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'''''A.T.E.'''''<br /> | '''''A.T.E.'''''<br /> | ||
− | Hal is wearing his jacket inside out. | + | Hal is wearing his jacket inside out (and, if so, Johnette has not noticed the reversal of the E). |
+ | |||
+ | '''homey'''<br /> | ||
+ | NOAD: <i>n.,</i> (chiefly US) an acquaintance from one's town or neighbourhood, or a member of one's peer group or gang | ||
=Endnote 324 · John Wayne loses it= | =Endnote 324 · John Wayne loses it= | ||
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'''homburg'''<br /> | '''homburg'''<br /> | ||
− | a felt hat with | + | a man's felt hat with grosgrain band, and upturned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homburg_hat brim] |
'''post-Marxist'''<br /> | '''post-Marxist'''<br /> | ||
− | + | a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Marxism school of thought] that "bypasses orthodox Marxism," and encompasses the arts as well as politics | |
+ | |||
+ | '''Sidney Peterson-shaped directorial chair'''<br /> | ||
+ | 1905-2000, an American author, artist, and avant-garde filmmaker. I could not determine his shape adequately enough to permit me to envision such a chair | ||
==Page 788== | ==Page 788== | ||
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'''anamorphosized'''<br /> | '''anamorphosized'''<br /> | ||
− | changed from one form to another as a step in evolution | + | changed from one form to another as a step in evolution; in optics, an anamorphic lens changes the shape of an image |
+ | |||
+ | '''lalating'''<br /> | ||
+ | neologism, perhaps similar to ''ululating'', as suggested by Amy Batchelor in one of her interesting [http://anchorpoint.blogs.com/amythoughts/2005/08/infinite_jest_v_1.html Thoughts in Random Patterns] (8 August 2005) | ||
==Endnote 329== | ==Endnote 329== | ||
'''heuristic'''<br /> | '''heuristic'''<br /> | ||
− | + | NOAD: enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves | |
==Page 788 (cont'd)== | ==Page 788 (cont'd)== | ||
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]] | [[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''ghastlyly'''<br /> | ||
+ | even funnier coming from someone with a first name ending in ''-ly''; simply ''ghastly'' functions as the adverb (rarely) as well as the adjective (could Molly be lalating?) (or hypohaplologic?) | ||
'''Rube-Goldbergesque'''<br /> | '''Rube-Goldbergesque'''<br /> | ||
− | Reuben Garret Lucius "Rube" Goldberg (1883-1970) was | + | needlessly convoluted, like one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine machines] for which Jewish-American cartoonist Reuben Garret Lucius "Rube" Goldberg (1883-1970) was famous |
==Page 789== | ==Page 789== | ||
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'''keel'''<br /> | '''keel'''<br /> | ||
This word denotes "the principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language''). Here it is used in the sense of "on an even keel," i.e., sane. | This word denotes "the principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language''). Here it is used in the sense of "on an even keel," i.e., sane. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''real filmic McCoy'''<br /> | ||
+ | an interpolation of "filmic" (cinematic) into the familar expression "real McCoy," signifying authenticity | ||
==Page 790== | ==Page 790== | ||
'''interrment'''<br /> | '''interrment'''<br /> | ||
− | a misspelling of interment, i.e., burial | + | a misspelling of interment, i.e., burial [properly spelt in some editions] |
'''thanatoptic'''<br /> | '''thanatoptic'''<br /> | ||
− | regarding a vision of death | + | neologism by Hal's criteria, regarding a vision of death |
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar]] | [[Subsidized Time|Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar]] | ||
'''''felo de self'''''<br /> | '''''felo de self'''''<br /> | ||
− | + | malaprop, of ''felo de se'' quirkily combining the Latin phrase with its English translation | |
==Page 791== | ==Page 791== | ||
'''olla podrida'''<br /> | '''olla podrida'''<br /> | ||
− | a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olla_podrida stew] popular in Spain | + | a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olla_podrida stew] popular in Spain (and the pot in which it is prepared and served) |
'''cerise'''<br /> | '''cerise'''<br /> | ||
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'''wattles'''<br /> | '''wattles'''<br /> | ||
− | wattles are ornamental skin on or near the base of the bill of certain birds, in this case the red wattles on the turkey's beak/ | + | wattles are ornamental skin on or near the base of the bill of certain birds, in this case the red wattles on the turkey's beak |
+ | |||
+ | '''ghastlyly'''<br /> | ||
+ | see note for Page 788 ''supra'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''anamorphic'''<br /> | ||
