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'''''Ethan From''''' 
Gately means American author Edith Wharton's 1911 novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome ''Ethan Frome''].

'''''OMMATOPHORIC''''' 
having eyes at the ends of stalks

'''''ghostwords''''' 
a word that has come into existence by error rather than by normal linguistic transmission, as through the mistaken reading of a manuscript, a scribal error, or a misprint. ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Ghost+words Dictionary.com])

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'''cuneiform''' 
the writing of ancient Sumer, made by digging a wedge into clay

'''Marshall Plan''' 
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan plan] to rebuild Germany after WWII

'''Shane''' 
a reference to a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/ popular western film]

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'''Synovial''' 
of or pertaining to the fluid that lubricates the joints

'''renal calculus''' 
kidney stones

'''ectopic labor''' 
pregnancy in the fallopian tube

'''ibuprofen''' 
the generic name for Advil

'''antipyretic''' 
designed to combat fever

'''SR''' 
Usually in drug names, this stands for "sustained release."

'''Dilaudid''' 
brand name for hydromorphone hydrochloride

'''bayou''' 
a marshy arm of a lake

'''C-II''' 
These drugs are highly addictive. Cocaine is in this class, as it is still used legally in dentistry.

==Page 887==

'''Hydrocodone''' 
also the active ingredient in Vicodin

'''Oxycodone-nalaxone''' 
Oxycodone also the active ingredient in Oxycontin. Naloxone blocks (partially, one must guess) the effects of opioids, probably to reduce abuse potential.

==Endnote 358==

'''NX''' 
Attached to a drug name, this means it contains Naloxone.

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'''somnolent''' 
drowsy

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'''concentric circles''' 
circles within circles (and more annularity); more specifically circles of different radii but a common center

'''chintz''' 
printed, glazed fabric, usually of bright colors

'''the lobsters' eyes' stalks''' 
see ''OMMATOPHORIC'' earlier on pg. 884

'''The fish asking about what's water.''' 
A reference to DFW's Kenyon College commencement speech [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Water This Is Water]

'''Ipswich''' 
a town in northern Massachusetts about 40 miles east of Nashua, N.H.

'''intra-ocular''' 
within the eye

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'''Bufferin''' 
a brand of aspirin with a protectant for the stomach

'''JFK Library''' 
the Kennedy [http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Presidential library], located in Boston

'''Banfis''' 
expensive Italian shoes

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'''libido''' 
sex drive

'''taciturn''' 
reserved or reticent in speech; saying little.

'''ebubblient''' 
i.e., "ebullient" (with bubbles)

'''''hatbeat''''' 
i.e., "heartbeat" with a Boston accent ("Ya can't pak ya ca in Havid Yad.")

'''tittymount''' 
i.e., "tantamount"

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'''sombrero w/ balls''' 

[[Image:Sombrero with Dingle Balls.jpg]]

'''maroon''' 
a cartoonish pronunciation (''à la'' Bugs Bunny) of "moron;" (see note for page 302 ''supra'')

'''scuttlebutt''' 
gossip, rumor

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'''''FLEET''''' 
a brand of enema

'''alacrity''' 
eagerness

'''mortification''' 
extreme embarrassment

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'''''Tosca''''' 
Opera by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) that premiered in 1900. Hal's "protracted death aria" is probably Cavaradossi's final aria 'E lucevan le stelle' ('And the stars shone'). Full lyrics and a recording can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_lucevan_le_stelle here].

'''overcognitive''' 
thinking too much

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'''megagram''' 
a million grams, or slightly over 2,200 pounds

'''vivisected''' 
slaughtered, yes, but not cut apart while still living

==Page 898==

'''''Yale Journal of Alcohol Studies''''' 
There is no such journal.

'''183.6 cm.''' 
a little over six feet tall

'''recumbency''' 
perhaps a chaise longue

[[Image:Husband Pillow.jpg|thumb|right|"Husband" pillow]]

'''spectation-pillows''' 
"husband" pillows like the one shown at right

'''mylar''' 
a brand name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_film_(biaxially_oriented) PET film]

'''197 cm.''' 
over 6'5"

'''Vaipassana''' 
a type of Buddhist meditation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassanā Wikipedia]); usually spelled "Vipassana"

'''"...etymology of the word ''blizzard''..."''' 
While Hal believes the etymology is unknown, there is one offered [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blizzard here].

