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=November 11th, YDAU - Gately and Joelle=<br />
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==Page 531==<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
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'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
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==Page 532==<br />
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'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
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'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
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==Page 533==<br />
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'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
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'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
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==Page 534==<br />
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'''a Type and a Symbol'''<br /><br />
These words are used by Mr. Hooper to describe the veil he wears in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Minister's_Black_Veil "The Minister's Black Veil"].<br />
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==Page 535==<br />
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'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
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'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
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=☽ - Randy Lenz: Rats, Cats, and Dogs=<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
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'''Duster'''<br /><br />
the Plymouth Duster was a sporty compact available from 1970 to 1976<br />
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'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
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==Page 539==<br />
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'''loafer one'''<br /><br />
presumably first step of the day, meaning Lenz never leaves Ennet House until after sunset<br />
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'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
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==Page 540==<br />
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==Endnote 224==<br />
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'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
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'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
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'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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==Page 540 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
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'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
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==Page 541==<br />
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'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
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'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
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'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
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==Page 542==<br />
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'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
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'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
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'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
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'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
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'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
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==Page 543==<br />
'''Eurotrochaic'''<br /><br />
neologism: Euro[pean] + trochaic; here, describing the alternating two-note sound of a European emergency siren (trochaic being the adjectival form of "trochee," a metrical foot of poetry comprised of two feet, stressed and unstressed)<br />
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'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
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'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
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'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
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'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
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'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
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'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
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'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
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'''Caldor-brand'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldor chain] of discount department stores in the US Northeast. The chain closed its last store in 1999.<br />
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'''Scopophobic'''<br /><br />
Of scopophobia; the fear of being seen or stared at.<br />
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'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
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'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
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==Page 546==<br />
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'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
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==Page 547==<br />
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'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
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==Page 548==<br />
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=Early November, YDAU - Rodney Tine and the ''Samizdat''=<br />
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==Page 548==<br />
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'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
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==Endnote 228==<br />
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'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
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'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
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==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
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'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
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'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
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'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
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'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
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'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
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'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
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=November 9th, YDAU - Pemulis wanders the E.T.A. offices at night=<br />
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==Page 553==<br />
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=November 11th, YDAU - Lenz and Green Walking=<br />
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==Page 554==<br />
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'''RIJID-brand male hairspray'''<br /><br />
appears to be a fictional brand of hairspray<br />
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==Page 553==<br />
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'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
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==Page 555==<br />
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'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
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'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
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==Endnote 231==<br />
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'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
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==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
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'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
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'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
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'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
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'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