+ | see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamorphic_format here] for a discussion of the cinematography technique | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''anti-Picaresque narrative statis'''<br /> | ||
+ | This is one―or a small part of one―of Molly's pseudoscholarly (not to say "Rube-Goldbergesque") tropes. A picaresque work is the satirical, episodic story of a roguish hero (or antihero) of low birth and behavior that borders on the criminal (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picaresque_novel here] for examples of picaresque novels, including ''Don Quixote'', ''Tom Jones'', and ''Huckleberry Finn''). The phrase here may imply a storytelling technique at odds with the picaresque literary style (i.e., ''not'' a first-person narrative or ''not'' told from the protagonist's point of view; ''not'' without plot; ''not'' static in terms of the [anti-]hero's character development; ''not'' satirical; etc.). Also, of course, see Endnote 331. | ||
'''malcathected'''<br /> | '''malcathected'''<br /> | ||
− | attached to emotionally in a negative way | + | neologism by Hal's criteria, attached to emotionally in a negative way |
+ | |||
+ | '''all of Vienna'''<br /> | ||
+ | implying all psychoanalysts, or at least all adherents of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung | ||
==Page 792== | ==Page 792== | ||
'''''Liebestod'''''<br /> | '''''Liebestod'''''<br /> | ||
− | + | "Love-death," the aria sung by Isolde over the dead body of Tristan in the last moments of Wagner's opera <i>Tristan und Isolde</i>, "Mild und leise…" | |
'''antinomically'''<br /> | '''antinomically'''<br /> | ||
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'''reagent'''<br /> | '''reagent'''<br /> | ||
a substance used to produce other substances | a substance used to produce other substances | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''neurasthenic''' <br /> | ||
+ | a person suffering from a condition that is characterized especially by physical and mental exhaustion believed to result from psychological factors. (similar to chronic fatigue syndrome) | ||
'''menses'''<br /> | '''menses'''<br /> | ||
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'''''Putti'''''<br /> | '''''Putti'''''<br /> | ||
− | Italian: | + | a play on ''Pookie'' (the baby-talk version), but also Italian (plural of [http://arthistory.about.com/cs/glossaries/g/p_putti.htm ''putto'']) for representations of male infants or cherubs often seen in Renaissance (and other) paintings |
==Page 793== | ==Page 793== | ||
'''actaeonizing'''<br /> | '''actaeonizing'''<br /> | ||
− | a neologism in reference to Actaeon, a young hunter in Greek Mythology who looked upon Artemis bathing, who turned him into a stag | + | a neologism in reference to Actaeon, a young hunter in Greek Mythology who looked upon Artemis bathing, who turned him into a stag; he was then killed by his own hunting dogs |
'''tines'''<br /> | '''tines'''<br /> | ||
prongs of a fork | prongs of a fork | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''genuflectory'''<br /> | ||
+ | servilely respectful (to the extent of kneeling before) | ||
'''beau'''<br /> | '''beau'''<br /> | ||
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slow moving | slow moving | ||
− | =Endnote 332 · | + | =Endnote 332 · Pemulis just slays deLint= |
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_332_.C2.B7_DeLint_slays_the_Peemster|Endnote 332]] | [[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_332_.C2.B7_DeLint_slays_the_Peemster|Endnote 332]] | ||
− | =Hal's First Meeting= | + | =Hal's First Anonymous Meeting= |
==Page 795== | ==Page 795== | ||
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'''George Will'''<br /> | '''George Will'''<br /> | ||
− | George Frederick Will (born 1941) is a conservative American columnist. | + | George Frederick Will (born 1941) is a conservative American columnist. Wallace implies that he has had his voicebox removed and now speaks with a prosthetic voicebox. |
'''Cleveland Circle'''<br /> | '''Cleveland Circle'''<br /> | ||
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'''Æolic'''<br /> | '''Æolic'''<br /> | ||
an ancient Greek dialect spoken between 800 and 300 BC | an ancient Greek dialect spoken between 800 and 300 BC | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''''ὃνμγα'''<br /> | ||
+ | It's Greek to me, but it seems that mu and gamma may be transposed in what should probably transliterate to ''onyma''. | ||
'''Thynne'''<br /> | '''Thynne'''<br /> | ||
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the name of a reservoir in Massachusetts | the name of a reservoir in Massachusetts | ||
− | + | [[Image:Burma-Shave Signs.jpg|thumb|right|Burma-Shave signs]] | |
− | + | ||
+ | '''Burma-Shave signs'''<br /> | ||
