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=☽ Notes and Errata=<br />
==Endnote 3==<br />
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'''cardioid'''<br /><br />
In geometry, a cardioid is a plane curve produced by tracing the path of a chosen point of a circle which rolls around a fixed circle. The cardioid shape of E.T.A. has one cusp, i.e., a point on the curve that is not smooth. The ''r'' referred to by the narrator here is the radius of the moving circle.<br />
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'''Übermensch'''<br /><br />
German for "superhuman"<br />
<br />
'''Brandeis'''<br /><br />
Brandeis is a Jewish-founded university in Waltham, Mass., about nine miles west of Boston, named for Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) the first Jewish Supreme Court justice.<br />
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==Endnote 5==<br />
<br />
'''N.B.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for Latin ''nota bene'', i.e., "note well," stated before an important example or corollary point<br />
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==Endnote 5a==<br />
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'''nystagmus'''<br /><br />
involuntary eye movement<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
French for "warehouse," this is where foreign merchandise can be purchased duty-free<br />
<br />
'''loquacity'''<br /><br />
talkativeness<br />
<br />
==Endnote 6==<br />
<br />
'''Halcion (still available in Canada, unbelievably, still)'''<br /><br />
It's also still available here, though the U.K. has banned it since 1991.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 7==<br />
<br />
'''bevelling'''<br /><br />
Here meaning "smoothed out" and misspelled, beveling is the making of 45º angles where perpendiculars meet.<br />
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==Endnote 8==<br />
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'''dickies'''<br /><br />
As a dickie is designed to give the appearance of wearing a tie, Wallace uses this word here to deal with drugs that mimic the effects of other drugs.<br />
<br />
'''MMDA, DMA, DMMM, 2CB, para-DOT I-VI'''<br /><br />
You can read about MMDA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMDA_%28psychedelic%29 here], DMA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethoxyamphetamine here], 2CB [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2CB here], DOT [http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35343 here] (apparently). DMMM appears to be made up. <br />
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'''CNS'''<br /><br />
central nervous system<br />
<br />
'''gamma hydroxybutric acid'''<br /><br />
now more commonly known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Hydroxybutyric_acid GHB]<br />
<br />
'''DMZ/M.P.'''<br /><br />
DMZ is another made-up drug. M.P. refers to its street name, Madame Psychosis.<br />
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===Endnote 8a===<br />
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'''Muscimole'''<br /><br />
another mushroom-based hallucinogen, like psilocybin<br />
<br />
'''DDMS'''<br /><br />
dibromododecenyl methylsulfimide<br />
<br />
'''DMSO'''<br /><br />
dimethylsulfoxide<br />
<br />
==Endnote 12a==<br />
<br />
'''"...Continental Controlled Substances Act of Y.T.M.P., O.N.A.N.D.E.A.'s hierarchy of analgesics/antipyretics/axiolytics..."'''<br /><br />
There is no such act, obviously. Y.T.M.P. is [[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]. The second acronym is Organization of North American Nations Drug Enforcement Agency. Analgesics are painkillers. Antipyretics are fever-reducing drugs, and anxiolytics are anxiety-reducing drugs.<br />
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==Endnote 13==<br />
<br />
'''Quo Vadis'''<br /><br />
Latin: Where are you going? Famously asked of Jesus by Peter when the former was on his way to be crucified. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_vadis here.] Also a novel and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043949/ film] by that name were made.<br />
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==Endnote 17==<br />
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'''datum'''<br /><br />
piece of information<br />
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==Endnote 19==<br />
<br />
French: A person of terrible importance<br />
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==Endnote 21==<br />
<br />
'''Q.v.'''<br /><br />
Latin abbreviation for ''quod vide'' ("which see"), used to direct a reader elsewhere in a book. Here we are directed to...<br />
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==Endnote 23==<br />
'''U.S.D.D.'''<br /><br />
United States Department of Defense<br />
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==Endnote 24 · JAMES O. INCANDENZA: A FILMOGRAPHY==<br />
===Page 986===<br />
'''meniscus'''<br/><br />
a lens with a crescent-shaped section<br />
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'''soliloquized'''<br/><br />
spoken to oneself<br />
<br />
'''incunabular'''<br/><br />
early stages of something<br />
<br />
'''D W Griffith'''<br /><br />
Film Director whose films include 'Tolerance' and 'Birth of a Nation'; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._W._Griffith Wikipedia entry]<br />
<br />
'''Taka Limura'''<br /><br />
Japanese film maker - [http://research.yale.edu/eastasianstudies/iimura.chin.pdf see article] <br /><br />
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'''Heliotrope'''<br /><br />
An arrangement of mirrors for reflecting sunlight from a distant point to an observation station.<br /><br />
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==Endnote 82==<br />
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[[Image:Plaid.jpg|thumb|caption|Night Watch Plaid|150px|right]]<br />
'''Bean'''<br /><br />
as in L.L. Bean, a privately-held mail-order and retail company based in Freeport, Maine, United States, specializing in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment. <br />
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'''Night Watch plaid'''<br /><br />
A pattern of plaid. See right.<br />
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==Endnote 110 · Hal and Orin Discuss Québecois Politics==<br />
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===Page 1004===<br />
'''Hush Puppy'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.hushpuppies.com/en-US/Main.aspx brand name] of shoes<br />
<br />
'''squeegeed'''<br /><br />
cleaned with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeegee squeegee]<br />
<br />
'''truncated'''<br /><br />
cut short<br />
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===Page 1005===<br />
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'''R&R'''<br /><br />
Rest and Relaxation<br />
<br />
'''ex officio'''<br /><br />
Latin: by virtue of one's office<br />
<br />
''''The Yellow Rose (of Texas)''''<br /><br />
Dickinson's poems can also be read to the meter of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."<br />
<br />
'''falsetto'''<br /><br />
a man's voice when he pitches it falsely high to sound like a woman<br />
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'''riffling'''<br /><br />
turning pages quickly<br />
<br />
'''Ample make this bed'''<br /><br />
The full poem is [http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1337.html here].<br />
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===Page 1006===<br />
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'''quotidian'''<br /><br />
commonplace<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
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'''pistil'''<br /><br />
that part of a flower that is analogous to the female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Sikorski'''<br /><br />
C.T. is probably comparing the bee (which flies) to an airplane (which also flies) produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft].<br />
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'''paucity'''<br /><br />
scarcity<br />
<br />
'''swotted'''<br /><br />
studied intensively<br />
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'''wakked'''<br /><br />
I have no idea.<br />
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'''unperspicous'''<br /><br />
not clearly expressed or presented<br />
<br />
'''penultimate'''<br /><br />
second to last<br />
<br />
'''whingeing'''<br /><br />
complaining (pronounced to rhyme with "jing")<br />
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'''xerophagy'''<br /><br />
eating of bread and water only<br />
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===Endnote 110d===<br />
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'''anti-sclerotic'''<br /><br />
tending to ward of hardening of tissues (as of arteries, here)<br />
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===Page 1006 (cont'd)===<br />
<br />
'''maunder'''<br /><br />
to talk incoherently or aimlessly<br />
<br />
'''Solecism'''<br /><br />
nonstandard or incorrect grammatical usage<br />
<br />
'''and c.'''<br /><br />
et cetera<br />
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===Page 1007===<br />
<br />
'''20 X 25 centimeter'''<br /><br />
very close to 8" x 10"<br />
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'''Jethro Bodine'''<br /><br />
a character on the television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055662/ The Beverly Hillbillies]<br />
<br />
'''proviso'''<br /><br />
a clause, usually in a document, making a stipulation or qualification<br />
<br />
'''"...isn't even iambic, much less quatrameter/trimeter..."'''<br /><br />
This is to say that the poetry of Dickinson is not in iambic pentameter, also known as verse. This is the style of poetry Shakespeare is written in ("Now is the winter of our discontent") -- ten syllables, and five iambs (feet, or beats) per line (thus pentameter). Quatrameter/trimeter would be the rhythm scheme of "Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Marry Had a Little Lamb."<br />
<br />
'''dink'''<br /><br />
a synonym for a drop shot, which in tennis is a light tap just over the net<br />
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===Page 1008===<br />
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'''obverse'''<br /><br />
the more conspicuous of two possible choices<br />
<br />
'''seraphic'''<br /><br />
like an angel<br />
<br />
'''lascivious'''<br /><br />
appealing to sexual tastes<br />
<br />
'''mesmerized'''<br /><br />
hypnotized<br />
<br />
'''skitter'''<br /><br />
to move rapidly along a surface<br />
<br />
'''knight-errant'''<br /><br />
a knight on a quest to prove his chivalry<br />
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===Page 1009===<br />
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'''Ainsi'''<br /><br />
French: so to speak<br />
<br />
'''breviary'''<br /><br />
a prayer and hymn book<br />
<br />
'''"Kitchens and heat..."'''<br /><br />
which is to say, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen<br />
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===Page 1010===<br />
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'''Gloeckner'''<br /><br />
German for "ringer," taking that in either of the meanings it has in English<br />
<br />
'''3-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 7.25 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Snuff'''<br /><br />
chewing tobacco<br />
<br />
'''Andover'''<br /><br />
as in [http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/5 Philips Academy Andover], alma mater of both presidents Bush<br />
<br />
'''"Dickinson's about as Transcendalist as Poe."'''<br /><br />
which is to say, not at all<br />
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===Page 1011===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Eddy.jpg|right]]<br />
<br />
'''R.C.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Royal Canadian Mounted Police<br />
<br />
'''Nelson Eddy'''<br /><br />
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (1901-1967) was an American singer and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248904/ movie star]. As far as what he looked like, see right.<br />
<br />
'''Droll'''<br /><br />
whimsically comic<br />
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===Page 1012===<br />
<br />
'''nanomicroscopy'''<br /><br />
the looking at extremely small things (nano- being the prefix for "one-billionth") through a microscope<br />
<br />
'''Thevet'''<br /><br />
This is probably a reference to André de Thevet (1502-1590), a French priest and explorer. Though never in Canada, he relied on French-Canadian explorers' work for his own voyages to South America.<br />
<br />
'''"...the 5 on the French Achievement boards..."'''<br /><br />
The highest possible score on the French Advanced Placement Exam (for which one can receive college credit) is 5.<br />
<br />
'''Boswell'''<br /><br />
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-1795), was the Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson.<br />
<br />
'''E cup'''<br /><br />
a very large breast size<br />
<br />
'''acuity'''<br /><br />
acuteness of perception<br />
<br />
'''in utero'''<br /><br />
in the womb<br />
<br />
'''thalidomide'''<br /><br />
a drug developed to treat morning sickness in pregnant women that ended up causing babies to be born missing limbs<br />
<br />
'''Condé Nast'''<br /><br />
one of the largest magazine publishers in the country, owned by Advance Publications (the Newhouse family) and founded by Condé Montrose Nast (1873-1942), an American publisher<br />
<br />
'''deform'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "to spoil"<br />
<br />
'''persona'''<br /><br />
a fictional identity created for a person, narrator in a book, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''du'''''<br /><br />
French: of the (masculine)<br />
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===Page 1013===<br />
<br />
'''Meech Lake'''<br /><br />
a lake in Gatineau Park, near Chelsea, Québec<br />
<br />
'''Parizeau'''<br /><br />
This is probably Jacques Parizeau (born 1930), a former Premier of Québec and proponent of Québecois sovereignty.<br />
<br />
'''Charlottetown'''<br /><br />
the capital of the Canadian province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island Prince Edward Island]<br />
<br />
'''Crétien assassination'''<br /><br />
This is probably a misspelling of the surname of Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (born 1934), Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003.<br />
<br />
'''Francophonic'''<br /><br />
French-speaking<br />
<br />
'''Acadian Zionism'''<br /><br />
Acadia is the traditional name for what is now (in part) eastern Québec. Zionism is used here as a synonym for nationalism, rather than with its specific Jewish connotations<br />
<br />
'''Toujours'''<br /><br />
French: always<br />
<br />
'''"On ne parle d'Anglais ici."'''<br /><br />
French: English is not spoken here<br />
<br />
'''Ottawa'''<br /><br />
the capital of Canada<br />
<br />
'''"Permettez Nous Partir, Permettez Nous Être."'''<br /><br />
French: Allow us to leave, allow us to be.<br />
<br />
'''Winnipeg'''<br /><br />
the capital of Canadian province of Manitoba<br />
<br />
'''flux'''<br /><br />
frequent change<br />
<br />
'''appalled'''<br /><br />
dismayed<br />
<br />
'''UV-booth'''<br /><br />
UV standing for ultraviolet (as in light), this is probably a tanning booth.<br />
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===Page 1014===<br />
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'''"Nous v. La Plupart Toujours"'''<br /><br />