'''lumiphobia''' 
probably fear of light, although the proper term is "photophobia"

'''sausage-analog''' 
something similar in appearance to a breakfast sausage link, but perhaps made of textured vegetable protein rather than pork or other meat

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'''averred''' 
asserted with confidence

'''neologism''' 
a newly coined word

'''"...corruption of the French ''blesser,''..."''' 
''Blesser'' is French for "to injure or wound."

'''''Northern Vindicator''''' 
the name of several real publications

[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]

==Page 900==

'''Sitney and Schneewind's'' Dictionary of Environmental Sciences''''' 
There is no such book, but the name Schneewind is German for "snow wind." There are two contemporary academics with those surnames, though they are not scientists: P. Adams Sitney (b. 1944) is a scholar of avant-garde film; J.B. Schneewind (b. 1930) is a philosopher and an authority on Kant and the history of ethics

'''12 cm.''' 
about 4.73 inches

'''60 kph.''' 
about 38.3 miles per hour

'''500 meters''' 
a little over 1,650 feet

'''perspicacity''' 
keenness of perception

'''topology''' 
the mathematical study of sets

'''philately''' 
stamp collecting

'''gerundives''' 
the verbal adjective or present participle―in English, these end in "ing";

'''Hamlet''' 
Hal confronts his sausage-analog in Shakespeare.

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'''phocomelic''' 
having extremely short limbs

'''Brattleboro''' 
a town in Vermont about 75 miles west of Manchester, N.H.

'''achondroplastic''' 
having dwarfism as a result of a disorder of bone and cartilage

'''homodontic''' 
having teeth that are all of similar form (see page 316 and endnote 119)

'''bicuspid''' 
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicuspid premolar] teeth (see note for page 316)

'''Kevlon''' 
Possibly a portmanteau-word combining Kevlar and Teflon, meaning a substance that is tough and slippery ([http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kevlon Urbandictionary.com]).

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'''sarcophagus''' 
coffin

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'''''Ethan From''''' 
Gately means American author Edith Wharton's 1911 novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome ''Ethan Frome''].

'''''OMMATOPHORIC''''' 
having eyes at the ends of stalks

'''''ghostwords''''' 
a word that has come into existence by error rather than by normal linguistic transmission, as through the mistaken reading of a manuscript, a scribal error, or a misprint. ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Ghost+words Dictionary.com])

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'''cuneiform''' 
the writing of ancient Sumer, made by digging a wedge into clay

'''Marshall Plan''' 
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan plan] to rebuild Germany after WWII

'''Shane''' 
a reference to a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/ popular western film]

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'''Synovial''' 
of or pertaining to the fluid that lubricates the joints

'''renal calculus''' 
kidney stones

'''ectopic labor''' 
pregnancy in the fallopian tube

'''ibuprofen''' 
the generic name for Advil

'''antipyretic''' 
designed to combat fever

'''SR''' 
Usually in drug names, this stands for "sustained release."

'''Dilaudid''' 
brand name for hydromorphone hydrochloride

'''bayou''' 
a marshy arm of a lake

'''C-II''' 
These drugs are highly addictive. Cocaine is in this class, as it is still used legally in dentistry.

==Page 887==

'''Hydrocodone''' 
also the active ingredient in Vicodin

'''Oxycodone-nalaxone''' 
Oxycodone also the active ingredient in Oxycontin. Naloxone blocks (partially, one must guess) the effects of opioids, probably to reduce abuse potential.

==Endnote 358==

'''NX''' 
Attached to a drug name, this means it contains Naloxone.

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'''somnolent''' 
drowsy

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'''concentric circles''' 
circles within circles (and more annularity); more specifically circles of different radii but a common center

'''chintz''' 
printed, glazed fabric, usually of bright colors

'''the lobsters' eyes' stalks''' 
see ''OMMATOPHORIC'' earlier on pg. 884

'''Ipswich''' 
a town in northern Massachusetts about 40 miles east of Nashua, N.H.