+ | small sequential road signs used to advertise an American brand of brushless shaving cream from 1925 to 1963; see examples [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Shave#Examples here] | ||
+ | |||
'''Lombardy'''<br /> | '''Lombardy'''<br /> | ||
a region of northern Italy with its capital at Milan | a region of northern Italy with its capital at Milan | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:Quoins.jpg|thumb|right|Masonry building with quoins at corner]] | ||
'''quoins'''<br /> | '''quoins'''<br /> | ||
− | cornerstones | + | cornerstones (see right) |
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'''deignition'''<br /> | '''deignition'''<br /> | ||
shutting down of an engine | shutting down of an engine | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Draconyl'''<br /> | ||
+ | perhaps a nonce adjective indicating that the carpet is made of Dacron, the synthetic polyester fiber, but could be an invented extension of the trademark, because it appears later on the page as a noun | ||
'''lintel'''<br /> | '''lintel'''<br /> | ||
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''''Seated Harlequin''''<br /> | ''''Seated Harlequin''''<br /> | ||
You can see this painting [http://www.abcgallery.com/P/picasso/picasso255.html here]. | You can see this painting [http://www.abcgallery.com/P/picasso/picasso255.html here]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Muzak''' <br /> | ||
+ | generic elevator-type music | ||
==Page 799== | ==Page 799== | ||
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'''Rubikular'''<br /> | '''Rubikular'''<br /> | ||
referring to [http://www.rubiks.com/ Rubik's cube] | referring to [http://www.rubiks.com/ Rubik's cube] | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''eagle-, leaf-, and broom-emblemized'''<br /> | ||
+ | presumably the vestigal U.S.A. bald eagle and Canadian maple leaf, so the broom could be the symbol of O.N.A.N. | ||
'''scrip'''<br /> | '''scrip'''<br /> | ||
paper money | paper money | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Natick'''<br /> | ||
+ | a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, about 15 miles west of Boston (and part of the Greater Boston area) | ||
'''São Paulo'''<br /> | '''São Paulo'''<br /> | ||
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'''"...the color of Thousand Island dressing..."'''<br /> | '''"...the color of Thousand Island dressing..."'''<br /> | ||
− | + | the pastel salmon color resulting from mixing mayonnaise and tomato ketchup (among other ingredients, including pickle relish) | |
==Page 800== | ==Page 800== | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:Imperial Beard.jpg|thumb|right|Imperial beard]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''imperial'''<br /> | ||
+ | Imagine a beard like the one shown at right, only blond and with more wax. | ||
'''sibilance'''<br /> | '''sibilance'''<br /> | ||
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'''treacly'''<br /> | '''treacly'''<br /> | ||
− | + | sentimental; overly sweet; cloying | |
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:Nasa Emblem.jpg|thumbnail|right|NASA emblem]] | ||
+ | '''space-and-spacecraft emblem'''<br /> | ||
+ | see NASA logo at right | ||
'''mauve'''<br /> | '''mauve'''<br /> | ||
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'''apneated''' <br /> | '''apneated''' <br /> | ||
− | + | as if punctuated by temporary cessations of breathing | |
'''Philip Glass'''<br /> | '''Philip Glass'''<br /> | ||
− | Philip Glass (born 1937) is an American music composer and pianist. His music is repetitive and | + | Philip Glass (born 1937) is an American music composer and pianist. His music is repetitive and minimalist. |
'''quaaludes'''<br /> | '''quaaludes'''<br /> | ||
− | Methaqualone | + | capsules or caplets of Methaqualone, a sedative often used recreationally |
==Page 803== | ==Page 803== | ||
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'''lachrymucus'''<br /> | '''lachrymucus'''<br /> | ||
− | mucus flowing as a result of crying | + | mucus flowing as a result of crying; rheum |
'''obliquest''' <br /> | '''obliquest''' <br /> | ||
− | + | most oblique (sloping); "the obliquest portion of his profile" could be his nose | |
'''Dedham'''<br /> | '''Dedham'''<br /> | ||
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'''Wharton'''<br /> | '''Wharton'''<br /> | ||
− | + | the business school at the Ivy-League University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, generally believed to be the most prestigious undergraduate business school in the world and also highly regarded at post-graduate levels | |
==Endnote 336== | ==Endnote 336== | ||
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'''sudoriferous'''<br /> | '''sudoriferous'''<br /> | ||
