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==Page 158== | ==Page 158== | ||
| − | + | '''swinishest'''<br /> | |
most swinish, i.e., most pig-like | most swinish, i.e., most pig-like | ||
| − | + | '''sodding'''<br /> | |
a pejorative intensifier, chiefly British in usage | a pejorative intensifier, chiefly British in usage | ||
| − | + | '''fingerling'''<br /> | |
something very small | something very small | ||
| − | + | '''the Beats'''<br /> | |
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beats Beat generation] | members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beats Beat generation] | ||
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[[Image:Mercury.jpg|right]] | [[Image:Mercury.jpg|right]] | ||
| − | + | '''1956 Mercury Montclair'''<br /> | |
See right, though Incandenza's father's car is "bit-lip red." | See right, though Incandenza's father's car is "bit-lip red." | ||
| − | + | '''nubbly'''<br /> | |
full of small protuberances | full of small protuberances | ||
| − | + | '''sinew'''<br /> | |
another word for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinew tendon] | another word for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinew tendon] | ||
| − | + | '''parping'''<br /> | |
| − | According to the | + | According to the ''OED'', a parp is a honking sound; parping is defined as causing something (as a car horn) to parp. |
| − | + | '''Head is body.'''<br /> | |
| − | Incandenza's father is expressing a non-Cartesian point of view. René Descartes (1596-1650), the French polymath, separated the mind ( | + | Incandenza's father is expressing a non-Cartesian point of view. René Descartes (1596-1650), the French polymath, separated the mind (''res cogitans'') from the body (''res extensa''). |
| − | + | '''rutilant'''<br /> | |
bright red | bright red | ||
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| − | + | '''actuating'''<br /> | |
putting into action | putting into action | ||
| − | + | '''Nein?'''<br /> | |
German: No? | German: No? | ||
| − | + | '''tiller'''<br /> | |
what turns the rudder to steer a boat | what turns the rudder to steer a boat | ||
==Page 161== | ==Page 161== | ||
| − | + | '''pronator teres'''<br /> | |
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronator_teres_muscle muscle] of the forearm | a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronator_teres_muscle muscle] of the forearm | ||
==Page 162== | ==Page 162== | ||
| − | + | '''whorled'''<br /> | |
having whorls, i.e., coiled and spiral shapes | having whorls, i.e., coiled and spiral shapes | ||
==Page 163== | ==Page 163== | ||
| − | + | '''flying sod'''<br /> | |
He's referring to divots, i.e., bits of the fairway that get torn up when a golf ball is hit. | He's referring to divots, i.e., bits of the fairway that get torn up when a golf ball is hit. | ||
| − | + | '''anal rage'''<br /> | |
He's probably referring to anal-retentive rage, rather than rage specifically located in the anus. | He's probably referring to anal-retentive rage, rather than rage specifically located in the anus. | ||
==Page 164== | ==Page 164== | ||
| − | + | '''DeSotos'''<br /> | |
a brand of automobile, examples of which can be seen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto_%28automobile%29 here] | a brand of automobile, examples of which can be seen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSoto_%28automobile%29 here] | ||
| − | + | '''hove'''<br /> | |
past tense of heave | past tense of heave | ||
| − | + | '''lox'''<br /> | |
smoked salmon | smoked salmon | ||
| − | + | '''gregariously'''<br /> | |
in a sociable manner | in a sociable manner | ||
==Page 165== | ==Page 165== | ||
| − | + | '''Himself'''<br /> | |
Note that Incandenza's father calls his own father by the same nickname as Incandenza's children call him. | Note that Incandenza's father calls his own father by the same nickname as Incandenza's children call him. | ||
| − | + | '''''senza errori'''''<br /> | |
Italian: Without errors | Italian: Without errors | ||
| − | + | '''veldt'''<br /> | |
From Afrikaans, this is a word for an open field with grass, bushes, etc. | From Afrikaans, this is a word for an open field with grass, bushes, etc. | ||
| − | + | '''deft'''<br /> | |
quick and skillful | quick and skillful | ||
| − | + | '''President'''<br /> | |
here referring to Franklin Roosevelt | here referring to Franklin Roosevelt | ||
| − | + | '''lattice'''<br /> | |
| − | This is "a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips" ( | + | This is "a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary''). |
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| − | + | '''Bisbee'''<br /> | |
a city of Arizona, 82 miles south of Tuscon | a city of Arizona, 82 miles south of Tuscon | ||
| − | + | '''Dean'''<br /> | |
probably referring to [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000015/ James Dean] | probably referring to [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000015/ James Dean] | ||
==Page 168== | ==Page 168== | ||
| − | + | '''inertia'''<br /> | |
absence of motion | absence of motion | ||
| − | + | '''scabrous'''<br /> | |
having a rough surface because of minute points or projections | having a rough surface because of minute points or projections | ||
| − | + | '''mortified'''<br /> | |
having undergone mortification of the flesh, i.e., abuse of the body by one's self as a form of penance'' | having undergone mortification of the flesh, i.e., abuse of the body by one's self as a form of penance'' | ||
| − | + | '''USC'''<br /> | |
the [http://www.usc.edu/ University of Southern California] | the [http://www.usc.edu/ University of Southern California] | ||
| − | + | '''Avalon'''<br /> | |
probably [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000811/ Frankie Avalon] | probably [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000811/ Frankie Avalon] | ||
==Page 169== | ==Page 169== | ||
| − | < | + | <span class="marker">169 · Pemulis Scores DMZ</span> |
==Page 169== | ==Page 169== | ||
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]] | [[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]] | ||
| − | + | '''Latinate'''<br /> | |
suggestive in style of the ancient Romans | suggestive in style of the ancient Romans | ||
| − | + | '''Inman Square'''<br /> | |
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inman_Square square] in Cambridge named for colonial merchant Ralph Inman | a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inman_Square square] in Cambridge named for colonial merchant Ralph Inman | ||
| − | + | '''Brioni'''<br /> | |
a high-fashion clothes company | a high-fashion clothes company | ||
| − | + | '''Mr. Howell'''<br /> | |
| − | + | ''Gilligan's Island'' character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_Howell Thurston J. Howell, III] | |
| − | + | '''rakish'''<br /> | |
jaunty or dashing | jaunty or dashing | ||
==Page 170== | ==Page 170== | ||
| − | + | '''oxfords'''<br /> | |
formal shoes with laces | formal shoes with laces | ||
| − | + | '''nacelle'''<br /> | |
the enclosed part of an airplane, where the engine is housed | the enclosed part of an airplane, where the engine is housed | ||
| − | + | '''DMZ'''<br /> | |
Most commonly, this acronym stands for "demilitarized zone," as in the area between North and South Korea. Here it is a made-up drug name. | Most commonly, this acronym stands for "demilitarized zone," as in the area between North and South Korea. Here it is a made-up drug name. | ||
| − | + | '''MED.COM'''<br /> | |
not a real Web site | not a real Web site | ||
| − | + | '''mescaline'''<br /> | |
Mescaline is the active ingredient in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote peyote]. | Mescaline is the active ingredient in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote peyote]. | ||
| − | + | '''TMA'''<br /> | |
an acronym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethoxyamphetamine trimethoxyamphetamine] | an acronym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethoxyamphetamine trimethoxyamphetamine] | ||
| − | + | '''DOM or STP'''<br /> | |
STP stands for "serenity, tranquity, and peace," and it's a pseudonym for DOM, which stands for dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine. | STP stands for "serenity, tranquity, and peace," and it's a pseudonym for DOM, which stands for dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine. | ||
| − | + | '''DMT'''<br /> | |
acronym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyltryptamine dimethyltryptamine | acronym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyltryptamine dimethyltryptamine | ||
| − | + | '''Ololiuqui or datura's scopolamine, or Fluothane, or Bufotenine (a.k.a. 'Jackie-O.'), or Ebene'''<br /> | |
Ololiuqui is a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ololiuqui morning glory] plants, the seeds of which are known to be hallucinogenic. Datura's scopolamine is another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine hyoscine]. Fluothane is an inhaled general anesthetic. Bufotenine is an alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufotenine bufotenin] and is the active ingredient in the skin of toads that cause hallucinations when licked. (I have no idea why it's called "Jackie-O.") Ebene is a South American tree that yields a hallucinogen used in rituals. | Ololiuqui is a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ololiuqui morning glory] plants, the seeds of which are known to be hallucinogenic. Datura's scopolamine is another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopolamine hyoscine]. Fluothane is an inhaled general anesthetic. Bufotenine is an alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufotenine bufotenin] and is the active ingredient in the skin of toads that cause hallucinations when licked. (I have no idea why it's called "Jackie-O.") Ebene is a South American tree that yields a hallucinogen used in rituals. | ||
