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==Page 964==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''claret-colored'''<br /><br />
A deep purplish red. Claret is also the name of a wine that is produced in the Bordeaux region of France and slang for 'blood'.[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fuller's+earth]<br />
<br />
'''fuller's earth or sawdust'''<br /><br />
Fuller's earth is an absorbent clay that is used in talcum powder. Sawdust and chalk (talcum) are used by tennis players to keep their grip dry. <br />
[http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Archive/News/Lessons/Lessons/444102_The_Final_Word_Chalking_Up.aspx]<br />
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==Page 965==<br />
<br />
'''pigeon-toed'''<br /><br />
having toes that point inward, like this: / \<br />
<br />
'''shifted antigens'''<br /><br />
An antigenic shift generally refers to the medical term that explains how two strains of the influenza virus join together to form a new subtype and, in turn, become more virile. The new subtype has a mixture of the antigens from the originals. An antigen is the substance that stimulates the immune system. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/926623/antigenic-shift]<br />
<br />
It's used here to refer to rumors about severe weather and the Quebec Junior Team. These rumors undergo an antigenic shift as they circulate around the locker room. They combine and are reconstituted as a new, more virile, rumor before being returned to the rumor's originator. <br /><br />
<br />
'''the Csikszentmihalyi kid was doing a kind of piaffer'''<br /><br />
A piaffer is a trot in place where the legs are lifted high. This type of trot is usually done by a horse, but it's part of the 'Csikszentmihalyi kid's' pre-game ritual to stretch his hip flexors. <br/><br />
<br />
The name Csikszentmihalyi may be a humorous nod to the Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who is noted for his work in happiness and creativity. He is known as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology and proposed the concept of <i>Flow</i>. Flow is the mental state whereby a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity <i>(such as Tennis)</i>. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi]<br /><br />
<br />
'''hip-flexors'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_flexor muscles] that move the hip<br />
<br />
'''an ascot or a very fey tie'''<br /><br />
An ascot is a scarf or tie with broad ends typically worn for formal occasions[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_tie]. If the tie <i>very fey</i>, it is excessively refined [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fey] or fancy to the point that it could be confused with an ascot.<br />
<br />
'''invoking Camilla, goddess of speed and light step'''<br /><br />
Camilla of Volsci, a heroine from Roman Mythology, found in Virgil's prose and ancient pottery paintings. Virgil claimed Camilla was so fast that she could run across the ocean without wetting her feet and across fields of grain without bending the grass. [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Camilla_(mythology)] To 'invoke' is to petition for help with an incantation.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invoking] <br />
<br />
As part of their pre-match ritual, the female players, Thode and Donni Stott, can be heard praying to or otherwise petitioning Camilla whose light footed speed may translate to success on the court.<br />
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==Page 966==<br />
<br />
'''Frankenstein'''<br /><br />
or, more correctly, Frankenstein's monster<br />
<br />
'''Hal'''<br /><br />
who is clearly not narrating anymore, unless he is speaking of himself in the third person<br />
<br />
'''malleolus'''<br /><br />
a bony lump on the side of the ankle<br />
<br />
'''Joni Mitchell'''<br /><br />
Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Wikipedia Entry].<br />
<br />
'''occluded'''<br /><br />
Closed off, shut in, or blocked off [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/occlude]<br />
<br />
'''they all in here existed basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and little routines'''<br/><br />
<br />
A Fourier transform is a mathematical operation that transforms one function into another. This type of transform is named in honour of Joseph Fourier. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fourier] To exist basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and routines is to exist as an abstraction where a student is trained in postures and routines is transformed into tennis player capable of executing a variation of those postures and routines.<br />
<br />
'''ingenuish'''<br /><br />
in the manner of an innocent young woman<br />
<br />
'''moribund'''<br /><br />
nearing death or in a terminal decline [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/moribund?view=uk]<br />
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==Page 967==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P. - Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''ciquatoxic'''<br /><br />
an alternate or mispelling of 'ciguatoxic'. Reef fish can carry ciguatoxins, which cause ciguatera food poisoning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera] in humans who consume the contaminated fish. These toxins may be specific to certain reefs, are concentrated up the food chain and as such are more likely to be present in larger reef fish, and cannot be destroyed by cooking and freezing [http://www.livefoodfishtrade.org/definitions.htm] <br />
<br />
'''P.O.'''<br /><br />
philharmonic orchestra<br />
<br />
'''R.C. clergy'''<br /><br />
Roman Catholic priesthood<br />
<br />
'''Jesuit seminary'''<br />
Theological training for the Society of Jesus Roman Catholic religious order of clerks, known as Jesuits. Jesuits are known for for their missionary work, social justice and human rights. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus]<br />
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==Page 968==<br />
<br />
'''Sanger-Brown's ataxia'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1672.html Marie's ataxia]<br />
<br />
'''practicum'''<br /><br />
the student-teaching portion of a teaching education<br />
<br />
'''spiritually necrotic'''<br /><br />
Necrosis usually refers to the localized death of cells within healthy tissue. To be spiritually necrotic is akin to having a dead spirit in an otherwise healthy body.<br />
<br />
'''Jesuitical Endeavors'''<br /><br />
An endeavor is a purposeful undertaking that requires boldness. Jesuitical endeavors are those undertaken as part of a Jesuit ministry.<br />
<br />
'''Numero Uno'''<br /><br />
Spanish for ''Number One'', used here as an expression to mean concern about only oneself.<br />
<br />
'''ineluctable'''<br /><br />
incapable of being avoided or changed <br />
