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November 11th, YDAU - Mario walking around E.T.A., filming
Page 755
Wagnerian bass
grandiose and stentorian (in the lower register) in the manner of German opera composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Page 756
varicoceles
plural of varicocele (also "varicoscele"), an abnormal enlargement of a vein in the scrotum
a duet
possibly "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" ("O sink down, night of love") sung by the title lovers in Act Two of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
high D
the D (designated D6) that is two octaves above the D above middle C (C4); considered the upper limit of the dramatic soprano range
Felicity Zweig
"Felicity" means happiness, while Zweig is German for "stick" or "branch."
Page 757
Gilbert Treffert
still not a real player
whistling 'Dixie.'
See the discussion of this phrase in section 6 of the Wikipedia entry on the 19th-century American popular song, once considered the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America.
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
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.
Page 761
cowlick
a patch of hair standing on end
pennon
a pennant or flag or banner
Peripatetic
walking around
Page 762
swotting
hard studying, cramming
Page 763
Page 764
intuiting
knowing without having been told
Page 765
Bic
A manufacturer of inexpensive ball-point pens. Probably blue, here.
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
Hal fills Mario in on the aftermath of the Eschaton incident
Page 769
"Thank you Sir may I have another"
a line from the film "Animal House" (1978)
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 comically optimistic character in Voltaire's Candide, who believes himself and his fellows to be living 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. But Mario seems to be thinking of Elizabeth Arden (1884-1966), who founded a cosmetics company.
Marathe and Kate G. go drinking
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
Hal and Mario, cont.
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
Page 785
pores
i.e., pores over books, reads them carefully