==Endnote 56== | ==Endnote 56== | ||
| − | + | '''PMA'''<br /> | |
acronym for [paramethoxyamphetamine paramethoxyamphetamine] | acronym for [paramethoxyamphetamine paramethoxyamphetamine] | ||
| − | + | '''myristicin'''<br /> | |
Found in nutmeg, it does not have hallucinogenic properties. | Found in nutmeg, it does not have hallucinogenic properties. | ||
| − | + | '''ergine'''<br /> | |
Also called LSA, it's found in morning glory seeds | Also called LSA, it's found in morning glory seeds | ||
| − | + | '''ibogaine'''<br /> | |
Found in varieties of dogbane, it is a drug used to ease heroin withdrawal. | Found in varieties of dogbane, it is a drug used to ease heroin withdrawal. | ||
| − | + | '''yagé's harmaline'''<br /> | |
Yagé is the native name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banisteriopsis_caapi banisteria]. Harmaline is the active ingredient. | Yagé is the native name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banisteriopsis_caapi banisteria]. Harmaline is the active ingredient. | ||
| − | + | '''fitviavi'''<br /> | |
apparently a coined word | apparently a coined word | ||
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==Endnote 57== | ==Endnote 57== | ||
| − | + | '''''Tibetan-Dead-Book'''''<br /> | |
better known as the [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/dead/ Tibetan Book of the Dead] | better known as the [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/dead/ Tibetan Book of the Dead] | ||
| − | + | '''Futurist'''<br /> | |
referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism_%28art%29 Italian Futurism], an art movement on the early 20th century | referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism_%28art%29 Italian Futurism], an art movement on the early 20th century | ||
==Page 170 (cont'd)== | ==Page 170 (cont'd)== | ||
| − | + | '''chemist at Sandoz Pharm.'''<br /> | |
This would be Albert Hoffman (born 1906), a Swiss scientist best known for first synthesizing LSD. | This would be Albert Hoffman (born 1906), a Swiss scientist best known for first synthesizing LSD. | ||
| − | + | '''Alan Watts'''<br /> | |
Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a British-born philosopher and writer in the field of comparative religion. | Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a British-born philosopher and writer in the field of comparative religion. | ||
| − | + | '''T. Leary'''<br /> | |
Timothy Francis Leary (1920-1996) was an American writer and psychologist best known as an advocate for regular LSD use. | Timothy Francis Leary (1920-1996) was an American writer and psychologist best known as an advocate for regular LSD use. | ||
| − | + | '''Millbrook NY'''<br /> | |
a town in New York state, about 90 miles north of New York City | a town in New York state, about 90 miles north of New York City | ||
| − | + | '''WYYY'''<br /> | |
actually a radio station in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYYY Syracuse, New York] | actually a radio station in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYYY Syracuse, New York] | ||
==Page 171== | ==Page 171== | ||
| − | + | '''Riverside ''Hamlet'''''<br /> | |
| − | The | + | The ''Riverside Shakespeare'' is one of the better-known editions of Shakespeare's work. Note that Hal, who is based on the character Hamlet, is reading ''Hamlet''. |
| − | + | '''''Consummation of the Levirates'''''<br /> | |
A levirate is a man called up to marry his elder brother's childless widow, in accordance with Jewish Law. | A levirate is a man called up to marry his elder brother's childless widow, in accordance with Jewish Law. | ||
| − | + | '''''Baron's'''''<br /> | |
a deliberate (probably) misspelling of [http://online.barrons.com/public/main Barron's] | a deliberate (probably) misspelling of [http://online.barrons.com/public/main Barron's] | ||
| − | + | '''''Tilden on Spin''</b> <br> | |
| − | The book by William Tatem "Big Bill" Tilden II (1893-1953), American tennis giant, is actually entitled | + | The book by William Tatem "Big Bill" Tilden II (1893-1953), American tennis giant, is actually entitled ''Match Play and the Spin of the Ball''. |
| − | < | + | <span class="marker">172 · ''TENNIS AND THE FERAL PRODIGY''</span> |
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| − | + | '''stevedore'''<br /> | |
a person who loads and unloads cargo from boats | a person who loads and unloads cargo from boats | ||
| − | + | '''40 km.'''<br /> | |
almost 25 miles | almost 25 miles | ||
| − | + | '''''Schnell'''''<br /> | |
German: Quickly | German: Quickly | ||
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| − | + | '''formants and fricatives, trochaically stressed'''<br /> | |
A format is, according to Wikipedia, "a peak in an acoustic frequency spectrum which results from the resonant frequencies of any acoustic system." A fricative is a phoneme produced by forcing air through tight lips. In English, fricatives are /s/, /z/, /th/, and /zh/. Trochaically means spoken in trochees, or a metrical foot on two syllables with the stress on the first (the word "trochee" is a trochee). | A format is, according to Wikipedia, "a peak in an acoustic frequency spectrum which results from the resonant frequencies of any acoustic system." A fricative is a phoneme produced by forcing air through tight lips. In English, fricatives are /s/, /z/, /th/, and /zh/. Trochaically means spoken in trochees, or a metrical foot on two syllables with the stress on the first (the word "trochee" is a trochee). | ||
| − | + | '''aperture'''<br /> | |
An aperture is an opening; here it is probably referring to the anus. | An aperture is an opening; here it is probably referring to the anus. | ||
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| − | + | '''''8 1/2'''''<br /> | |
a film by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000019/ Federico Fellini] | a film by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000019/ Federico Fellini] | ||
| − | + | '''intensile'''<br /> | |
incapable of being stretched | incapable of being stretched | ||
==Page 176== | ==Page 176== | ||
| − | + | '''Noxzema'''<br /> | |
a skin cleaner marketed by Procter & Gamble | a skin cleaner marketed by Procter & Gamble | ||
| − | + | '''Contracol'''<br /> | |
not a drug currently marketed in the U.S. | not a drug currently marketed in the U.S. | ||
| − | + | '''Epsom salts'''<br /> | |
Magnesium sulfate, used to relieve pain, among other uses. | Magnesium sulfate, used to relieve pain, among other uses. | ||
| − | < | + | <span class="marker">176 · Selected Transcripts</b><br></big> |
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==Page 177== | ==Page 177== | ||
| − | + | '''Higher Power'''<br /> | |
Most twelve-step drug or alcohol recovery programs teach a belief in God or a "Higher Power" (the latter to soften the blow to atheists). | Most twelve-step drug or alcohol recovery programs teach a belief in God or a "Higher Power" (the latter to soften the blow to atheists). | ||
| − | + | '''Kemp and Limbaugh'''<br /> | |
Jack French Kemp, Jr. (born 1935), is a conservative American politician, former member of the House of Representative, former Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, and 1996 candidate for Vice President. | Jack French Kemp, Jr. (born 1935), is a conservative American politician, former member of the House of Representative, former Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, and 1996 candidate for Vice President. | ||
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born 1951) is a conservative radio talk-show host. | Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born 1951) is a conservative radio talk-show host. | ||
| − | + | '''formicate'''<br /> | |
to crawl like ants | to crawl like ants | ||
==Page 178== | ==Page 178== | ||
| − | + | '''magnaminously'''<br /> | |
a (probably deliberate) misspelling of "magnanimously," i.e., generously | a (probably deliberate) misspelling of "magnanimously," i.e., generously | ||
| − | + | '''the Fenway'''<br /> | |
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenway-Kenmore Fenway-Kenmore] section of Boston | the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenway-Kenmore Fenway-Kenmore] section of Boston | ||
==Page 179== | ==Page 179== | ||
| − | + | '''septum'''<br /> | |
more specifically, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_septum nasal septum] | more specifically, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_septum nasal septum] | ||
| − | + | '''harelip'''<br /> | |
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harelip cleft lip] or cleft palate | also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harelip cleft lip] or cleft palate | ||
| − | + | '''doocy'''<br /> | |
I have no idea | I have no idea | ||
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| − | + | '''2% proof'''<br /> | |
Redundant because "proof" is an expression of alcohol content. Doubling the alcohol percentage gives you proof, i.e., 2% alcohol is 4 proof. | Redundant because "proof" is an expression of alcohol content. Doubling the alcohol percentage gives you proof, i.e., 2% alcohol is 4 proof. | ||
==Page 181== | ==Page 181== | ||
| − | < | + | <span class="marker">181* · Madame Psychosis on the Radio</b><br></big> |
==Page 181== | ==Page 181== | ||
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]] | [[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]] | ||
| − | + | '''Madame Psychosis'''<br /> | |
not just a byname for DMZ, but also a radio show host | not just a byname for DMZ, but also a radio show host | ||
==Page 182== | ==Page 182== | ||
| − | + | '''particidal'''<br /> | |
having a tendency to kill one's father | having a tendency to kill one's father | ||