<br />
'''Apologia'''<br /><br />
An Apologia is a defense of one's beliefs, religious or other. Here, Barry is out of his league in his ability to put up a good defense of the religious beliefs that may help get his brother out of his own spiritual funk.<br />
<br />
==Page 969==<br />
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'''self-mimetic'''<br /><br />
imitating one's self<br />
<br />
'''...not that much unlike Alyosha and Ivan's conversations in the good old ''Brothers K''.'''<br /><br />
''The Brother's Karamazov'' is a novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Ivan and Alyosha, main characters in the novel, are siblings. Alyosha has a faith in God that manifests in a love of mankind and Ivan is a rationalist who is burdened by his inability or unwillingness to believe in a God that could preside over an unjust world. In the novel the brother's, Ivan and Alyosha discuss their opposing beliefs. <br />
<br />
'''erudite'''<br /><br />
scholarly<br />
<br />
'''carcinogenic'''<br /><br />
causing cancer<br />
<br />
'''acerbity'''<br /><br />
acidity<br />
<br />
'''Ivan's Grand Inquisitor scenario'''<br /><br />
Read this portion [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/existentialism/dostoevsky/grand.html here].<br />
<br />
'''lumpen'''<br /><br />
disenfrancished<br />
<br />
'''solar plexus'''<br /><br />
a complex of nerves in the abdomen<br />
<br />
'''verminousness'''<br /><br />
resembling vermin<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian dress - also a name for a type of Muslim scholar<br />
<br />
==Page 970==<br />
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'''alms'''<br /><br />
charity<br />
<br />
'''silt'''<br /><br />
very small grains of rock or sand<br />
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==Page 971==<br />
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'''fuliginous'''<br /><br />
smoky or sooty<br />
<br />
'''50° C'''<br /><br />
122° Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
==Page 972==<br />
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''''Do it to her!''' '''''Do it to her!''''''<br/><br />
a reference to George Orwell's 1984. Winston Smith shouts 'Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia!' under similar circumstances.<br />
<br />
'''ham'''<br /><br />
an actor who is bad by virtue of over-acting<br />
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<span class="marker">972 · Final Chapter</span><br />
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==Page 972==<br />
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'''confiteor'''<br /><br />
a prayer of confession of sins<br />
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==Endnote 385==<br />
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'''gram-negative'''<br /><br />
this refers to a bacterium that does not show up in a violet stain using Gram's method - so in other words, the implication is that the doctor suspects Gately has a particularly resistant strain of bacteria within his body that previous antibiotics given to him have been ineffective in eliminating.<br />
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==Page 973 (cont.)==<br />
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'''"...look down her shirt and spell ''attic''..."'''<br /><br />
and thus saying, "A-T-T-I-C" or "a titty I see"<br />
<br />
==Page 974==<br />
<br />
'''vertical hold'''<br /><br />
the control on a television that prevents the picture from rolling bottom to top<br />
<br />
==Page 975==<br />
<br />
'''Weejuns'''<br /><br />
a type of shoe, see [http://www.bassweejuns.com/ here]<br />
<br />
==Page 976==<br />
<br />
'''Jack Daniels'''<br /><br />
a famous brand of bourbon whiskey<br />
<br />
==Page 977==<br />
<br />
'''S&W'''<br /><br />
Smith & Wesson<br />
<br />
'''2500-IU ampule'''<br /><br />
IUs are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit international units], which converts to metric depending on the substance.<br />
<br />
'''transvestals'''<br /><br />
i.e., transvestites<br />
<br />
==Page 978==<br />
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==Endnote 386==<br />
<br />
'''Exocet'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet missile]<br />
<br />
'''antagonists'''<br /><br />
a drug that acts against an agonist, i.e., a drug that stimulates a certain receptor<br />
<br />
==Page 978 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Linda McCartney'''<br /><br />
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941-1998) was an American photographer and wife of Beatle Paul McCartney (born 1943).<br />
<br />
==Page 979==<br />
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==Endnote 387==<br />
<br />
'''pentazocine'''<br /><br />
a synethetic opioid painkiller<br />
<br />
==Endnote 387a==<br />
<br />
'''dysmenorrhea'''<br /><br />
pre-menstrual syndrome and/or painful periods<br />
<br />
'''hot shot'''<br /><br />
an injection intended to kill<br />
<br />
'''PX'''<br /><br />
with a pharmaceutical as part of the name, it means it contains pentazocine<br />
<br />
==Page 980==<br />
<br />
'''ditty'''<br /><br />
a little song<br />
<br />
==Page 981==<br />
<br />
'''"...the one about ultraviolence and sadism."'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of Kubrick's [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/ A Clockwork Orange]<br />
<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''claret-colored'''<br /><br />
A deep purplish red. Claret is also the name of a wine that is produced in the Bordeaux region of France and slang for 'blood'.[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fuller's+earth]<br />
<br />
'''fuller's earth or sawdust'''<br /><br />
Fuller's earth is an absorbent clay that is used in talcum powder. Sawdust and chalk (talcum) are used by tennis players to keep their grip dry. <br />
[http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Archive/News/Lessons/Lessons/444102_The_Final_Word_Chalking_Up.aspx]<br />
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==Page 965==<br />
<br />
'''pigeon-toed'''<br /><br />
having toes that point inward, like this: / \<br />
<br />
'''shifted antigens'''<br /><br />
An antigenic shift generally refers to the medical term that explains how two strains of the influenza virus join together to form a new subtype and, in turn, become more virile. The new subtype has a mixture of the antigens from the originals. An antigen is the substance that stimulates the immune system. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/926623/antigenic-shift]<br />
<br />
It's used here to refer to rumors about severe weather and the Quebec Junior Team. These rumors undergo an antigenic shift as they circulate around the locker room. They combine and are reconstituted as a new, more virile, rumor before being returned to the rumor's originator. <br /><br />
<br />
