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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
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- 15 Page 766
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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.
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a perfect score
which is 1600
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pores
i.e., pores over books, reads them carefully