French: Us versus the majority always<br />
<br />
'''Lesotho'''<br /><br />
a kingdom of southern Africa, existing as an enclave entirely within the Republic of South Africa<br />
<br />
'''SOUTHAF'''<br /><br />
This is the Union of South Africa, which was formed in 1910 as a British colony and tried to annex Lesotho to it. Because of the imposition of ''apartheid'' laws in S. Africa, the annexation failed.<br />
<br />
'''antebellum'''<br /><br />
before the war, here the U.S. Civil War<br />
<br />
===Endnote 110h===<br />
<br />
'''Gallic'''<br /><br />
French<br />
<br />
===Page 1014 (cont'd)===<br />
<br />
'''Anglophone'''<br /><br />
English-speaking<br />
<br />
'''Plains of Abraham'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_of_Abraham Battle of the Plains of Abraham], part of the French and Indian Wars, which ended in a decisive British victory of the French<br />
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===Endnote 110i===<br />
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''''La Guerre des Britanniques et des Sauvages''''<br /><br />
French: The War of the British and the Savages<br />
<br />
'''Ticonderoga'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carillon Battle of Carillon], fought at Fort Ticonderoga<br />
<br />
===Page 1014 (cont'd)===<br />
<br />
'''Booty'''<br /><br />
treasure taken from a defeated party<br />
<br />
'''1759'''<br /><br />
On September 13, 1759, Québec fell to the British.<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''Rubensian'''<br /><br />
The word more often used is "Rubenesque," but this refers to the women in paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the Flemish artist. His women tended to be plump.<br />
<br />
'''retardate'''<br /><br />
more often used as a noun, offensively referring to a retarded person<br />
<br />
'''rapacious'''<br /><br />
ravenous<br />
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===Page 1015===<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
supple<br />
<br />
'''Rubensophile'''<br /><br />
See above, Rubensian.<br />
<br />
'''gulag'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GULAG GULAG] prison system of the Soviet Union<br />
<br />
''''ce pas?'''<br /><br />
French elision of "n'est-ce pas?" i.e., "right?"<br />
<br />
'''Anbesol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of benzocaine used for tooth pain<br />
<br />
'''flanges'''<br /><br />
Orin probably means to say "phalanges."<br />
<br />
'''Rue Sherbrooke'''<br /><br />
a road in Montreal<br />
<br />
'''St. Jean-Baptiste Day'''<br /><br />
another name for la [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_nationale_du_Qu%C3%A9bec fête nationale du Québec]<br />
<br />
'''anaerobic'''<br /><br />
thriving without oxygen<br />
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===Page 1016===<br />
<br />
'''weedy'''<br /><br />
scrawny; Hal is probably using it to mean "thin," as in a line of argumentation<br />
<br />
'''Brazilian ''Nuevo Contras'''''<br /><br />
These would be "new" ''contras'', the old ones having been U.S.-funded anti-communist guerrillas in Nicaragua in the 1980s.<br />
<br />
'''The ''Noie Störkraft'''s? Shining Path's? The Belgian CCC's?'''<br /><br />
''Noie Störkraft'' is Swedish "New Great Power"; it does not appear to be a new organization, though Störkraft is the name of a skinhead band from Sweden. The Shining Path (''Sendero Luminoso'' in Spanish) is the Communist Party of Peru, which has waged guerrilla warfare against the Peruvian government since 1980. CCC is a French acronym for Communist Combatant Cells; they were eliminated as a terrorist group in 1986.<br />
<br />
'''''Ez-ed-Dean-el-Qassan'''''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades alternate spelling] of a Palestinian militant group affiliated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas Hamas]<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.A.'''<br /><br />
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals<br />
<br />
[[Image:Munch.jpg|right|100px]]<br />
<br />
'''wobbled shrieking figure in the Munch lithograph'''<br /><br />
See right.<br />
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===Page 1017===<br />
<br />
'''subjoin'''<br /><br />
to append to the end of something<br />
<br />
'''attendant'''<br /><br />
consequent or concomitant<br />
<br />
'''cloracne'''<br /><br />
probably a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloracne chloracne]<br />
<br />
'''olfactory hallucinations'''<br /><br />
hallucinations wherein one smells things that aren't there<br />
<br />
'''machete'''<br /><br />
a large cleaver-like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete cutting tool]<br />
<br />
'''Infant-depredations'''<br /><br />
preying on babies<br />
<br />
'''phenols'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenol carbolic acid]<br />
<br />
'''Fundy'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy Bay of Fundy]<br />
<br />
'''straw-and-camel'''<br /><br />
i.e., the straw that broke the camel's back<br />
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===Page 1018===<br />
<br />
'''Docksider'''<br /><br />
a type of boat shoe<br />
<br />
'''full-toll'''<br /><br />
i.e., it takes its full toll on you<br />
<br />
'''Constantine'''<br /><br />
perhaps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I Constantine I], by tradition first Christian emperor of Rome<br />
<br />
'''merde'''<br /><br />
French for "shit"<br />
<br />
'''cartographic'''<br /><br />
having to do with maps<br />
<br />
'''parliamentary wigs'''<br /><br />
Canadian MPs don't wear wigs, though barristers (lawyers) and judges do.<br />
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===Page 1019===<br />
<br />
'''bone of dissension'''<br /><br />
Orin means "bone of contention."<br />
<br />
'''desmirched'''<br /><br />
probably a malapropism, although it could mean "to un-besmirch"<br />
<br />
'''re-gerrymandered'''<br /><br />
To gerrymander is to divide an area into electoral districts favorable to one party over another.<br />
<br />
'''Cuibono'''<br /><br />
more properly ''cui bono'', Latin for "who benefits?"<br />
<br />
'''swivet'''<br /><br />
a state of nervous excitement<br />
<br />
'''D-bases'''<br /><br />
databases<br />
<br />
'''falcate'''<br /><br />
to curve like a sickle<br />
<br />
'''Albertan ultra-rightists'''<br /><br />
There is a tradition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Separatism separatism] in Alberta.<br />
<br />
'''Duluth'''<br /><br />
a town in Minnesota and home to Bob Dylan, on Lake Superior about 150 miles north of the Twin Cities<br />
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===Page 1020===<br />
<br />
'''Vichified'''<br /><br />
i.e., as Vichy France, which was a puppet government to the Nazis<br />
<br />
'''Anschluss'''<br /><br />
German for "annexation," it most often refers to Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938.<br />
<br />
'''mayhi'''<br /><br />
Orin seems to be using this term as a plural of "mayhem."<br />
<br />
'''P.Q.s'''<br /><br />
members of the Parti Québecois<br />
<br />
'''P.M.'''<br /><br />
Prime Minister (of Canada)<br />
<br />
'''''aller, partir'''''<br /><br />
French: to go, to leave<br />
<br />
===Page 1021===<br />
<br />
'''hapless'''<br /><br />
here meaning haphazard<br />
<br />
'''botulizing'''<br /><br />
infecting with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism botulism]<br />
<br />
'''jaunty'''<br /><br />
smartly trim<br />
<br />
'''toggle'''<br /><br />
a type of switch<br />
<br />
'''anapestic'''<br /><br />
In poetry, an anapest is a trisyllable metrical foot of the following pattern: two unstressed syllables, followed by one long or stressed syllable. (Eg the line "'Twas the ''night'' before ''Christ''mas, and ''all'' through the ''house''" contains four anapestic feet.)<br />
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===Page 1022===<br />
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==Endnote 145 · Found Drama==<br />
<br />
An invented, non-existent faux-academic style of film on which James O. Incandenza lectured and received artistic grants, created to lampoon the academic film theory community. Found Drama was not captured on film; rather, Incandenza and close friends "got out a Boston metro phone book and tore a White Pages page out at random and thumbtacked it to the wall and then [Incandenza] would throw a dart at it from across the room. ... And the name it hit becomes the subject of the Found Drama. And whatever happens to the protagonist with the name you hit with the dart for ... the next hour and a half is the Drama."<br />
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===Page 1026===<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
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===Page 1027===<br />
<br />
'''ne pas à la mode'''<br /><br />
French: not in style<br />
<br />
'''New Wave'''<br /><br />
When this term is used w/r/t Himself's work, it is probably referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_New_Wave French New Wave], although there were several other "New Waves" in film.<br />
<br />
'''Dick'''<br /><br />
I'm unable to identify whether this person is real or not.<br />
<br />
'''art-gesture films'''<br /><br />
apparently a created genre<br />
<br />
'''isness'''<br /><br />
i.e., being<br />
<br />
'''stasis'''<br /><br />
inactivity caused by equal opposing forces<br />
<br />
'''tenure-jockeys'''<br /><br />
i.e., junior faculty at universities who are on tenure track<br />
<br />
'''Orthochromatic'''<br /><br />
According to the ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary,'' this word means "representing correctly the relations of colors as found in a subject; isochromatic."<br />
<br />
'''retrogradism'''<br /><br />
This neologism would seem to have the sense of the study or condition of moving backward.<br />
<br />
'''McLean Hospital'''<br /><br />
a real [http://mcleanhospital.org/ psychiatric hospital] in Belmont, Mass., about eight miles west-northwest of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Duquette at M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
There is no such person at M.I.T.<br />
<br />
'''Posener'''<br /><br />
There is no such person at Brandeis.<br />
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===Page 1035===<br />
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==Endnote 211==<br />
<br />
'''suborn'''<br /><br />
to bribe or induce someone to commit a crime or misdeed<br />
==Endnote 234 · Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment''==<br />
<br />
===Page 1038===<br />
<br />
'''Rafferty'''<br /><br />
Terrence Rafferty was a film critic for the ''New Yorker'' magazine.<br />
<br />
'''NPR'''<br /><br />
National Public Radio<br />
<br />
===Page 1039===<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
make repeated demands on<br />
<br />
'''Madison Avenue'''<br /><br />
the street in New York famous for its advertising firms<br />
<br />
'''traversion'''<br /><br />
Orin probably means "introversion."<br />
<br />
'''T-square'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-square drafting tool]<br />
<br />
===Page 1040===<br />
<br />
'''Prussian'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "very strict"<br />
<br />
'''schizogenic'''<br /><br />
produced or formed by fission<br />
<br />
'''pathogenic'''<br /><br />
capable of producing disease<br />
<br />
===Page 1041===<br />
<br />
'''antidote'''<br /><br />
Orin means "anecdote."<br />
<br />
'''Quelquechose'''<br /><br />
French: something<br />
<br />
===Page 1042===<br />
<br />
'''pièce'''<br /><br />
as in "pièce de resistance," the punchline or main point<br />
<br />
===Page 1043===<br />
<br />
'''four horsemen'''<br /><br />
as in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse] from the Book of Revelation<br />
<br />
'''BPL'''<br /><br />
Boston Public Library<br />
<br />
==Endnote 269 · Steeply-Bain Correspondence==<br />
===Page 1047===<br />
<br />
''' 'After my own parents were horribly killed on the Jamaica Way commuter road one morning in the freak crash of a radio traffic-report helicopter . . .' '''<br /><br />
<br />
Lateral Alice Moore was handicapped when the news helicopter she flew in crashed onto a high way. It could have been the same accident as the one Bain's referring to here.<br />
<br />
'''J.O.I.'''<br /><br />
James O. Incandenza<br />
<br />
'''guile'''<br /><br />
insidious cunning<br />
<br />
'''larval'''<br /><br />
immature in its kind<br />
<br />
'''codpieces'''<br /><br />
a pouch at the crotch of tight-fitting breeches, popular during the Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''Swinburne'''<br /><br />
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was a British poet whose work had themes of homosexuality and sadomasochism.<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
aforementioned<br />
<br />
'''apposite'''<br /><br />
appropriate with regard to the current circumstances<br />
<br />
===Page 1048===<br />
<br />
'''fairly high-sodium way'''<br /><br />
i.e., with a grain (or more) of salt<br />
<br />
'''purposive'''<br /><br />
serving some purpose<br />
<br />
'''cross-sectioned cow'''<br /><br />
Cornell University apparently has a cow whose stomachs you can see in action.<br />
<br />
'''anaclitic'''<br /><br />
in psychology, dependence on other people or another person<br />
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===Page 1049===<br />
<br />
'''prevarication'''<br /><br />
lying<br />
<br />
'''"...as if from the Rose Garden..."'''<br /><br />
like the President of the U.S. answering a question from a reporter<br />
<br />
mendacious<br /><br />
untruthful<br />
<br />
'''monilial'''<br /><br />
relating to a fungus of the genus [http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/monilial Candida]<br />
<br />
'''S. Johnson'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to Dr. Samuel Johnson, the lexicographer<br />
<br />
===Page 1050===<br />
<br />
'''Steeples'''<br /><br />
[sic] for "Steeply"<br />
<br />
'''Steeley'''<br /><br />
[sic] for "Steeply"<br />
<br />
'''ACOAs'''<br /><br />
Adult Children of Alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''AlaTeens'''<br /><br />
a support group for teenage children of alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''ACONAs'''<br /><br />
Adult Children of Narcotics Anonymous<br />
<br />
'''ACOGs'''<br /><br />
ACOG is most commonly the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, but in this context it probably stands for Adult Children of Gamblers.<br />
<br />
'''aspic'''<br /><br />
meat jelly<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
extravagant<br />
<br />
'''loquacious'''<br /><br />
very talkative<br />
<br />
===Page 1051===<br />
<br />
'''Starkly'''<br /><br />
Bain gets Steeply's name wrong yet again.<br />
<br />
'''univocal'''<br /><br />
unambiguous<br />
<br />
'''furcated'''<br /><br />
branching or forking<br />
<br />
'''albatross'''<br /><br />
a burden, from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner''<br />
<br />
'''Starksaddle'''<br /><br />
another mistake with Steeply's name<br />
<br />
'''perspicuous'''<br /><br />
clearly expressed<br />
<br />
===Page 1052===<br />
<br />
'''multivalent'''<br /><br />
having various meanings<br />
<br />
'''Bainbridge'''<br /><br />
This isn't even close to Steeply's name.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 304 · The Train Game==<br />
<br />
===Page 1055===<br />
<br />
'''McGee-like chaos'''<br /><br />
An overflowing closet was a running gag on the old-time radio show "Fibber McGee and Molly." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibber_McGee_and_Molly Wikipedia]) <br />