'''the Csikszentmihalyi kid was doing a kind of piaffer'''<br /><br />
A piaffer is a trot in place where the legs are lifted high. This type of trot is usually done by a horse, but it's part of the 'Csikszentmihalyi kid's' pre-game ritual to stretch his hip flexors. <br/><br />
<br />
The name Csikszentmihalyi may be a humorous nod to the Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who is noted for his work in happiness and creativity. He is known as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology and proposed the concept of <i>Flow</i>. Flow is the mental state whereby a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity <i>(such as Tennis)</i>. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi]<br /><br />
<br />
'''hip-flexors'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_flexor muscles] that move the hip<br />
<br />
'''an ascot or a very fey tie'''<br /><br />
An ascot is a scarf or tie with broad ends typically worn for formal occasions[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_tie]. If the tie <i>very fey</i>, it is excessively refined [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fey] or fancy to the point that it could be confused with an ascot.<br />
<br />
'''invoking Camilla, goddess of speed and light step'''<br /><br />
Camilla of Volsci, a heroine from Roman Mythology, found in Virgil's prose and ancient pottery paintings. Virgil claimed Camilla was so fast that she could run across the ocean without wetting her feet and across fields of grain without bending the grass. [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Camilla_(mythology)] To 'invoke' is to petition for help with an incantation.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invoking] <br />
<br />
As part of their pre-match ritual, the female players, Thode and Donni Stott, can be heard praying to or otherwise petitioning Camilla whose light footed speed may translate to success on the court.<br />
<br />
==Page 966==<br />
<br />
'''Frankenstein'''<br /><br />
or, more correctly, Frankenstein's monster<br />
<br />
'''Hal'''<br /><br />
who is clearly not narrating anymore, unless he is speaking of himself in the third person<br />
<br />
'''malleolus'''<br /><br />
a bony lump on the side of the ankle<br />
<br />
'''Joni Mitchell'''<br /><br />
Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Wikipedia Entry].<br />
<br />
'''occluded'''<br /><br />
Closed off, shut in, or blocked off [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/occlude]<br />
<br />
'''they all in here existed basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and little routines'''<br/><br />
<br />
A Fourier transform is a mathematical operation that transforms one function into another. This type of transform is named in honour of Joseph Fourier. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fourier] To exist basically as Fourier Transforms of postures and routines is to exist as an abstraction where a student is trained in postures and routines is transformed into tennis player capable of executing a variation of those postures and routines.<br />
<br />
'''ingenuish'''<br /><br />
in the manner of an innocent young woman<br />
<br />
'''moribund'''<br /><br />
nearing death or in a terminal decline [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/moribund?view=uk]<br />
<br />
==Page 967==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P. - Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''ciquatoxic'''<br /><br />
an alternate or mispelling of 'ciguatoxic'. Reef fish can carry ciguatoxins, which cause ciguatera food poisoning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera] in humans who consume the contaminated fish. These toxins may be specific to certain reefs, are concentrated up the food chain and as such are more likely to be present in larger reef fish, and cannot be destroyed by cooking and freezing [http://www.livefoodfishtrade.org/definitions.htm] <br />
<br />
'''P.O.'''<br /><br />
philharmonic orchestra<br />
<br />
'''R.C. clergy'''<br /><br />
Roman Catholic priesthood<br />
<br />
'''Jesuit seminary'''<br />
Theological training for the Society of Jesus Roman Catholic religious order of clerks, known as Jesuits. Jesuits are known for for their missionary work, social justice and human rights. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus]<br />
<br />
==Page 968==<br />
<br />
'''Sanger-Brown's ataxia'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1672.html Marie's ataxia]<br />
<br />
'''practicum'''<br /><br />
the student-teaching portion of a teaching education<br />
<br />
'''spiritually necrotic'''<br /><br />
Necrosis usually refers to the localized death of cells within healthy tissue. To be spiritually necrotic is akin to having a dead spirit in an otherwise healthy body.<br />
<br />
'''Jesuitical Endeavors'''<br /><br />
An endeavor is a purposeful undertaking that requires boldness. Jesuitical endeavors are those undertaken as part of a Jesuit ministry.<br />
<br />
'''Numero Uno'''<br /><br />
Spanish for ''Number One'', used here as an expression to mean concern about only oneself.<br />
<br />
'''ineluctable'''<br /><br />
incapable of being avoided or changed <br />
<br />
'''Apologia'''<br /><br />
An Apologia is a defense of one's beliefs, religious or other. Here, Barry is out of his league in his ability to put up a good defense of the religious beliefs that may help get his brother out of his own spiritual funk.<br />
<br />
==Page 969==<br />
<br />
'''self-mimetic'''<br /><br />
imitating one's self<br />
<br />
'''...not that much unlike Alyosha and Ivan's conversations in the good old ''Brothers K''.'''<br /><br />
''The Brother's Karamazov'' is a novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Ivan and Alyosha, main characters in the novel, are siblings. Alyosha has a faith in God that manifests in a love of mankind and Ivan is a rationalist who is burdened by his inability or unwillingness to believe in a God that could preside over an unjust world. In the novel the brother's, Ivan and Alyosha discuss their opposing beliefs. <br />
<br />
'''erudite'''<br /><br />
scholarly<br />
<br />
'''carcinogenic'''<br /><br />
causing cancer<br />
<br />
'''acerbity'''<br /><br />
acidity<br />
<br />
'''Ivan's Grand Inquisitor scenario'''<br /><br />
Read this portion [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/existentialism/dostoevsky/grand.html here].<br />
<br />
'''lumpen'''<br /><br />
disenfrancished<br />
<br />
'''solar plexus'''<br /><br />
a complex of nerves in the abdomen<br />
<br />
'''verminousness'''<br /><br />
resembling vermin<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian dress - also a name for a type of Muslim scholar<br />
<br />
==Page 970==<br />
<br />
'''alms'''<br /><br />
charity<br />
<br />
'''silt'''<br /><br />
very small grains of rock or sand<br />
<br />
==Page 971==<br />
<br />