'''The fish asking about what's water.''' 
A reference to DFW's Kenyon College commencement speech [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Water This Is Water]

'''intra-ocular''' 
within the eye

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'''Bufferin''' 
a brand of aspirin with a protectant for the stomach

'''JFK Library''' 
the Kennedy [http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Presidential library], located in Boston

'''Banfis''' 
expensive Italian shoes

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'''libido''' 
sex drive

'''taciturn''' 
reserved or reticent in speech; saying little.

'''ebubblient''' 
i.e., "ebullient" (with bubbles)

'''''hatbeat''''' 
i.e., "heartbeat" with a Boston accent ("Ya can't pak ya ca in Havid Yad.")

'''tittymount''' 
i.e., "tantamount"

==Page 894==

'''sombrero w/ balls''' 

[[Image:Sombrero with Dingle Balls.jpg]]

'''maroon''' 
a cartoonish pronunciation (''à la'' Bugs Bunny) of "moron;" (see note for page 302 ''supra'')

'''scuttlebutt''' 
gossip, rumor

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'''''FLEET''''' 
a brand of enema

'''alacrity''' 
eagerness

'''mortification''' 
extreme embarrassment

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=Hal Continues Narrating=

==Page 896==

'''''Tosca''''' 
Opera by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) that premiered in 1900. Hal's "protracted death aria" is probably Cavaradossi's final aria 'E lucevan le stelle' ('And the stars shone'). Full lyrics and a recording can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_lucevan_le_stelle here].

'''overcognitive''' 
thinking too much

==Page 897==

'''megagram''' 
a million grams, or slightly over 2,200 pounds

'''vivisected''' 
slaughtered, yes, but not cut apart while still living

==Page 898==

'''''Yale Journal of Alcohol Studies''''' 
There is no such journal.

'''183.6 cm.''' 
a little over six feet tall

'''recumbency''' 
perhaps a chaise longue

[[Image:Husband Pillow.jpg|thumb|right|"Husband" pillow]]

'''spectation-pillows''' 
"husband" pillows like the one shown at right

'''mylar''' 
a brand name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_film_(biaxially_oriented) PET film]

'''197 cm.''' 
over 6'5"

'''Vaipassana''' 
a type of Buddhist meditation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassanā Wikipedia]); usually spelled "Vipassana"

'''"...etymology of the word ''blizzard''..."''' 
While Hal believes the etymology is unknown, there is one offered [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blizzard here].

'''lumiphobia''' 
probably fear of light, although the proper term is "photophobia"

'''sausage-analog''' 
something similar in appearance to a breakfast sausage link, but perhaps made of textured vegetable protein rather than pork or other meat

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'''averred''' 
asserted with confidence

'''neologism''' 
a newly coined word

'''"...corruption of the French ''blesser,''..."''' 
''Blesser'' is French for "to injure or wound."

'''''Northern Vindicator''''' 
the name of several real publications

[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]

==Page 900==

'''Sitney and Schneewind's'' Dictionary of Environmental Sciences''''' 
There is no such book, but the name Schneewind is German for "snow wind." There are two contemporary academics with those surnames, though they are not scientists: P. Adams Sitney (b. 1944) is a scholar of avant-garde film; J.B. Schneewind (b. 1930) is a philosopher and an authority on Kant and the history of ethics

'''12 cm.''' 
about 4.73 inches

'''60 kph.''' 
about 38.3 miles per hour

'''500 meters''' 
a little over 1,650 feet

'''perspicacity''' 
keenness of perception

'''topology''' 
the mathematical study of sets

'''philately''' 
stamp collecting

'''gerundives''' 
the verbal adjective or present participle―in English, these end in "ing";

'''Hamlet''' 
Hal confronts his sausage-analog in Shakespeare.

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'''phocomelic''' 
having extremely short limbs

'''Brattleboro''' 
a town in Vermont about 75 miles west of Manchester, N.H.

