots with hobnails, short, thick-headed nails used to protect footwear, on the soles to provide durability and traction on unfavorable terrain <br />
<br />
'''monomitotic'''<br /><br />
"Mitosis" is cell division, and Wallace is playing with words again: "monomitosis" could be the one-time-only splitting of a cell; in this case, the "cell" is a group of insurgents rather than the biological unit, and "monomitotic" might imply that once it splits (i.e., separates to accomplish its targeted task), it dissolves or disbands.<br />
<br />
'''Gaspé Peninsula'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/canada/gaspe.html region] in northern Québec<br />
<br />
'''U.S.A. Civic War hero's Boylston St. statue'''<br /><br />
probably a reference the Robert Gould Shaw statue that Joelle van Dyne passes on p. 223. DFW appears to have moved the Shaw memorial from Beacon Street to Boylston Street.<br />
<br />
'''''chiens-courants'''''<br /><br />
French: running dogs, hounds<br />
<br />
==Page 481==<br />
<br />
'''interdicted'''<br /><br />
prohibited with official authority<br />
<br />
'''Van Buskirk of Montreal'''<br /><br />
appears to be a fictional glass company<br />
<br />
'''Provincial Autoroute 55'''<br /><br />
Quebec north-south highway that runs from Shawinigan to Stanstead at the US border, where it connects with...<br />
<br />
'''U.S.A. 91'''<br /><br />
Interstate 91, which runs from New Haven, Conn, to Derby Line, Vt., at the Canadian border<br />
<br />
'''Bellow's Falls VT'''<br /><br />
a town off Route 91, about 70 miles west of Manchester, N.H.<br />
<br />
'''credulous'''<br /><br />
gullible<br />
<br />
'''paisley'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_%28design%29 popular design] originating in Scotland<br />
<br />
'''Nehru jacket'''<br /><br />
A collarless jacket named for Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), first Prime Minister of India and father of Indira Gandhi<br />
<br />
'''''école-spéciale'''''<br /><br />
French: special school<br />
<br />
'''Ste.-Anne-des-Monts'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-des-Monts,_Quebec city] on the north shore of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec<br />
<br />
'''''Va chier, putain!'''''<br /><br />
French: Piss off, whore!<br />
<br />
'''trop formidable'''<br /><br />
French: too strong<br />
<br />
==Page 482==<br />
<br />
'''Basel'''<br /><br />
a city of Switzerland about 50 miles north of the capital of Bern<br />
<br />
'''''tu-sais-quoi'''''<br /><br />
French: you know what<br />
<br />
'''impost'''<br /><br />
something imposed, as a tax or duty<br />
<br />
'''notions'''<br /><br />
miscellaneous small, useful items<br />
<br />
==Page 483==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 204==<br />
<br />
'''Saprogenic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to putrefaction or rotting<br />
<br />
'''treacly'''<br /><br />
sweet or sentimental<br />
<br />
==Page 483 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''illicit'''<br /><br />
illegal<br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness. Note: "on", translating as the pronoun "one", is often used in colloquial Québécois to replace "nous" ("we"). Also, "il ne faut pas", translating word-for-word as "it is not necessary", is very often used imperatively to mean "one should/must not" or "do not". So, the line on the cartridge could also translate as "we must stop pursuing happiness".<br />
<br />
==Page 484==<br />
<br />
'''domestic'''<br /><br />
a person hired to perform household tasks, e.g., cleaning<br />
<br />
'''125-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 276 lbs<br />
<br />
'''variegated'''<br /><br />
streaked or patched with multiple colors<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a line of soldiers<br />
<br />
'''ROPAS'''<br /><br />
Portuguese: CLOTHES<br />
<br />
'''glyph'''<br /><br />
a symbolic figure that is usually engraved or incised<br />
<br />
==Page 485==<br />
<br />
'''union-suit underwear'''<br /><br />
one-piece long undergarments<br />
<br />
'''chiens'''<br /><br />
French: dogs<br />
<br />
'''stelliform'''<br /><br />
in the form of a star<br />
<br />
==Page 486==<br />
<br />
'''transperçant'''<br /><br />
French: "stabbing or piercing," but also "transfixing"<br />
<br />
'''baguette'''<br /><br />
a long roll of French bread<br />
<br />
'''cerise'''<br /><br />
deep red to purple in color<br />
<br />
'''teratoid'''<br /><br />
resembling a monster; monstrous (from Greek teras, terat- "monster.")<br />
<br />
'''supplicant's'''<br /><br />
beggar's<br />
<br />
''''''n soir, 'sieur'''''<br /><br />
an elision of ''bon soir, monsieur,'' i.e., "Good evening, sir" in French<br />
<br />
''''''Malhereusement, ton collégue est décédé. Il faisait une excellente soupe aux pois.''''''<br /><br />
French: Sadly, your friend is dead. He made an excellent pea soup.<br />
<br />
on p. 425, Marathe outlined a hypothetical in which two people both wanted a Habitant ''soupe aus pois'' that belonged to someone who had recently died<br />
<br />
''''''Non? Ou c'était toi, faisait-elle?''''''<br /><br />
French: No? Or was it you that made it?<br />
<br />
==Page 487==<br />
<br />
'''wangs'''<br /><br />
slaps or bangs against<br />
<br />
'''''frère'''''<br /><br />
French: brother<br />
<br />
'''sphincter'''<br /><br />
Any muscle in ring form, here it means the anus, which has failed Lucien by allowing him to soil himself<br />
<br />
'''''ne pas plaisanter'''''<br /><br />
French: not pleasure<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''iront paître'''''<br /><br />
Frennch idiom: They'll pack up and head out.<br />
<br />
'''''entend-il?'''''<br /><br />
French: Does he hear?<br />
<br />
'''repast'''<br /><br />
meal<br />
<br />
'''maxillofacial'''<br /><br />
relating to the jaw and face<br />
<br />
==Page 488==<br />
<br />
'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
French: useless<br />
<br />
'''leonine'''<br /><br />
resembling a lion<br />
<br />
'''natal'''<br /><br />
like a baby's<br />
<br />
'''aphonia'''<br /><br />
loss of or inability to speak due to damage to or disease of the larynx<br />
<br />