<br />
'''smelling a rat in the woodpile'''<br /><br />
Rats often use woodpiles as cover for their burrows.[http://unexco.com/Rat.html]<br />
<br />
'''B.P.L. ArchFax database search'''<br /><br />
Possibly: Boston Public Library Archival Facsimiles.<br />
<br />
===Page 1056===<br />
<br />
'''QUOI?'''<br /><br />
WHAT?<br />
<br />
'''Sudetenlandization'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetenland Wikipedia - Sudetenland]<br />
<br />
'''G. T. Day, M.S.'''<br /><br />
Geoffrey Day, of Ennet House, who claims to have "manned the helm of a Scholarly Quarterly" at "some jr. college up the Expressway in Medford" (272). Before the author is mentioned, the article is said to have come from "someplace called Bayside Community College up I-93 in Medford." <i>Wild Conceits</i>, the publication, is said to be edited by the author of the article Struck is ripping off.<br />
<br />
===Page 1057===<br />
'''vishnu'''<br /><br />
Vishnu is the preserver/maintainer god of the Hindu Trimurti.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu]<br />
<br />
'''''dasein'''''<br /><br />
Being, existence.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasein]<br />
<br />
===Page 1058===<br />
<br />
'''geatalt'''<br /><br />
Misprint of gestalt.<br />
<br />
'''municipal fluoridation'''<br /><br />
i.e. tap water fluoridation<br />
<br />
===Page 1059===<br />
'''les passages a niveau de voie ferree'''<br /><br />
the level crossings of railway line<br />
<br />
===Page 1060===<br />
<br />
'''Bernard Wayne'''<br /><br />
Most likely John "N.R." Wayne's brother.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 321 · Hal's DMZ Dream==<br />
===Page 1063===<br />
<br />
'''Rise Over Run'''<br /><br />
The rise (amount the line increases) of a line divided over the run (length of the line) give you the slope of the line, which is also equal in calculus to the first derivative.<br />
<br />
'''tangent'''<br /><br />
This concept is explained [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent#Trigonometry here].<br />
<br />
'''Differentiation'''<br /><br />
the process by which one determines the first derivative of a mathematical function<br />
<br />
'''inexorably'''<br /><br />
relentlessly<br />
<br />
'''covers'''<br /><br />
a recording or performance of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else<br />
<br />
===Page 1064===<br />
'''Digestive-Flora'''<br /><br />
bacteria that live in the intestine and aid in digestion<br />
<br />
'''Verdun Protestant Hospital'''<br /><br />
now called [http://www.douglas.qc.ca/ Douglas Mental Health Institute]<br />
<br />
'''''tu-sais-qué'''''<br /><br />
really bad French for "you know what"<br />
<br />
'''Human Hatchet'''<br /><br />
i.e., Axford<br />
<br />
'''impotence'''<br /><br />
Probably means impetus<br />
<br />
'''Blue Flames'''<br /><br />
apparently some sort of drug<br />
===Page 1065===<br />
'''O<sub>2</sub>'''<br /><br />
oxygen<br />
<br />
'''Jiminy Cricket'''<br /><br />
a character from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032910/ Pinocchio]<br />
<br />
==Endnote 324 · John Wayne loses it==<br />
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===Page 1066===<br />
<br />
'''moon'''<br /><br />
to spend time idly<br />
<br />
'''camphonated'''<br /><br />
more like "camphorated," i.e., contained camphor<br />
<br />
===Endnote 324a===<br />
<br />
'''loamy'''<br /><br />
consisting of rich, arable soil<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
===Page 1066 (cont'd)===<br />
<br />
'''whorl'''<br /><br />
a circular arrangement<br />
<br />
'''funiculi'''<br /><br />
plural of "funiculus," i.e., part of the spinal cord<br />
<br />
===Page 1067===<br />
<br />
'''gonions'''<br /><br />
the outer points on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward<br />
<br />
'''uncolloped'''<br /><br />
having no fat<br />
<br />
'''latissimal'''<br /><br />
referring to the [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Latissimus lattissimus dorsi] muscles<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
wasteful<br />
<br />
'''Nordicular'''<br /><br />
i.e., Nordic, which is to say blond-haired and blue-eyed<br />
<br />
'''armamentarium'''<br /><br />
an arsenal, particularly used by physicians to refer to drugs or treatments<br />
<br />
'''callow'''<br /><br />
immature; inexperienced<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place for storing and dispensing goods<br />
<br />
'''dinkle'''<br /><br />
a euphemism for "penis"<br />
<br />
===Page 1068===<br />
<br />
'''welching'''<br /><br />
swindling by not paying a debt or wager<br />
<br />
'''three-setter'''<br /><br />
a tennis game ending in three sets, rather than five, because one player has gone up 3 to 0<br />
<br />
'''cavalier'''<br /><br />
disdainful; unceremonious<br />
<br />
'''burr'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "irritant"<br />
<br />
===Page 1069===<br />
<br />
'''canvas restraint-wrap'''<br /><br />
straitjacket<br />
<br />
'''catgut'''<br /><br />
This is "a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc." (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
'''"...his late great Da's..."'''<br /><br />
Clearly Pemulis has no idea that his brother was molested by their father.<br />
<br />
'''rheumy'''<br /><br />
full of thin mucous<br />
<br />
===Page 1070===<br />
<br />
'''Bedouins'''<br /><br />
certain Arabs of the deserts of Arabia and the Levant<br />
<br />
'''buggered'''<br /><br />
being on the receiving end of anal sex<br />
<br />
'''b/w'''<br /><br />
Black and white<br />
<br />
'''J. Gleason'''<br /><br />
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) was [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001276/ one of the great comic actors] of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
'''Zoltan'''<br /><br />
actually a Hungarian name, which means "ruler"<br />
<br />
'''cretinous'''<br /><br />
stupid<br />
<br />
===Page 1071===<br />
<br />
===Endnote 324f===<br />
<br />
'''Orly'''<br /><br />
one of the airports serving Paris<br />
<br />
===Page 1071 (cont'd)===<br />
<br />
'''redoubted'''<br /><br />
formidable<br />
<br />
'''Modus Tollens'''<br /><br />
a Latin logical term, meaning, roughly, "the means of denying"<br />
<br />
'''Nucleic acids'''<br /><br />
DNA and RNA<br />
<br />
'''A and G, T and C'''<br /><br />
adenine and guanine, thymine and cytosine, the compounds that make up DNA<br />
<br />
<br />
'''When the boulder's slipped all the way back to the bottom'''<br /><br />
a reference to the myth of [http://www.reference.com/search?q=Sisyphus Sisyphus]<br />
<br />
'''When the headless are blaming'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if/ If], by Rudyard Kipling: "If you can keep your head when all about you / Are losing theirs and blaming it on you"<br />
<br />
'''Csíkszentmihályi'''<br /><br />
The name may be taken from Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (born 1934), a prominent Hungarian-American psychologist. His son Christopher is on the faculty at MIT.<br />
<br />
'''lemma'''<br /><br />
a proven statement used as a step in a mathematical proof<br />
<br />
'''Boardman MN'''<br /><br />
a town about 40 miles west-northwest of the Twin Cities<br />
<br />
===Page 1072===<br />
<br />
''' "Leap like a knight of faith . . ." '''<br /><br />
<br />
A reference to Soren Kierkegaard's knight of faith. Kierkegaard, a theologian and philosopher, didn't think there could be any logical justification for believing in God. Instead the believer is required to take a leap of faith, so called because he (the believer) has no evidence for his convictions and thus must always, on some rational level, doubt them. In fact to Kierkegaard doubt defines faith, because if there were no doubt no leap of faith would be required in the first place, much like it doesn't require a leap of faith for you to believe you're actually reading this wikipedia entry right now, or that I'm not an alien sub rosa manipulating your mind for my own purposes.<br />
<br />
'''"...Peano, Leibniz, Hilbert..."'''<br /><br />
Giuseppe Peano (1858-1932) was an Italian mathematician. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German polymath and one of the creators of calculus. David Hilbert (1862-1943) was a German mathematician. <br />
<br />
'''"...Fourier, Gauss, LaPlace, Rickey..."'''<br /><br />
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) was a German mathematician. Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (1749-1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer. Rickey would seem to refer to [http://www.math.usma.edu/people/Rickey/ V. Frederick Rickey], though he is contemporary while the other named men are not.<br />
<br />
'''"...Wiener, Reimann, Frege, Green..."'''<br /><br />
Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) was an American mathematician. Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) was a German mathematician. Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was a German mathematician and logician. Green is probably George Green (1793-1841), English mathematician and physicist.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 332 · DeLint slays the Peemster==<br />
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===Page 1073===<br />
<br />
'''jury-rigged'''<br /><br />
a corruption of "jerry-rigged" (a pejorative term about Germans), which basically means rigged in a makeshift, ad hod manner<br />
<br />
===Page 1074===<br />
<br />
'''nictitater'''<br /><br />
the word meant here is probably "nictitate," which means to wink - so, in other words, a "wink" of stupidity-film on Watson's eyes, or just a hint<br />
<br />
'''castigations'''<br /><br />
criticisms; reprimands<br />
<br />
===Page 1075===<br />
<br />
'''loupes'''<br /><br />
eyepiece magnifying glasses used by jewellers<br />
<br />
'''"may the road rise up to meet you..."'''<br /><br />
part of an old Irish blessing<br />
<br />
===Page 1076===<br />
<br />
'''incubus'''<br /><br />
a male demon that seduces female humans<br />
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==Page 321==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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==Page 322==<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
<br />
'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
<br />
'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
<br />
'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
<br />
'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
<br />
'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
<br />
'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
<br />
==Page 323==<br />
<br />
'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
<br />
'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
<br />
==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
<br />
==Endnote 124==<br />
<br />
'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
<br />
==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
<br />
'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
<br />
==Page 324==<br />
<br />
'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
<br />
==Page 325==<br />
<br />
'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
<br />
==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
<br />
==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
<br />
==Endnote 126==<br />
<br />
'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 127==<br />
<br />
'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
<br />
==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
<br />
==Page 326==<br />
<br />
'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be the same as Abu Kemal referred to at 337<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
<br />
==Page 327==<br />
<br />
'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commentary'''''<br /><br />
A public affairs magazine that describes itself as [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/abouthistory.cfm the flagship of neoconservatism]. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee and is still known for its coverage of Jewish issues.<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major city of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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==Page 328==<br />
<br />
'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
<br />
==Page 329==<br />
<br />
'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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==Page 330==<br />
<br />
'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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==Page 331==<br />
<br />
'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
<br />
==Page 332==<br />
<br />
'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
<br />
==Page 333==<br />
<br />
'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
<br />
''''It's snowing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory''...''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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==Page 334==<br />
<br />
'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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==Page 335==<br />
<br />
'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
<br />
==Page 336==<br />
<br />
'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
<br />
==Page 337==<br />
<br />
'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''Charleston'''<br /><br />
This is the third mention of characters dancing or pretending to dance the Charleston, the others being Steeply at page 94 and the Vaught twins at page 218.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
<br />
'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
<br />
'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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==Page 338==<br />
<br />
'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
<br />
'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
<br />
==Page 339==<br />
<br />
'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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==Page 340==<br />
<br />
'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
<br />
==Page 341==<br />
<br />
'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
<br />
'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
<br />
==Page 342==<br />
<br />
'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
<br />
'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
<br />
'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
<br />
'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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| name = Infinite Jest<br />
| image = [[Image:IJ_cover.jpg|230px]]<br />
| image_caption = U.S. First Edition, February 1, 1996<br />
| author = David Foster Wallace<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| genre = Novel<br />
| publisher = Little, Brown<br />
| release_date = 1996<br />
| media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)<br />
| pages = 1079<br />
| isbn = ISBN 0-316-92004-5<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Infinite Jest''''' (1996) is a novel written by [[David Foster Wallace]]. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-parodic future version of North America. The novel touches on the topics of tennis; substance addiction and recovery programs; depression; child abuse; family relationships; advertising and popular entertainment; film theory; and Quebec separatism.<br />
<br />
''Time'' magazine included the novel in its ''TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005'' list.<ref name="TIME">{{Citation<br />