'''achondroplastic''' 
having dwarfism as a result of a disorder of bone and cartilage

'''homodontic''' 
having teeth that are all of similar form (see page 316 and endnote 119)

'''bicuspid''' 
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicuspid premolar] teeth (see note for page 316)

'''Kevlon''' 
Possibly a portmanteau-word combining Kevlar and Teflon, meaning a substance that is tough and slippery ([http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kevlon Urbandictionary.com]).

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'''sarcophagus''' 
coffin

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'''Spam''' 
a brand of spiced ham

'''holding his cheek and jaw when he talks like cutout photos of the late J. Benny''' 
Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) would often hold his chin with his hand while addressing an audience. See Benny's statue in Cucamonga where he is holding his cheek and jaw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bennystatue.jpg].

'''tallly ''' 
'tall' used adverbially.

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'''phantasms''' 
apparitions or specters

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'''quanta''' 
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy

'''Heisenbergian''' 
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.

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'''velour''' 
a felt that looks like velvet

'''''ACCIACCATURA''''' 
Comes from the Italian verb acciaccare, "to crush". The acciaccatura (sometimes called ''short appoggiatura'') is perhaps best thought of as a shorter, less melodically significant, variant of the ''long appoggiatura'', where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible – theoretically subtracting no time at all." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura Wikipedia])

'''''ALEMBIC''''' 
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers

'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS''''' 
"'''''Latrodectus mactans''''', the '''(southern) Black widow''', is a highly venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction. The species is native to the United States of America and Mexico. The female black widow's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans). The injection of venom from these species is a comparatively dangerous or lethal bite." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans Wikipedia])

Latrodectus Mactans Productions was the name of one of the production companies James O. Incandenza did some of his film cartridges with (see filmography).

'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT''''' 
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif. 
"In photography and optics, a neutral density filter or ND filter can be colorless (clear) or grey filter. An ideal neutral density filter reduces and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition. 
The purpose of standard photographic neutral density filters is to allow the photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter Wikipedia])

'''''CHIAROSCURO''''' 
A term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark

'''''PROPRIOCEPTION''''' 
The sense of the relative position of the parts of the body

'''''TESTUDO''''' 
Latin for "tortoise." May refer to a genus of tortoises, a type of harp, or a military formation.

'''''ANNULATE''''' 
Having or consisting of rings or ringlike segments.

'''''BRICOLAGE''''' 
The creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around

'''''CATALEPT''''' 
A person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness

'''''GERRYMANDER''''' 
The breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible. On the other hand, gerrymandering has a broader meaning: creation of any irregularly-shaped electoral districts for any reason, including partisan political advantage or ensuring minority representation.

'''''SCOPOPHILIA''''' 
Translation of the Freudian notion of ''Schaulust'', "pleasure in looking," in the sense of both seeing and being seen, as well as "curiosity." Freud distinguished between two frequently encountered forms of this partial drive: one active, "voyeurism," and the other passive, "exhibitionism," neither of which he would necessarily rank among perversions. [cf. scopophobic (p.226) & scopophiliac (p.230)]

'''''LAERTES''''' 
(1) A character from ''Hamlet'' who blames Hamlet for the deaths of his father (Polonius) and sister (Ophelia) and seeks to avenge them by killing Hamlet with a poisoned sword.
(2) In Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts and the father of Odysseus.

'''''EXTRUDING''''' 
To push or thrust out

'''''STRIGIL''''' 
"A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil Wikipedia])

'''''LORDOSIS''''' 
A condition where a person has a forward-curving spine

'''''IMPOST''''' 
A tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815

'''''SINISTRAL''''' 
Left-handed

'''''MENISCUS''''' 
A concavo-convex lens, or other crescent-shaped body.

'''''CHRONAXY''''' 
"In the mathematical description of the functioning of the nervous system, the chronaxie (or chronaxy) is the minimum time over which an electric current double the strength of the rheobase needs to be applied, in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaie Wikipedia])

'''''POOR YORICK''''' 

The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'

Poor Yorick Entertainment is the other main production company used by the late auteur.