sweaty | sweaty | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''agora-compulsive'''<br /> | ||
+ | addicted to the market (shopping)? or doesn't want to leave the home, i.e., compulsively agoraphobic | ||
==Page 804== | ==Page 804== | ||
'''Humboldt County'''<br /> | '''Humboldt County'''<br /> | ||
− | probably the county in far-north California. | + | probably the county in far-north California. |
− | + | '''hydroponic'''<br /> | |
+ | grown in water | ||
'''"mercantile counterpart at the Rolling Hills Academy"'''<br /> | '''"mercantile counterpart at the Rolling Hills Academy"'''<br /> | ||
− | + | a student at Rolling Hills who fulfills at his school much the same role that Pemulis fulfills at E.T.A. | |
'''Delta-9'''<br /> | '''Delta-9'''<br /> | ||
− | Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol | + | Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive substance found in marijuana |
− | ''' | + | '''M.B.R.O.'''<br /> |
− | + | '''M'''etro-'''B'''oston '''R'''ecovery '''O'''ptions | |
− | '''pathos''' <br /> | + | [[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products from the American Heartland]] |
− | + | ||
+ | '''pathos'''<br /> | ||
+ | a quality that evokes pity | ||
'''pizzicato'''<br /> | '''pizzicato'''<br /> | ||
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'''civety'''<br /> | '''civety'''<br /> | ||
− | + | civet-like; a civet is a small carnivorous feline mammal that emits a strange smell | |
'''fenestration'''<br /> | '''fenestration'''<br /> | ||
− | + | the arrangement of windows and doors on the elevations of a building | |
==Page 805== | ==Page 805== | ||
'''dandled'''<br /> | '''dandled'''<br /> | ||
− | + | moved up and down in a playful manner (e.g., dandled a baby on one's knee) | |
'''Fred MacMurray'''<br /> | '''Fred MacMurray'''<br /> | ||
− | Fredrick Martin MacMurray (1908-1991) was an American actor | + | Fredrick Martin MacMurray (1908-1991) was an American film and television actor, referenced here for his starring role as the father in the hit television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053525/ ''My Three Sons'']. |
'''''in loco parentis'''''<br /> | '''''in loco parentis'''''<br /> | ||
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'''swart'''<br /> | '''swart'''<br /> | ||
− | + | swarthy | |
==Page 806== | ==Page 806== | ||
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'''Keens'''<br /> | '''Keens'''<br /> | ||
− | + | wails | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
'''vivisecting'''<br /> | '''vivisecting'''<br /> | ||
− | + | performing an operation on a living animal for research purposes | |
'''timpani'''<br /> | '''timpani'''<br /> | ||
− | + | large drums (kettledrums) used in orchestras | |
'''Cornet'''<br /> | '''Cornet'''<br /> | ||
− | + | a brass instrument that looks much like a trumpet | |
'''Appian Way'''<br /> | '''Appian Way'''<br /> | ||
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'''Ascension Island''' <br /> | '''Ascension Island''' <br /> | ||
− | + | a volcanic island off the coast of Africa | |
'''South Atlantic''' <br /> | '''South Atlantic''' <br /> | ||
− | South Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is bounded by the east coasts of the Americas and the west coasts of Eurasia and Africa. The area of the Ocean below the equator is referred to as the South Atlantic Ocean. | + | South Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is bounded by the east coasts of the Americas and the west coasts of Eurasia and Africa. The area of the Ocean below the equator is referred to as the South Atlantic Ocean. |
==Page 808== | ==Page 808== | ||
''''I Don't Know (How to Love Him)''''<br /> | ''''I Don't Know (How to Love Him)''''<br /> | ||
− | a song from the rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', sung by the character of Mary Magdalene | + | a song from the rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, sung by the character of Mary Magdalene (album: 1970; stage premiere, on Broadway: 1971) |
'''"tornadic gale"''' <br /> | '''"tornadic gale"''' <br /> | ||
− | + | tornado-strength wind | |
'''Azores'''<br /> | '''Azores'''<br /> | ||
− | + | a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Portugal | |
'''cytological'''<br /> | '''cytological'''<br /> | ||
− | + | Like microscopic cells; on the other hand, maybe this is a deliberate or accidental misspelling of cetological (related to whales). Hal seems to be imagining himself spitting water like a whale spouting water from its blowhole. | |
'''plume''' <br /> | '''plume''' <br /> | ||
− | + | here, a stream of water resembling a feather | |
{{Top}} | {{Top}} | ||
{{InfiniteJest PbP}} | {{InfiniteJest PbP}} |
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November 17th, YDAU - A First-Time Visitor to Ennet House
Page 786
depose
ask questions of someone while under oath
A.T.E.