| − | + | '''entomologist'''<br /> | |
a person who studies insects scientifically | a person who studies insects scientifically | ||
| − | + | '''sephenoid'''<br /> | |
a misspelling for [http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/sinus/sinus_sphenoid.cfm sphenoid] | a misspelling for [http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/sinus/sinus_sphenoid.cfm sphenoid] | ||
| − | + | '''Infundibular'''<br /> | |
having the form of a funnel | having the form of a funnel | ||
| − | + | '''epiglottal'''<br /> | |
having to do with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis epiglottis] | having to do with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis epiglottis] | ||
| − | + | '''Hillel'''<br /> | |
a nationwide (worldwide?) Jewish student union present on several campuses | a nationwide (worldwide?) Jewish student union present on several campuses | ||
| − | + | '''corpus callosum'''<br /> | |
the part of the brain connecting the left and right hemispheres | the part of the brain connecting the left and right hemispheres | ||
| − | + | '''larygeally fissured'''<br /> | |
having ridges like the human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynx larynx] | having ridges like the human [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynx larynx] | ||
| − | + | '''work-study'''<br /> | |
receiving funding from the university in exchange for work rendered to the university | receiving funding from the university in exchange for work rendered to the university | ||
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| − | + | '''chiffon'''<br /> | |
a lightweight, balanced, plain-woven fabric | a lightweight, balanced, plain-woven fabric | ||
| − | + | '''limned'''<br /> | |
To limn means to describe | To limn means to describe | ||
| − | + | '''parietal'''<br /> | |
referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_lobe parietal lobe] of the brain, responsible for sensory memory and response | referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_lobe parietal lobe] of the brain, responsible for sensory memory and response | ||
| − | + | '''pop'''<br /> | |
Midwesterners in the U.S. use this word to denote what others call "soda," i.e., Coca-Cola, 7-Up, etc. | Midwesterners in the U.S. use this word to denote what others call "soda," i.e., Coca-Cola, 7-Up, etc. | ||
| − | + | '''Dow'''<br /> | |
| − | a pun on the Chinese word | + | a pun on the Chinese word ''tao,'' ("the way") and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average] |
| − | + | '''gasper'''<br /> | |
cigarette | cigarette | ||
| − | + | '''E.S.T.'''<br /> | |
Eastern Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time | ||
| − | + | '''medulla'''<br /> | |
literally that part of the brain responsible for autonomic functions like heartbeat, organ activity, etc. | literally that part of the brain responsible for autonomic functions like heartbeat, organ activity, etc. | ||
==Page 184== | ==Page 184== | ||
| − | + | '''I. M. Pei'''<br /> | |
Ieoh Ming Pei (born 1917) is a Chinese-born American architect who designed, among other famous buildings, MIT's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Building_%28MIT%29 Green Building]. | Ieoh Ming Pei (born 1917) is a Chinese-born American architect who designed, among other famous buildings, MIT's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Building_%28MIT%29 Green Building]. | ||
==Endnote 60== | ==Endnote 60== | ||
| − | + | '''J. A. Stratton'''<br /> | |
Julius Adams Stratton (1901-1994) was an American educator and president of MIT between 1959 and 1965. | Julius Adams Stratton (1901-1994) was an American educator and president of MIT between 1959 and 1965. | ||
==Page 184 (cont'd)== | ==Page 184 (cont'd)== | ||
| − | + | '''cerebral cortex'''<br /> | |
that part of the brain responsible for higher-order thinking | that part of the brain responsible for higher-order thinking | ||
| − | + | '''"...what she's said for three years of midnights..."'''<br /> | |
| − | Up until 'Look at that fucker | + | Up until 'Look at that fucker ''Dance,''' the rest of her introduction is from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%201&version=9 Genesis 1]. |
| − | + | '''Largest Whole Prime On The FM Band'''<br /> | |
109 is a prime number, i.e., divisible only by itself and by 1. Actually the highest number you can get on FM is 108, and there are no whole numbers in FM radio in the U.S. | 109 is a prime number, i.e., divisible only by itself and by 1. Actually the highest number you can get on FM is 108, and there are no whole numbers in FM radio in the U.S. | ||
| − | + | '''EM'''<br /> | |
probably denoting "electromagnetic" | probably denoting "electromagnetic" | ||
| − | + | '''centrifugal'''<br /> | |
that force in a spinning object that tends to push away objects from the angle of rotation | that force in a spinning object that tends to push away objects from the angle of rotation | ||
| − | + | '''Hundt Act'''<br /> | |
Reed E. Hundt (born 1948) was chairman of the Federal Communications Committee in 1996, when the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed. Wallace may be riffing on that, as it appears there was no equivalent legislation in 1966. | Reed E. Hundt (born 1948) was chairman of the Federal Communications Committee in 1996, when the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed. Wallace may be riffing on that, as it appears there was no equivalent legislation in 1966. | ||
| − | + | '''spatter's center'''<br /> | |
The spatter referred to here is probably the small amount of FM bands that can be sent out. | The spatter referred to here is probably the small amount of FM bands that can be sent out. | ||
| − | + | '''inelastic'''<br /> | |
When used with regard to demand, this term means tending not to change. | When used with regard to demand, this term means tending not to change. | ||
| − | + | '''3-km. cannon'''<br /> | |
The range is about 1.86 miles. | The range is about 1.86 miles. | ||
| − | + | '''P.E.'''<br /> | |
Physical Education | Physical Education | ||
| − | + | '''Philology'''<br /> | |
The love of language, the term is also used to describe the study of literature. | The love of language, the term is also used to describe the study of literature. | ||
==Page 185== | ==Page 185== | ||
| − | + | '''hypogonadism'''<br /> | |
lack of function of the ovaries or testicles | lack of function of the ovaries or testicles | ||
| − | + | '''Nodular leprosy with leonine facies'''<br /> | |
a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy leprosy] that generates lesions made of nodes and that produces lion-like facial expressions (i.e., "leonine facies") | a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy leprosy] that generates lesions made of nodes and that produces lion-like facial expressions (i.e., "leonine facies") | ||
| − | + | '''The acromegalic and hyperkeratosistic. The enuretic.'''<br /> | |
Arcomegaly is a disorder of the pituitary gland whereby it produces too much human growth hormone, resulting in giantism. Hyperkeratosistic means that one is suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperkeratosis hyperkeratosis]. Enuresis is the inability to urinate. | Arcomegaly is a disorder of the pituitary gland whereby it produces too much human growth hormone, resulting in giantism. Hyperkeratosistic means that one is suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperkeratosis hyperkeratosis]. Enuresis is the inability to urinate. | ||
| − | + | '''The spasmodically torticollic.'''<br /> | |
having a head tilted to one side (torticollis) involving convulsions (spasmodic) | having a head tilted to one side (torticollis) involving convulsions (spasmodic) | ||
| − | + | '''G.S.L.'''<br /> | |
Guaranteed Student Loan | Guaranteed Student Loan | ||
| − | + | '''treillage'''<br /> | |
latticework | latticework | ||
| − | + | '''interneural'''<br /> | |
between nerves | between nerves | ||
| − | + | '''semitic ideograms'''<br /> | |
Semitic languages actually tend to be written uses alphabets, where a symbol denotes a phoneme, rather than in ideograms, like Chinese and Korean are. The oldest alphabet is the Phoenician, which was Semitic.0 | Semitic languages actually tend to be written uses alphabets, where a symbol denotes a phoneme, rather than in ideograms, like Chinese and Korean are. The oldest alphabet is the Phoenician, which was Semitic.0 | ||
| − | + | '''rostral lamina'''<br /> | |
in biology, a beaklike or snoutlike (rostral) layer of tissue (lamina) | in biology, a beaklike or snoutlike (rostral) layer of tissue (lamina) | ||
| − | + | '''neuroform'''<br /> | |
Neuroform is actually the brand-name of a type of stent. | Neuroform is actually the brand-name of a type of stent. | ||
| − | + | '''S.O.P.'''<br /> | |
Standard Operating Procedure | Standard Operating Procedure | ||
| − | + | '''neorealist'''<br /> | |
adhering to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Italian neorealism] | adhering to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Italian neorealism] | ||
| − | + | '''Peterson/Broughton and Dali/Buñuel'''<br /> | |
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677403/ Sidney Peterson] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112687/ James Broughton] collaborated on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038855/ The Potted Psalm] (1946), an experimental film. | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677403/ Sidney Peterson] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112687/ James Broughton] collaborated on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038855/ The Potted Psalm] (1946), an experimental film. | ||
| − | Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (1904-1989) and Luis Buñuel Portolés (1900-1983) were both Spanish artists. They collaborated on | + | Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (1904-1989) and Luis Buñuel Portolés (1900-1983) were both Spanish artists. They collaborated on ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020530/ Un chien andalou]'' (''An Andalusian Dog'', 1929), another experimental film. |
| − | + | '''Deren/Hammid'''<br /> | |
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220305/ Maya Deren] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352413/ Alexander Hammid] codirected [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036154/ Meshes of the Afternoon] | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220305/ Maya Deren] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352413/ Alexander Hammid] codirected [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036154/ Meshes of the Afternoon] | ||
| − | + | '''Antonioni'''<br /> | |
Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) was an Italian filmmaker probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/ Blowup]. | Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) was an Italian filmmaker probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/ Blowup]. | ||
| − | + | '''Tarkovsky'''<br /> | |
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (1932-1986) was a Soviet-Russian filmmaker. | Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (1932-1986) was a Soviet-Russian filmmaker. | ||
| − | + | '''Sometimes Ozu and Bresson'''<br /> | |
Yasujirō Ozu (1903-1963) was a Japanese filmmaker. Robert Bresson (1901-1999) was a French filmmaker. | Yasujirō Ozu (1903-1963) was a Japanese filmmaker. Robert Bresson (1901-1999) was a French filmmaker. | ||
| − | + | '''hoary dramaturgy'''<br /> | |
According to Wikipedia, dramaturgy is "the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage." To call it "hoary" would be to imply it's old. | According to Wikipedia, dramaturgy is "the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage." To call it "hoary" would be to imply it's old. | ||
| − | + | '''Sir Herbert Tree'''<br /> | |
| − | Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) was a British actor and manager. You can hear his performances of | + | Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) was a British actor and manager. You can hear his performances of ''Hamlet'' [http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/playhamlet.html here]. |
| − | + | '''Kaelesque'''<br /> | |
| − | In the style of Pauline Kael (1919-2001), an American film critic for | + | In the style of Pauline Kael (1919-2001), an American film critic for ''New Yorker'' magazine. |
| − | + | '''De Palma, Tarantino'''<br /> | |
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/ Brian De Palma] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/ Quentin Tarantino] | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/ Brian De Palma] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/ Quentin Tarantino] | ||
==Endnote 61== | ==Endnote 61== | ||
| − | + | '''dissociative formalism'''<br /> | |
presumably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formalist_film_theory formalism] that focuses too much on form and not enough on character and other aspects of filmmaking | presumably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formalist_film_theory formalism] that focuses too much on form and not enough on character and other aspects of filmmaking | ||
| − | + | '''Stan Brakhage and Hollis Frampton'''<br /> | |
Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) and Hollis Frampton (1936-1984) were American avant-garde filmmakers. | Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) and Hollis Frampton (1936-1984) were American avant-garde filmmakers. | ||
| − | + | '''Beth B.'''<br /> | |
You can read about here [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044579/ here]. | You can read about here [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044579/ here]. | ||
| − | + | '''the Snow brothers, Vigdis Simpson'''<br /> | |
One of the Snow brothers would have to be Michael Snow (born 1929), a Canadian-American filmmaker, principally known for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength_%281966_film%29 Wavelength]. Vigdis Simpson seems created. | One of the Snow brothers would have to be Michael Snow (born 1929), a Canadian-American filmmaker, principally known for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength_%281966_film%29 Wavelength]. Vigdis Simpson seems created. | ||
==Page 185 (cont'd)== | ==Page 185 (cont'd)== | ||
| − | + | '''Brutalism, Found Drama'''<br /> | |
Brutalism may refer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalism brutalist architecture]. Found Drama is the cinematic extension of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_art Found Art]. | Brutalism may refer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalism brutalist architecture]. Found Drama is the cinematic extension of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_art Found Art]. | ||
| − | + | '''dissonant'''<br /> | |
inharmonious with other things (here, aspects of Madame Psychosis's taste) | inharmonious with other things (here, aspects of Madame Psychosis's taste) | ||
==Page 186== | ==Page 186== | ||
| − | + | '''Baraka'''<br /> | |
Imamu Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones, 1934) is an African-American poet, playwright, author, and political activist. | Imamu Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones, 1934) is an African-American poet, playwright, author, and political activist. | ||
| − | + | '''piamater'''<br /> | |
actually two words: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_mater Pia mater] | actually two words: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_mater Pia mater] | ||
| − | + | '''sulci'''<br /> | |
plural of "sulcus," a furrow or groove, particularly between sections of the brain | plural of "sulcus," a furrow or groove, particularly between sections of the brain | ||
| − | + | '''A.Y. ('V.F.') Rickey's ''summum opus'''''<br /> | |
[http://www.math.usma.edu/people/Rickey/ V. Frederick Rickey] is a prominent mathematician. I don't know who A.Y. Rickey is/was, but it is notable that there is, in fact, no Student Union building at MIT. | [http://www.math.usma.edu/people/Rickey/ V. Frederick Rickey] is a prominent mathematician. I don't know who A.Y. Rickey is/was, but it is notable that there is, in fact, no Student Union building at MIT. | ||
| − | + | ''Summum opus'' would be a "great work" while ''magnum opus'' would be the "best work." | |
| − | + | '''parietooccipital'''<br /> | |
referring to both the parietal lobe of the brain, as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital_lobe occipital] lobe, which is where vision is processed | referring to both the parietal lobe of the brain, as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital_lobe occipital] lobe, which is where vision is processed | ||
| − | + | '''Pons and abducent'''<br /> | |
The Pons is a structure on the brain stem, while the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abducent_nerve abducens nerve] is a nerve in the muscles of the eye. | The Pons is a structure on the brain stem, while the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abducent_nerve abducens nerve] is a nerve in the muscles of the eye. | ||
| − | + | '''basilar-stem artery'''<br /> | |
a stem of an artery that carries blood to the brain | a stem of an artery that carries blood to the brain | ||
| − | + | '''oblongata'''<br /> | |
the second half of the full name of the medulla | the second half of the full name of the medulla | ||
==Page 187== | ==Page 187== | ||
| − | + | '''FHC'''<br /> | |
acronym for "fluorohydrocarbon," this is a type of [http://www.polymerplastics.com/fluoro_overview.shtml fluroplastic], known to give off poisonous fumes | acronym for "fluorohydrocarbon," this is a type of [http://www.polymerplastics.com/fluoro_overview.shtml fluroplastic], known to give off poisonous fumes | ||
| − | + | '''Heathkit'''<br /> | |
The company's Web site is [http://www.heathkit-museum.com/ here]. | The company's Web site is [http://www.heathkit-museum.com/ here]. | ||
| − | + | '''10ºC'''<br /> | |
fifty degrees Fahrenheit | fifty degrees Fahrenheit | ||
| − | + | '''five m.'''<br /> | |
almost 16.5 feet | almost 16.5 feet | ||
| − | + | '''vascularly hued'''<br /> | |
colored like a blood vessel | colored like a blood vessel | ||
| − | + | '''mercuric'''<br /> | |
employing the element [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element) mercury] | employing the element [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element) mercury] | ||
| − | + | '''wooferless'''<br /> | |
lacking the larger speaker (i.e., the "woofer") found in multi-speaker systems | lacking the larger speaker (i.e., the "woofer") found in multi-speaker systems | ||
| − | + | '''saddle-noses'''<br /> | |
noses having a collapsed nasal bridge | noses having a collapsed nasal bridge | ||
| − | + | '''atrophic'''<br /> | |
shrinking in size | shrinking in size | ||
| − | + | '''Scleredema adultorum'''<br /> | |
a [http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic385.htm disease] characterized by non-pitting induration of the skin | a [http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic385.htm disease] characterized by non-pitting induration of the skin | ||
| − | + | '''serodermatotic'''<br /> | |
suffering from serodermatosis, a skin disease with serous effusion into the skin | suffering from serodermatosis, a skin disease with serous effusion into the skin | ||
| − | + | '''hydrocephalic'''<br /> | |
having water on the brain | having water on the brain | ||
| − | + | '''tabescent and chachetic'''<br /> | |