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'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
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'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
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'''threnody'''<br /><br />
song of mourning for the dead<br />
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==Page 557==<br />
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'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
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'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
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==Endnote 232==<br />
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'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
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'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
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'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
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'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
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'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
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'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
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'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
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'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
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'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
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'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate. The correct greek-latin term should be ''diuresis extrema'', ''diuresis'' being a feminine noun.<br />
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'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
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'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
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'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
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'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
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'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
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'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation formation of false memories]<br />
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'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
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==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
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'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
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'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
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'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
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'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
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'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "life energy/force," although ''energois'' isn't a French word<br />
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'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
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'''Bonwit's'''<br /><br />
a reference to the now-defunct upscale department store [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonwit_Teller Bonwit Teller]<br />
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'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
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'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
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'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
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'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
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'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
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==Page 559==<br />
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'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
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'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
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'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
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=Hal Counts His Breaths=<br />
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==Page 560==<br />
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'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
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'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
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'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
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=Lenz and Green, cont.=<br />
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==Page 560==<br />
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'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
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'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
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'''Shrangi-la'''<br /><br />
Lenz means Shangri-La, the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author.<br />
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'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
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==Page 561==<br />
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'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
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'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
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'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
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'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
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'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
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'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
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==Page 562==<br />
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'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
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'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
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'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
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'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
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'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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==Page 489==<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network<br />
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'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
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'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
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'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
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'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
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=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
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==Endnote 208==<br />
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'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
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'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
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'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
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'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
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'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
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'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
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==Page 492==<br />
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'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
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'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastatize."<br />
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'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
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'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
