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755 · Speaking of E.T.A...
Contents
- 1 Page 755
- 2 Page 756
- 3 Page 757
- 4 Page 758
- 5 Page 759
- 6 Endnote 316
- 7 Page 760
- 8 Endnote 317
- 9 Page 760 (cont'd)
- 10 Page 761
- 11 Page 762
- 12 Page 763
- 13 Page 764
- 14 Page 765
- 15 Page 766
- 16 Page 767
- 17 Page 768
- 18 Page 769
- 19 Page 769
- 20 Page 770
- 21 Page 771
- 22 Page 772
- 23 Page 773
- 24 Page 774
- 25 Page 774
- 26 Page 775
- 27 Page 776
- 28 Page 777
- 29 Page 778
- 30 Page 779
- 31 Page 780
- 32 Page 781
- 33 Page 782
- 34 Page 782
- 35 Page 783
- 36 Page 784
- 37 Page 785
Page 755
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Page 756
Felicity Zweig
"Felicity" means happiness, while Zweig is German for "stick" or "branch."
Page 757
Gilbert Treffert
still not a real player
Page 758
Page 759
Gilbert Treffert
still not a real player
Endnote 316
Opheliac
resembling Hamlet's girlfriend — see Hamlet IV.v
Page 760
Montague Semantics
This is a form of natural language semantics.
Endnote 317
wildly expensive hdcover
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.
Plc
public limited company
Page 760 (cont'd)
ten meters
about 32.8 feet
plastron
the starched front of a shirt
Page 761
cowlick
a patch of hair standing on end
pennon
a pennant or flag or banner
Peripatetic
walking around
Page 762
swotting
i.e., swatting
Page 763
Page 764
intuiting
knowing without having been told
Page 765
Bic
a brand of cigarette lighter
St. Pamphile
This is a town close to Québec City; Pamphile is St. Pamphilus.
Page 766
Page 767
maundering
talking in a rambling, foolish way
Page 768
Page 769
tumid
swollen
769 · Mario and Hal at Night
Page 769
"Thank you Sir may I have another"
a line from Animal House
Page 770
segue
a smooth transition from one thing to another
Page 771
unbent
not having yielded or submitted
Page 772
Panglossian
Pangloss is a character in Voltaire's Candide, who is wont to say "in the best of all possible worlds."
Page 773
true
on target
mendaciously
in a manner of one who is lying
rococo
ornate or florid in speech
tersely
in a manner using few words
Page 774
Eve Arden
Eve Arden (1908-1990) was an American actress.
774 · Marathe and Kate G. Talk
Page 774
Page 775
Big Book
the AA handbook
Page 776
Page 777
Provincial
Switzerland does not have provinces; it has cantons.
Page 778
Swiss metal helmets
Kate is probably thinking "Swedish" as in a Viking's helmet.
schüssch
He probably means schuss, i.e., skiing.
Page 779
restenosis
recurrence of stenosis, i.e., narrowing of blood vessels
Garçon!
French: Boy! (used in reference to the waiter)
Page 780
m'épouse au future
French: future spouse
Jaarvik
misspelling of "Jarvik"
Page 781
Swisshead
She may be using this particular epithet to mean "one who has holes in his head," à la Swiss cheese.
Page 782
I voot make ze hreply zat
i.e., I would make the reply that — Kate making fun of Marathe's accent
782 · Hal and Mario Continued
Page 782
Irish Spring
i.e., a strong-smelling brand of soap
Page 783
poppy-seed bagel
conventional wisdom telling that eating such bagels would cause one to test positive for opiates
snuffle
to sniff as in trying to detect something
Indy-type
they clear the system very quickly
Ginsu
a brand of steak knives, once sold on late-night television commercials
Calli tea
Read about this here.
Page 784
a perfect score
which is 1600
Page 785
pores
i.e., pores over books, reads them carefully