Tabescent refers to a person with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabes tabes dorsalis], and chachetic (probably misspelled) apparently refers to a person with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia cachexia]. | Tabescent refers to a person with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabes tabes dorsalis], and chachetic (probably misspelled) apparently refers to a person with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia cachexia]. | ||
| − | + | '''Brag's-Diseased'''<br /> | |
This would seem to be a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma glioma], though it is mentioned almost nowhere. | This would seem to be a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma glioma], though it is mentioned almost nowhere. | ||
| − | + | '''carbuncular or steatocryptotic'''<br /> | |
Carbuncular means "pimply," while steatocryptotic refers to a person suffering from steatocryptosis, which is derangement of the sebaceous glands. | Carbuncular means "pimply," while steatocryptotic refers to a person suffering from steatocryptosis, which is derangement of the sebaceous glands. | ||
| − | + | '''Marin-Amat Syndrome'''<br /> | |
This is involuntary closure on one eye, named for Manuel Marin Amat, an early 20th century Spanish ophthalmologist. | This is involuntary closure on one eye, named for Manuel Marin Amat, an early 20th century Spanish ophthalmologist. | ||
| − | + | '''scrofulodermic'''<br /> | |
suffering from [http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic434.htm cutaneous tuberculosis] | suffering from [http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic434.htm cutaneous tuberculosis] | ||
| − | + | '''Bell-shaped steatopygiacs'''<br /> | |
A steatopygiac is a person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatopygia steatopygia]; if you're bell-shaped, it just means the fat is closer to the bottom than the top | A steatopygiac is a person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatopygia steatopygia]; if you're bell-shaped, it just means the fat is closer to the bottom than the top | ||
| − | + | '''Pityriasis Rosea'''<br /> | |
a skin disease marked by patches of pink, oval rash | a skin disease marked by patches of pink, oval rash | ||
| − | + | '''"Blessed are the poor in body, for they."'''<br /> | |
This is not one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitude Beatitudes]. | This is not one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitude Beatitudes]. | ||
| − | + | '''U.H.I.D.'''<br /> | |
This is a bona fide acronym for "Universal Health Identifier," though it's doubtful this is what Wallace means. A HID is a "Human Interface Device"; U could stand for "university" or "universal" or something else entirely. Ah, what he means: Union of Hideous and Improbably Deformed | This is a bona fide acronym for "Universal Health Identifier," though it's doubtful this is what Wallace means. A HID is a "Human Interface Device"; U could stand for "university" or "universal" or something else entirely. Ah, what he means: Union of Hideous and Improbably Deformed | ||
| − | + | '''probability waves for subhadronics'''<br /> | |
Probability waves are a concept in quantum physics that expresses the probability that "a particle or particles in a particular state will be measured to have a given position and momentum" (Wikipedia). Subhadronic refers to a particle smaller than a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadron hadron]. | Probability waves are a concept in quantum physics that expresses the probability that "a particle or particles in a particular state will be measured to have a given position and momentum" (Wikipedia). Subhadronic refers to a particle smaller than a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadron hadron]. | ||
==Page 188== | ==Page 188== | ||
| − | + | '''Radcliffe's Bunting Institute'''<br /> | |
Radcliffe is the women's college at Harvard University. According to the Harvard [http://www.harvard.edu/ Web site], "The Bunting Institute is a mutidisciplinary center for women scholars, writers, artists, and activists of demonstrated achievement and promise. Each year, approximately 40 women pursue projects that make significant contributions to their fields, working in a community that fosters interdisciplinary discourse, and creative and intellectual leadership. Some describe their experience as "the Bunting transformation." | Radcliffe is the women's college at Harvard University. According to the Harvard [http://www.harvard.edu/ Web site], "The Bunting Institute is a mutidisciplinary center for women scholars, writers, artists, and activists of demonstrated achievement and promise. Each year, approximately 40 women pursue projects that make significant contributions to their fields, working in a community that fosters interdisciplinary discourse, and creative and intellectual leadership. Some describe their experience as "the Bunting transformation." | ||
| − | + | '''L.A.S. tradition'''<br /> | |
Liberal Arts and Sciences | Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||
==Endnote 64== | ==Endnote 64== | ||
| − | + | '''Samuel Johnson'''<br /> | |
Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1709-1784), was a British poet, essayist, novelist, literary critic, and lexicographer. | Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1709-1784), was a British poet, essayist, novelist, literary critic, and lexicographer. | ||
| − | + | '''Beesley'''<br /> | |
Patricia Beesley, an early 20th century American educator who did author the book named. | Patricia Beesley, an early 20th century American educator who did author the book named. | ||
| − | + | '''cornup3.COM'''<br /> | |
There is no such Web site. | There is no such Web site. | ||
| − | + | '''''mens-sana'' pedagogy'''<br /> | |
"healthy-mind" teaching | "healthy-mind" teaching | ||
| − | + | '''''ad valorem'''''<br /> | |
Latin: by value | Latin: by value | ||
| − | + | '''''corpore potis'''''<br /> | |
Latin: able of body | Latin: able of body | ||
| − | + | '''Thorp's Trigonometry of Cubes'''<br /> | |
Edward Oakley Thorp (born 1932) is an American mathematician, but he seems not to have created a "trigonometry of cubes," which would be, frankly, impossible. | Edward Oakley Thorp (born 1932) is an American mathematician, but he seems not to have created a "trigonometry of cubes," which would be, frankly, impossible. | ||
| − | + | '''aphotic to apochromatic'''<br /> | |
Aphotic means without light, while apochromatic means developing color. | Aphotic means without light, while apochromatic means developing color. | ||
| − | + | '''Best Boy'''<br /> | |
a member of a film crew, assistant to either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_%28motion_picture_industry%29 gaffer] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_grip key grip] | a member of a film crew, assistant to either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_%28motion_picture_industry%29 gaffer] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_grip key grip] | ||
| − | + | '''Cambridgeport'''<br /> | |
an area of Cambridge, Mass. | an area of Cambridge, Mass. | ||
==Page 189== | ==Page 189== | ||
| − | + | '''leukodermatic'''<br /> | |
white-skinned | white-skinned | ||
| − | + | '''xanthodantic'''<br /> | |
misspelling of xanthodontic, which means yellow-toothed | misspelling of xanthodontic, which means yellow-toothed | ||
| − | + | '''basilisk-breathed and pyorrheic'''<br /> | |
A basilisk is a type of dragon, and pyorrhea is the condition of having gum disease. | A basilisk is a type of dragon, and pyorrhea is the condition of having gum disease. | ||
==Page 190== | ==Page 190== | ||
| − | + | '''peronic or teratoidal'''<br /> | |
Peronic means having a bent penis, while teratoidal means malformed. | Peronic means having a bent penis, while teratoidal means malformed. | ||
| − | + | '''prenologically malformed'''<br /> | |
malformed in the shape of the skull | malformed in the shape of the skull | ||
| − | + | '''supuratively lesioned'''<br /> | |
having lesions that ooze pus | having lesions that ooze pus | ||
| − | + | '''acervulus-nosed'''<br /> | |
having blisters on the nose | having blisters on the nose | ||
| − | + | '''radically -ectomied'''<br /> | |
-having to do with body-part removal (think radical mastectomy) | -having to do with body-part removal (think radical mastectomy) | ||
| − | + | '''diaphoretic'''<br /> | |
perspiring | perspiring | ||
| − | + | '''granulomatous'''<br /> | |
having masses of ulcerated infections of the skin | having masses of ulcerated infections of the skin | ||
| − | + | '''lazarettes and oubliettes'''<br /> | |
A lazarette is a hospital that treats infectious diseases, while an oubliette is a dungeon accessible only by trapdoor. | A lazarette is a hospital that treats infectious diseases, while an oubliette is a dungeon accessible only by trapdoor. | ||
| − | + | '''kyphotic and lordotic'''<br /> | |
Kyphotic means having abnormal rear curvature of the spine (i.e., hunchbacked), while lordotic having abnormal forward curvature of the spine. | Kyphotic means having abnormal rear curvature of the spine (i.e., hunchbacked), while lordotic having abnormal forward curvature of the spine. | ||
| − | + | '''cellulitic'''<br /> | |
fat | fat | ||
| − | + | '''fatally pulchritudinous'''<br /> | |
deadly good-looking | deadly good-looking | ||
| − | + | '''Actaeonizing'''<br /> | |
turning into a deer; growing horns | turning into a deer; growing horns | ||
| − | + | '''Medusoid'''<br /> | |
looking like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon gorgon] | looking like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon gorgon] | ||
| − | + | '''papuled, the macular, the albinic'''<br /> | |