'''aphrasiac'''<br /><br />
the inability to speak words in intelligible order<br />
<br />
'''half-cellular'''<br /><br />
half consisting of living cells, i.e., half-dead<br />
<br />
'''Chic-Choc lakes'''<br /><br />
the Chic-Choc mountains are in the Gaspé Peninsula<br />
<br />
'''Cap-Chat'''<br /><br />
a town in the Gaspé Peninsula<br />
<br />
'''culcate'''<br /><br />
neologism perhaps stemming off of inculcate, here meaning implanted. Another similar word is "calcate", meaning "To trample or stamp under the heel" (OED). So he might have intended it to mean "stamping".<br />
<br />
'''inguinal canal'''<br /><br />
a passage in the lower front part of the abdominal wall<br />
<br />
'''sigmoid'''<br /><br />
the sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine closest to the rectum<br />
<br />
'''muskie'''<br /><br />
short for "muskellunge," a type of fish<br />
<br />
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=Pre-dawn, May 1st, YDAU - Steeply & Marathe on the Pleasure Center=<br />
<br />
==Page 470==<br />
<br />
'''stereotaxy'''<br /><br />
also known as "stereotaxis," this is three-dimensional brain imaging<br />
<br />
'''Elder, Elders'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Olds James Olds], co-discovered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_center#Experiments_on_rodents "pleasure center"]<br />
<br />
'''plutonium-239'''<br /><br />
a fissile isotope of plutonium<br />
<br />
'''ablative surgery'''<br /><br />
<br />
a treatment for neurological disorders involving freezing or burning of brain tissue<br />
<br />
==Page 471==<br />
<br />
'''Q-dopa'''<br /><br />
not a real neurotransmitter<br />
<br />
==Page 472==<br />
<br />
'''MK-Ultra''' <br /><br />
an actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA CIA mind-control experiment] starting in the 1950s and continuing well into the 1960s and possibly 70s<br />
<br />
==Endnote 198==<br />
<br />
'''''Orlikow et al. v. United States of America'''''<br /><br />
This was a real case, and you can read the proceedings [http://www.randomcollection.info/mcf/orli-01.htm here].<br />
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==Page 472 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''G.C.'''<br /><br />
Government of Canada, perhaps. It may also mean some type of transmitter that can interfere with a pacemaker (which Marathe's father has). <br />
<br />
'''M.M.P.I.'''<br /><br />
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a commonly administered psychological test designed to give an overview of personality, neuroses, etc.<br />
<br />
==Page 473==<br />
<br />
'''Millon's'''<br /><br />
the [http://millon.net/instruments/MCMI_III.htm Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III], another psych inventory<br />
<br />
'''Approception'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real test<br />
<br />
'''shiatsu'''<br /><br />
a type of Asian massage<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
well-being<br />
<br />
'''Turner, Bush, Casey'''<br /><br />
Admiral Stansfield Turner was head of the CIA from 1977 to 1981. George H.W. Bush (later President) was CIA head from 1976 to 1977. William J. Casey was head from 1981 to 1987.<br />
<br />
'''Langley'''<br /><br />
the town in Virginia where the CIA is headquartered<br />
<br />
'''pernicious''' <br /><br />
<br />
subtly harmful<br />
<br />
==Page 474==<br />
<br />
'''divans'''<br /><br />
couches or sofas<br />
<br />
'''rutting'''<br /><br />
heat, i.e., sexual excitement<br />
<br />
'''N.S.A.'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''C7'''<br /><br />
The C7 is a modified version of the American M-16 combat rifle. It's implied here that C7 was some kind of security apparatus, but there is no evidence that such a body existed.<br />
<br />
'''emery board''' <br /><br />
nail file<br />
<br />
==Page 475==<br />
<br />
=Gately Driving / Antitoi Brothers=<br />
<br />
==Page 475==<br />
<br />
'''princess-and-pea'''<br /><br />
a reference to the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea," wherein despite several mattresses, a princess can still feel a single pea below her<br />
<br />
'''cluster migraines'''<br /><br />
Cluster headaches and migraines are actually two distinct syndromes.<br />
<br />
'''quiche''' <br /><br />
a baked flan or tart with a savory filling thickened with eggs<br />
<br />
'''feldspar'''<br /><br />
a rock-forming mineral<br />
<br />
==Page 476==<br />
<br />
'''E.R.'''<br /><br />
Emergency Room<br />
<br />
'''Rebel Yell'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_yell battle cry] used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War<br />
<br />
'''CITGO'''<br /><br />
one of the [http://www.citgo.com/Home.jsp major oil] companies. The neon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo_sign#The_Citgo_sign Citgo sign] described here is an iconic landmark in Boston.<br />
<br />
'''70 kph.'''<br /><br />
about 43.5 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''Father & Son Market...Riley's Roast Beef'''<br /><br />
all of these are references to actual stores and clubs in Allston/Brighton, though many have closed or been renamed and some are on nearby streets and would not be visible to Gately as he drives down Comm. Ave.<br />
<br />
'''CVS'''<br /><br />
a large chain of [http://www.cvs.com/ drugstores]<br />
<br />
'''75 k'''<br /><br />
about 46.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''ς'''<br /><br />
the Greek letter ''sigma'' as it appears in lower case at the ends of words<br />
<br />
'''mysticetously'''<br /><br />
in the manner of a baleen whale<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a descriptive nickname<br />
<br />
==Page 477==<br />
<br />
'''tallboys'''<br /><br />
<br />
16oz cans of beer<br />
<br />
'''80 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 50 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''Berklee School of Music'''<br /><br />
a real school, one of the highest-prestige [http://www.berklee.edu/ music schools] in the U.S., though it has been named Berklee College of Music since P.S. 1970<br />
<br />
==Page 478==<br />
<br />
'''tonic machines'''<br /><br />