'''fuliginous'''<br /><br />
smoky or sooty<br />
<br />
'''50° C'''<br /><br />
122° Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
==Page 972==<br />
<br />
''''Do it to her!''' '''''Do it to her!''''''<br/><br />
a reference to George Orwell's 1984. Winston Smith shouts 'Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia!' under similar circumstances.<br />
<br />
'''ham'''<br /><br />
an actor who is bad by virtue of over-acting<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">972 · Final Chapter</span><br />
<br />
==Page 972==<br />
<br />
'''confiteor'''<br /><br />
a prayer of confession of sins<br />
<br />
==Page 973==<br />
<br />
'''"...look down her shirt and spell ''attic''..."'''<br /><br />
and thus saying, "A-T-T-I-C" or "a titty I see"<br />
<br />
==Page 974==<br />
<br />
'''vertical hold'''<br /><br />
the control on a television that prevents the picture from rolling bottom to top<br />
<br />
==Page 975==<br />
<br />
'''Weejuns'''<br /><br />
a type of shoe, see [http://www.bassweejuns.com/ here]<br />
<br />
==Page 976==<br />
<br />
'''Jack Daniels'''<br /><br />
a famous brand of bourbon whiskey<br />
<br />
==Page 977==<br />
<br />
'''S&W'''<br /><br />
Smith & Wesson<br />
<br />
'''2500-IU ampule'''<br /><br />
IUs are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit international units], which converts to metric depending on the substance.<br />
<br />
'''transvestals'''<br /><br />
i.e., transvestites<br />
<br />
==Page 978==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 386==<br />
<br />
'''Exocet'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet missile]<br />
<br />
'''antagonists'''<br /><br />
a drug that acts against an agonist, i.e., a drug that stimulates a certain receptor<br />
<br />
==Page 978 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Linda McCartney'''<br /><br />
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941-1998) was an American photographer and wife of Beatle Paul McCartney (born 1943).<br />
<br />
==Page 979==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 387==<br />
<br />
'''pentazocine'''<br /><br />
a synethetic opioid painkiller<br />
<br />
==Endnote 387a==<br />
<br />
'''dysmenorrhea'''<br /><br />
pre-menstrual syndrome and/or painful periods<br />
<br />
'''hot shot'''<br /><br />
an injection intended to kill<br />
<br />
'''PX'''<br /><br />
with a pharmaceutical as part of the name, it means it contains pentazocine<br />
<br />
==Page 980==<br />
<br />
'''ditty'''<br /><br />
a little song<br />
<br />
==Page 981==<br />
<br />
'''"...the one about ultraviolence and sadism."'''<br /><br />
Gately is thinking of Kubrick's [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/ A Clockwork Orange]<br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
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'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
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==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
one of the folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
one of the folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation <br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall''<br /><br />
to fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
'''pipette'''<br /><br />
this word usually refers to a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, unsure what Hal's meaning is here<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
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==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
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==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
having both male and female characteristics<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
<br />
'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
<br />
'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
<br />
'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
<br />
==Page 937==<br />
<br />
'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
<br />
==Page 938==<br />
<br />
==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
<br />
==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
<br />
'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
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'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
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<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
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<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
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<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
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<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
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==Endnote 381==<br />
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Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
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==Page 951==<br />
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'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
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'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
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==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
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==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
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==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
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==Page 958==<br />
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==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
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==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
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'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
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==Page 935==<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
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==Page 936==<br />
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'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missle<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
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==Page 937==<br />
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'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
<br />
'''938 · Joelle Talks About the "Entertainment"'''<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''941· Hal Narrates (Still)'''<br />
<br />
==Page 941==<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
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==Page 943==<br />
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==Page 944==<br />