Papules are inflammatory elevations of the skin. Macular means having opaque spots on the cornea. Albinic is having no melanin. | Papules are inflammatory elevations of the skin. Macular means having opaque spots on the cornea. Albinic is having no melanin. | ||
| − | + | '''''odalisques'''''<br /> | |
a concubine or slave in a harem | a concubine or slave in a harem | ||
| − | + | '''ital'''<br /> | |
italics, used for emphasis | italics, used for emphasis | ||
| − | + | '''crosiers'''<br /> | |
a crosier is a type of French roll | a crosier is a type of French roll | ||
| − | + | '''lager'''<br /> | |
a type of beer, medium in darkness | a type of beer, medium in darkness | ||
| − | + | '''vin blanc'''<br /> | |
French: white wine | French: white wine | ||
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.P.A.U.]] | [[Subsidized Time|Y.D.P.A.U.]] | ||
| − | + | '''''Good Morning, Midnight'' and ''Maggie: A Girl of the Streets'' and ''Giovanni's Room'' and ''Under the Volcano'''''<br /> | |
| − | + | ''Good Morning, Midnight'' is a novel by Jean Rhys (1890-1979), born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, a Caribbean novelist, on the topic of a woman forced to confront her own loneliness and despair. ''Maggie: A Girl of the Streets'' is a novel by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), an American novelist, on the topic of a child prostitute. ''Giovanni's Room'' by African-American expatriate author James Arthur Baldwin (1924-1987) is a novel on the topic of a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality. ''Under the Volcano'' is a novel by Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), a British writer, on the topic of alcoholism. | |
| − | + | '''Bret Ellis'''<br /> | |
| − | Bret Easton Ellis (born 1965) is an American novelist probably best known for | + | Bret Easton Ellis (born 1965) is an American novelist probably best known for ''Less Than Zero'' (1985), about a drug addict who turns to prostitution, and ''American Psycho'' (1991), about a serial killer. |
| − | + | '''van der Rohe'''<br /> | |
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was a German-born American architect. | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was a German-born American architect. | ||
==Endnote 66== | ==Endnote 66== | ||
| − | + | '''R.E.M. and Pearl Jam'''<br /> | |
| − | R.E.M.'s lead singer, Michael Stipe, was famous for his unintelligible lyrics until around 1987's | + | R.E.M.'s lead singer, Michael Stipe, was famous for his unintelligible lyrics until around 1987's ''Document''. Pearl Jam's vocalist, Eddie Vedder, is as cryptic now as he was fifteen years ago, when they released their first record. |
==Page 191 (cont'd)== | ==Page 191 (cont'd)== | ||
| − | + | '''wall- and cross-eyed'''<br /> | |
To be wall-eyed is to suffer from exotropia, which is a form of ocular paralysis in which one or both eyes turn outward. | To be wall-eyed is to suffer from exotropia, which is a form of ocular paralysis in which one or both eyes turn outward. | ||
| − | + | '''ergotic of St. Anthony'''<br /> | |
An old name for ergot poisoning is "St. Anthony's fire," which is ergot poisoning. However, given the context, Wallace may be referring here to shingles. | An old name for ergot poisoning is "St. Anthony's fire," which is ergot poisoning. However, given the context, Wallace may be referring here to shingles. | ||
| − | + | '''varicelliformally eruptive'''<br /> | |
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema_herpeticum eczema due to herpes]. | a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema_herpeticum eczema due to herpes]. | ||
| − | + | '''sarcoma'd of Kaposi'''<br /> | |
Karposi's sarcoma is a usually benign skin cancer common in elderly Mediterranean men that has become the most easily identifiable visible symptom of AIDS. | Karposi's sarcoma is a usually benign skin cancer common in elderly Mediterranean men that has become the most easily identifiable visible symptom of AIDS. | ||
| − | + | '''M. Hamilton as Oz's West Witch'''<br /> | |
Referring to [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ The Wizard of Oz], the Wicked Witch of the West (and East) was played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002121/ Margaret Hamilton]. | Referring to [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ The Wizard of Oz], the Wicked Witch of the West (and East) was played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002121/ Margaret Hamilton]. | ||
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[[Image:RCA.jpg|right]] | [[Image:RCA.jpg|right]] | ||
| − | + | '''RCA-Victorish'''<br /> | |
The image can be seen to the right. | The image can be seen to the right. | ||
| − | + | '''snaggle-toothed'''<br /> | |
having a broken or projecting tooth | having a broken or projecting tooth | ||
| − | + | '''wattled'''<br /> | |
having flesh hanging from one's chin, like a turkey | having flesh hanging from one's chin, like a turkey | ||
| − | + | '''lycanthropically'''<br /> | |
in a way suggesting a werewolf | in a way suggesting a werewolf | ||
| − | + | '''Tourettic'''<br /> | |
suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourette%27s_Syndrome Tourette's syndrome] | suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourette%27s_Syndrome Tourette's syndrome] | ||
| − | + | '''teratoid'''<br /> | |
resembling a monster | resembling a monster | ||
| − | + | '''halitotic'''<br /> | |
having bad breath | having bad breath | ||
| − | + | '''saurian- and equine-looking'''<br /> | |
looking like a lizard or horse, respectively | looking like a lizard or horse, respectively | ||
| − | + | '''invaginate'''<br /> | |
sheathed | sheathed | ||
| − | + | '''Cushing's Disease'''<br /> | |
Named for Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939), an American neurologist, this disease is an endocrine disorder resulting in rapid weight gain, sweating, thinning of skin, and other negative side effects. | Named for Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939), an American neurologist, this disease is an endocrine disorder resulting in rapid weight gain, sweating, thinning of skin, and other negative side effects. | ||
| − | + | '''Rhinoplasty'''<br /> | |
nose job | nose job | ||
| − | + | '''subdural'''<br /> | |
below the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura_mater dura mater] in the skull | below the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura_mater dura mater] in the skull | ||
==Page 193== | ==Page 193== | ||
| − | + | '''les bâtiments sanctifíes'''<br /> | |
French: the holy buildings | French: the holy buildings | ||
| − | + | '''''Metropolis'''''<br /> | |
a 1927 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/ film] directed by Fritz Lang | a 1927 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/ film] directed by Fritz Lang | ||
{{Top}} | {{Top}} | ||
{{InfiniteJest PbP}} | {{InfiniteJest PbP}} | ||
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Page 158
swinishest
most swinish, i.e., most pig-like
sodding
a pejorative intensifier, chiefly British in usage
fingerling
something very small
the Beats
members of the Beat generation
Page 159
1956 Mercury Montclair
See right, though Incandenza's father's car is "bit-lip red."
nubbly
full of small protuberances
sinew
another word for tendon
parping
According to the OED, a parp is a honking sound; parping is defined as causing something (as a car horn) to parp.
Head is body.
Incandenza's father is expressing a non-Cartesian point of view. René Descartes (1596-1650), the French polymath, separated the mind (res cogitans) from the body (res extensa).
rutilant
bright red
Page 160
actuating
putting into action
Nein?
German: No?
tiller
what turns the rudder to steer a boat
Page 161
pronator teres
a muscle of the forearm
Page 162
whorled
having whorls, i.e., coiled and spiral shapes
Page 163
flying sod
He's referring to divots, i.e., bits of the fairway that get torn up when a golf ball is hit.
anal rage
He's probably referring to anal-retentive rage, rather than rage specifically located in the anus.
Page 164
DeSotos
a brand of automobile, examples of which can be seen here
hove
past tense of heave
lox
smoked salmon
gregariously
in a sociable manner
Page 165
Himself
Note that Incandenza's father calls his own father by the same nickname as Incandenza's children call him.
senza errori
Italian: Without errors
veldt
From Afrikaans, this is a word for an open field with grass, bushes, etc.
deft
quick and skillful
President
here referring to Franklin Roosevelt
lattice
This is "a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary).
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Bisbee
a city of Arizona, 82 miles south of Tuscon
Dean
probably referring to James Dean
Page 168
inertia
absence of motion
scabrous
having a rough surface because of minute points or projections
mortified
having undergone mortification of the flesh, i.e., abuse of the body by one's self as a form of penance
USC
the University of Southern California
Avalon
probably Frankie Avalon
Page 169
169 · Pemulis Scores DMZ
Page 169
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Latinate
suggestive in style of the ancient Romans
Inman Square
a square in Cambridge named for colonial merchant Ralph Inman
Brioni
a high-fashion clothes company
Mr. Howell
Gilligan's Island character Thurston J. Howell, III
rakish
jaunty or dashing
Page 170
oxfords
formal shoes with laces
nacelle
the enclosed part of an airplane, where the engine is housed
DMZ
Most commonly, this acronym stands for "demilitarized zone," as in the area between North and South Korea. Here it is a made-up drug name.
MED.COM
not a real Web site
mescaline
Mescaline is the active ingredient in peyote.
TMA
an acronym for trimethoxyamphetamine
DOM or STP
STP stands for "serenity, tranquity, and peace," and it's a pseudonym for DOM, which stands for dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine.