"tonic" is a (rapidly disappearing) Boston area term for carbonated soft drinks.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 202==<br />
<br />
'''argot'''<br /><br />
slang, jargon<br />
<br />
'''Escherian'''<br /><br />
referring to the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher] (1898-1972), a Dutch graphic artist famous for his illustrations of repeated patterns and impossible structures. "Escherian signs" would seem to indicate signs that are confusing or impossible to follow.<br />
<br />
==Page 478 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bread & Circus in Inman Square'''<br /><br />
a real health food store on Prospect Street in Cambridge between Central and Inman Squares. The Bread & Circus chain was bought by Whole Foods, so this store is now operating as a Whole Foods.<br />
<br />
'''microbiotic'''<br /><br />
probably an intentional misspelling of macrobiotic; a macrobiotic diet primarily consists of whole grains, beans, and vegetables based on the Taoist principles of yin and yang<br />
<br />
'''slalom'''<br /><br />
to zigzag between obstacles<br />
<br />
==Page 479==<br />
<br />
'''madonnas'''<br /><br />
statues of the Virgin Mary<br />
<br />
'''bodegas'''<br /><br />
small grocery stores, usually in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods that are also usually owned and operated by Spanish-speaking people<br />
<br />
'''crèche'''<br /><br />
a nativity scene<br />
<br />
'''propinquous'''<br /><br />
Probably what's intended is "propinquitous," meaning "proximal" or "nearby."<br />
<br />
'''Chickens Fresh Killed Daily'''<br /><br />
a reference to the prominent 'Live Poultry Fresh Killed' sign of the [http://bostonist.com/2007/09/07/mayflower_poult.php Mayflower Poultry Company] at 621 Cambridge Street, East Cambridge, about a half a mile from Inman Square.<br />
<br />
'''Ryle's Jazz Club'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://www.rylesjazz.com/ Ryles Jazz Club] (no apostrophe) in Inman Square, Cambridge, at 212 Hampshire Street.<br />
<br />
'''briar pipes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://www.tinderboxinternational.com/briar.htm pipe] for smoking<br />
<br />
'''tympanum'''<br /><br />
a, usually decorative, semicircular or triangular wall face above an entrance<br />
<br />
'''Sancta Something'''<br /><br />
perhaps a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancta_Sanctorum Sancta Sanctorum], a famous Italian side chapel<br />
<br />
'''finials'''<br /><br />
decorative ornaments placed on the apex of roofs<br />
<br />
'''60 k'''<br /><br />
about 37.3 miles per hour<br />
<br />
==Page 480==<br />
<br />
'''MF'''<br /><br />
Millennial Fizzy<br />
<br />
'''aerodyne'''<br /><br />
a heavier-than-air aircraft deriving lift from motion<br />
<br />
==Endnote 203==<br />
<br />
'''solecism'''<br /><br />
nonstandard or ungrammatical usage<br />
<br />
==Page 480 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''viz.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for ''videlicet'' (Latin), meaning "namely" or "specifically" or "in other words"<br />
<br />
'''CQBC'''<br /><br />
not a real entity, but probably here denoting a French-Canadian radio station<br />
<br />
'''sterno'''<br /><br />
a fuel made from denatured and jellied alcohol burned directly from the can<br />
<br />
'''hobnail boots'''<br /><br />
heavy-duty boots with hobnails, short, thick-headed nails used to protect footwear, on the soles to provide durability and traction on unfavorable terrain <br />
<br />
'''monomitotic'''<br /><br />
"Mitosis" is cell division, and Wallace is playing with words again: "monomitosis" could be the one-time-only splitting of a cell; in this case, the "cell" is a group of insurgents rather than the biological unit, and "monomitotic" might imply that once it splits (i.e., separates to accomplish its targeted task), it dissolves or disbands.<br />
<br />
'''Gaspé Peninsula'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/canada/gaspe.html region] in northern Québec<br />
<br />
'''U.S.A. Civic War hero's Boylston St. statue'''<br /><br />
probably a reference the Robert Gould Shaw statue that Joelle van Dyne passes on p. 223. DFW appears to have moved the Shaw memorial from Beacon Street to Boylston Street.<br />
<br />
'''''chiens-courants'''''<br /><br />
French: running dogs, hounds<br />
<br />
==Page 481==<br />
<br />
'''interdicted'''<br /><br />
prohibited with official authority<br />
<br />
'''Van Buskirk of Montreal'''<br /><br />
appears to be a fictional glass company<br />
<br />
'''Provincial Autoroute 55'''<br /><br />
Quebec north-south highway that runs from Shawinigan to Stanstead at the US border, where it connects with...<br />
<br />
'''U.S.A. 91'''<br /><br />
Interstate 91, which runs from New Haven, Conn, to Derby Line, Vt., at the Canadian border<br />
<br />
'''Bellow's Falls VT'''<br /><br />
a town off Route 91, about 70 miles west of Manchester, N.H.<br />
<br />
'''credulous'''<br /><br />
gullible<br />
<br />
'''paisley'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_%28design%29 popular design] originating in Scotland<br />
<br />
'''Nehru jacket'''<br /><br />
A collarless jacket named for Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), first Prime Minister of India and father of Indira Gandhi<br />
<br />
'''''école-spéciale'''''<br /><br />
French: special school<br />
<br />
'''Ste.-Anne-des-Monts'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-des-Monts,_Quebec city] on the north shore of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec<br />
<br />
'''''Va chier, putain!'''''<br /><br />
French: Piss off, whore!<br />
<br />
'''trop formidable'''<br /><br />
French: too strong<br />
<br />
==Page 482==<br />
<br />
'''Basel'''<br /><br />
a city of Switzerland about 50 miles north of the capital of Bern<br />
<br />
'''''tu-sais-quoi'''''<br /><br />
French: you know what<br />
<br />
'''impost'''<br /><br />
something imposed, as a tax or duty<br />
<br />
'''notions'''<br /><br />
miscellaneous small, useful items<br />
<br />
==Page 483==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 204==<br />
<br />