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'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
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'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
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'''hypotenuse'''<br />
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the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
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'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
A right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
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'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
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'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
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'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
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'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formations in caves that come down from the top<br />
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==Page 502==<br />
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'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
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'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
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'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
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'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
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'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
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'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous tone.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o A Fugue in D Minor]<br />
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Wallace displays his familiarity with the subject of music by inverting its more commonly known name of D Minor with minor-D. This is a habit many professional musicians will have as the fact that the description of a minor key is more important than the actual key the piece is played in.<br />
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=Ken Erdedy & Kate Gompert go to NA=<br />
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'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation"; a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
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'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
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'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
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'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
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'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
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'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
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'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
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'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
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'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
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'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue<br />
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'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
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'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
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'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
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'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism, meaning "denoting good-heartedness"<br />
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==Page 507==<br />
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'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
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=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 507==<br />
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'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
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'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
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'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
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'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
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'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
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'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network<br />
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'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
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'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
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'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
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'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
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=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
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==Page 491==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 208==<br />
<br />
'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
<br />
'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
<br />
'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
<br />
'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
<br />
==Page 491 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
<br />
==Page 492==<br />
<br />
'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
<br />
'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastatize."<br />
<br />
'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
<br />
==Page 493==<br />
<br />
'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
<br />
==Page 494==<br />
<br />
'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
<br />
==Page 495==<br />
<br />
'''hypotenuse'''<br />
<br />
the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
<br />
'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
A right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
<br />
==Page 497==<br />
<br />
'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
<br />
'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
<br />
==Page 499==<br />
<br />
'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
<br />
'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formations in caves that come down from the top<br />
<br />
==Page 502==<br />
<br />
'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
<br />
'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
<br />
'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous tone.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o A Fugue in D Minor]<br />
<br />
=Ken Erdedy & Kate Gompert go to NA=<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation"; a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
<br />
'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
<br />
'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
<br />
'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
<br />
==Page 504==<br />
<br />
'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
<br />
'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
<br />
'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
<br />
'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
<br />
'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue<br />
<br />
==Page 505==<br />
<br />
'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
<br />
'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
<br />
==Page 506==<br />
<br />
'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
<br />
'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism, meaning "denoting good-heartedness"<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
<br />
=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
<br />
'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
<br />
'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
<br />
'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
<br />
'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
<br />
'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network<br />
<br />
'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
<br />
==Page 490==<br />
<br />
'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
<br />
'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
<br />
'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
<br />
=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 208==<br />
<br />
'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
<br />
'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
<br />
'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