'''''LUCULUS''''' 
Lucullus (two l's) was a Roman general of antiquity ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus Wikipedia])

'''''MONTCLAIR''''' 
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario

'''''DE SICA''''' 
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian neorealist filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].

'''''NEO-REAL''''' 
"Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors. Italian neorealist films mostly contend with the difficult economical and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, reflecting the changes in the Italian psyche and the conditions of everyday life: poverty and desperation." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neorealism Wikipedia])

'''''CRANE DOLLY''''' 
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_dolly camera dolly] with a crane that holds the camera.

'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARRIAGE''''' 
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow. (See also ''Consummation of the Levirates'' on [[Pages_157-181#Page_171|p. 171]])

'''''HELIATED''''' 
When someone inhales helium, their voice becomes high-pitched.

Regarding ghostwords, recall also pg. 303, with Poor Tony: "He was haunted by the word ''Zuckung'', a foreign and possibly Yiddish word he did not recall ever before hearing."

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'''shinola''' 
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."

'''epiphanyish''' 
An [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany epiphany] is a divine manifestation, or by extension, a sudden, deep insight.

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'''Vertical Hold''' 
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization

''''Ren and Stimpy'''' 
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]

''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome'''' 
"Who Is He When He's at Home?" This is a common Irish expression; if person A mentions a name in conversation that person B is unfamiliar with, person B might respond, 'And who's he when he's at home?'. The dropping of an initial 'h' is characteristic of speech in the north-of-England, rather than in Ireland. 
In ''Ulysses'', this is asked by Molly of Leopold Bloom as he explains the word ''Metempsychosis'' (Modern Library, p. 64)

''''Exposed Northerners'''' 
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].

'''Nom''' 
Gately means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" played by George Wendt; "Nom" is how a North Shore native such as Gately might pronounce the name.

'''Sir Osis of Thuliver''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis Cirrhosis of the Liver]

'''fractional''' 
comparatively small or insignificant

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'''''figurants''''' 
performers with no spoken lines

'''''The Sorrow and the Pity''''' 
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ ''The Sorrow and the Pity''] (Marcel Ophüls, 1969) is a lengthy documentary about the operations of the French Resistance and Vichy Government during the Second World War. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 and plays a significant part in ''Annie Hall'' (Woody Allen, 1977).

'''Heineken Maneuver''' 
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."

'''Schwulst''' 
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to.

'''Altman''' 
Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker noted for his use of ensemble casts, multiple plotlines and overlapping dialogue. His major films include ''Nashville'' (1975), ''The Player'' (1992) and ''Short Cuts'' (1993). The TV series ''M*A*S*H,'' frequently referenced in ''Infinite Jest'', is based on his groundbreaking 1970 film.

'''agora''' 
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece

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'''''DEXTRAL''''' 
right-handed

'''Unitary''' 
having the nature of a unit; whole

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'''acerbic''' 
acidic; sharp or biting

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'''shell-game''' 
a con game, similar to three-card Monte, in which the sucker attempts to predict under which of three inverted shells (or other containers) a single smaller object resides after the operator has quickly and repeatedly shuffled them

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'''Mennonite''' 
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptist Anabaptist] denomination named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menno_Simons Menno Simons] (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader

'''avers''' 
declares

'''vapid''' 
lacking liveliness or spirit

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'''packy''' 
short for "package store," a Massachusetts euphemism for "liquor store"

'''pre-metric''' 
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).

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'''fencing''' 
to sell stolen goods

'''beeswax''' 
i.e., business

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'''lit''' 
landed

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'''''ü''''' 
German letter representing a high front rounded vowel, as in French ''tu'' "you". It is pronounced by producing the i-sound e.g. in "beet" with rounded lips (like for the u-sound in "boot").

'''''Al-Anon''''' 
Al-Anon/Alateen, Al-Anon Family Groups - support group for families/friends of alcoholics.