Hal is wearing his jacket inside out (and, if so, Johnette has not noticed the reversal of the E).
homey
NOAD: n., (chiefly US) an acquaintance from one's town or neighbourhood, or a member of one's peer group or gang
Endnote 324 · John Wayne loses it
U.S.O.U.S. "interviews" Molly Notkin
Page 787
homburg
a man's felt hat with grosgrain band, and upturned brim
post-Marxist
a school of thought that "bypasses orthodox Marxism," and encompasses the arts as well as politics
Sidney Peterson-shaped directorial chair
1905-2000, an American author, artist, and avant-garde filmmaker. I could not determine his shape adequately enough to permit me to envision such a chair
Page 788
co-op
a co-operative, i.e., an apartment building that is jointly owned by the tenants
V or VI
The filmography of Incandenza presented in an earlier (lengthy) endnote would seem to indicate that there were only five versions of the film, although the fifth version was apparently reviewed, which would mean that the "entertainment" so desperately sought is actually a sixth version.
instantiation
a representation of an idea, here visual
anamorphosized
changed from one form to another as a step in evolution; in optics, an anamorphic lens changes the shape of an image
lalating
neologism, perhaps similar to ululating, as suggested by Amy Batchelor in one of her interesting Thoughts in Random Patterns (8 August 2005)
Endnote 329
heuristic
NOAD: enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves
Page 788 (cont'd)
Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad
ghastlyly
even funnier coming from someone with a first name ending in -ly; simply ghastly functions as the adverb (rarely) as well as the adjective (could Molly be lalating?) (or hypohaplologic?)
Rube-Goldbergesque
needlessly convoluted, like one of the machines for which Jewish-American cartoonist Reuben Garret Lucius "Rube" Goldberg (1883-1970) was famous
Page 789
parturient
about to give birth
synecdoche
This complicated figure of speech is explained here.
glabrous
hairless
venery
the gratification of sexual desire
chicanery
deception by trickery or sophistry
keel
This word denotes "the principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached" (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). Here it is used in the sense of "on an even keel," i.e., sane.
real filmic McCoy
an interpolation of "filmic" (cinematic) into the familar expression "real McCoy," signifying authenticity
Page 790
interrment
a misspelling of interment, i.e., burial [properly spelt in some editions]
thanatoptic
neologism by Hal's criteria, regarding a vision of death
Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar
felo de self
malaprop, of felo de se quirkily combining the Latin phrase with its English translation
Page 791
olla podrida
a type of stew popular in Spain (and the pot in which it is prepared and served)
cerise
a vivid purplish red
wattles
wattles are ornamental skin on or near the base of the bill of certain birds, in this case the red wattles on the turkey's beak
ghastlyly
see note for Page 788 supra
anamorphic
see here for a discussion of the cinematography technique
anti-Picaresque narrative statis
This is one―or a small part of one―of Molly's pseudoscholarly (not to say "Rube-Goldbergesque") tropes. A picaresque work is the satirical, episodic story of a roguish hero (or antihero) of low birth and behavior that borders on the criminal (see here for examples of picaresque novels, including Don Quixote, Tom Jones, and Huckleberry Finn). The phrase here may imply a storytelling technique at odds with the picaresque literary style (i.e., not a first-person narrative or not told from the protagonist's point of view; not without plot; not static in terms of the [anti-]hero's character development; not satirical; etc.). Also, of course, see Endnote 331.