DMT
acronym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyltryptamine dimethyltryptamine
Ololiuqui or datura's scopolamine, or Fluothane, or Bufotenine (a.k.a. 'Jackie-O.'), or Ebene
Ololiuqui is a type of morning glory plants, the seeds of which are known to be hallucinogenic. Datura's scopolamine is another name for hyoscine. Fluothane is an inhaled general anesthetic. Bufotenine is an alternate spelling of bufotenin and is the active ingredient in the skin of toads that cause hallucinations when licked. (I have no idea why it's called "Jackie-O.") Ebene is a South American tree that yields a hallucinogen used in rituals.
Endnote 56
PMA
acronym for [paramethoxyamphetamine paramethoxyamphetamine]
myristicin
Found in nutmeg, it does not have hallucinogenic properties.
ergine
Also called LSA, it's found in morning glory seeds
ibogaine
Found in varieties of dogbane, it is a drug used to ease heroin withdrawal.
yagé's harmaline
Yagé is the native name for banisteria. Harmaline is the active ingredient.
fitviavi
apparently a coined word
Page 170 (cont'd)
Endnote 57
Tibetan-Dead-Book
better known as the Tibetan Book of the Dead
Futurist
referring to Italian Futurism, an art movement on the early 20th century
Page 170 (cont'd)
chemist at Sandoz Pharm.
This would be Albert Hoffman (born 1906), a Swiss scientist best known for first synthesizing LSD.
Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a British-born philosopher and writer in the field of comparative religion.
T. Leary
Timothy Francis Leary (1920-1996) was an American writer and psychologist best known as an advocate for regular LSD use.
Millbrook NY
a town in New York state, about 90 miles north of New York City
WYYY
actually a radio station in Syracuse, New York
Page 171
Riverside Hamlet
The Riverside Shakespeare is one of the better-known editions of Shakespeare's work. Note that Hal, who is based on the character Hamlet, is reading Hamlet.
Consummation of the Levirates
A levirate is a man called up to marry his elder brother's childless widow, in accordance with Jewish Law.
Baron's
a deliberate (probably) misspelling of Barron's
Tilden on Spin</b>
The book by William Tatem "Big Bill" Tilden II (1893-1953), American tennis giant, is actually entitled Match Play and the Spin of the Ball.
172 · TENNIS AND THE FERAL PRODIGY
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stevedore
a person who loads and unloads cargo from boats
40 km.
almost 25 miles
Schnell
German: Quickly
Page 174
formants and fricatives, trochaically stressed
A format is, according to Wikipedia, "a peak in an acoustic frequency spectrum which results from the resonant frequencies of any acoustic system." A fricative is a phoneme produced by forcing air through tight lips. In English, fricatives are /s/, /z/, /th/, and /zh/. Trochaically means spoken in trochees, or a metrical foot on two syllables with the stress on the first (the word "trochee" is a trochee).
aperture
An aperture is an opening; here it is probably referring to the anus.
Page 175
8 1/2
a film by Federico Fellini
intensile
incapable of being stretched
Page 176
Noxzema
a skin cleaner marketed by Procter & Gamble
Contracol
not a drug currently marketed in the U.S.
Epsom salts
Magnesium sulfate, used to relieve pain, among other uses.
176 · Selected Transcripts</b>
</big>
Page 176
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
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Higher Power
Most twelve-step drug or alcohol recovery programs teach a belief in God or a "Higher Power" (the latter to soften the blow to atheists).
Kemp and Limbaugh
Jack French Kemp, Jr. (born 1935), is a conservative American politician, former member of the House of Representative, former Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, and 1996 candidate for Vice President.
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born 1951) is a conservative radio talk-show host.
formicate
to crawl like ants
Page 178
magnaminously
a (probably deliberate) misspelling of "magnanimously," i.e., generously
the Fenway
the Fenway-Kenmore section of Boston
Page 179
septum
more specifically, the nasal septum
harelip
also known as cleft lip or cleft palate
doocy
I have no idea
Page 180
2% proof
Redundant because "proof" is an expression of alcohol content. Doubling the alcohol percentage gives you proof, i.e., 2% alcohol is 4 proof.
Page 181
181* · Madame Psychosis on the Radio</b>
</big>
Page 181
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Madame Psychosis
not just a byname for DMZ, but also a radio show host
Page 182
particidal
having a tendency to kill one's father
entomologist
a person who studies insects scientifically
sephenoid
a misspelling for sphenoid
Infundibular
having the form of a funnel
epiglottal
having to do with the epiglottis
Hillel
a nationwide (worldwide?) Jewish student union present on several campuses
corpus callosum
the part of the brain connecting the left and right hemispheres
larygeally fissured
having ridges like the human larynx
work-study
receiving funding from the university in exchange for work rendered to the university
Page 183
chiffon
a lightweight, balanced, plain-woven fabric
limned
To limn means to describe
parietal
referring to the parietal lobe of the brain, responsible for sensory memory and response
pop
Midwesterners in the U.S. use this word to denote what others call "soda," i.e., Coca-Cola, 7-Up, etc.
Dow
a pun on the Chinese word tao, ("the way") and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
gasper
cigarette
E.S.T.
Eastern Standard Time
medulla
literally that part of the brain responsible for autonomic functions like heartbeat, organ activity, etc.
Page 184
I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei (born 1917) is a Chinese-born American architect who designed, among other famous buildings, MIT's Green Building.
Endnote 60
J. A. Stratton
Julius Adams Stratton (1901-1994) was an American educator and president of MIT between 1959 and 1965.
Page 184 (cont'd)
cerebral cortex
that part of the brain responsible for higher-order thinking
"...what she's said for three years of midnights..."
Up until 'Look at that fucker Dance,' the rest of her introduction is from Genesis 1.
Largest Whole Prime On The FM Band
109 is a prime number, i.e., divisible only by itself and by 1. Actually the highest number you can get on FM is 108, and there are no whole numbers in FM radio in the U.S.
EM
probably denoting "electromagnetic"
centrifugal
that force in a spinning object that tends to push away objects from the angle of rotation
Hundt Act
Reed E. Hundt (born 1948) was chairman of the Federal Communications Committee in 1996, when the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed. Wallace may be riffing on that, as it appears there was no equivalent legislation in 1966.
spatter's center
The spatter referred to here is probably the small amount of FM bands that can be sent out.
inelastic
When used with regard to demand, this term means tending not to change.
3-km. cannon
The range is about 1.86 miles.
P.E.
Physical Education
Philology
The love of language, the term is also used to describe the study of literature.
Page 185
hypogonadism
lack of function of the ovaries or testicles
Nodular leprosy with leonine facies
a form of leprosy that generates lesions made of nodes and that produces lion-like facial expressions (i.e., "leonine facies")
The acromegalic and hyperkeratosistic. The enuretic.
Arcomegaly is a disorder of the pituitary gland whereby it produces too much human growth hormone, resulting in giantism. Hyperkeratosistic means that one is suffering from hyperkeratosis. Enuresis is the inability to urinate.
The spasmodically torticollic.
having a head tilted to one side (torticollis) involving convulsions (spasmodic)
G.S.L.
Guaranteed Student Loan
treillage
latticework
interneural
between nerves
semitic ideograms
Semitic languages actually tend to be written uses alphabets, where a symbol denotes a phoneme, rather than in ideograms, like Chinese and Korean are. The oldest alphabet is the Phoenician, which was Semitic.0
rostral lamina
in biology, a beaklike or snoutlike (rostral) layer of tissue (lamina)
neuroform
Neuroform is actually the brand-name of a type of stent.
S.O.P.
Standard Operating Procedure
neorealist
adhering to Italian neorealism
Peterson/Broughton and Dali/Buñuel
Sidney Peterson and James Broughton collaborated on The Potted Psalm (1946), an experimental film.
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (1904-1989) and Luis Buñuel Portolés (1900-1983) were both Spanish artists. They collaborated on Un chien andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929), another experimental film.
Deren/Hammid
Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid codirected Meshes of the Afternoon
Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) was an Italian filmmaker probably most famous for Blowup.
Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (1932-1986) was a Soviet-Russian filmmaker.
Sometimes Ozu and Bresson
Yasujirō Ozu (1903-1963) was a Japanese filmmaker. Robert Bresson (1901-1999) was a French filmmaker.
hoary dramaturgy
According to Wikipedia, dramaturgy is "the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage." To call it "hoary" would be to imply it's old.
Sir Herbert Tree
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) was a British actor and manager. You can hear his performances of Hamlet here.
Kaelesque
In the style of Pauline Kael (1919-2001), an American film critic for New Yorker magazine.