| last = Grossman<br />
| first = Lev<br />
| author-link = <br />
| last2 = Lacayo<br />
| first2 = Richard<br />
| author2-link = <br />
| title = TIME's Critics pick the 100 Best Novels, 1923 to present<br />
| newspaper = TIME<br />
| pages = <br />
| year = 2005<br />
| date = <br />
| url = http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Title==<br />
<br />
The novel derives its name in part from a line in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet Hamlet]'', in which Hamlet refers to the skull of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorick_(Hamlet) Yorick], the court jester: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!" <br />
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In addition to being the title given to the fictional film central to the story, reviewers have also considered the title a "sly wink at the book's massive girth."<ref name="TIME"/><br />
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Wallace's working title for ''Infinite Jest'' had been ''A Failed Entertainment''.<ref name="TRS1">{{Citation<br />
| last = Lipsky<br />
| first = David<br />
| author-link = <br />
| last2 = <br />
| first2 = <br />
| author2-link = <br />
| title = The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace <br />
| newspaper = Rolling Stone<br />
| pages = 6 of 11<br />
| year = 2008<br />
| date = <br />
| url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23638511/the_lost_years__last_days_of_david_foster_wallace/6}}</ref><br />
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==Setting==<br />
<br />
In the novel's future world, North America is one unified state comprising the United States, Canada, and Mexico, known as the Organization of North American Nations (O.N.A.N.). Corporations purchase naming rights to each calendar year, eliminating traditional numerical designations; for example, "The Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment" and "The Year of Dairy Products from the American Heartland". Much of what used to be the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada has become a hazardous waste dump known as the "Great Concavity" to Americans and as the "Great Convexity" to Canadians.<br />
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The novel's primary locations are the Enfield Tennis Academy, Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House (footnoted "Redundancy sic" in the text), and a conversation between a Quebec separatist and a U.S. double agent outside of Tucson, AZ. Enfield Tennis Academy ("ETA") and Ennet House are separated by a hillside in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. Many characters are either students and faculty at the school or residents and staff at the halfway house.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
===The Incandenza family===<br />
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*'''[[I#joi|James Orin Incandenza]],''' an optics expert and filmmaker, is the founder of the Enfield Tennis Academy. He is the creator of the Entertainment (a.k.a. ''Infinite Jest'' or "the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/samizdat samizdat]"). He was strongly attached to Joelle Van Dyne, his son Orin's strikingly beautiful girlfriend, and used her in many of his films. It is suggested that he can create and view the Entertainment without becoming entranced because at the time of its creation he is already insane. He appears in the book mainly either in flashbacks or as a ghost, having committed suicide by placing his head in a [[microwave oven]]. He is a notoriously heavy drinker, preferring Wild Turkey whiskey. His nickname among the family is '''Himself'''. The family also refers to him as 'The Mad Stork' or 'The Sad Stork'.<br />
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*'''[[I#ami|Avril Incandenza]],''' née '''Mondragon,''' is the (covertly) domineering mother of the Incandenza children and wife of James. A tall, beautiful Québécoise, she becomes a major figure at the Enfield Tennis Academy after the death of her husband and begins, or perhaps continues, a relationship with Charles Tavis, the new head of the academy and her either half- or adoptive brother. Her sexual relationships are a matter of some speculation/discussion; one with John "No Relation" Wayne is depicted. In one scene, James, speaking to Hal, refers to his "mother's cavortings with not one not two but over ''thirty'' Near Eastern medical attachés." She has a phobia of uncleanliness and disease, and is also described as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/agoraphobic agoraphobic]. She has an obsessive-compulsive need to watch over ETA and her two youngest sons, Hal and Mario, who live at the school. Avril and Orin are no longer in contact with each other. Her nickname among the family is "The Moms."<br />
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*'''[[I#hji|Hal Incandenza]]''' is the youngest of the Incandenza children and arguably the protagonist of the novel, the events of which take place largely during his senior year at ETA. Hal is as prodigiously intelligent and talented as the other members of his family, but insecure about his abilities (and eventually his mental state). He has a difficult relationship with both his parents. He reads the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' and like his mother often corrects the grammar of his friends and family. Hal's mental degradation and alienation from those around him culminate in his chronologically last appearance in the novel, in which all of his attempts at speech appear to others as uncontrolled screaming. The origin of Hal's final condition is unclear. One possibility is that the mold Hal ingested as a child developed into a hallucinogenic drug known as DMZ, with Hal's marijuana withdrawal serving as a catalyst; alternatively, his friend Michael Pemulis (or another Academy resident) may have doped his toothbrush with that drug. An accidental viewing of the titular film is another possible cause. It is also possible that Hal was subjected to a "Technical Interview", as was his older brother Orin.<br />
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*'''[[I#mi|Mario Incandenza]]''' is the Incandenzas' second son, although it is suggested that his father may be Charles Tavis rather than James. Severely deformed since birth (he is <balloon title="Having an exceptionally large head and brain" style="color:red">macrocephalic</balloon>, <balloon title="dentition in which the teeth closely resemble on another" style="color:red">homodontic</balloon>, and stands or walks at a 45 degree angle) he is nonetheless perennially cheerful. He is also a budding auteur, having served as camera and directorial assistant to James, and later inheriting the prodigious studio equipment and film lab built by his father on the grounds of the Academy. Hal, although younger, acts like a supportive older brother. Hal's nickname for Mario is "Booboo". <br />
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*'''[[I#oi|Orin Incandenza]]''' is the eldest son of the Incandenzas. He is a punter for the Arizona Cardinals and a serial womanizer, and is estranged from everyone in his family except Hal. In theory, Orin lost his attraction to Joelle after she supposedly became deformed when her mother threw acid in her face during a Thanksgiving dinner, but cites Joelle's questionable relationship with his father as the reason for the breakup. After breaking up with Joelle, Orin focuses his womanizing on young mothers; it is suggested by Hal that this is related to his blaming the Moms for the death of Himself.<br />
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===The Enfield Tennis Academy===<br />
<br />
*'''Michael Pemulis''' - A working-class child from an Allston, Massachuesetts family and Hal's best friend. Pemulis is a prankster and the school's resident drug dealer. He is also very proficient in mathematics. This, combined with his limited but ultraprecise lobbing, made him the school's first Eschaton master. (Eschaton, a computer-aided turn-based nuclear wargame, requires that players be adept both at game theory and pegging targets with tennis balls. Pemulis is thus the archetypal Eschaton player.) Although the novel takes place long after Pemulis' Eschaton days (the game is played by twelve- to fourteen-year-olds), Pemulis is still regarded as the game's all-time great, and a final court of appeal in game matters. His brother Matt is a gay hustler.<br />
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*'''Ortho "The Darkness" Stice''' - Another of Hal's close friends. He only endorses brands that have black-colored products, and is at all times clad entirely in black. In a 3-setter, he nearly defeats Hal Incandenza late in the book, and becomes a more significant character as his ability to deny selfhood is realized. It is likely that Ortho is being visited by the ghost of Himself.<br />
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*'''John "No Relation" Wayne''' - The top ranked player at ETA. John Wayne was discovered by James Incandenza during interviews of men named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne John Wayne] for a film. He is frighteningly efficient, controlled, and almost machine-like on the court. John Wayne is almost never directly quoted in the narrative; his statements are nearly always either summarized by the narrator or repeated by other characters. His Canadian and Quebecois citizenship has been revoked since he came to ETA. His father is a sick asbestos miner in Quebec who hopes that John will soon start earning "serious $" in the Show to "take him away from all this" (see "6 November YDAU, the meet with Port Washington").<br />
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*'''LaMont Chu''' - One of the 14-15 year old students at Enfield. He consults "sweat guru" Lyle for counsel after he becomes obsessed with attaining the more superficial rewards of success in professional tennis, and finds that his performance suffers from this obsession. His quixotic pursuit of fame has led some to suggest his name as a take-off of '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote|La Mancha]'.<br />
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*'''Ann Kittenplan''' - Another tennis student at Enfield. One of the many players who becomes violently unhinged during the resident Eschaton tournament.<br />
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===The Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House===<br />
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*'''Don Gately''' - A former thief and Demerol addict, and current counselor in residence at the Ennet House. One of the novel's primary characters, Gately is physically enormous, an avid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous] member, and intricately (though not obviously) connected to both the Enfield Tennis Academy and the international struggle to seize the master copy of the Entertainment. During his middle-school and high-school years, Gately's size rendered him a formidable football talent, and he excelled in both offensive and defensive capacities. Gately is known for his toothbrush-in-ass tactic (an outrageous scene that was a favorite at public Wallace readings) and is the accidental murderer of M. DuPlessis, a leader of one of the many separatist Quebecois organizations and a samizdat conspirator. Gately, like Ortho Stice, is visited by the ghost of James O. Incandenza.<br />
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*'''Joelle Van Dyne''' (a.k.a. "Madame Psychosis" (her on-air name, a play on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/metempsychosis metempsychosis]), a.k.a. "The Prettiest Girl of All Time (or P.G.O.A.T.)") - The primary figure in the Entertainment. In the work, which is filmed through a wobbly "neo-natal" lens, she is seen reaching down to the camera, as if it were in a bassinet, and apologizing profusely. This is said to trigger an addictive pleasure complex in the viewer, which makes even partial viewing of the Entertainment suicidal. She wears a veil to hide her face, which was once strikingly beautiful. A member of the "Union of the Hideously and Improbably Deformed", she may be disfigured; based on an account by the unreliable Molly Notkin, her mother hit Joelle's face with a corrosive chemical compound produced by her father, an amateur mixologist who worked with acidic compounds. Despite Notkin's unreliability, however, it is likely that Joelle was to some extent disfigured by acid, given Orin's lack of interest in her following the incident and her repeated references to "the acid". She tries to "eliminate her own map" (that is, commit [[suicide]]) in Molly Notkin's bathroom via massive ingestion of freebase cocaine, which lands her in the Ennet House as a resident. She develops a strong connection to Don Gately and considers showing him what lies beneath the veil after his heroic actions in the middle of the text.<br />
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*'''Kate Gompert''' - A marijuana ("cannabinoid") addict who suffers from extreme unipolar depression. She shares a name with a former acquaintance of David Foster Wallace, who sued the author and his publisher following the release of the novel. <br />
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*'''Pat Montesian''' - The Ennet House manager. She is a recovering addict, stroke victim with partial facial paraylsis, and the wife of Mars Montesian, a Boston billionaire. Pat is especially fond of Don Gately.<br />
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*'''Ken Erdedy''' - A cannabinoid addict introduced early in the novel. <br />
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*'''Bruce Green''' - Ex-husband of Mildred Bonk Green. He once lived with Tommy Doocey, a harelipped pot dealer for Erdedy, et al. He is reticent and fondly thought of as stoic by Gately. He accompanies Lenz on post-AA meeting walks back to Ennet House, unwittingly preventing Lenz from murdering neighborhood pets.<br />
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*'''Randy Lenz''' - Cocaine addict and obsessive compulsive, residing at Ennet House not to recover, but to hide from both the police and a group of drug dealers involved in a tremendous simultaneous con. The stress of hiding, combined with partial withdrawal from cocaine, leads him to torturing animals, which in turn leads to the novel's climactic fight scene. His name may be a reference to the novella 'Lenz' by [[Georg Büchner]], the subject of which is 18th-century German writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Michael_Reinhold_Lenz Jakob Michael Reinhold], a schizophrenic whose ruminations while taking a long walk make up much of the novella.<br />
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*'''Tiny Ewell''' - A lawyer with dwarfism. He is obsessed with the tattoos of fellow Ennet House residents, and develops a classification system for them.<br />
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*'''Geoffrey Day''' - A pompously verbose Ennet House resident and professor at a junior college. He enters rehabilitation after crashing his Saab into a department store. Previously, he wrote an article on the Wheelchair Assassins and their pre-adolescent train-jumping game.<br />
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*'''Calvin Thrust''' - Former porn star who was featured in several of Himself's films.<br />
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*'''Emil Minty''' - A hardcore smack-addict punk with a palsy and a tattoo of a swastika with the caption "FUCK NIGERS" on his left bicep, which he is heartily encouraged by Ennet House staff to keep covered.<br />