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'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
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'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
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'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
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==Endnote 381==<br />
<br />
Both the information on p. 951 and the endnote are incorrect. ''Metropolis'' was released in 1927.<br />
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==Page 951==<br />
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'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
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'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
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==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
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==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
'''958 (1) · After the Interview'''<br />
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==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''958 (2) · Hi, Mikey'''<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
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==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
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<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
'''960 · The Assistant District Attorney'''<br />
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'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
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'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
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'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
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'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
not a real product, but there are such appliances that clean the tongue</b><br />
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'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
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==Page 917==<br />
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'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
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==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
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'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
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'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
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'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
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==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
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==Endnote 373==<br />
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'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
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'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
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'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
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'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
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'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
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'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
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'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
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'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
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'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
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==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
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==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
32 mb²<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
32 mb²<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
32 mb²<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==End note 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
32 mb²<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
32 mb²<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
32 mb²<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1.24 gigabytes<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Top}}<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
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<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
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'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
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'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
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==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
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==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">934 (1) · While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...</span><br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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<span class="marker">916 (2) · More of Gately's Past</span><br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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==Page 917==<br />
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'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that city was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
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'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
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==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
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<span class="marker">902 · Don Gately Remembers</span><br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
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'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
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'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
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==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
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'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
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<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying on a cross - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''B&E'''<br /><br />
breaking and entering<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
named beforehand<br />
<br />
'''priapistic'''<br /><br />
having priapisms, or painful, long lasting erections<br />
<br />
'''Teddibly Soddy'''<br /><br />