[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]
'''Stetson w/ feather''' 
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]

'''penchant''' 
a predilection

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'''B., Louise''' 
348; White Flag Group member and attempted suicide

'''Bacon''' 
199; "Bacon's popes"

'''Bain, Kevin''' 
800; Marlon's older brother, at Inner Infant group Hal happens upon; parents killed in traffic helicopter accident, 803; "short thick person with a dark swart face" 805;

'''Bain, Marlon''' 
46; ETA student in Orin's dream; Orin's affair with his sister, 47; 246; ETA student when Orin attended, 284; 296; had O.C.D., 1039; excessive sweating, fn.234/1039; in''Death in Scarsdale'' , fn.234/1039; never leaves home, which is one room, "practically lived" with the Incandenzas in Weston AZ, fn.234/1043; letter to Steeply, fn.269/1047; mother "decapitated by a plummeting rotorblade" 1051; in Himself's films, 687; dislikes meeting people outside his home and office, 663

'''Balbalis''' 
726; A.F.R. member making rounds of halfway/rehab houses; haven't located veiled performer as of 11/19/YDAU, 845; going to place large mirror on highway to commandeer Québec team's bus, 846;

'''B&E''' 
435; breaking & entering;

'''Baraka''' 
186; poem

'''Barbicide''' 
95

'''Bash, Jennie''' 
114; ETA student; 551

'''Baum, Crosby''' 
229; "academic" at Notkin's party

'''Bay Bank''' 
130; "off Sherman Street" in Boston

'''Bazin''' 
491; 745

'''Beak, Peter''' 
97; 12-year-old student at ETA; sleeping with eyes open, 110; 460; rooms w/Whale and Virgilio, 757;

'''Beatles''' 
32; "I Want To Tell You"; 243; Dr. Robert, 927; ''See also'' [[M#McCartney|McCartney, Paul]]

'''Belbin, Jennifer''' 
207; Ennet House resident w/teardrop tatoos; 363; 596;

'''Benny, Jack''' 
828; American entertainer

'''Bernini''' 
235; "Ecstacy of St. Theresa"

'''Better Late Than Never''' 
209; AA group at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, 2 blocks from Ennet House; 534; "St. E's" 540;

'''Bewitched''' 
834; 60s TV sitcom

'''Big Book''' 
360; AA's book

'''Big Buddy''' 
66; "big-brotherly type support and counsel" given by upperclassmen at ETA to the younger students; "Each E.T.A. player in 18-and-Unders has four to six 14-and-Unders kids he's supposed to keep his more experienced wing over" 98

'''Big Red Soda Water''' 
222; Joelle's favorite soft drink from childhood

'''Bill''' 
3; Dean of Athletics at Univ. of AZ, "interviewing" Hal

'''Bing [Crosby]''' 
545; slang for cocaine; "the 'Express Elevator to AA'"; 712; fn.27/994

'''Bioavailable Five''' 
582; rock band

'''Birch, Herbert G.''' 
fn.24/987; plays the dentist in Himself's''Fun with Teeth''; plays son in Himself's''Low-Temperature Physics'', fn.24/991;

'''bit''' 
204; metro Boston for a jail sentence

'''blackouts''' 
464

'''Blanchard's Liquors''' 
546; "off Allston's Union Square"

'''Bloom, Professor H.''' 
fn.366/1077; "turgid studies of artistic''influenza'' "

'''Blott, Kent''' 
97; 10-year-old student at ETA; father "a cutting-edge E.N.T. oncologist" 111; confessing anxiety re masturbation to Lyle, 390; "humanities-type kid" 668;

'''Bly, Robert''' 
806; American poet and author of''Fire In The Belly''; "The fire in the belly" fn.321/1066;

'''Bodine, Jethro''' 
1007; "Ass't Mailroom Technician for the N.O. Saints"; 1014;

'''Bogart's''' 
20; headshop in Porter Square, Cambridge, MA

'''Bollettieri, Nick''' 
79; in Sarasota, tennis camp

'''Bonk, Mildred L.''' 
38; beautiful 8th grader; 179; 207; the name Bruce Green has tattooed on his right triceps

'''Bonk-Green, Harriet''' 
39; daughter of Mildred Bonk and Bruce Green; 180

'''Boone, Bridget C.''' 
49-50; ETA student; introduced Hal to marijuana, 67; 633;