'''Saprogenic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to putrefaction or rotting<br />
<br />
'''treacly'''<br /><br />
sweet or sentimental<br />
<br />
==Page 483 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''illicit'''<br /><br />
illegal<br />
<br />
'''IL NE FAUT PLUS QU'ON PURSUIVE LE BONHEUR'''<br /><br />
French: It is no longer necessary to pursue happiness. Note: "on", translating as the pronoun "one", is often used in colloquial Québécois to replace "nous" ("we"). Also, "il ne faut pas", translating word-for-word as "it is not necessary", is very often used imperatively to mean "one should/must not" or "do not". So, the line on the cartridge could also translate as "we must stop pursuing happiness".<br />
<br />
==Page 484==<br />
<br />
'''domestic'''<br /><br />
a person hired to perform household tasks, e.g., cleaning<br />
<br />
'''125-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 276 lbs<br />
<br />
'''variegated'''<br /><br />
streaked or patched with multiple colors<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a line of soldiers<br />
<br />
'''ROPAS'''<br /><br />
Portuguese: CLOTHES<br />
<br />
'''glyph'''<br /><br />
a symbolic figure that is usually engraved or incised<br />
<br />
==Page 485==<br />
<br />
'''union-suit underwear'''<br /><br />
one-piece long undergarments<br />
<br />
'''chiens'''<br /><br />
French: dogs<br />
<br />
'''stelliform'''<br /><br />
in the form of a star<br />
<br />
==Page 486==<br />
<br />
'''transperçant'''<br /><br />
French: "stabbing or piercing," but also "transfixing"<br />
<br />
'''baguette'''<br /><br />
a long roll of French bread<br />
<br />
'''cerise'''<br /><br />
deep red to purple in color<br />
<br />
'''teratoid'''<br /><br />
resembling a monster; monstrous (from Greek teras, terat- "monster.")<br />
<br />
'''supplicant's'''<br /><br />
beggar's<br />
<br />
''''''n soir, 'sieur'''''<br /><br />
an elision of ''bon soir, monsieur,'' i.e., "Good evening, sir" in French<br />
<br />
''''''Malhereusement, ton collégue est décédé. Il faisait une excellente soupe aux pois.''''''<br /><br />
French: Sadly, your friend is dead. He made an excellent pea soup.<br />
<br />
on p. 425, Marathe outlined a hypothetical in which two people both wanted a Habitant ''soupe aus pois'' that belonged to someone who had recently died<br />
<br />
''''''Non? Ou c'était toi, faisait-elle?''''''<br /><br />
French: No? Or was it you that made it?<br />
<br />
==Page 487==<br />
<br />
'''wangs'''<br /><br />
slaps or bangs against<br />
<br />
'''''frère'''''<br /><br />
French: brother<br />
<br />
'''sphincter'''<br /><br />
Any muscle in ring form, here it means the anus, which has failed Lucien by allowing him to soil himself<br />
<br />
'''''ne pas plaisanter'''''<br /><br />
French: not pleasure<br />
<br />
<br />
'''''iront paître'''''<br /><br />
Frennch idiom: They'll pack up and head out.<br />
<br />
'''''entend-il?'''''<br /><br />
French: Does he hear?<br />
<br />
'''repast'''<br /><br />
meal<br />
<br />
'''maxillofacial'''<br /><br />
relating to the jaw and face<br />
<br />
==Page 488==<br />
<br />
'''''inutile'''''<br /><br />
French: useless<br />
<br />
'''leonine'''<br /><br />
resembling a lion<br />
<br />
'''natal'''<br /><br />
like a baby's<br />
<br />
'''aphonia'''<br /><br />
loss of or inability to speak due to damage to or disease of the larynx<br />
<br />
'''aphrasiac'''<br /><br />
the inability to speak words in intelligible order<br />
<br />
'''half-cellular'''<br /><br />
half consisting of living cells, i.e., half-dead<br />
<br />
'''Chic-Choc lakes'''<br /><br />
the Chic-Choc mountains are in the Gaspé Peninsula<br />
<br />
'''Cap-Chat'''<br /><br />
a town in the Gaspé Peninsula<br />
<br />
'''culcate'''<br /><br />
neologism perhaps stemming off of inculcate, here meaning implanted. Another similar word is "calcate", meaning "To trample or stamp under the heel" (OED). So he might have intended it to mean "stamping".<br />
<br />
'''inguinal canal'''<br /><br />
a passage in the lower front part of the abdominal wall<br />
<br />
'''sigmoid'''<br /><br />
the sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine closest to the rectum<br />
<br />
'''muskie'''<br /><br />
short for "muskellunge," a type of fish<br />
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'''Braintree'''<br /><br />
a town in Massachusetts about 13 miles south-southeast of Boston<br />
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'''opine''' <br /><br />
to state one's opinion<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
An easement is a right to use part of someone else's land for a limited purpose, often a right to cross it on a defined pathway. Thus the Higher Power as a cheese-easement refers to Gately's analogy to a lab rat who's learned one route through a maze to the cheese.<br />
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'''rote'''<br /><br />
repetition<br />
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'''thoroughgoingly''' <br /><br />
absolutely<br />
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'''Probie'''<br /><br />
probation officer<br />
<br />
'''10-cm.'''<br /><br />
a little under 4 inches<br />
<br />
'''Our Father'''<br /><br />
the Lord's Prayer<br />
<br />
'''hawgs'''<br /><br />
"Hog" is a slang term for a Harley-Davidson<br />
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'''mantis'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_mantis praying mantis]<br />
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'''SOP'''<br /><br />
standard operating procedure<br />
<br />
'''spats'''<br /><br />
a covering for the uppers of shoes<br />
<br />
'''Quincy Market'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Market shopping area] in downtown Boston. Like the nearby suburb, Quincy is pronounced "Quinzy."<br />
<br />
'''affable'''<br /><br />
showing warmth and friendliness<br />
<br />
'''Rte. 3'''<br /><br />
highway running southeast from Boston along the South Shore toward Cape Cod<br />
<br />
'''Hennessey'''<br /><br />
a brand of cognac<br />
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'''sampler'''<br /><br />