terribly sorry<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''B&E'''<br /><br />
breaking and entering<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
named beforehand<br />
<br />
'''priapistic'''<br /><br />
having priapisms, or painful, long lasting erections<br />
<br />
'''Teddibly Soddy'''<br /><br />
terribly sorry<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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<span class="marker">902 · Don Gately Remembers</span><br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">911 · More Gately History</span><br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''B&E'''<br /><br />
breaking and entering<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
named beforehand<br />
<br />
'''priapistic'''<br /><br />
having priapisms, or painful, long lasting erections<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
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'''B&E'''<br /><br />
breaking and entering<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
named beforehand<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
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'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">911 · More Gately History</span><br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''B&E'''<br /><br />
breaking and entering<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
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==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
'''peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
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<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''askesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
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==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning that would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote ''Infinite Jest'', however.<br />
<br />
'''''akesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
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==Page 906==<br />
<br />
==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of its obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote [i]Infinite Jest[/i], however.<br />
<br />
'''''akesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
==Page 910==<br />
<br />
'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
<br />
==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of two words: "demon," with all of it's obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote [i]Infinite Jest[/i], however.<br />
<br />
'''''akesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
<br />
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<br />
==Page 911==<br />
<br />
'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
==Page 912==<br />
<br />
'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
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<span class="marker">902 · Don Gately Remembers</span><br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
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==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
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==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
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==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
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==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
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==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
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==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
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==Page 909==<br />
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[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
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'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
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==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
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==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
this refers to the indeterminate, unpredictable motion of atoms in an otherwise determinable system - read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinamen here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
this appears to refer to the curved parallelogram-shaped individual tiles that make up mosaics - read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera here].<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
this is a Greek word that means "emptiness," and is a term in Christian theology that refers to Jesus relinquishing the form of God by becoming human and dying - you can read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis here].<br />
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'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
the word "daemon" is a variant of a variety of two words: "demon," with all of it's obvious meanings and connotations among various religions and mythologies, and "daimon," which is a Platonic term that signifies something or someone intermediate between the human and the divine, or sometimes used to mean "genius." "Daemon" is also used to refer to, in computer science, a computer program that runs idly in the background - it is not clear if this was a meaning would be known to Wallace at the time he wrote [i]Infinite Jest[/i], however.<br />
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'''''akesis'''''<br /><br />
asceticism<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
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'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
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==Page 912==<br />
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'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
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==Page 913==<br />
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'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
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==Page 914==<br />
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==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
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==Page 915==<br />
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'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
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'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
<br />
'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
<br />
'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
<br />
'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
<br />
==Page 906==<br />
<br />
'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
<br />
'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
<br />