<br />
'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
<br />
==Page 491 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
<br />
==Page 492==<br />
<br />
'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
<br />
'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastatize."<br />
<br />
'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
<br />
==Page 493==<br />
<br />
'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
<br />
==Page 494==<br />
<br />
'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
<br />
==Page 495==<br />
<br />
'''hypotenuse'''<br />
<br />
the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
<br />
'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
A right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
<br />
==Page 497==<br />
<br />
'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
<br />
'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
<br />
==Page 499==<br />
<br />
'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
<br />
'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formations in caves that come down from the top<br />
<br />
==Page 502==<br />
<br />
'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
<br />
'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
<br />
'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous or sad-sounding tone. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o A Fugue in D Minor]<br />
<br />
=Ken Erdedy & Kate Gompert go to NA=<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation"; a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
<br />
'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
<br />
'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
<br />
'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
<br />
==Page 504==<br />
<br />
'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
<br />
'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
<br />
'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
<br />
'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
<br />
'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue<br />
<br />
==Page 505==<br />
<br />
'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
<br />
'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
<br />
==Page 506==<br />
<br />
'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
<br />
'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism, meaning "denoting good-heartedness"<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
<br />
=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
<br />
'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
<br />
'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
<br />
'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
<br />
'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
<br />
'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
<br />
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==Page 489==<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network<br />
<br />
'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
<br />
==Page 490==<br />
<br />
'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
<br />
'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
<br />
'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
<br />
=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 208==<br />
<br />
'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
<br />
'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
<br />
'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
<br />
'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
<br />
==Page 491 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
<br />
==Page 492==<br />
<br />
'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
<br />
'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastatize."<br />
<br />
'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
<br />
==Page 493==<br />
<br />
'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
<br />
==Page 494==<br />
<br />
'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
<br />
==Page 495==<br />
<br />
'''hypotenuse'''<br />
<br />
the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
<br />
'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
A right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
<br />
==Page 497==<br />
<br />
'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
<br />
'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
<br />
==Page 499==<br />
<br />
'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
<br />
'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formations in caves that come down from the top<br />
<br />
==Page 502==<br />
<br />
'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
<br />
'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
<br />
'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous sounding tone. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o A Fugue in D Minor]<br />
<br />
=Ken Erdedy & Kate Gompert go to NA=<br />
<br />
==Page 503==<br />
<br />
'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation"; a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
<br />
'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
<br />
'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
<br />
'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
<br />
==Page 504==<br />
<br />
'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
<br />
'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
<br />
'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
<br />
'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
<br />
'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue<br />
<br />
==Page 505==<br />
<br />
'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
<br />
'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
<br />
==Page 506==<br />
<br />
'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
<br />
'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism, meaning "denoting good-heartedness"<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
<br />
=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
<br />
==Page 507==<br />
<br />
'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
<br />
'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
<br />
'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
<br />
'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
<br />
'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
<br />
'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
<br />
==Page 508==<br />
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'''plexus'''<br /><br />
an intricate network<br />
<br />
'''tête'''<br /><br />
French: head<br />
<br />
==Page 490==<br />
<br />
'''I/O'''<br /><br />
Input/Output<br />
<br />
'''''C'est ça'''''<br /><br />
French: that's that<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
<br />
'''ALGOL'''<br /><br />
an ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL computer programming language]<br />
<br />
=Winter, B.S. 1963; Sepulveda, CA - Flashback to Himself's Childhood=<br />
<br />
==Page 491==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 208==<br />
<br />
'''''Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik, Kernforschungszentrum'''''<br /><br />
German: Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Research Center (a real organization)<br />
<br />
'''Karlsruhe'''<br /><br />
a city in Germany about 90 miles south of Frankfurt (Main)<br />
<br />
'''U.R.G.'''<br /><br />
probably United Republic of Germany<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
'''Springer-Verlag'''<br /><br />
one of the largest publishers in Germany<br />
<br />
'''Wien'''<br /><br />
the German name for Vienna, capital of Austria<br />
<br />
==Page 491 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Bazin'''<br /><br />
André Bazin (1918-1958) was a French film theorist and director.<br />
<br />
==Page 492==<br />
<br />
'''Eureka'''<br /><br />
Ancient Greek for "I've found it," made famous by Archimedes<br />
<br />
'''metastisate'''<br /><br />
He means "metastatize."<br />
<br />
'''gibber'''<br /><br />
to chatter unintelligibly<br />
<br />
==Page 493==<br />
<br />
'''Synchronicity'''<br /><br />
the state of happening simultaneously<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
agreement<br />
<br />
==Page 494==<br />
<br />
'''declivity'''<br /><br />
downward slope or hill<br />
<br />
==Page 495==<br />
<br />
'''hypotenuse'''<br />
<br />
the longest arm of a right triangle<br />
<br />
'''right dihedral triangle'''<br /><br />
A right triangle is one whose largest angle is 90º. Dihedral means "having two sides."<br />
<br />
==Page 497==<br />
<br />
'''ebullient'''<br /><br />
zestfully enthusiastic<br />
<br />
'''caster'''<br /><br />
wheel<br />
<br />
==Page 499==<br />
<br />
'''rodential'''<br /><br />
like a rodent<br />
<br />
'''stalactite'''<br /><br />
the kind of V-shaped rock formations in caves that come down from the top<br />
<br />
==Page 502==<br />