'''Boston AA''' 
343; Betty Crocker Cake Mix trope, 467;

'''Boston Univerity''' 
284; Terriers, 286;

'''Bouncety-Bounce, Mr.''' 
35; host of Interlace Spontaneous-Dissemm. children's program; "-brand bow-biters" 111; 520; "appears in his old cloth-and-safety-pin diaper and paunch and rubber infant-head mask" 648; 878; Gately loves the show, 922;

'''Bow&Arrow''' 
129; gay bar in Harvard Squar[e], Boston

'''bradyphrenic''' 
314.1-3; lost or impaired ability to make decisions or act independently, abulic.

'''Brady-theory''' 
232;

'''Brando, Marlon''' 
157; American film actor who ruined two generations "with their own bodies and everyday objects" 157;

'''Brandt, Otto''' 
32; janitor at ETA; "Submoronic-to-moronic" 873; appeared in''Zero-Gravity Tea Ceremony'', 874;

'''Bread & Circus''' 
478; organic, chi-chi grocery in Inman Square, Cambridge MA; shopping carts with calculators attached, 623;

'''Brecht''' 
944; compared to Himself

'''Bresson''' 
185; Parisan-French filmmaker compared to Himself; 944

'''Brewster's Angle''' 
10;

'''bricklayer''' 
138;''See also'''''Glynn''', Doony

'''Brighton Fence & Wire''' 
607; where Glynn Doony worked;

'''Briggs electrode''' 
470; implanted in brain to prevent seizures

'''Brigham and Women's City of Boston Hospital''' 
144

'''Brighton Best Savings Bank (B.B.S.B.)''' 
542; 708;

'''''Bröckengespenstphänom''''' 
88; (fn.38) "Goethe's well-known"; 641

'''brody''' 
825; usually ''brodie'', to commit suicide by leaping off a bridge

'''Brookline Young People's Mtg. (B.Y.P.)''' 
555; AA group "on Beacon neary the Newton line"; 736

'''Broughton''' 
185; ??

'''Broullîme, M.''' 
127; member of Les Assassins; Marathe's superior, 420; 722; lectures on Trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid, a material present in "the sweat of grave mental illness" 733-34;

'''Brutalism''' 
185;

'''B.S.''' 
140; Before Subsidization; last year B.S. Was 2001

'''B.S.S.''' 
Québecois Sepératiste Left term for Office of Unspecified Services; ''See'' [[U#Unspecified-Services|Unspecified Services]]

'''Bud, Uncle''' 
221; Joelle's; 239

'''Bulat''', Doshka (?) 
447; Gately's missing Estonian father

'''Bunyan, J.''' 
322; author of''Pilgrim's Progress From This World To That Which Is To Come''

'''Buñuel''' 
185; French ?? filmmaker

'''Burns, Major''' 
642; M*A*S*H character

'''Burroughs, William''' 
21; American writer of the "Beat" generation; 212

'''Burton''' 
695;''melancholia'' ;

'''Bush, G. (George)''' 
63; American president, 1988-92; 230; 473;

'''Byrne, F. X. ("Follow That Ambulance")''' 
512; "rapacious personal-injury J.D."

'''Byzantine Erotica''' 
Hal's interest in, 29; "a triptych of high-quality" 35; 950

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==Page 809==

'''vacuole''' 
used here generically to mean a hole

'''subsonic''' 
i.e., noiseless

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'''circadian rhythm''' 
Have a look at this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Biological_clock_human.svg chart].

'''Eldred''' 
This was the last name of the first Eagle Scout, Arthur Rose Eldred (1895-1951).

'''Dewar's''' 
a brand name of whiskey

'''President's Physical Fitness Test''' 
You can read about this program [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Council_on_Physical_Fitness_and_Sports here].