a piece of cloth embroidered with stitches, sometimes incorporating platitudes<br />
<br />
'''Estonian'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonians native population] of Estonia<br />
<br />
'''wrought-iron'''<br /><br />
iron in nearly carbon-free form, making it readily forged<br />
<br />
'''M.P.'''<br /><br />
military policeman<br />
<br />
'''brig'''<br /><br />
prison on a Navy ship<br />
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'''fluted''' <br /><br />
marked or having grooves<br />
<br />
'''Bulat'''<br /><br />
actually a common Kazakh first name<br />
<br />
'''Yirrell Beach bridge in Point Shirley'''<br /><br />
these are references to Winthrop, a coastal town just northeast of Boston and separated from Logan Airport by a narrow inlet of Boston Harbor. Interestingly, Sylvia Plath's family lived for a time in the Point Shirley section of Winthrop and in 1960 she wrote a poem titled "Point Shirley."<br />
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'''filial'''<br /><br />
pertaining to a son or daughter<br />
<br />
'''Nimitz'''<br /><br />
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) was a U.S. admiral and commander of Naval forces in the Pacific during WWII.<br />
<br />
'''cognomen''' <br /><br />
distinguishing nickname<br />
<br />
'''in the bag''' <br /><br />
intoxicated<br />
<br />
'''afghan'''<br /><br />
a type of blanket<br />
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'''chivalric'''<br /><br />
considerate and courteous to women<br />
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'''Sir Osis of Thuliver'''<br /><br />
i.e., cirrhosis of the liver<br />
<br />
'''vessels'''<br /><br />
He means "vassals."<br />
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'''shale'''<br /><br />
the most common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale sedimentary rock]<br />
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'''alto'''<br /><br />
having a lower female voice<br />
<br />
'''Horkheimer and Adorno'''<br /><br />
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School Frankfurt School] of critical theory. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) was a German sociologist and fellow member of the Frankfurt School.<br />
<br />
'''Partridge Family'''<br /><br />
the band featured on the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065333/ television series] of the same name<br />
<br />
'''narcotized'''<br /><br />
drugged<br />
<br />
'''timbre'''<br /><br />
tone of voice<br />
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'''Rectus Bulbi'''<br /><br />
short name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_rectus_muscle superior rectus muscle]<br />
<br />
'''tripartite''' <br /><br />
divided into three parts<br />
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'''sarcophagally'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting a coffin<br />
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<br />
'''permutations'''<br /><br />
arrangements of the same items in different sequences<br />
<br />
'''"...the thing it's not entirely impossible he may have fathered..."'''<br /><br />
This is to say that C.T. may have been Mario's father and not James O. Incandenza. Given that C.T. and Avril are blood relatives, this would explain Mario's profound birth defects.<br />
<br />
'''bradypnea-afflicted''' <br /><br />
afflicted with an abnormally slow breathing rate<br />
<br />
'''anodized'''<br /><br />
coated with metal<br />
<br />
'''perk'''<br /><br />
i.e., perquisite, a special benefit<br />
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'''alfresco''' <br /><br />
outside<br />
<br />
'''alpaca'''<br /><br />
wool taken from an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca animal] closely related to the camel and llama<br />
<br />
'''Kaopectate'''<br /><br />
brand name of parapectolin. A pink, clay-like antidiarrheal; believed to work by adsorbing the bacteria or germ that may be causing the diarrhea.<br />
<br />
'''canted'''<br /><br />
put in an oblique position<br />
<br />
'''reveille'''<br /><br />
the trumpet call played in the morning to awaken sleeping soldiers<br />
<br />
'''corona'''<br /><br />
crown or halo<br />
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'''muzzle'''<br /><br />
the barrel of a gun<br />
<br />
'''capacious''' <br /><br />
spacious, i.e., too big for Hal<br />
<br />
'''Erythema'''<br /><br />
does not appear to be an actual suburb of Tucson. The word means redness of the skin as the result of various causes, including infection and sunburn.<br />
<br />
'''rejoinder''' <br /><br />
sharp, witty response<br />
<br />
'''bratwursts'''<br /><br />
This is a small German sausage composed of pork and beef; the name is German for "chopped meat sausage."<br />
<br />
'''VAPS''' <br /><br />
vector/angle/pace/spin<br />
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'''revenant'''<br /><br />
one who returns after death or a long absence<br />
<br />
'''Puker'''<br /><br />
a punitive run designed to make one vomit<br />
<br />
'''American Twist'''<br /><br />
another name for a kick serve<br />
<br />
'''2 m.'''<br /><br />
over 6'6" tall<br />
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'''low 10's C'''<br /><br />
10º C is equal to 50º Fahrenheit.<br />
<br />
'''claret-colored''' <br /><br />
dark purplish red<br />
<br />
'''nacreous'''<br /><br />
like mother of pearl<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension (Source: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baroque Merriam-Webster])<br />
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'''picric'''<br /><br />
Picric acid is an explosive, so the word "picric" w/r/t clouds probably implies an explosive (or about to explode) quality. It is also a toxic yellow.<br />
<br />
'''Parade Rest''' <br /><br />
a relaxed military stance with the feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
'''pro forma'''<br /><br />
as a routine, formality<br />
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'''fungoes'''<br /><br />
In baseball a fungo is a pop fly deliberately hit to train players in fielding. Presumably here, in tennis, these balls are hit in a deliberate place in a deliberate manner to exercise a particular skill.<br />