'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
<br />
'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
<br />
'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
<br />
'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
<br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
<br />
'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
<br />
==Page 908==<br />
<br />
'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
<br />
'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
<br />
'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
<br />
'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
<br />
'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
<br />
'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
<br />
==Page 909==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
<br />
'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
<br />
'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
<br />
'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
<br />
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'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
<br />
'''tam-o'-shanter'''<br /><br />
a Scottish style hat sometimes with a tassel, feather, or pompon in the center<br />
<br />
'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
<br />
'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
<br />
'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
<br />
'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
<br />
==Endnote 366==<br />
<br />
'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
<br />
'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
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==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
See [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 here].<br />
<br />
'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 here]<br />
<br />
'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 again]<br />
<br />
'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 again]<br />
<br />
'''''akesis'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 again]<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
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'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
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==Page 912==<br />
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'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
<br />
==Endnote 367==<br />
<br />
'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
<br />
==Page 913==<br />
<br />
'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 368==<br />
<br />
'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
<br />
==Page 914==<br />
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==Endnote 369==<br />
<br />
'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
<br />
==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
<br />
'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
<br />
==Page 915==<br />
<br />
'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
<br />
'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
<br />
'''cognomen'''<br /><br />
a nickname<br />
<br />
'''pre-infarcted'''<br /><br />
an infarct is when a piece of organ tissue, usually in the brain or heart (stroke or heart attack, respectively), is deprived of oxygen for a period of time because of a blockage or thrombosis, and either dies or is significantly weakened<br />
<br />
'''fullback'''<br /><br />
the running back farthest from the line of scrimmage<br />
<br />
'''a 4.4 40'''<br /><br />
He could run 40 meters in 4.4 seconds.<br />
<br />
==Page 903==<br />
<br />
'''"...in a flaming L.A...."'''<br /><br />
This would make the year 1992.<br />
<br />
'''"some Finest got home-movied..."'''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King Rodney King] beating.<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a large exterminator company<br />
<br />
'''screwdrivers'''<br /><br />
vodka and orange juice<br />
<br />
'''brownshirts and jackboots'''<br /><br />
things worn by Nazis -- jackboots are combat boots that go to mid-calf<br />
<br />
'''Zog'''<br /><br />
i.e., ZOG, for Zionist Occupation Government, the acronym coined by American neo-Nazi Eric Thomson<br />
<br />
'''''The Turner Diaries'''''<br /><br />
Written by William Luther Pierce III (1933-2002), this is a neo-Nazi novel once called the "blueprint" for the Oklahoma City bombing.<br />
<br />
'''desBois'''<br /><br />
the plural of ''duBois''<br />
<br />
'''sinsemilla'''<br /><br />
cultivated high potency marijuana<br />
<br />
==Page 904==<br />
<br />
'''Hefenreffer'''<br /><br />
apparently a real brand<br />
<br />
'''B.M.S.'''<br /><br />
Beverly Middle School<br />
<br />
'''tapir'''<br /><br />
a very long-nosed animal - see a picture [http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/tapir10609.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''Erlenmeyer Flasks'''<br /><br />
Read about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlenmeyer_flask here].T<br />
<br />
'''"...to cyclize OH..."'''<br /><br />
To cyclize something is to have it form rings. OH is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical hydroxy radical].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 364==<br />
<br />
'''Love Boat'''<br /><br />
actually commonly used as a nickname for marijuana laced with PCP<br />
<br />
==Page 904 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Farberware'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pots and pans<br />
<br />
'''tetrahydrofuran'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofuran solvent]<br />
<br />
'''PVC'''<br /><br />
polyvinyl chloride<br />
<br />
'''48 contigs'''<br /><br />
48 continguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)<br />
<br />
'''6 provinces'''<br /><br />
presumably the six Canadian provinces that border the contiguous 48 states, i.e., British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec<br />
<br />
'''Sominex'''<br /><br />
a brand name of antihistamine sleeping aid<br />
<br />
'''H<sub>3</sub>C'''<br /><br />
ethane<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic brown-out'''<br /><br />
a sort of memory lapse short of a blackout<br />
<br />
==Page 905==<br />
<br />
'''truancy'''<br /><br />
skipping school<br />
<br />
'''A.D.D.'''<br /><br />
Attention Deficit Disorder<br />
<br />
'''strabysmic'''<br /><br />
cross-eyed<br />
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'''''sieg-heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "hail victory," the reference is to the Nazis.<br />
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'''aveil'''<br /><br />
i.e., avail<br />
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'''Water Lou'''<br /><br />
i.e., Waterloo<br />
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'''''Howl'''''<br /><br />
