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651 · Hal Plays Stice Again

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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment

Vespa
a brand of motor scooter

half km.
1,640 feet

galumphers
Galumph is a portmanteau of gallop and triumph. From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky

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pericardium
the membrane surrounding the heart

loogy
term for a glob of phlegm

McEnroe-Esconja
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born 1959), was a professional tennis player from 1974 to 1992, with seven Grand Slam wins. Esconja appears to be a made-up name.

frieze
a decorative band on a wall or other piece of architecture

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mentation
mental activity

book
derived from book-learning

deuce
when 2 players both have a score of 40

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lozenges
diamond-shaped objects

cathected
emotionally loaded

reticence
restraint

pejorative
meant to offend or belittle

1200 meters
3,937 feet

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Four-odd clicks
Four clicks is four kilometers, or about 2.5 miles.

blarneyed
to flatter or wheedle

2.8 clicks
1.7 miles

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Azores
a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic

Houdini
Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weisz; 1874-1926) was a Jewish-American magician.

manacles
handcuffs

neo-Georgian
a revival of Georgian architecture or style

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M.S.T.
Mountain Standard Time

deltoid
triangular

jape
to joke with or make fun of

hollandaise
a sauce that is an emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks

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Gregg shorthand
a form of stenography developed in the U.S. in 1888

whale
to hit hard

double fault
two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

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Heimliched
employed the Heimlich maneuver to relieve choking

let
a play in tennis that calls for a replaying

inculcate
to teach by repetition

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twenty-six meters
85.3 feet

ungainly
ungracefully or awkwardly

simian
ape-like

chip
a short, high hit

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half a meter
1.64 feet

chinks
narrow openings

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drop-volley
a ball hit just over the net, causing the opponent to rush forward

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Self
a real magazine, seen here

bovine
like a cow

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sardonic
sarcastic