[[Image:Flat Cap.jpg|thumb|right|A flat cap or skallycap]]

'''skallycap''' 
see example at right

'''Chock Full O'Nuts''' 
a brand name of coffee

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'''P.E.''' 
Physical Education, i.e., gym class

'''dugout''' 
where the teams during a baseball game sit while not actually playing

'''Franklin W. Dixon''' 
the pseudonym of the author of the Hardy Boys mysteries

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'''bear-market''' 
a downward-moving stock market (characterized by more selling than buying)

'''Advent''' 
the month-long period before Christmas

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'''aide-de-camp''' 
assistant to a general or other high-ranking officer

'''Belfast''' 
the capital of Northern Ireland

'''speculum party''' 
a pelvic examination?

'''I.B.E.W.''' 
the '''I'''nternational '''B'''rotherhood of '''E'''lectrical '''W'''orkers union (for which Wallace supplies endnote 339 on page 815)

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'''cubed''' 
multiplied by itself twice; taken to the third power

==Endnote 337==

'''V.i.9''' 
The line is "It must be 'se offendendo;' it cannot be else." The reference is to Ophelia, who killed herself. Notably, Act V, scene i of ''Hamlet'' is where Yorick is mentioned.

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'''perfidy''' 
treachery

'''Gately's Humorous ball and Scalpula socket''' 
referring to the humerus (largest bone of the arm, between the shoulder and elbow) and the ball and socket joint of the shoulder, the blade of which is called the scapula

'''IM''' 
intramuscular

==Page 815==

'''toxemia''' 
a bacterial infection of the blood

'''Ninth Step''' 
The ninth of the original Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is, "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."

'''Weld''' 
William Floyd Weld (born 1945) was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. Even the prescient Wallace could probably not have predicted Mitt Romney, who held the post from 2003 to 2007.

'''Alsace''' 
a region of France bordering the Rhine border with Germany

'''impost''' 
a tax or duty imposed on some one

==Endnote 338==

There is a potention for confusion in order here, because doxycycline hyclate can be given in preparations other than intravenous, which Gately is getting.

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'''Dr. Dentons''' 
a trade name of children's blanket sleeper (pajamas); Gately's are XXL, extra extra large

'''imago''' 
psychological term for an idealized image, usually of a parent, formed in childhood and continuing into adulthood subconsciously

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'''''catheterized''''' 
Gately has had a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_catheter Foley catheter] inserted.

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'''objay dart''' 
Gately's version of ''objet d'art'' (French: art object)

==Endnote 341==

'''acetaminophen''' 
the generic name of the pain-reliever Tylenol

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'''codeine''' 
an opiate used as a painkiler; a habit-forming, Schedule III narcotic

'''shiners''' 
black eyes

'''Oreida''' 
Or "Ore-Ida", maker of potato products and originator of Tater Tots; Thrust may be thinking "iota" at the same time

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'''turnipcut''' 
i.e., tourniquet

'''''medecins''''' 
French: doctors (physicians)

'''solenoid''' 
a current-carrying coil of wire

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'''fishtailing''' 
having the back end of one's car spinning

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'''''GQ''''' 
''Gentlemen's Quarterly''

'''embryoglio''' 
i.e., imbroglio

'''fleen''' 
Thrust's past tense of ''flee'' (à la "flown")

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'''ballast''' 
heavy material placed on the bottom of ships to provide balance and stability

'''prosfeces''' 
i.e., prostheses

'''freakas''' 
fracas

==Page 824==

'''Wellfleet Circuit Court''' 
Wellfleet is a town on Cape Cod about 10 miles south of Provincetown.

'''Met State''' 
Metropolitan State Hospital; a defunct public mental health facility in Waltham, MA. It was operating during Wallace's stay at nearby McLean Hospital but closed before Infinite Jest's publication.

'''Cuerva''' 
Thrust means "Cuervo," a brand of tequila.

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'''batorial ammonia''' 
Thrust must mean bacterial pneumonia

'''''Nightmare on Elm Street XXII: The Senescence''''' 
a joke concerning the horror films of [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/ Wes Craven]. Senescence is the process of growing old

'''to take a brody''' 
More correctly, ''brodie'', refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Brodie_%28bridge_jumper%29]Steve Brodie, who survived a leap from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886

'''embryoglio''' 
probably meaning ''imbroglio'': an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation

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'''prolix''' 
tediously long or wordy

'''señorio''' 
i.e., scenario

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