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===Les Assassins en Fauteuils Roulants===<br />
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Les Assassins en Fauteuils Roulants (A.F.R.), known in English as the Wheelchair Assassins, are a Quebecois separatist group. They are one of many such groups that developed after the United States coerced Canada and Mexico into joining the Organization of North American Nations (O.N.A.N.), but the A.F.R. is the most deadly and extremist. While other separatist groups are willing to settle for nationhood, the A.F.R. wants Canada to secede from O.N.A.N. and to reject America's forced gift of its polluted "Great Concavity" (or, Hal and Orin speculate, is pretending that those are its goals to put pressure on Canada to let Quebec secede). The Antitoi brothers suffer gruesome fates at the hands of the A.F.R. because they are members of a separatist group whose goals the A.F.R. finds unacceptably moderate. The A.F.R. seeks the master copy of ''Infinite Jest'' as a terrorist weapon to achieve its anti-experialist goals. The A.F.R. has its roots in a childhood game in which miners' sons line up alongside a train track and compete to be the last one to jump across the path of an oncoming train, an activity in which many were killed or maimed.<br />
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Only one miner's son has (disgracefully) failed to jump &ndash; Bernard Wayne, who may be related to ETA's John Wayne. Quebecois Avril's liaisons with Wayne and with the half-Canadian attache accidentally killed by Don Gately suggest that she may have ties to the A.F.R. as well. There is also evidence linking ETA prorector Thierry Poutrincourt to the group.<br />
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*'''Remy Marathe''' - Member of the Wheelchair Assassins who secretly talks to Hugh/Helen Steeply. Marathe is a quadruple agent: the AFR thinks that he is a triple agent, only pretending to betray the AFR, while Marathe and Steeply know that he only pretends to pretend to betray them. He does this in order to secure medical support for his wife (who was born without a skull) from the Office of Unspecified Services. Late in the novel, Marathe is sent to infiltrate Ennett House in the guise of a Swiss drug addict.<br />
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===Miscellaneous characters===<br />
*'''Poor Tony Krause (P.T. Krause)''' - A drag queen formerly associated with Michael Pemulis's older brother, Matty, as well as Randy Lenz. Throughout the novel, Poor Tony is on a harrowing downward spiral of drug use and seizures.<br />
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*'''Medical attaché''' - A medical attaché in charge of a Saudi prince who eats only Toblerone. He goes home to his wife and sits in his chair to escape reality. He is the first character in the novel rendered insane by repeated viewing of the Entertainment cartridge. <br />
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*'''Hugh/Helen Steeply''' - Cross-dresser with whom Orin Incandenza becomes obsessed. He works for the government Office of Unspecified Services, but is doing undercover work trying to get information out of Orin to find out more about the Entertainment. He talks to Marathe secretly.<br />
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*'''Gene Fackelmann (a.k.a. "Fax")''' - A member of Gately's former book-keeping enforcement crew. Fackelmann was a Dilaudid addict whose behavior (particularly his involvement in a scheme involving Whitey Sorkin, Sixties Bob, Eighties Bill and about $250,000 U.S.D.) brings the pathetic nature of drug addiction to Gately's attention for the first time.<br />
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==Plot/Synopsis==<br />
The plot partially revolves around the missing master copy of a film cartridge, titled ''Infinite Jest'' and referred to in the novel as "the Entertainment" or "the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/samizdat samizdat]". The film is so entertaining to its viewers that they become lifeless, losing all interest in anything other than endless viewings of the film. Quebec separatists are interested in acquiring a Master, redistributable copy of the work.<br />
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==Subsidized Time==<br />
In the book's future, advertising's relentless search for new markets has led to a world where, by O.N.A.N. dictate, years are referred to by the name of their corporate sponsor.<br />
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#Year of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whopper Whopper]<br />
#Year of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucks_Pads Tucks] Medicated Pad<br />
#Year of the Trial-Size [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_(chocolate) Dove] Bar<br />
#Year of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdue_Farms Perdue] Wonderchicken<br />
#Year of the Whisper-Quiet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maytag Maytag] Dishmaster<br />
#Year of the Yushityu 2007 Mimetic-Resolution-Cartridge-View-Motherboard-Easy-To-Install-Upgrade For Infernatron/InterLace TP Systems For Home, Office, Or Mobile<br />
#Year of Dairy Products from the American Heartland<br />
#Year of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depend Depend] Adult Undergarment<br />
#Year of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glad_(company) Glad]<br />
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Most of the action in the novel takes place in the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment, or Y.D.A.U., which is probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_Calendar Gregorian] 2009. Critic Stephen Burn, in his book on ''Infinite Jest'', argues that Y.D.A.U. corresponds to 2009: the MIT Language Riots took place in 1997 (n. 24) and those riots occurred 12 years prior to Y.D.A.U. (n. 60). Also, if the "2007" in "Year of the Yushityu 2007 Mimetic-Resolution-Cartridge-View-Motherboard-Easy-To-Install-Upgrade For Infernatron/InterLace TP Systems For Home, Office, Or Mobile" refers to the pre-subsidization-style numerical date convention, then Y.D.A.U., which comes two years later, would be 2009.<br />
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It is also possible that Y.D.A.U. is 2008, as Matty Pemulis turns 23 in Y.D.A.U. (p. 682). Matty and Mike Pemulis' father immigrated from Ireland in 1989 when Matty was "three or four" (p. 683). If Matty had been three and four in 1989, he was born in 1985, which mean he turns 23 in 2008.<br />
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Also, in the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment, November 4 falls on a Wednesday (176). If Subsidized Time is parallel to real-world time, this means that Y.D.A.U. would be either 2009 or 2015. Yet, Thanksgiving of the Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad falls on 24 November (793). Accordingly, Y.T.M.P has to be either 2005 or 2011, meaning that the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment would be 2012 or 2018, respectively.<ref>Wallace, David Foster. ''Infinite Jest.'' 1st. ed. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company. 1996</ref><br />
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==Geographic location==<br />
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The fictional Enfield Tennis Academy is a series of buildings laid out as a cardioid on top of a hill on Commonwealth Avenue. This detail has certain thematic resonance, as ETA is in many ways the heart of the novel's setting, and a permutation of the American myth of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_upon_a_Hill City upon a hill]. Ennet House lies directly downhill of ETA, facilitating many of the interactions between characters residing in both locations.<br />
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Orin lives in Arizona, a state where much of the dialogue between Helen Steeply and Remy Marathe takes place, and the student union of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology]&mdash;in the novel the structure is built in the shape of the human brain&mdash;is both the broadcasting site of Madame Psychosis's radio show and the location of a potentially devastating tennis tournament between ETA and Canadian youths.<br />
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Enfield is largely a stand-in for [[Brighton, Massachusetts]]. Wallace's description of life in Enfield and neighboring Allston contrasts with the largely idyllic life of students at ETA. The real-life town of [[Enfield, Massachusetts|Enfield]] is now submerged under the [[Quabbin Reservoir]].<br />
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Wallace wrote the book while living in Syracuse, New York.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf?/base/news-15/122155534751021.xml| publisher=Syracuse Online| title=Author created 'Jest' in Syracuse| accessdate=2008-09-16| }}</ref><br />
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==Stylistic elements==<br />
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*There are frequent references to endnotes throughout the novel. In an interview with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Rose Charlie Rose], Wallace characterized their use as a method of disrupting the linearity of the text while maintaining some sense of narrative cohesion.<br />
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*Acronyms are another signature device in Wallace's work and are used frequently within the novel.<br />
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*Wallace's writing voice is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/postmodern postmodern] mixture of high- and low-brow linguistic traits. He juxtaposes, often within a single sentence, colloquialisms and polysyllabic, highly esoteric words.<br />
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== Critical literature ==<br />
=== Surveys ===<br />
<br />
* Marshall Boswell, ''Understanding David Foster Wallace''. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2003. ISBN 1-57003-517-2<br />
* Iannis Goerlandt and Luc Herman, "David Foster Wallace". ''Post-war Literatures in English: A Lexicon of Contemporary Authors'' 56 (2004), 1-16; A1-2, B1-2.<br />
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=== In-depth studies ===<br />
<br />
* Burn, Stephen. ''David Foster Wallace's'' Infinite Jest'': A Reader's Guide''. New York, London: Continuum, 2003 (= Continuum Contemporaries) ISBN 0-8264-1477-X<br />
* Carlisle, Greg. "Elegant Complexity: A Study of David Foster Wallace's 'Infinite Jest'". Hollywood: SSMG Press, 2007.<br />
* Cioffi, Frank Louis. "An Anguish Becomes Thing: Narrative as Performance in David Foster Wallace's ''Infinite Jest''". ''Narrative'' 8.2 (2000), 161-181. <br />
* Delfino, Andrew Steven. "Becoming the New Man in Post-Postmodernist Fiction: Portrayals of Masculinities in David Foster Wallace's ''Infinite Jest'' and [[Chuck Palahniuk]]'s ''[[Fight Club]]''". MA Thesis, Georgia State University. [http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04202007-113340/unrestricted/delfino_andrew_s_200705_ma.pdf]<br />
* Goerlandt, Iannis. "'Put the book down and slowly walk away': Irony and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest". ''Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction'' 47.3 (2006), 309-328.<br />
* Holland, Mary K. "'The Art's Heart's Purpose': Braving the Narcissistic Loop of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest". ''Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction'' 47.3 (2006), 218-242.<br />
* Jacobs, Timothy. “The Brothers Incandenza: Translating Ideology in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s ''The Brothers Karamazov'' and David Foster Wallace’s ''Infinite Jest''.” ''Texas Studies in Literature and Language'' 49.3 (2007): 265-292.<br />
* Jacobs, Timothy. “The Brothers Incandenza: Translating Ideology in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s ''The Brothers Karamazov'' and David Foster Wallace’s ''Infinite Jest''.” ''Contemporary Literary Criticism'' Vol. 271. Ed. Jeffrey Hunter. New York: Gale, 2009. Forthcoming.<br />
* Jacobs, Timothy. “American Touchstone: The Idea of Order in Gerard Manley Hopkins and David Foster Wallace.” ''Comparative Literature Studies'' 38.3 (2001): 215-231. <br />
* Jacobs, Timothy. “David Foster Wallace’s ''Infinite Jest''.” ''The Explicator'' 58.3 (2000): 172-175.<br />
* Jacobs, Timothy. “David Foster Wallace’s ''The Broom of the System''.” Ed. Alan Hedblad. ''Beacham’s Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction''. Vol 15. New York: Thomson-Gale, 2001. 41-50.<br />
* LeClair, Tom. "The Prodigious Fiction of [[Richard Powers]], [[William Vollmann]], and David Foster Wallace". ''Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction'' 38.1 (1996), 12-37. <br />
* Nichols, Catherine "Dialogizing Postmodern Carnival: David Foster Wallace's ''Infinite Jest''". ''Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction'' 43.1 (2001), 3-16.<br />
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===Interviews===<br />
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* Laura Miller, "The Salon Interview: David Foster Wallace". ''Salon'' 9 (1996). [http://archive.salon.com/09/features/wallace1.html]<br />
* Michael Goldfarb, "David Foster Wallace". Radio interview for ''The Connection'' ([[25 June]] [[2004]]). ([http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/06/20040625_b_main.asp full audio interview])<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.smallbytes.net/~bobkat/jesterlist.html ''Infinite Jest''. Reviews, Articles, & Miscellany]<br />
* [http://www.thehowlingfantods.com/dfw.htm The Howling Fantods! - David Foster Wallace: News, Info, Links]<br />
* [http://www.kottke.org/09/01/the-words-of-david-foster-wallace Vocabulary in Infinite Jest]<br />
* [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/bw/bw960411david_foster_wallace Wallace talking about his novel]<br />
* [http://www.thenewcanon.com/infinte_jest.html "Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace"] by Ted Gioia ([http://www.thenewcanon.com The New Canon])<br />
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'''gauche'''<br /><br />
French for "left," it denotes a person who makes faux-pas.<br />
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<span class="marker">846 · Gately Dreaming</span><br />
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[[Image:Taj.jpg|thumb|caption|Taj Mahal|right|200px]]<br />
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'''Taj'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Taj Mahal; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_mahal Wikipedia]<br />
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'''viscous'''<br /><br />
very thick<br />
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'''starkers'''<br /><br />
i.e., stark naked<br />
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<span class="marker">851 · Hal Narrates</span><br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Page 852==<br />
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'''50 cm.'''<br /><br />
nearly 20 inches<br />
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'''conic sections'''<br /><br />
These are studied in advanced trig; they are geometric shapes forced by passing a plane through a double-naped cone at different angles and observing the cross-sections, i.e., circles, ovals, parabolas, and hyperbolas<br />
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==Page 853==<br />
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'''''terre batu'''''<br /><br />
French for "beaten earth," this is a reference to French clay courts.<br />
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'''effulgence'''<br /><br />