De Palma, Tarantino
Brian De Palma and Quentin Tarantino
Endnote 61
dissociative formalism
presumably formalism that focuses too much on form and not enough on character and other aspects of filmmaking
Stan Brakhage and Hollis Frampton
Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) and Hollis Frampton (1936-1984) were American avant-garde filmmakers.
Beth B.
You can read about here here.
the Snow brothers, Vigdis Simpson
One of the Snow brothers would have to be Michael Snow (born 1929), a Canadian-American filmmaker, principally known for Wavelength. Vigdis Simpson seems created.
Page 185 (cont'd)
Brutalism, Found Drama
Brutalism may refer to brutalist architecture. Found Drama is the cinematic extension of Found Art.
dissonant
inharmonious with other things (here, aspects of Madame Psychosis's taste)
Page 186
Baraka
Imamu Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones, 1934) is an African-American poet, playwright, author, and political activist.
piamater
actually two words: Pia mater
sulci
plural of "sulcus," a furrow or groove, particularly between sections of the brain
A.Y. ('V.F.') Rickey's summum opus
V. Frederick Rickey is a prominent mathematician. I don't know who A.Y. Rickey is/was, but it is notable that there is, in fact, no Student Union building at MIT.
Summum opus would be a "great work" while magnum opus would be the "best work."
parietooccipital
referring to both the parietal lobe of the brain, as well as the occipital lobe, which is where vision is processed
Pons and abducent
The Pons is a structure on the brain stem, while the abducens nerve is a nerve in the muscles of the eye.
basilar-stem artery
a stem of an artery that carries blood to the brain
oblongata
the second half of the full name of the medulla
Page 187
FHC
acronym for "fluorohydrocarbon," this is a type of fluroplastic, known to give off poisonous fumes
Heathkit
The company's Web site is here.
10ºC
fifty degrees Fahrenheit
five m.
almost 16.5 feet
vascularly hued
colored like a blood vessel
mercuric
employing the element mercury
wooferless
lacking the larger speaker (i.e., the "woofer") found in multi-speaker systems
saddle-noses
noses having a collapsed nasal bridge
atrophic
shrinking in size
Scleredema adultorum
a disease characterized by non-pitting induration of the skin
serodermatotic
suffering from serodermatosis, a skin disease with serous effusion into the skin
hydrocephalic
having water on the brain
tabescent and chachetic
Tabescent refers to a person with tabes dorsalis, and chachetic (probably misspelled) apparently refers to a person with cachexia.
Brag's-Diseased
This would seem to be a type of glioma, though it is mentioned almost nowhere.
carbuncular or steatocryptotic
Carbuncular means "pimply," while steatocryptotic refers to a person suffering from steatocryptosis, which is derangement of the sebaceous glands.
Marin-Amat Syndrome
This is involuntary closure on one eye, named for Manuel Marin Amat, an early 20th century Spanish ophthalmologist.
scrofulodermic
suffering from cutaneous tuberculosis
Bell-shaped steatopygiacs
A steatopygiac is a person suffering from steatopygia; if you're bell-shaped, it just means the fat is closer to the bottom than the top
Pityriasis Rosea
a skin disease marked by patches of pink, oval rash
"Blessed are the poor in body, for they."
This is not one of the Beatitudes.
U.H.I.D.
This is a bona fide acronym for "Universal Health Identifier," though it's doubtful this is what Wallace means. A HID is a "Human Interface Device"; U could stand for "university" or "universal" or something else entirely. Ah, what he means: Union of Hideous and Improbably Deformed
probability waves for subhadronics
Probability waves are a concept in quantum physics that expresses the probability that "a particle or particles in a particular state will be measured to have a given position and momentum" (Wikipedia). Subhadronic refers to a particle smaller than a hadron.
Page 188
Radcliffe's Bunting Institute
Radcliffe is the women's college at Harvard University. According to the Harvard Web site, "The Bunting Institute is a mutidisciplinary center for women scholars, writers, artists, and activists of demonstrated achievement and promise. Each year, approximately 40 women pursue projects that make significant contributions to their fields, working in a community that fosters interdisciplinary discourse, and creative and intellectual leadership. Some describe their experience as "the Bunting transformation."
L.A.S. tradition
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Endnote 64
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1709-1784), was a British poet, essayist, novelist, literary critic, and lexicographer.
Beesley
Patricia Beesley, an early 20th century American educator who did author the book named.
cornup3.COM
There is no such Web site.
mens-sana pedagogy
"healthy-mind" teaching
ad valorem
Latin: by value
corpore potis
Latin: able of body
Thorp's Trigonometry of Cubes
Edward Oakley Thorp (born 1932) is an American mathematician, but he seems not to have created a "trigonometry of cubes," which would be, frankly, impossible.
aphotic to apochromatic
Aphotic means without light, while apochromatic means developing color.
Best Boy
a member of a film crew, assistant to either the gaffer or key grip
Cambridgeport
an area of Cambridge, Mass.
Page 189
leukodermatic
white-skinned
xanthodantic
misspelling of xanthodontic, which means yellow-toothed
basilisk-breathed and pyorrheic
A basilisk is a type of dragon, and pyorrhea is the condition of having gum disease.
Page 190
peronic or teratoidal
Peronic means having a bent penis, while teratoidal means malformed.
prenologically malformed
malformed in the shape of the skull
supuratively lesioned
having lesions that ooze pus
acervulus-nosed
having blisters on the nose
radically -ectomied
-having to do with body-part removal (think radical mastectomy)
diaphoretic
perspiring
granulomatous
having masses of ulcerated infections of the skin
lazarettes and oubliettes
A lazarette is a hospital that treats infectious diseases, while an oubliette is a dungeon accessible only by trapdoor.
kyphotic and lordotic
Kyphotic means having abnormal rear curvature of the spine (i.e., hunchbacked), while lordotic having abnormal forward curvature of the spine.
cellulitic
fat
fatally pulchritudinous
deadly good-looking
Actaeonizing
turning into a deer; growing horns
Medusoid
looking like a gorgon
papuled, the macular, the albinic
Papules are inflammatory elevations of the skin. Macular means having opaque spots on the cornea. Albinic is having no melanin.
odalisques
a concubine or slave in a harem
ital
italics, used for emphasis
crosiers
a crosier is a type of French roll
lager
a type of beer, medium in darkness
vin blanc
French: white wine
Page 191
Good Morning, Midnight and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Giovanni's Room and Under the Volcano
Good Morning, Midnight is a novel by Jean Rhys (1890-1979), born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, a Caribbean novelist, on the topic of a woman forced to confront her own loneliness and despair. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is a novel by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), an American novelist, on the topic of a child prostitute. Giovanni's Room by African-American expatriate author James Arthur Baldwin (1924-1987) is a novel on the topic of a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality. Under the Volcano is a novel by Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957), a British writer, on the topic of alcoholism.
Bret Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis (born 1965) is an American novelist probably best known for Less Than Zero (1985), about a drug addict who turns to prostitution, and American Psycho (1991), about a serial killer.
van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was a German-born American architect.
Endnote 66
R.E.M. and Pearl Jam
R.E.M.'s lead singer, Michael Stipe, was famous for his unintelligible lyrics until around 1987's Document. Pearl Jam's vocalist, Eddie Vedder, is as cryptic now as he was fifteen years ago, when they released their first record.
Page 191 (cont'd)
wall- and cross-eyed
To be wall-eyed is to suffer from exotropia, which is a form of ocular paralysis in which one or both eyes turn outward.
ergotic of St. Anthony
An old name for ergot poisoning is "St. Anthony's fire," which is ergot poisoning. However, given the context, Wallace may be referring here to shingles.
varicelliformally eruptive
a type of eczema due to herpes.
sarcoma'd of Kaposi
Karposi's sarcoma is a usually benign skin cancer common in elderly Mediterranean men that has become the most easily identifiable visible symptom of AIDS.
M. Hamilton as Oz's West Witch
Referring to The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West (and East) was played by Margaret Hamilton.
Page 192
RCA-Victorish
The image can be seen to the right.
snaggle-toothed
having a broken or projecting tooth
wattled
having flesh hanging from one's chin, like a turkey
lycanthropically
in a way suggesting a werewolf
Tourettic
suffering from Tourette's syndrome
teratoid
resembling a monster
halitotic
having bad breath
saurian- and equine-looking
looking like a lizard or horse, respectively
invaginate
sheathed
Cushing's Disease
Named for Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939), an American neurologist, this disease is an endocrine disorder resulting in rapid weight gain, sweating, thinning of skin, and other negative side effects.
Rhinoplasty
nose job
subdural
below the dura mater in the skull
Page 193
les bâtiments sanctifíes
French: the holy buildings
Metropolis
a 1927 film directed by Fritz Lang