<br />
'''Powell's ''Peeping Tom'''''<br /><br />
Michael Latham Powell (1905-1990) was a British filmmaker, and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/ Peeping Tom] was one of his films.<br />
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'''hex'''<br /><br />
i.e., hexagonal, having six sides<br />
<br />
'''L'Hôpital'''<br /><br />
Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661-1704), was a French mathematician.<br />
<br />
'''Bernoulli'''<br /><br />
Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) was a Swiss mathematician.<br />
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'''Brachistochrone'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone brachistochrone curve]<br />
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'''minor-D'''<br /><br />
Musical works written in the key of D Minor tend to carry an ominous sounding tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o<br />
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=Ken Erdedy & Kate Gompert go to NA=<br />
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'''anechoic vestry'''<br /><br />
Anechoic means "characterized by a low level of reverberation"; a vestry is where the priests' vestments (clothing for mass) are kept between ceremonies.<br />
<br />
'''lassitude'''<br /><br />
weariness of body<br />
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'''catalepsy'''<br /><br />
suspension of sensation, with bodily rigidity<br />
<br />
'''circadian arrhythmia'''<br /><br />
sleep disturbance<br />
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'''anhedonia'''<br /><br />
inability to feel pleasure<br />
<br />
'''peristyle'''<br /><br />
a colonnade surrounding an open space, or the space so encircled<br />
<br />
'''astrolabes'''<br /><br />
a type of navigational device used before the invention of the sextant<br />
<br />
'''prickets'''<br /><br />
sharp metal points on which to stick candles<br />
<br />
'''Knights of Columbus'''<br /><br />
a Catholic fraternal order<br />
<br />
'''Penn Station'''<br /><br />
the chief national train station in New York, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue<br />
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'''styptic'''<br /><br />
contracting tissue<br />
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'''dis'''<br /><br />
act of disrespect<br />
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'''anorak'''<br /><br />
a hooded pullover jacket<br />
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'''bonhommic'''<br /><br />
a neologism, meaning "denoting good-heartedness"<br />
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'''Keds'''<br /><br />
a brand of sneaker<br />
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=Steeply & Marathe discuss temptation to watch the Entertainment=<br />
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'''''C'est la guerre'''''<br /><br />
French: That's war<br />
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'''Perseus'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (cf. ''The Medusa v. The Odalisque'') , using the head to kill others; compared here to the A.F.R. ("the legs ... were amputated") which steals the Entertainment and uses it to kill others<br />
<br />
'''jongleur'''<br /><br />
a wandering minstrel<br />
<br />
'''pantalone'''<br /><br />
a stock mime character, often the butt of jokes<br />
<br />
'''Hercules'''<br /><br />
the Greek hero who lost his mind, murdered his family, and was forced to suffer twelve labors as punishment, including calming a three-headed dog, clearing dung from the Augean stables, and stealing apples of infinite joy; compared here to Gately ("head was square"), who lost his mind as an addict and was forced into a twelve-step program, where he had to calm Pat M.'s dogs and clear shit from the Shattuck shelter (he previously stole the master to the Entertainment). Hercules also borrowed Athena's chariot on occasion; Gately borrows Pat M.'s car.<br />
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'''Castor and Pollux'''<br /><br />
stars in the constellation Gemini, named for twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology<br />
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'''yogic full lotus'''<br><br />
the cross-legged sitting position<br />
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'''crustacean'''<br><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean branch of animals] including lobsters, shrimp, and other similar shellfish<br />
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'''''DEUS PROVIDEBIT'''''<br><br />
Latin: God will provide. The line appears in the Vulgate (Latin) version of the Bible at Genesis 22:8, where Abraham tell Isaac, whom he intends to sacrifice, that God will provide an animal for the sacrifice.<br />
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'''crewed'''<br /><br />
worked in a gang<br />
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'''boosting'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
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'''onnings'''<br /><br />
awnings<br />
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'''elemonade'''<br /><br />
eliminate<br />
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'''map'''<br /><br />
face<br />
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'''slope'''<br /><br />
derogatory slang for a person of Asian descent<br />
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'''pernt'''<br /><br />
point<br />
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'''Copley'''<br /><br />
Copley Square, a neighborhood of Boston<br />
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'''personnel works'''<br /><br />
(personal works) - personal equipment for injecting drugs<br />
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'''cop'''<br /><br />
obtain drugs<br />
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'''aile'''<br /><br />
aisle<br />
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'''Bow&Arrow'''<br /><br />
a reference to the Bow and Arrow Pub at 1 Bow Street. Closed in 2000 due to a building renovation and the rent being raised.<br />
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'''foran'''<br /><br />
foreign<br />
<br />
'''Cheap-O Records'''<br /><br />
a reference to Cheapo Records (no hyphen) in Central Square, Cambridge. It was located at 645 Mass Ave when the book was written, but the building has since been demolished. It now resides at 538 Mass Ave. http://www.cheaporecords.com/<br />
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'''trancemission'''<br /><br />
transmission<br />
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'''dopesick'''<br /><br />
in withdrawal from opiates such as heroin<br />
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'''supperst'''<br /><br />
supposed<br />
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'''petaled ass'''<br /><br />
(pedaled ass) prostituted himself<br />
<br />
'''roll'''<br /><br />
rob<br />
<br />
'''legless on shots alone'''<br /><br />
very drunk to the point of not being able to walk well<br />
<br />
'''wet work'''<br /><br />
sexual acts in exchange for drugs/money/etc.<br />
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'''pernts'''<br /><br />
points<br />
<br />
'''stifing'''<br /><br />
(stiffing) They did not give the Santa any money.<br />
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'''feather snake'''<br /><br />
feather boa - a feathered scarf<br />
<br />
'''eat cheese'''<br /><br />
be a rat<br />
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'''pissboys'''<br /><br />
people who administer urine drug tests<br />
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'''glass pipes'''<br /><br />
for smoking crack<br />
<br />
'''Crown Royal in purple bags'''<br /><br />
Crown Royal is Canadian whisky that comes in a purple cloth bag<br />
<br />
'''kwai9'''<br /><br />
quinine<br /><br />
<br />
'''p-dope'''<br /><br />
heavily cut heroin<br />
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'''bunk'''<br /><br />
poor quality, cut, or fake <br />
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'''bundles'''<br /><br />
heroin<br />
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'''stoal'''<br /><br />
stole<br />
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'''super statiously'''<br /><br />
superstitiously<br />
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'''Hotshots'''<br /><br />
poisoned heroin so as to be lethal when injected<br />
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'''booted'''<br /><br />
injected<br />
<br />
'''thearized'''<br /><br />
theorized<br />
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'''true straight eating cheese'''<br /><br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kicking the Bird'''<br /><br />
eliminate the heroin habit (going thru withdrawal)<br />
<br />
'''squars'''<br /><br />