shining brilliance<br />
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'''hulpil'''<br /><br />
probably a misspelling of "huipil," which is a kind of thin Mexican blouse<br />
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==Page 856==<br />
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'''huaraches'''<br /><br />
Mexican sandals<br />
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'''B.U.M.'''<br /><br />
perhaps Boston University Multimedia - but more likely B.U.M. Equipment, a clothes manufacturer that can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.U.M. here]<br />
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'''St. Columbkill'''<br /><br />
this is actually spelled "St. Columbkille," one of the many names of St. Columba, who was also called "Colum Cille," meaning "dove of the church," and was one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland" who converted the native Irish - St. Columbkille Parish is a real Parish in Brighton, MA, as end note 348 mentions, the website of which is [http://www.brightoncatholic.org/ here].<br />
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'''w.o.m.'''<br /><br />
word of mouth<br />
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'''jimson'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimsonweed loco weed]<br />
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'''have to much to go on'''<br /><br />
this appears to be a misprint of "have too much to go on"<br />
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==Page 859==<br />
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'''Evel Knievel'''<br /><br />
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr. (1938-2007), was an American motorcycle daredevil.<br />
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'''UPS'''<br /><br />
United Parcel Service<br />
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'''Route 45'''<br /><br />
U.S. Route 45 runs from US-98 in Mobile, Ala., to I-43/I-94 in Milwaukee. It passes through Kentucky.<br />
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'''orchasm'''<br /><br />
i.e., orgasm, an interesting pun considering it incorporates "chasm," meaning "abyss"<br />
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'''''Liebestod'''''<br /><br />
German: love-death - this is the final aria sung by Isolde in Wagner's ''Tristan und Isolde''<br />
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'''guilloche'''<br /><br />
an ornamental border that has intersecting curved lines that form a continuous circular design<br />
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'''lee side'''<br /><br />
nautical term meaning the side facing away from the wind<br />
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'''ablutions'''<br /><br />
ritualistic washings of the body<br />
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'''11-18-EST0456'''<br /><br />
November 18, Eastern Standard Time, 04:56 a.m.<br />
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'''furriners'''<br /><br />
dialect pronunciation of "foreigners"<br />
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'''Mount Auburn'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://www.mountauburnclub.com/ Mount Auburn Club] in Watertown, Mass.<br />
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'''F.A.A.'''<br /><br />
Federal Aviation Administration<br />
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'''skirling'''<br /><br />
shrieking; playing of bagpipes<br />
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==Page 867==<br />
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'''duck blind'''<br /><br />
a shelter for concealing duck hunters<br />
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'''Winchester double-aughts'''<br /><br />
This is the Winchester 00 rifle, "aught" being a widespread expression for "zero."<br />
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'''''raisin-debt'''''<br /><br />
''raison d'être'', French: reason for being<br />
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'''confected'''<br /><br />
candied or covered in sugar<br />
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'''medials'''<br /><br />
i.e., medians<br />
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'''hyper-v'd'''<br /><br />
hyperventilated<br />
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'''cantilevered'''<br /><br />
having a "projecting structure, such as a beam, that is supported at one end and carries a load at the other end or along its length" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'')<br />
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'''Telekiniption'''<br /><br />
i.e., telekinesis<br />
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'''occlusive'''<br /><br />
descriptive of a bandage that closes a wound and keeps it from air<br />
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'''Subhadronic'''<br /><br />
making up the parts of the parts of an atom; very, very small<br />
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'''Moët'''<br /><br />
Moët & Chandon is a French champagne manufacturer<br />
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'''parotitic'''<br /><br />
having the mumps<br />
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'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
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'''dermis'''<br /><br />
skin<br />
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'''tacit'''<br /><br />
unspoken<br />
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==Endnote 352==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
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'''betel-nut extract'''<br /><br />
This extract causes the teeth and gums to be stained red<br />
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'''internecine'''<br /><br />
between siblings<br />
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'''naif'''<br /><br />
a naive male<br />
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'''dessicated'''<br /><br />
dried up<br />
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'''S.-B. I.Q.'''<br /><br />
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Quotient<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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'''sinecure'''<br /><br />
an office requiring little or no work<br />
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'''Ba'hai'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahai Bahá'í], a Middle-Eastern faith<br />
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'''hypomanic'''<br /><br />
not quite manic, but close<br />
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'''co-eval'''<br /><br />
one of the same generation or era; contemporary<br />
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==Endnote 353==<br />
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'''joss'''<br /><br />
luck<br />
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'''fireman's carry'''<br /><br />
to carry someone by draping them over your shoulder<br />
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'''Noh-style'''<br /><br />
in the style of Noh (alternative romanization: "No"), which is the highly stylized, elaborately costumed classical drama of Japan<br />
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'''hawked'''<br /><br />
spit<br />
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'''nihil'''<br /><br />
Latin: nothing<br />
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'''Good prince Hal'''<br /><br />
Falstaff addresses the future King Henry V in this manner in Act II, scene ii, of ''I Henry IV''.<br />
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'''atheling'''<br /><br />
Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir<br />
<br />
'''cachinated'''<br /><br />
misspelling of cachinnated, i.e., laughed loudly<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
Spanish term for "friend"<br />
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'''gauche'''<br /><br />
French for "left," it denotes a person who makes faux-pas.<br />
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'''Taj'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Taj Mahal; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_mahal Wikipedia]<br />
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'''viscous'''<br /><br />
very thick<br />
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'''starkers'''<br /><br />
i.e., stark naked<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''50 cm.'''<br /><br />
nearly 20 inches<br />
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'''conic sections'''<br /><br />
These are studied in advanced trig; they are geometric shapes forced by passing a plane through a double-naped cone at different angles and observing the cross-sections, i.e., circles, ovals, parabolas, and hyperbolas<br />
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'''''terre batu'''''<br /><br />
French for "beaten earth," this is a reference to French clay courts.<br />
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'''effulgence'''<br /><br />
shining brilliance<br />
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'''hulpil'''<br /><br />
probably a misspelling of "huipil," which is a kind of thin Mexican blouse<br />
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'''huaraches'''<br /><br />
Mexican sandals<br />
<br />
'''B.U.M.'''<br /><br />
perhaps Boston University Multimedia - but more likely B.U.M. Equipment, a clothes manufacturer that can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.U.M. here]<br />
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'''St. Columbkill'''<br /><br />
this is actually spelled "St. Columbkille," one of the many names of St. Columba, who was also called "Colum Cille," meaning "dove of the church," and was one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland" who converted the native Irish - St. Columbkille Parish is a real Parish in Brighton, MA, as end note 348 mentions, the website of which is [http://www.brightoncatholic.org/ here].<br />
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'''w.o.m.'''<br /><br />
word of mouth<br />
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'''jimson'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimsonweed loco weed]<br />
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'''have to much to go on'''<br /><br />
this appears to be a misprint of "have too much to go on"<br />
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'''Evel Knievel'''<br /><br />
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr. (1938-2007), was an American motorcycle daredevil.<br />
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'''UPS'''<br /><br />
United Parcel Service<br />
<br />
'''Route 45'''<br /><br />
U.S. Route 45 runs from US-98 in Mobile, Ala., to I-43/I-94 in Milwaukee. It passes through Kentucky.<br />
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'''orchasm'''<br /><br />
i.e., orgasm, an interesting pun considering it incorporates "chasm," meaning "abyss"<br />
<br />
'''''Liebestod'''''<br /><br />
German: love-death - this is the final aria sung by Isolde in Wagner's ''Tristan und Isolde''<br />
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'''guilloche'''<br /><br />
an ornamental border that has intersecting curved lines that form a continuous circular design<br />
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'''lee side'''<br /><br />
nautical term meaning the side facing away from the wind<br />
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'''ablutions'''<br /><br />
ritualistic washings of the body<br />
<br />
'''11-18-EST0456'''<br /><br />
November 18, Eastern Standard Time, 04:56 a.m.<br />
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'''furriners'''<br /><br />
dialect pronunciation of "foreigners"<br />
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==Page 866==<br />
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'''Mount Auburn'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://www.mountauburnclub.com/ Mount Auburn Club] in Watertown, Mass.<br />
<br />
'''F.A.A.'''<br /><br />
Federal Aviation Administration<br />
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'''skirling'''<br /><br />
shrieking; playing of bagpipes<br />
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'''duck blind'''<br /><br />
a shelter for concealing duck hunters<br />
<br />
'''Winchester double-aughts'''<br /><br />
This is the Winchester 00 rifle, "aught" being a widespread expression for "zero."<br />
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'''''raisin-debt'''''<br /><br />
''raison d'être'', French: reason for being<br />
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'''confected'''<br /><br />
candied or covered in sugar<br />
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'''medials'''<br /><br />
i.e., medians<br />
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'''hyper-v'd'''<br /><br />
hyperventilated<br />
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'''cantilevered'''<br /><br />
having a "projecting structure, such as a beam, that is supported at one end and carries a load at the other end or along its length" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'')<br />
<br />
'''Telekiniption'''<br /><br />
i.e., telekinesis<br />
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'''occlusive'''<br /><br />
descriptive of a bandage that closes a wound and keeps it from air<br />
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'''Subhadronic'''<br /><br />
making up the parts of the parts of an atom; very, very small<br />
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'''Moët'''<br /><br />
Moët & Chandon is a French champagne manufacturer<br />
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'''parotitic'''<br /><br />
having the mumps<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''dermis'''<br /><br />
skin<br />
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'''tacit'''<br /><br />
unspoken<br />
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==Endnote 352==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
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'''betel-nut extract'''<br /><br />
This extract causes the teeth and gums to be stained red<br />
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'''internecine'''<br /><br />
between siblings<br />
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'''naif'''<br /><br />
a naive male<br />
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'''dessicated'''<br /><br />
dried up<br />
<br />
'''S.-B. I.Q.'''<br /><br />
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Quotient<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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'''sinecure'''<br /><br />
an office requiring little or no work<br />
<br />
'''Ba'hai'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahai Bahá'í], a Middle-Eastern faith<br />
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'''hypomanic'''<br /><br />
not quite manic, but close<br />
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'''co-eval'''<br /><br />
one of the same generation or era; contemporary<br />
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'''joss'''<br /><br />
luck<br />
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'''fireman's carry'''<br /><br />
to carry someone by draping them over your shoulder<br />
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'''Noh-style'''<br /><br />
in the style of Noh (alternative romanization: "No"), which is the highly stylized, elaborately costumed classical drama of Japan<br />