<br />
'''quarter'''<br /><br />
here meaning "mercy"<br />
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'''''forvart'''''<br /><br />
"forward", said with a German accent<br />
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'''23.8 meters, 8 I think .2 meters'''<br /><br />
approximately 78 feet by 27 feet, the dimensions of a singles tennis court<br />
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'''Gymnasium Kaiserlautern'''<br /><br />
The Web site is [http://asg.region-kl.de/ here]. ''Kaiserlautern'' means something like "Emperor acclamation" in German and is a city in southwest Germany.<br />
<br />
'''Raggedy Andy'''<br /><br />
a popular doll seen [http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/images/6391.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''z coordinate'''<br /><br />
Presumably, the measurement of depth; though the z axis usually refers to height<br />
<br />
'''Gaugin'''<br /><br />
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French artist who lived in Tahiti.<br />
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'''morendo'''<br /><br />
a musical term meaning "a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence" (''Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary''), from the Italian for "dying"<br />
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=More on Gately at Ennet House=<br />
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'''1964 Ford Aventura'''<br /><br />
There is no such car, and the Mustang itself was not introduced until a few months before the 1965 model year (although the earliest ones were sometimes designated 1964 1/2).<br />
<br />
'''Purity Supreme Market'''<br /><br />
A New England [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purity_Supreme supermarket chain] that ceased operations in 1997 after being bought by a competitor.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster]]<br />
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'''DUI'''<br /><br />
Driving Under the Influence<br />
<br />
'''D&Ds'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_and_disorderly Drunk and Disorderly conduct]<br />
<br />
'''Possession With Intent'''<br /><br />
i.e., with intent to distribute<br />
<br />
'''D.S.A.S.'''<br /><br />
Division of Substance Abuse Services<br />
<br />
'''constabulary'''<br /><br />
a body of peace officers<br />
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'''Murder-2'''<br /><br />
second-degree murder, or murder without premeditation<br />
<br />
'''''pace''''' <br /><br />
contrary to<br />
<br />
'''Deer Island'''<br /><br />
an island in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Island_%28Massachusetts%29 Boston Harbor], and until 1991 the site of the Suffolk County House of Correction<br />
<br />
'''hinked'''<br /><br />
According to the ''OED'', hink as a verb means "to halt" or "to falter." The implication here is that 90 days in jail isn't much to Gately since he'd already served 17 months in another sentence.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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==Page 465==<br />
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'''women's leg-shaver thing'''<br /><br />
i.e., Epi-Lady<br />
<br />
'''misprision'''<br /><br />
contempt against the government or courts; however, it can also mean, in a non-legal sense, misunderstanding, which may be the meaning here (for example, Gately confusing "epilepsy" with "Epi-Lady")<br />
<br />
'''Cape'''<br /><br />
i.e., Cape Cod<br />
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'''J.C.'''<br /><br />
Jesus Christ<br />
<br />
'''pap''' <br /><br />
something lacking true value or substance<br />
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'''spleen''' <br /><br />
ill tempter or spite<br />
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<br />
'''Korean-War-vintage'''<br /><br />
The Korean War (1950–53) was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and People's Republic of China, with air support from the Soviet Union.<br />
<br />
'''Nixon administration'''<br /><br />
January 1969 to August 1974<br />
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'''188 cm. and 128 kg.'''<br /><br />
Gately is a hair over 6'2" and weights over 282 lbs.<br />
<br />
'''spirochete-shaped''' <br /><br />
spiraled like bacteria from the phylum spirochetes<br />
<br />
'''flask-alkie'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic who carries a hip flask containing a small amount (8-12 oz.) of liquor<br />
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'''Ashland KY'''<br /><br />
a city on the Ohio River about 120 miles south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
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'''Braintree'''<br /><br />
a town in Massachusetts about 13 miles south-southeast of Boston<br />
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'''opine''' <br /><br />
to state one's opinion<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
An easement is a right to use part of someone else's land for a limited purpose, often a right to cross it on a defined pathway. Thus the Higher Power as a cheese-easement refers to Gately's analogy to a lab rat who's learned one route through a maze to the cheese.<br />
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'''rote'''<br /><br />
repetition<br />
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'''thoroughgoingly''' <br /><br />
absolutely<br />
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'''Probie'''<br /><br />
probation officer<br />
<br />
'''10-cm.'''<br /><br />
a little under 4 inches<br />
<br />
'''Our Father'''<br /><br />
the Lord's Prayer<br />
<br />
'''hawgs'''<br /><br />
"Hog" is a slang term for a Harley-Davidson<br />
<br />
'''mantis'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_mantis praying mantis]<br />
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'''SOP'''<br /><br />
standard operating procedure<br />
<br />
'''spats'''<br /><br />
a covering for the uppers of shoes<br />
