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442* · Gately at Braintree AA
Contents
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- 9 Endnote 179
- 10 Page 449 (cont'd)
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- 13 Endnote 180
- 14 Page 450 (cont'd)
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Page 442
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Braintree
a town in Massachusetts about 13 miles south-southeast of Boston
Page 443
easement
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.
rote
repetition
Page 444
Probie
probation officer
10-cm.
a little under 4 inches
Our Father
the Lord's Prayer
hawgs
"Hog" is a slang term for a Harley-Davidson
mantis
the praying mantis
Page 445
spats
a covering for the uppers of shoes
Quincy
a suburb of Boston about 9 miles south-southeast of the city; pronounced "Quinzy"
affable
showing warmth and friendliness
Hennessey
a brand of cognac
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sampler
a piece of cloth embroidered with stitches, sometimes incorporating platitudes
Estonian
the native population of Estonia
wrought-iron
iron in nearly carbon-free form, making it readily forged
M.P.
military policeman
brig
prison on a Navy ship
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Bulat
actually a common Kazakh first name
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filial
pertaining to a son or daughter
Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) was a U.S. admiral and commander of Naval forces in the Pacific during WWII.
afghan
a type of blanket
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Endnote 179
chivalric
considerate and courteous to women
Page 449 (cont'd)
Sir Osis of Thuliver
i.e., cirrhosis of the liver
vessels
He means "vassals."
449 · Incandenza Family Update — Hal & Mario
Page 449
shale
the most common sedimentary rock
Page 450
alto
having a lower female voice
Horkheimer and Adorno
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) was a German sociologist and fellow member of the Frankfurt School.
Patridge Family
the band featured on the television series of the same name
narcotized
drugged
timbre
tone of voice
Endnote 180
Rectus Bulbi
short name for the superior rectus muscle
Page 450 (cont'd)
sarcophagally
in a way suggesting a coffin
450 · Morning Drills
Page 450
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
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permutations
arrangements of the same items in different sequences
"...the thing it's not entirely impossible he may have fathered..."
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.
anodized
coated with metal
perk
i.e., perquisite, a special benefit
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alpaca
wool taken from an animal closely related to the camel and llama
Kaopectate
brand name of parapectolin. A pink, clay-like antidiarrheal; believed to work by adsorbing the bacteria or germ that may be causing the diarrhea.
canted
put in an oblique position
reveille
the trumpet call played in the morning to awaken sleeping soldiers
corona
crown or halo
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muzzle
the barrel of a gun
bratwursts
This is a small German sausage composed of pork and beef; the name is German for "chopped meat sausage."
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Puker
a punitive run designed to make one vomit
American Twist
another name for a kick serve
2 m.
over 6'6" tall
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low 10's C
10º C is equal to 50º Fahrenheit.
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picric
Picric acid is an explosive, so the word "picric" w/r/t clouds probably implies an explosive (or about to explode) quality.
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fungoes
In baseball a fungo is a pop fly deliberately hit to train players in fielding. Presumably here, in tennis, these balls are thrown in a deliberate place in a deliberate manner to exercise a particular skill.
quarter
here meaning "mercy"
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forvart
German: forward (Actually, it's only meant to look/sound German. The actual German word for "forward" is "vorwärts" or "voran".)
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23.8 meters, 8 I think .2 meters
close to 80 feet by nearly 27 feet
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Gymnasium Kaiserlautern
The Web site is here. Kaiserlautern means something like "Emperor acclamation" in German and is a city in southwest Germany.
Raggedy Andy
a popular doll seen here
z coordinate
the measurement of depth
Gaugin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French artist who lived in Tahiti.
Page 461
morendo
a musical term meaning "a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence" (Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary)
461 · More on Gately at Ennet House
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1964 Ford Aventura
There is no such car.
Page 462
Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster
DUI
Driving Under the Influence
Possession With Intent
i.e., with intent to distribute
D.S.A.S.
Division of Substance Abuse Services
constabulary
a body of peace officers
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Murder-2
second-degree murder, or murder without premeditation
Deer Island
an island in Boston Harbor, and until 1991 the site of the Suffolk County House of Correction
hinked
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.
Page 464
Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad
Page 465
women's leg-shaver thing
i.e., Epi-Lady
misprision
contempt against the government or courts
Cape
i.e., Cape Cod
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J.C.
Jesus Christ
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Page 468
Korean-War-vintage
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.
Nixon administration
January 1969 to August 1974
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188 cm. and 128 kg.
Gately is a hair over 6'2" and weights over 282 lbs.
Ashland KY
a city on the Ohio River about 120 miles south of Columbus, Ohio