(squares) - cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''methadoan'''<br /><br />
Methadone - used to help ease off a heroin addiction<br />
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'''Phoenician'''<br /><br />
Orin uses it to mean a native of Phoenix, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicians Phoenicians] were actually an ancient culture who founded the city of Carthage.<br />
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'''Advent'''<br /><br />
the four Sundays preceding Christmas<br />
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=Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House=<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whopper]]<br />
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'''Walpole'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about eighteen miles from the city<br />
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=State Farm E-mail - my def. of a bad day.=<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
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'''blood-alcohol of .3+'''<br /><br />
If "legally drunk" is now .08 in many states, it's fair to say this guy was hammered<br />
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'''900 kg'''<br /><br />
fifteen pounds short of a ton<br />
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'''75 kg'''<br /><br />
about 165.3 pounds<br />
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'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
a little over 66 pounds<br />
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=February 21st, YPWC - Hal's First Film Commentary=<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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'''Viz.'''<br /><br />
Latin abbreviation for ''videlicet'', meaning "that is to say"<br />
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'''Mirandized'''<br /><br />
read his or her rights, from the Supreme Court case ''Miranda v. Arizona'' (1965)<br />
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=August 10th, YDAU - Helen Steeply's Only Putative Published Article=<br />
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'''Jarvik IX'''<br /><br />
undoubtedly named for Robert Koffler Jarvik (born 1946), inventor of the first artificial heart placed in a human being<br />
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'''Etienne Aigner'''<br /><br />
a fashionable leather goods manufacturer<br />
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'''Brigham and Women's City of Boston Hospital'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.brighamandwomens.org/ real hospital], now affiliated with Harvard Medical School<br />
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=Tally of Sèparatisteur/Anti-O.N.A.N. Groups=<br />
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'''''Les Fils de Montcalm'''''<br /><br />
French: Sons of Montcalm. Probably referring to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran (1712-1759), French general during the French and Indian War who presided over the fall of Québec.<br />
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=Decline of Videophony=<br />
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'''homuncular'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to a diminutive human being<br />
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'''straw boater'''<br /><br />
a type of hat (a "boater") made of straw<br />
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'''tumescent'''<br /><br />
swollen<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''Freddie-Mac'''<br /><br />
common name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company]<br />
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'''trivalent'''<br /><br />
having a chemical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_%28chemistry%29 valance] of three<br />
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'''vectored'''<br /><br />
To vector is to direct the position of (an airplane).<br />
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'''gumlet'''<br /><br />
By context, it would seem this word is a synonym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglet aglet].<br />
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'''furtive'''<br /><br />
shifty or sneaky<br />
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'''''Physiognomic Dysphoria'''''<br /><br />
Loosely, it means "feeling badly about how one looks."<br />
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'''snafus'''<br /><br />
plural of "snafu," a military acronym for "situation normal: all fucked up"<br />
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'''ostentatious'''<br /><br />
pretentious or showy<br />
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'''verve'''<br /><br />
enthusiasm or vigor<br />
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'''precipitant'''<br /><br />
sudden, hasty, or rash<br />
<br />
'''micro-econometrist'''<br /><br />
An econometrist is an economist who uses statistical methods. A microeconomist is an economist who studies a smaller level of economics, i.e., firms and businesses rather than nations or international business.<br />
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'''Ludditism'''<br /><br />
Named for Ned Ludd (born Ned Ludlam), the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite Luddites] were 19th century opposers of the Industrial Revolution.<br />
<br />
'''retrograde'''<br /><br />
moving backward<br />
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'''electric zirconium jewelry'''<br /><br />
Jewelry made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zircon zircon]. Electricity can be applied to a zircon to make a lamp.<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScrapers'''<br /><br />
tongue scrapers designed to remove a film coat<br />
<br />
'''and c.'''<br /><br />
''Et cetera'' or ''etc.'' is Latin for "and other things." Here Wallace has translated ''et'' and left ''c'' untranslated.<br />
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'''panagoraphobia'''<br /><br />
fear of going outside (agoraphobia) in any place (pan-)<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''agnate'''<br /><br />
related or akin through males, as in a line of males and a line of females (coeds)<br />
<br />
'''widow's peak'''<br /><br />
a hairline that dips down to a V-shaped point in front when the hair is pulled back<br />
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'''spectrometer'''<br /><br />
an optical instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum<br />
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'''E.M.I.T. and AbuScreen/RIA'''<br /><br />
Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique; Abusecreen is a brand name of drug test, and RIA stands for radioimmunoassay, "a procedure that measures minute amounts of a substance, such as a hormone or drug, by quantitating the binding, or the inhibition of binding, of a radiolabeled substance to an antibody" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition'').<br />
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'''cc'''<br /><br />
cubic centimeter, equal to 0.001 liters<br />
<br />
'''wienerman'''<br /><br />
hot-dog salesman<br />
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'''Yarmouth sail'''<br /><br />
a type of boat sail, seen [http://www.ephotozine.com/photo/657716 here]<br />
<br />
'''Pepperdine'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.pepperdine.edu/ university] in Malibu, Calif.<br />
<br />
'''derrick'''<br /><br />
A derrick is "a jib crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate about the mast, for moving a load toward or away from the mast by raising or lowering the boom" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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'''foot-treadle'''<br /><br />
a level worked by foot<br />
<br />
'''f/x'''<br /><br />
special effects in film<br />
<br />
'''Bolex'''<br /><br />
a Swiss [http://www.bolex.ch/NEW/index.php camera manufacturer]<br />
<br />
'''undulating'''<br /><br />
moving with a wave-like motion<br />
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'''petrochemical'''<br /><br />
a chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas<br />
<br />
'''spronging'''<br /><br />
''sprong'' is Dutch for "to leap or bound"<br />
<br />
'''Eschatonic'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on the same root as eschatology, i.e., the study of the end of the world.<br />
<br />
'''''pünch'''''<br /><br />
There is no such German word.<br />
<br />
'''serpentine'''<br /><br />
snake-like<br />
<br />
'''dilettantish'''<br /><br />
from "dilettante" - a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.<br />
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'''dento-dermal'''<br /><br />
by the skin of his teeth<br />
<br />
'''brine'''<br /><br />
salt water<br />
<br />
'''emulsion'''<br /><br />