malcathected
neologism by Hal's criteria, attached to emotionally in a negative way
all of Vienna
implying all psychoanalysts, or at least all adherents of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
Page 792
Liebestod
"Love-death," the aria sung by Isolde over the dead body of Tristan in the last moments of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde, "Mild und leise…"
antinomically
in a manner suggesting opposition of laws
perspicuous
clearly expressed
Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) was a French philosopher.
Incest and the Life of Death in Capitalist Entertainment
There is no such title.
malefic
having a bad influence
reagent
a substance used to produce other substances
neurasthenic
a person suffering from a condition that is characterized especially by physical and mental exhaustion believed to result from psychological factors. (similar to chronic fatigue syndrome)
menses
menstruation
Pap smears
screenings for female reproductive cancers, named for Georgios N. Papanikolaou (1883-1962), a Greek oncologist
Putti
a play on Pookie (the baby-talk version), but also Italian (plural of putto) for representations of male infants or cherubs often seen in Renaissance (and other) paintings
Page 793
actaeonizing
a neologism in reference to Actaeon, a young hunter in Greek Mythology who looked upon Artemis bathing, who turned him into a stag; he was then killed by his own hunting dogs
tines
prongs of a fork
genuflectory
servilely respectful (to the extent of kneeling before)
beau
boyfriend
Page 794
bell-jar
a type of laboratory glassware -- also the title of a novel by Sylvia Plath
itinerant
traveling from place to place
pointers
A pointer is a breed of hunting dog
Page 795
Lucille Duquette
Molly is lying about Joelle's real name, but this name means something like "Light of the Collection."
bradykinetic
slow moving
Endnote 332 · Pemulis just slays deLint
Hal's First Anonymous Meeting
Page 795
Endnote 333
exurbs
towns too far away from cities to be called "suburbs" but not far enough to be rural
Nantucket
an island of Massachusetts about 30 miles south of Cape Cod
Page 795 (cont'd)
Route 27
a Massachusetts highway running from Route 106 in Kingston to Route 4 in Chelsmfold
Page 796
condonation
overlooking of an offense
Abandoned All Hope
In Dante's Inferno, the sign above Hell reads, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
C. C. Reservoir
presumably "Cleveland Circle Reservoir," though the actual reservoir next to Cleveland Circle is known as the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
shunpike
a side road to avoid taking a turnpike, in this case, the Mass Turnpike (I-90).
Rte. 9
a Massachusetts highway running from US-20 in Pittsfield (western Massachusetts) to Route 28 in Boston
I-90
an interstate running from Seattle to Boston, with the Massachusetts section designated the Mass Turnpike
NPR
National Public Radio
George Will
George Frederick Will (born 1941) is a conservative American columnist. Wallace implies that he has had his voicebox removed and now speaks with a prosthetic voicebox.
Cleveland Circle
a neighborhood of Boston
Page 797
Æolic
an ancient Greek dialect spoken between 800 and 300 BC
ὃνμγα
It's Greek to me, but it seems that mu and gamma may be transposed in what should probably transliterate to onyma.
Thynne
This is probably a reference to Francis Thynne (1544-1608), an English administrator at the College of Arms in London.
taproot
something that provides a central source for growth
Cynewulf
probably a reference to the Anglo-Saxon poet by that name
penumbra
a shadowy, gray area
gneiss
a form of metamorphic rock
Quabbin
the name of a reservoir in Massachusetts
Burma-Shave signs
small sequential road signs used to advertise an American brand of brushless shaving cream from 1925 to 1963; see examples here
Lombardy
a region of northern Italy with its capital at Milan
quoins
cornerstones (see right)
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deignition
shutting down of an engine
Draconyl
perhaps a nonce adjective indicating that the carpet is made of Dacron, the synthetic polyester fiber, but could be an invented extension of the trademark, because it appears later on the page as a noun
lintel
a horizontal piece of architecture supporting the weight above a window or door
puce
dark or brownish purple
'Seated Harlequin'
You can see this painting here.