<br />
'''Quincy Market'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Market shopping area] in downtown Boston. Like the nearby suburb, Quincy is pronounced "Quinzy."<br />
<br />
'''affable'''<br /><br />
showing warmth and friendliness<br />
<br />
'''Rte. 3'''<br /><br />
highway running southeast from Boston along the South Shore toward Cape Cod<br />
<br />
'''Hennessey'''<br /><br />
a brand of cognac<br />
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'''sampler'''<br /><br />
a piece of cloth embroidered with stitches, sometimes incorporating platitudes<br />
<br />
'''Estonian'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonians native population] of Estonia<br />
<br />
'''wrought-iron'''<br /><br />
iron in nearly carbon-free form, making it readily forged<br />
<br />
'''M.P.'''<br /><br />
military policeman<br />
<br />
'''brig'''<br /><br />
prison on a Navy ship<br />
<br />
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'''fluted''' <br /><br />
marked or having grooves<br />
<br />
'''Bulat'''<br /><br />
actually a common Kazakh first name<br />
<br />
'''Yirrell Beach bridge in Point Shirley'''<br /><br />
these are references to Winthrop, a coastal town just northeast of Boston and separated from Logan Airport by a narrow inlet of Boston Harbor. Interestingly, Sylvia Plath's family lived for a time in the Point Shirley section of Winthrop and in 1960 she wrote a poem titled "Point Shirley."<br />
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'''filial'''<br /><br />
pertaining to a son or daughter<br />
<br />
'''Nimitz'''<br /><br />
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) was a U.S. admiral and commander of Naval forces in the Pacific during WWII.<br />
<br />
'''cognomen''' <br /><br />
distinguishing nickname<br />
<br />
'''in the bag''' <br /><br />
intoxicated<br />
<br />
'''afghan'''<br /><br />
a type of blanket<br />
<br />
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'''chivalric'''<br /><br />
considerate and courteous to women<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Sir Osis of Thuliver'''<br /><br />
i.e., cirrhosis of the liver<br />
<br />
'''vessels'''<br /><br />
He means "vassals."<br />
<br />
=Very late October, YDAU - Madame Psychosis's unannounced sabbatical=<br />
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'''shale'''<br /><br />
the most common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale sedimentary rock]<br />
<br />
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'''alto'''<br /><br />
having a lower female voice<br />
<br />
'''Horkheimer and Adorno'''<br /><br />
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School Frankfurt School] of critical theory. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) was a German sociologist and fellow member of the Frankfurt School.<br />
<br />
'''Partridge Family'''<br /><br />
the band featured on the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065333/ television series] of the same name<br />
<br />
'''narcotized'''<br /><br />
drugged<br />
<br />
'''timbre'''<br /><br />
tone of voice<br />
<br />
==Endnote 180==<br />
<br />
'''Rectus Bulbi'''<br /><br />
short name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_rectus_muscle superior rectus muscle]<br />
<br />
'''tripartite''' <br /><br />
divided into three parts<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''sarcophagally'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting a coffin<br />
<br />
=November 9th, YDAU - Morning Drills=<br />
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<br />
'''permutations'''<br /><br />
arrangements of the same items in different sequences<br />
<br />
'''"...the thing it's not entirely impossible he may have fathered..."'''<br /><br />
This is to say that C.T. may have been Mario's father and not James O. Incandenza. Given that C.T. and Avril are blood relatives, this would explain Mario's profound birth defects.<br />
<br />
'''bradypnea-afflicted''' <br /><br />
afflicted with an abnormally slow breathing rate<br />
<br />
'''anodized'''<br /><br />
coated with metal<br />
<br />
'''perk'''<br /><br />
i.e., perquisite, a special benefit<br />
<br />
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'''alfresco''' <br /><br />
outside<br />
<br />
'''alpaca'''<br /><br />
wool taken from an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca animal] closely related to the camel and llama<br />
<br />
'''Kaopectate'''<br /><br />
brand name of parapectolin. A pink, clay-like antidiarrheal; believed to work by adsorbing the bacteria or germ that may be causing the diarrhea.<br />
<br />
'''canted'''<br /><br />
put in an oblique position<br />
<br />
'''reveille'''<br /><br />
the trumpet call played in the morning to awaken sleeping soldiers<br />
<br />
'''corona'''<br /><br />
crown or halo<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''muzzle'''<br /><br />
the barrel of a gun<br />
<br />
'''capacious''' <br /><br />
spacious, i.e., too big for Hal<br />
<br />
'''Erythema'''<br /><br />
does not appear to be an actual suburb of Tucson. The word means redness of the skin as the result of various causes, including infection and sunburn.<br />
<br />
'''rejoinder''' <br /><br />
sharp, witty response<br />
<br />
'''bratwursts'''<br /><br />
This is a small German sausage composed of pork and beef; the name is German for "chopped meat sausage."<br />
<br />
'''VAPS''' <br /><br />
vector/angle/pace/spin<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''revenant'''<br /><br />
one who returns after death or a long absence<br />
<br />
'''Puker'''<br /><br />
a punitive run designed to make one vomit<br />
<br />
'''American Twist'''<br /><br />
another name for a kick serve<br />
<br />
'''2 m.'''<br /><br />
over 6'6" tall<br />
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<br />
'''low 10's C'''<br /><br />
10º C is equal to 50º Fahrenheit.<br />
<br />
'''claret-colored''' <br /><br />
dark purplish red<br />
<br />
'''nacreous'''<br /><br />
like mother of pearl<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension (Source: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baroque Merriam-Webster])<br />