a famous [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15308 poem] by Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American poet<br />
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'''Chaucerian English'''<br /><br />
You can read an example [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue here].<br />
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'''enervated'''<br /><br />
weakened<br />
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'''M.S.'''<br /><br />
multiple sclerosis<br />
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'''Lou Gehrig's'''<br /><br />
the more common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which the famous New York Yankee suffered from<br />
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'''Salem State U.'''<br /><br />
There is a [http://www.salemstate.edu/ Salem State College], but not a university.<br />
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<span class="marker">906 · Hal Wakes Up (Maybe?)</span><br />
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==Page 906==<br />
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==Page 907==<br />
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'''Javol'''<br /><br />
It's unclear how Hal is pronouncing this word, but he likely means ''Jawohl''.<br />
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==Page 908==<br />
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'''''tu-savez-quoi'''''<br /><br />
(bad) French: You know what<br />
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'''bacchanal'''<br /><br />
a wild party or orgy<br />
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'''M.M.'''<br /><br />
Michael Matthew<br />
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'''Shi'ite Moslems'''<br /><br />
Muslims who believe that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad<br />
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'''mullah'''<br /><br />
a title of respect for one educated in Islamic law<br />
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'''unitard'''<br /><br />
a bodysuit or one-piece leotard<br />
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[[Image:Zorro.jpg|right|200px]]<br />
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'''Zorro'''<br /><br />
See right<br />
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'''porcine'''<br /><br />
like a swine<br />
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'''vantage'''<br /><br />
point of view<br />
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'''mano-a-tete'''<br /><br />
combination of "mano-a-mano" and "tête-à-tête", both essentially meaning one-on-one.<br />
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==Page 910==<br />
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'''50 kilos'''<br /><br />
over 110 pounds<br />
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'''Ocean Spray'''<br /><br />
a brand name of cranberry juice<br />
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==Page 911==<br />
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'''hydrophobia'''<br /><br />
another name for rabies<br />
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'''pandemic'''<br /><br />
an epidemic that spreads through human populations across a large region (for example a continent), or even worldwide<br />
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'''teleologic'''<br /><br />
regarding a final cause<br />
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'''aridly'''<br /><br />
dryly<br />
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==Endnote 366==<br />
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'''Professor H. Bloom'''<br /><br />
Harold Bloom (born 1930) is a prominent American literary critic.<br />
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'''artistic ''influenza'''''<br /><br />
not actually one of Bloom's concepts<br />
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==Page 911 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''''clinamen'''''<br /><br />
See [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 here].<br />
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'''''tessera'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 here]<br />
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'''''kenosis'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 again]<br />
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'''''daemonization'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 again]<br />
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'''''akesis'''''<br /><br />
and [http://www.vheissu.info/art/art_eng_dante_hollander.htm#chap_4 again]<br />
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<span class="marker">911 · More Gately History</span><br />
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==Page 911==<br />
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'''Saugus'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles north of Boston<br />
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==Page 912==<br />
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'''vigorish''' <br /><br />
<br />
the bookie's fee for his services<br />
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==Endnote 367==<br />
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'''Pen Registers'''<br /><br />
an electronic device that records the phone numbers of outgoing calls on a particular line<br />
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==Page 913==<br />
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'''Cafergot'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafergot here].<br />
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==Endnote 368==<br />
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'''Cimetidine'''<br /><br />
actually an antacid -- strange that Wallace would make such an error, so perhaps it's deliberate<br />
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==Page 914==<br />
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==Endnote 369==<br />
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'''Mace'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pepper spray<br />
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==Page 914 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Osco'''<br /><br />
a pharmacy chain<br />
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'''the Virus'''<br /><br />
i.e., AIDS<br />
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==Page 915==<br />
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'''respiritic'''<br /><br />
presumably having something to do with breathing<br />
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'''laminating'''<br /><br />
sealing in plastic<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''The B.U. punter'''<br /><br />
a.k.a. Orin Incandenza<br />
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