Emulsion is colloidal suspension of one liquid in another.<br />
<br />
'''differentials'''<br /><br />
first derivatives in calculus<br />
<br />
'''three Canadians copulating on a snowmobile'''<br /><br />
<br />
'''high-water'''<br /><br />
pants hemmed too high<br />
<br />
<br />
'''erumpent'''<br /><br />
1. bursting forth.<br />
2. (of fungi or algae) prominent; projecting from or bursting through host tissue. <br />
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'''gratis'''<br /><br />
free of charge<br />
<br />
'''''ex cathedra'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "from the chair" and referring to the doctrine of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility papal infallibility] on matters of faith and morals<br />
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'''éclat'''<br /><br />
great brilliance or conspicuous success<br />
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'''dewy-eyed'''<br /><br />
exhibiting childlike simplicity<br />
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'''''FIENDS IN HUMAN SHAPE'''''<br /><br />
how a Memphis newspaper described Union soldiers during the Civil War<br />
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'''Brighton'''<br /><br />
a section of Boston<br />
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'''natal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to a person's birth<br />
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'''Brutus'''<br /><br />
Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC) was the most famous assassin of Julius Caesar (100-44 BC).<br />
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'''''vade mecum'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "go with me," this is a book for quick reference<br />
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'''yogic full lotus'''<br><br />
the cross-legged sitting position<br />
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'''crustacean'''<br><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean branch of animals] including lobsters, shrimp, and other similar shellfish<br />
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'''''DEUS PROVIDEBIT'''''<br><br />
Latin: God will provide. The line appears in the Vulgate (Latin) version of the Bible at Genesis 22:8, where Abraham tell Isaac, whom he intends to sacrifice, that God will provide an animal for the sacrifice.<br />
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'''crewed'''<br /><br />
worked in a gang<br />
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'''boosting'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''onnings'''<br /><br />
awnings<br />
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'''elemonade'''<br /><br />
eliminate<br />
<br />
'''map'''<br /><br />
face<br />
<br />
'''slope'''<br /><br />
derogatory slang for a person of Asian descent<br />
<br />
'''pernt'''<br /><br />
point<br />
<br />
'''Copley'''<br /><br />
Copley Square, a neighborhood of Boston<br />
<br />
'''personnel works'''<br /><br />
(personal works) - personal equipment for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
'''cop'''<br /><br />
obtain drugs<br />
<br />
'''aile'''<br /><br />
aisle<br />
<br />
'''Bow&Arrow'''<br /><br />
a reference to the Bow and Arrow Pub at 1 Bow Street. Closed in 2000 due to a building renovation and the rent being raised.<br />
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'''foran'''<br /><br />
foreign<br />
<br />
'''Cheap-O Records'''<br /><br />
a reference to Cheapo Records (no hyphen) in Central Square, Cambridge. It was located at 645 Mass Ave when the book was written, but the building has since been demolished. It now resides at 538 Mass Ave. http://www.cheaporecords.com/<br />
<br />
'''trancemission'''<br /><br />
transmission<br />
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'''dopesick'''<br /><br />
in withdrawal from opiates such as heroin<br />
<br />
'''supperst'''<br /><br />
supposed<br />
<br />
'''petaled ass'''<br /><br />
(pedaled ass) prostituted himself<br />
<br />
'''roll'''<br /><br />
rob<br />
<br />
'''legless on shots alone'''<br /><br />
very drunk to the point of not being able to walk well<br />
<br />
'''wet work'''<br /><br />
sexual acts in exchange for drugs/money/etc.<br />
<br />
'''pernts'''<br /><br />
points<br />
<br />
'''stifing'''<br /><br />
(stiffing) They did not give the Santa any money.<br />
<br />
'''feather snake'''<br /><br />
feather boa - a feathered scarf<br />
<br />
'''eat cheese'''<br /><br />
be a rat<br />
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'''pissboys'''<br /><br />
people who administer urine drug tests<br />
<br />
'''glass pipes'''<br /><br />
for smoking crack<br />
<br />
'''Crown Royal in purple bags'''<br /><br />
Crown Royal is Canadian whisky that comes in a purple cloth bag<br />
<br />
'''kwai9'''<br /><br />
quinine<br /><br />
<br />
'''p-dope'''<br /><br />
heavily cut heroin<br />
<br />
'''bunk'''<br /><br />
poor quality, cut, or fake <br />
<br />
'''bundles'''<br /><br />
heroin<br />
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'''stoal'''<br /><br />
stole<br />
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'''super statiously'''<br /><br />
superstitiously<br />
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'''Hotshots'''<br /><br />
poisoned heroin so as to be lethal when injected<br />
<br />
'''booted'''<br /><br />
injected<br />
<br />
'''thearized'''<br /><br />
theorized<br />
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'''true straight eating cheese'''<br /><br />
<br />
<br />
'''Kicking the Bird'''<br /><br />
eliminate the heroin habit (going thru withdrawal)<br />
<br />
'''squars'''<br /><br />
(squares) - cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''methadoan'''<br /><br />
Methadone - used to help ease off a heroin addiction<br />
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'''Phoenician'''<br /><br />
Orin uses it to mean a native of Phoenix, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicians Phoenicians] were actually an ancient culture who founded the city of Carthage.<br />
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'''Advent'''<br /><br />
the four Sundays preceding Christmas<br />
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=Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House=<br />
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==Page 137==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whopper]]<br />
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'''Walpole'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about eighteen miles from the city<br />
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==Page 138==<br />
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=State Farm E-mail - my def. of a bad day.=<br />
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==Page 138==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
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==Page 139==<br />
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'''blood-alcohol of .3+'''<br /><br />
If "legally drunk" is now .08 in many states, it's fair to say this guy was hammered<br />
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'''900 kg'''<br /><br />
fifteen pounds short of a ton<br />
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'''75 kg'''<br /><br />
about 165.3 pounds<br />
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'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
a little over 66 pounds<br />
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=February 21st, YPWC - Hal's First Film Commentary=<br />
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==Page 140==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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==Page 141==<br />
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'''Viz.'''<br /><br />
Latin abbreviation for ''videlicet'', meaning "that is to say"<br />
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'''Mirandized'''<br /><br />
read his or her rights, from the Supreme Court case ''Miranda v. Arizona'' (1965)<br />
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==Page 142==<br />
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=August 10th, YDAU - Helen Steeply's Only Putative Published Article=<br />
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==Page 142==<br />
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'''Jarvik IX'''<br /><br />
undoubtedly named for Robert Koffler Jarvik (born 1946), inventor of the first artificial heart placed in a human being<br />
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==Page 143==<br />
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'''Etienne Aigner'''<br /><br />
a fashionable leather goods manufacturer<br />
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==Page 144==<br />
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'''Brigham and Women's City of Boston Hospital'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.brighamandwomens.org/ real hospital], now affiliated with Harvard Medical School<br />