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<br />
'''picric'''<br /><br />
Picric acid is an explosive, so the word "picric" w/r/t clouds probably implies an explosive (or about to explode) quality. It is also a toxic yellow.<br />
<br />
'''Parade Rest''' <br /><br />
a relaxed military stance with the feet shoulder's width apart and hands clasped behind the back<br />
<br />
'''pro forma'''<br /><br />
as a routine, formality<br />
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'''fungoes'''<br /><br />
In baseball a fungo is a pop fly deliberately hit to train players in fielding. Presumably here, in tennis, these balls are hit in a deliberate place in a deliberate manner to exercise a particular skill.<br />
<br />
'''quarter'''<br /><br />
here meaning "mercy"<br />
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'''''forvart'''''<br /><br />
"forward", said with a German accent<br />
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'''23.8 meters, 8 I think .2 meters'''<br /><br />
approximately 78 feet by 27 feet, the dimensions of a singles tennis court<br />
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'''Gymnasium Kaiserlautern'''<br /><br />
The Web site is [http://asg.region-kl.de/ here]. ''Kaiserlautern'' means something like "Emperor acclamation" in German and is a city in southwest Germany.<br />
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'''Raggedy Andy'''<br /><br />
a popular doll seen [http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/images/6391.jpg here]<br />
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'''z coordinate'''<br /><br />
the measurement of depth<br />
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'''Gaugin'''<br /><br />
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French artist who lived in Tahiti.<br />
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'''morendo'''<br /><br />
a musical term meaning "a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence" (''Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary''), from the Italian for "dying"<br />
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=More on Gately at Ennet House=<br />
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'''1964 Ford Aventura'''<br /><br />
There is no such car, and the Mustang itself was not introduced until a few months before the 1965 model year (although the earliest ones were sometimes designated 1964 1/2).<br />
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'''Purity Supreme Market'''<br /><br />
A New England [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purity_Supreme supermarket chain] that ceased operations in 1997 after being bought by a competitor.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster]]<br />
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'''DUI'''<br /><br />
Driving Under the Influence<br />
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'''D&Ds'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_and_disorderly Drunk and Disorderly conduct]<br />
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'''Possession With Intent'''<br /><br />
i.e., with intent to distribute<br />
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'''D.S.A.S.'''<br /><br />
Division of Substance Abuse Services<br />
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'''constabulary'''<br /><br />
a body of peace officers<br />
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'''Murder-2'''<br /><br />
second-degree murder, or murder without premeditation<br />
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'''''pace''''' <br /><br />
contrary to<br />
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'''Deer Island'''<br /><br />
an island in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Island_%28Massachusetts%29 Boston Harbor], and until 1991 the site of the Suffolk County House of Correction<br />
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'''hinked'''<br /><br />
According to the ''OED'', hink as a verb means "to halt" or "to falter." The implication here is that 90 days in jail isn't much to Gately since he'd already served 17 months in another sentence.<br />
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==Page 464==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''women's leg-shaver thing'''<br /><br />
i.e., Epi-Lady<br />
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'''misprision'''<br /><br />
contempt against the government or courts; however, it can also mean, in a non-legal sense, misunderstanding, which may be the meaning here (for example, Gately confusing "epilepsy" with "Epi-Lady")<br />
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'''Cape'''<br /><br />
i.e., Cape Cod<br />
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'''J.C.'''<br /><br />
Jesus Christ<br />
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'''pap''' <br /><br />
something lacking true value or substance<br />
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'''spleen''' <br /><br />
ill tempter or spite<br />
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'''Korean-War-vintage'''<br /><br />
The Korean War (1950–53) was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and People's Republic of China, with air support from the Soviet Union.<br />
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'''Nixon administration'''<br /><br />
January 1969 to August 1974<br />
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'''188 cm. and 128 kg.'''<br /><br />
Gately is a hair over 6'2" and weights over 282 lbs.<br />
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'''spirochete-shaped''' <br /><br />
spiraled like bacteria from the phylum spirochetes<br />
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'''flask-alkie'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic who carries a hip flask containing a small amount (8-12 oz.) of liquor<br />
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'''Ashland KY'''<br /><br />
a city on the Ohio River about 120 miles south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
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