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'''hawked'''<br /><br />
spit<br />
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'''nihil'''<br /><br />
Latin: nothing<br />
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'''Good prince Hal'''<br /><br />
Falstaff addresses the future King Henry V in this manner in Act II, scene ii, of ''I Henry IV''.<br />
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'''cachinated'''<br /><br />
misspelling of cachinnated, i.e., laughed loudly<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
Spanish term for "friend"<br />
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'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''tallly insubstantial ghostish figure'''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially with 3 successive "L"s. cute.<br />
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'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
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'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
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'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
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'''strigil'''<br /><br />
an instrument for scraping the skin after bathing<br />
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'''extrude'''<br /><br />
to thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura here]<br />
<br />
'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
<br />
'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
a black widow spider<br />
<br />
'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif - this can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter here]<br />
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'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
a term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
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'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
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'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
a genus of tortoises<br />
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'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
the creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
a person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
the breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
a character from ''Hamlet'' who seeks to kill the title character<br />
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'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil here]<br />
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'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
a condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
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'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
a tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
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'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
left-handed <br />
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'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaxy chronaxie]<br />
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'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
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'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
a Roman general of antiquity<br />
<br />
'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
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'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow.<br />
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'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
infused with helium<br />
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'''shinola'''<br /><br />
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."<br />
<br />
'''epiphanyish'''<br /><br />
An [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany epiphany] is a devine manifestation, or by extension, a sudden, deep insight.<br />
<br />
==Page 834==<br />
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'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
or "Who Is He When He's at Home?", which is apparently a common Irish saying<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
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'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gatley means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
<br />
==Page 835==<br />
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'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ film] about the Nazi occupation of France<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst or Altman'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
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'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
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==Page 837==<br />
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'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
<br />
==Page 838==<br />
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'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
<br />
==Page 839==<br />
<br />
'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an Anabaptist denomination named for Menno Simons (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
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'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
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'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
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==Page 840==<br />
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'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," it's where one buys alcohol<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
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==Page 841==<br />
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'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
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==Page 842==<br />
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'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
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==Page 843==<br />
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==Page 844==<br />
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'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
a German diphthong, somewhere between /u/ and /ee/<br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
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'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
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'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''tallly insubstantial ghostish figure'''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially with 3 successive "L"s. cute.<br />
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==Page 830==<br />
<br />
'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
<br />
==Page 831==<br />
<br />
'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
<br />
'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
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==Page 832==<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
<br />
'''strigil'''<br /><br />
an instrument for scraping the skin after bathing<br />
<br />
'''extrude'''<br /><br />
to thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura here]<br />
<br />
'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
<br />
'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
a black widow spider<br />
<br />
'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif - this can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter here]<br />
<br />
'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
a term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
<br />
'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
<br />
'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
a genus of tortoises<br />
<br />
'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
the creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
a person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
the breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
a character from ''Hamlet'' who seeks to kill the title character<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil here]<br />
<br />
'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
a condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
a tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
<br />
'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaxy chronaxie]<br />
<br />
'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
a Roman general of antiquity<br />
<br />
'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow.<br />
<br />
'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
infused with helium<br />
<br />
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'''shinola'''<br /><br />
a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish, preserved in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola."<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
or "Who Is He When He's at Home?", which is apparently a common Irish saying<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gatley means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
<br />
==Page 835==<br />
<br />
'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ film] about the Nazi occupation of France<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst or Altman'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
<br />
==Page 836==<br />
<br />
'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
<br />
==Page 837==<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
<br />
==Page 838==<br />
<br />
'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
<br />
==Page 839==<br />
<br />
'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an Anabaptist denomination named for Menno Simons (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
<br />
'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
<br />
==Page 840==<br />
<br />
'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," it's where one buys alcohol<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
<br />
==Page 841==<br />
<br />
'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
<br />
==Page 842==<br />
<br />
'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
<br />
==Page 843==<br />
<br />
==Page 844==<br />
<br />
'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
a German diphthong, somewhere between /u/ and /ee/<br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
<br />
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==Page 827==<br />
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==Page 828==<br />
<br />
'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''tallly insubstantial ghostish figure'''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially with 3 successive "L"s. cute.<br />
<br />
==Page 829==<br />
<br />
==Page 830==<br />
<br />
'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
<br />
==Page 831==<br />
<br />
'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
<br />
'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
<br />
==Page 832==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
<br />
'''strigil'''<br /><br />
an instrument for scraping the skin after bathing<br />
<br />
'''extrude'''<br /><br />
to thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura here]<br />
<br />
'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
<br />
'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
a black widow spider<br />
<br />
'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif - this can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter here]<br />
<br />
'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
a term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
<br />
'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
<br />
'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
a genus of tortoises<br />
<br />
'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
the creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
a person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy], a condition of rigidity and unresponsiveness<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
the breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
a character from ''Hamlet'' who seeks to kill the title character<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil here]<br />
<br />
'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
a condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
a tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
<br />
'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaxy chronaxie]<br />
<br />
'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
a Roman general of antiquity<br />
<br />
'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow.<br />
<br />
'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
infused with helium<br />
<br />
==Page 833==<br />
<br />
'''shinola'''<br /><br />
appears to refer to a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish<br />
<br />
==Page 834==<br />
<br />
'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
or "Who Is He When He's at Home?", which is apparently a common Irish saying<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gatley means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
<br />
==Page 835==<br />
<br />
'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ film] about the Nazi occupation of France<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst or Altman'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
<br />
==Page 836==<br />
<br />
'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
<br />
==Page 837==<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
<br />
==Page 838==<br />
<br />
'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
<br />
==Page 839==<br />
<br />
'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an Anabaptist denomination named for Menno Simons (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
<br />
'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
<br />
==Page 840==<br />
<br />
'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," it's where one buys alcohol<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
<br />
==Page 841==<br />
<br />
'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
<br />
==Page 842==<br />
<br />
'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
<br />
==Page 843==<br />
<br />
==Page 844==<br />
<br />
'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
a German diphthong, somewhere between /u/ and /ee/<br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
<br />
==Page 845==<br />
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==Page 827==<br />
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==Page 828==<br />
<br />
'''Spam'''<br /><br />
a brand of spiced ham<br />
<br />
'''tallly insubstantial ghostish figure'''<br /><br />
'tall' used adverbially with 3 successive "L"s. cute.<br />
<br />
==Page 829==<br />
<br />
==Page 830==<br />
<br />
'''phantasms'''<br /><br />
apparitions or specters<br />
<br />
==Page 831==<br />
<br />
'''quanta'''<br /><br />
plural of quantum, an indivisible entity of energy<br />
<br />
'''Heisenbergian'''<br /><br />
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics.<br />
<br />
==Page 832==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a felt that looks like velvet<br />
<br />
'''strigil'''<br /><br />
an instrument for scraping the skin after bathing<br />