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=Tally of Sèparatisteur/Anti-O.N.A.N. Groups=<br />
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'''''Les Fils de Montcalm'''''<br /><br />
French: Sons of Montcalm. Probably referring to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran (1712-1759), French general during the French and Indian War who presided over the fall of Québec.<br />
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=Decline of Videophony=<br />
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'''homuncular'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to a diminutive human being<br />
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'''straw boater'''<br /><br />
a type of hat (a "boater") made of straw<br />
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'''tumescent'''<br /><br />
swollen<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''Freddie-Mac'''<br /><br />
common name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company]<br />
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'''trivalent'''<br /><br />
having a chemical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_%28chemistry%29 valance] of three<br />
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'''vectored'''<br /><br />
To vector is to direct the position of (an airplane).<br />
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'''gumlet'''<br /><br />
By context, it would seem this word is a synonym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglet aglet].<br />
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'''furtive'''<br /><br />
shifty or sneaky<br />
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'''''Physiognomic Dysphoria'''''<br /><br />
Loosely, it means "feeling badly about how one looks."<br />
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'''snafus'''<br /><br />
plural of "snafu," a military acronym for "situation normal: all fucked up"<br />
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'''ostentatious'''<br /><br />
pretentious or showy<br />
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'''verve'''<br /><br />
enthusiasm or vigor<br />
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'''precipitant'''<br /><br />
sudden, hasty, or rash<br />
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'''micro-econometrist'''<br /><br />
An econometrist is an economist who uses statistical methods. A microeconomist is an economist who studies a smaller level of economics, i.e., firms and businesses rather than nations or international business.<br />
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'''Ludditism'''<br /><br />
Named for Ned Ludd (born Ned Ludlam), the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite Luddites] were 19th century opposers of the Industrial Revolution.<br />
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'''retrograde'''<br /><br />
moving backward<br />
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==Page 151==<br />
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'''electric zirconium jewelry'''<br /><br />
Jewelry made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zircon zircon]. Electricity can be applied to a zircon to make a lamp.<br />
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'''NoCoat LinguaScrapers'''<br /><br />
tongue scrapers designed to remove a film coat<br />
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'''and c.'''<br /><br />
''Et cetera'' or ''etc.'' is Latin for "and other things." Here Wallace has translated ''et'' and left ''c'' untranslated.<br />
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'''panagoraphobia'''<br /><br />
fear of going outside (agoraphobia) in any place (pan-)<br />
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=☽ - Urine Testing=<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''agnate'''<br /><br />
related or akin through males, as in a line of males and a line of females (coeds)<br />
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'''widow's peak'''<br /><br />
a hairline that dips down to a V-shaped point in front when the hair is pulled back<br />
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==Endnote 52==<br />
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'''spectrometer'''<br /><br />
an optical instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum<br />
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'''E.M.I.T. and AbuScreen/RIA'''<br /><br />
Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique; Abusecreen is a brand name of drug test, and RIA stands for radioimmunoassay, "a procedure that measures minute amounts of a substance, such as a hormone or drug, by quantitating the binding, or the inhibition of binding, of a radiolabeled substance to an antibody" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition'').<br />
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'''cc'''<br /><br />
cubic centimeter, equal to 0.001 liters<br />
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'''wienerman'''<br /><br />
hot-dog salesman<br />
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'''Yarmouth sail'''<br /><br />
a type of boat sail, seen [http://www.ephotozine.com/photo/657716 here]<br />
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'''Pepperdine'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.pepperdine.edu/ university] in Malibu, Calif.<br />
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'''derrick'''<br /><br />
A derrick is "a jib crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate about the mast, for moving a load toward or away from the mast by raising or lowering the boom" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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'''foot-treadle'''<br /><br />
a level worked by foot<br />
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'''f/x'''<br /><br />
special effects in film<br />
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'''Bolex'''<br /><br />
a Swiss [http://www.bolex.ch/NEW/index.php camera manufacturer]<br />
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'''undulating'''<br /><br />
moving with a wave-like motion<br />
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'''petrochemical'''<br /><br />
a chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas<br />
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'''spronging'''<br /><br />
''sprong'' is Dutch for "to leap or bound"<br />
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'''Eschatonic'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on the same root as eschatology, i.e., the study of the end of the world.<br />
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'''''pünch'''''<br /><br />
There is no such German word.<br />
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'''serpentine'''<br /><br />
snake-like<br />
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'''dilettantish'''<br /><br />
from "dilettante" - a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.<br />
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'''dento-dermal'''<br /><br />
by the skin of his teeth<br />
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'''brine'''<br /><br />
salt water<br />
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'''emulsion'''<br /><br />
Emulsion is colloidal suspension of one liquid in another.<br />
<br />
'''differentials'''<br /><br />
first derivatives in calculus<br />
<br />
'''three Canadians copulating on a snowmobile'''<br /><br />
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'''high-water'''<br /><br />
pants hemmed too high<br />
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'''gratis'''<br /><br />
free of charge<br />
<br />
'''''ex cathedra'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "from the chair" and referring to the doctrine of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility papal infallibility] on matters of faith and morals<br />
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'''éclat'''<br /><br />
great brilliance or conspicuous success<br />
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'''dewy-eyed'''<br /><br />
exhibiting childlike simplicity<br />
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'''''FIENDS IN HUMAN SHAPE'''''<br /><br />
how a Memphis newspaper described Union soldiers during the Civil War<br />
<br />
'''Brighton'''<br /><br />
a section of Boston<br />
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'''natal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to a person's birth<br />
<br />
'''Brutus'''<br /><br />
Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC) was the most famous assassin of Julius Caesar (100-44 BC).<br />
<br />
'''''vade mecum'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "go with me," this is a book for quick reference<br />
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