Muzak
generic elevator-type music
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Rubikular
referring to Rubik's cube
eagle-, leaf-, and broom-emblemized
presumably the vestigal U.S.A. bald eagle and Canadian maple leaf, so the broom could be the symbol of O.N.A.N.
scrip
paper money
Natick
a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, about 15 miles west of Boston (and part of the Greater Boston area)
São Paulo
Brazilian metropolis
altruistic
tending to do good things for their own sakes
"...the color of Thousand Island dressing..."
the pastel salmon color resulting from mixing mayonnaise and tomato ketchup (among other ingredients, including pickle relish)
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imperial
Imagine a beard like the one shown at right, only blond and with more wax.
sibilance
hissing sound
bereft
deprived, especially by a death
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diglobular
consisting of two lumps of fat - here it refers to, however, his globe-like head seated atop his globe-like body, as mentioned on the previous page
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treacly
sentimental; overly sweet; cloying
space-and-spacecraft emblem
see NASA logo at right
mauve
a moderate grey-violet to red-purple color
apneated
as if punctuated by temporary cessations of breathing
Philip Glass
Philip Glass (born 1937) is an American music composer and pianist. His music is repetitive and minimalist.
quaaludes
capsules or caplets of Methaqualone, a sedative often used recreationally
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inguinal
situated in the groin
lachrymucus
mucus flowing as a result of crying; rheum
obliquest
most oblique (sloping); "the obliquest portion of his profile" could be his nose
Dedham
a town in Massachusetts about 12 miles southwest of Boston
Wharton
the business school at the Ivy-League University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, generally believed to be the most prestigious undergraduate business school in the world and also highly regarded at post-graduate levels
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sudoriferous
sweaty
agora-compulsive
addicted to the market (shopping)? or doesn't want to leave the home, i.e., compulsively agoraphobic
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Humboldt County
probably the county in far-north California.
hydroponic
grown in water
"mercantile counterpart at the Rolling Hills Academy"
a student at Rolling Hills who fulfills at his school much the same role that Pemulis fulfills at E.T.A.
Delta-9
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive substance found in marijuana
M.B.R.O.
Metro-Boston Recovery Options
Year of Dairy Products from the American Heartland
pathos
a quality that evokes pity
pizzicato
the musical effect of the plucking of strings on a classical instrument
civety
civet-like; a civet is a small carnivorous feline mammal that emits a strange smell
fenestration
the arrangement of windows and doors on the elevations of a building
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dandled
moved up and down in a playful manner (e.g., dandled a baby on one's knee)
Fred MacMurray
Fredrick Martin MacMurray (1908-1991) was an American film and television actor, referenced here for his starring role as the father in the hit television show My Three Sons.
in loco parentis
Latin: in the place of parents
swart
swarthy
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widow's peak
a hairline that comes to a point in the center of the forehead
Ruminative
In the manner of thinking deeply about something.
narcosis
A stupor generally caused by drugs.
Addis Ababa
the capital of Ethiopia
American Falls
the American part of Niagara Falls
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Keens
wails
vivisecting
performing an operation on a living animal for research purposes
timpani
large drums (kettledrums) used in orchestras
Cornet
a brass instrument that looks much like a trumpet
Appian Way
an ancient Roman road
cannoli
an Italian pastry stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese
Ascension Island
a volcanic island off the coast of Africa
South Atlantic
South Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is bounded by the east coasts of the Americas and the west coasts of Eurasia and Africa. The area of the Ocean below the equator is referred to as the South Atlantic Ocean.
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'I Don't Know (How to Love Him)'
a song from the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, sung by the character of Mary Magdalene (album: 1970; stage premiere, on Broadway: 1971)
"tornadic gale"
tornado-strength wind
Azores
a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Portugal
cytological
Like microscopic cells; on the other hand, maybe this is a deliberate or accidental misspelling of cetological (related to whales). Hal seems to be imagining himself spitting water like a whale spouting water from its blowhole.
plume
here, a stream of water resembling a feather