<br />
'''extrude'''<br /><br />
to thrust out<br />
<br />
'''''ACCIACCATURA'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura here]<br />
<br />
'''''ALEMBIC'''''<br /><br />
a device used for distillation made up of a tube connecting two containers<br />
<br />
'''''LATRODECTUS MACTANS'''''<br /><br />
a black widow spider<br />
<br />
'''''NEUTRAL DENSITY POINT'''''<br /><br />
it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif - this can be read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter here]<br />
<br />
'''''CHIAROSCURO'''''<br /><br />
a term originally used in drawing and painting, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro chiaroscuro] is also used in photography and cinematography for techniques of contrasting light and dark<br />
<br />
'''''PROPRIOCEPTION'''''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of the parts of the body<br />
<br />
'''''TESTUDO'''''<br /><br />
a genus of tortoises<br />
<br />
'''''BRICOLAGE'''''<br /><br />
the creation of an artistic work from a diverse range of things that are around<br />
<br />
'''''CATALEPT'''''<br /><br />
a person suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy catalepsy]<br />
<br />
'''''GERRYMANDER'''''<br /><br />
the breaking up of territory into electoral districts so that one political party has a majority in as many districts as possible<br />
<br />
'''''LAERTES'''''<br /><br />
a character from ''Hamlet'' who seeks to kill the title character<br />
<br />
'''''STRIGIL'''''<br /><br />
defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil here]<br />
<br />
'''''LORDOSIS'''''<br /><br />
a condition where a person has a forward-curving spine<br />
<br />
'''''IMPOST'''''<br /><br />
a tax or duty that is imposed - this word was use by Tiny Ewell while he was speaking to (or rather, at) Gately on page 815<br />
<br />
'''''SINISTRAL'''''<br /><br />
left-handed <br />
<br />
'''''CHRONAXY'''''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaxy chronaxie]<br />
<br />
'''''POOR YORICK'''''<br /><br />
<br />
The (dead) jester in Hamlet. The quote referred to is by Hamlet, holding Yorick's skull after Yorick's remains are uncovered: 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest'<br />
<br />
'''''LUCULUS'''''<br /><br />
a Roman general of antiquity<br />
<br />
'''''MONTCLAIR'''''<br /><br />
the model of car owned by James Incandenza's father, Mario<br />
<br />
'''''DE SICA'''''<br /><br />
Vittorio De Sica (1902-1974) was an Italian filmmaker, probably most famous for [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/ The Bicycle Thief].<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENTFOUNDDRAMALEVIRATEMARIAGE'''''<br /><br />
Circumambient means walking around. "Found Drama" was one of James Incandenza's contributions to film artistic history. Levirate marriage is a tradition in several cultures whereby the younger brother of a deceased man marries the dead brother's widow.<br />
<br />
'''''HELIATED'''''<br /><br />
infused with helium<br />
<br />
==Page 833==<br />
<br />
'''shinola'''<br /><br />
appears to refer to a now-defunct brand of mid-20th century shoe polish<br />
<br />
==Page 834==<br />
<br />
'''Vertical Hold'''<br /><br />
refers to a setting on a television that adjusts the picture's vertical stabilization<br />
<br />
''''Ren and Stimpy''''<br /><br />
the main characters in a once-popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_and_Stimpy animated television series]<br />
<br />
''''Oo Is 'E When 'E's at 'Ome''''<br /><br />
or "Who Is He When He's at Home?", which is apparently a common Irish saying<br />
<br />
''''Exposed Northerners''''<br /><br />
Wallace is punning on the name of the once-popular television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/ Northern Exposure].<br />
<br />
'''Nom'''<br /><br />
Gatley means "Norm," as in the ''Cheers'' character "Norm Peterson" <br />
<br />
'''fractional'''<br /><br />
comparatively small or insignificant<br />
<br />
==Page 835==<br />
<br />
'''''figurants'''''<br /><br />
performers with no spoken lines<br />
<br />
'''''The Sorrow and the Pity'''''<br /><br />
a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/ film] about the Nazi occupation of France<br />
<br />
'''Heineken Maneuver'''<br /><br />
Gately means "Heimlich Maneuver."<br />
<br />
'''Schwulst or Altman'''<br /><br />
The only Schwulst I can find is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778002/ Lance Schwulst], who is probably not the person referred to. Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American filmmaker.<br />
<br />
'''agora'''<br /><br />
a place of congregation, originally marketplaces in Ancient Greece<br />
<br />
==Page 836==<br />
<br />
'''''DEXTRAL'''''<br /><br />
right-handed<br />
<br />
==Page 837==<br />
<br />
'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
acidic; sharp or biting<br />
<br />
==Page 838==<br />
<br />
'''shell-game'''<br /><br />
a con game<br />
<br />
==Page 839==<br />
<br />
'''Mennonite'''<br /><br />
an Anabaptist denomination named for Menno Simons (1496-1561), a Frisian religious leader<br />
<br />
'''avers'''<br /><br />
declares<br />
<br />
'''vapid'''<br /><br />
lacking liveliness or spirit<br />
<br />
==Page 840==<br />
<br />
'''packy'''<br /><br />
short for "package store," it's where one buys alcohol<br />
<br />
'''pre-metric'''<br /><br />
in the alternate timeline of ''Infinite Jest'', it's obvious that U.S. Customary systems of measurement are finally abandoned, at some point (perhaps during Reconfiguration), for the global standard of the Metric System (''ed.'': optimism on Wallace's part, one might say) - the weights the M.P. used were marked with U.S. "pounds" (lbs) instead of Metric kilograms (kg).<br />
<br />
==Page 841==<br />
<br />
'''fencing'''<br /><br />
to sell stolen goods<br />
<br />
'''beeswax'''<br /><br />
i.e., business<br />
<br />
==Page 842==<br />
<br />
'''lit'''<br /><br />
landed<br />
<br />
==Page 843==<br />
<br />
==Page 844==<br />
<br />
'''''ü'''''<br /><br />
a German diphthong, somewhere between /u/ and /ee/<br />
<br />
[[Image:Stetson.jpg|thumb|caption|Stetson with feather|right|140px]]<br />
'''Stetson w/ feather'''<br /><br />
Stetson hats or Stetsons refers to the brand of hat manufactered by the John B. Stetson Company of St. Joseph, Missouri. The word 'Stetson' is sometimes used as a genericized term for a cowboy hat. Although the Stetson company makes other styles of brimmed hat, the Stetson name has become synonymous with a style it pioneered, featuring a high crown and wide brim, popularly known as a Cowboy hat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetson Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''penchant'''<br /><br />
a predilection<br />
<br />
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==Page 755==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
==Page 756==<br />
<br />
'''Felicity Zweig'''<br /><br />
"Felicity" means happiness, while ''Zweig'' is German for "stick" or "branch."<br />
<br />
==Page 757==<br />
<br />
'''Gilbert Treffert'''<br /><br />
still not a real player<br />
<br />
==Endnote 316==<br />
<br />
'''Opheliac'''<br /><br />
resembling Hamlet's girlfriend — see ''Hamlet'' IV.v<br />
<br />
==Page 760==<br />
<br />
'''Montague Semantics'''<br /><br />
This is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montague_grammar natural language semantics].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 317==<br />
<br />
'''wildly expensive hdcover'''<br /><br />
It's a real book and the hardcover goes for $105.85. It has been issued in softcover for $29. The publication information is either wrong or varies.<br />
<br />
'''Plc'''<br /><br />
public limited company<br />
<br />
==Page 760 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''ten meters'''<br /><br />
about 32.8 feet<br />
<br />
'''plastron'''<br /><br />
1. The starched front of a shirt. <br />
<br />
2. A large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest. <br />
<br />
3. The part of a tortoise's shell that covers the underside. <br />
<br />
==Page 761==<br />
<br />
'''cowlick'''<br /><br />
a patch of hair standing on end<br />
<br />
'''pennon'''<br /><br />
a pennant or flag or banner<br />
<br />
'''Peripatetic'''<br /><br />
walking around<br />
<br />
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'''swotting'''<br /><br />
hard studying, cramming<br />
<br />
==Page 763==<br />
<br />
==Page 764==<br />
<br />
'''intuiting'''<br /><br />
knowing without having been told<br />
<br />
==Page 765==<br />
<br />
'''Bic'''<br /><br />
A manufacturer of inexpensive ball-point pens. Probably blue, here. <br />
<br />
'''St. Pamphile'''<br /><br />
This is a town close to Québec City; Pamphile is [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11436b.htm St. Pamphilus].<br />
<br />
==Page 766==<br />
<br />
==Page 767==<br />
<br />
'''maundering'''<br /><br />
talking in a rambling, foolish way<br />
<br />
==Page 768==<br />
<br />
==Page 769==<br />
<br />
'''tumid'''<br /><br />
swollen<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">769 · Mario and Hal at Night</span><br />
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==Page 769==<br />
<br />
'''"Thank you Sir may I have another"'''<br /><br />
a line from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/ Animal House]<br />
<br />
==Page 770==<br />
<br />
'''segue'''<br /><br />
a smooth transition from one thing to another<br />
<br />
==Page 771==<br />
<br />
'''unbent'''<br /><br />
not having yielded or submitted<br />
<br />
==Page 772==<br />
<br />
'''Panglossian'''<br /><br />
Pangloss is a character in Voltaire's ''Candide'', who is wont to say "in the best of all possible worlds."<br />
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==Page 773==<br />
<br />
'''true'''<br /><br />
on target<br />
<br />
'''mendaciously'''<br /><br />
in a manner of one who is lying<br />
<br />
'''rococo'''<br /><br />
ornate or florid in speech<br />
<br />
'''tersely'''<br /><br />
in a manner using few words<br />
<br />
==Page 774==<br />
<br />
'''Eve Arden'''<br /><br />
Eve Arden (1908-1990) was an American actress.<br />
<br />
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==Page 774==<br />
<br />
==Page 775==<br />
<br />
'''''Big Book'''''<br /><br />
the AA handbook<br />
<br />
==Page 776==<br />
<br />
==Page 777==<br />
<br />
'''Provincial'''<br /><br />
Switzerland does not have provinces; it has cantons.<br />
<br />
==Page 778==<br />
<br />
'''Swiss metal helmets'''<br /><br />
Kate is probably thinking "Swedish" as in a Viking's helmet.<br />
<br />
'''''schüssch'''''<br /><br />
He probably means ''schuss'', i.e., skiing.<br />
<br />
==Page 779==<br />
<br />
'''restenosis'''<br /><br />
recurrence of stenosis, i.e., narrowing of blood vessels<br />
<br />
'''Garçon!'''<br /><br />
French: Boy! (used in reference to the waiter)<br />
<br />
==Page 780==<br />
<br />
'''m'épouse au future'''<br /><br />
French: future spouse<br />
<br />
'''Jaarvik'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "Jarvik"<br />
<br />
==Page 781==<br />
<br />
'''Swisshead'''<br /><br />
She may be using this particular epithet to mean "one who has holes in his head," à la Swiss cheese.<br />
<br />
==Page 782==<br />
<br />
'''''I voot make ze hreply zat'''''<br /><br />
i.e., I would make the reply that — Kate making fun of Marathe's accent<br />
<br />
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<br />
==Page 782==<br />
<br />
'''Irish Spring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a strong-smelling brand of soap<br />
<br />
==Page 783==<br />
<br />
'''poppy-seed bagel'''<br /><br />
conventional wisdom telling that eating such bagels would cause one to test positive for opiates<br />
<br />
'''snuffle'''<br /><br />
to sniff as in trying to detect something<br />
<br />
'''Indy-type'''<br /><br />
they clear the system very quickly<br />
<br />
'''Ginsu'''<br /><br />
a brand of steak knives, once sold on late-night television commercials<br />
<br />
'''Calli tea'''<br /><br />
Read about this [http://www.diana2.com/calli_tea.html here].<br />
<br />
==Page 784==<br />
<br />
'''a perfect score'''<br /><br />
since ''Infinite Jest'' was published in 1996, it is safe to assume Wallace means a score of 1600, which was a perfect score at the time of Infinite Jest's publishing - a perfect score on the SAT is now a 2400, since the addition of a Writing Test on top of the original Math and Verbal sections.<br />
<br />
==Page 785==<br />
<br />
'''pores'''<br /><br />
i.e., pours over books, reads them carefully<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_321|Endnote 321]]<br />
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==Page 736==<br />
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'''B.Y.P.'''<br /><br />
maybe Berkshire Young Professionals?<br />
<br />
==Page 737==<br />
<br />
'''Pokie'''<br /><br />
apparently a childhood nickname for Joelle<br />
<br />
'''fifth wall'''<br /><br />
usually a reference to the ceiling of a room<br />
<br />
==Page 738==<br />
<br />
'''futon'''<br /><br />
being a couch that opens into a bed<br />
<br />
'''amniotic'''<br /><br />
taking place ''in utero''<br />
<br />
'''greebles'''<br /><br />
There is such a thing as a [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Greeble greeble], but probably not as Joelle means it. The real term, medically speaking, is "rheum."<br />
<br />
"<i>Greebles</i> had been her [Joelle's] own mother's word for the little bits of sleepy goo you got in your eyes' corners." p. 738 <br />
<br />
'''basso'''<br /><br />
having a very low voice<br />
<br />
==Page 739==<br />
<br />
'''Carefree'''<br /><br />
a brand of sanitary pads<br />
<br />
'''disdain'''<br /><br />
dislike or hatred<br />
<br />
==Page 740==<br />
<br />
'''rancid'''<br /><br />
rotten<br />
<br />
'''oeuvre'''<br /><br />
body of work<br />
<br />
'''inbent'''<br /><br />
directed inward<br />
<br />
==Page 741==<br />
<br />
'''Everclear'''<br /><br />
a brand of pure grain alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Shoats'''<br /><br />
young pigs<br />
<br />
'''Boosters'''<br /><br />
members of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_%28sports%29 booster club]<br />
<br />
'''H.S.'''<br /><br />
high school<br />
<br />
'''YardGuard'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://www.yardguardmosquito.com/ insect repellent]<br />
<br />
==Page 742==<br />
<br />
'''Vittorio'''<br /><br />
this would seem to be a museum name, but there is no museum by that name in the Boston area<br />
<br />
'''herring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a red herring — a distraction<br />
<br />
==Page 743==<br />
<br />
'''Legal Seafood up in Brookline'''<br /><br />
[http://www.legalseafoods.com Legal Sea Foods], a chain that got its start in Inman Square, has a restaurant at 43 Boylston St., at the border of Brookline and within five miles of ETA.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 309==<br />
<br />
'''boniface'''<br /><br />
an innkeeper<br />
<br />
==Page 743 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''grouper'''<br /><br />
a family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper fish] including sea basses<br />
<br />
==Page 744==<br />
<br />
'''obtruding'''<br /><br />
pushing something forward without invitation<br />
<br />
'''tri-faceted'''<br /><br />
three-sided<br />
<br />
'''Albertan champagne'''<br /><br />
an oxymoron — champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France<br />
<br />
==Page 745==<br />
<br />
'''Clift'''<br /><br />
Edward Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was an American actor.<br />
<br />
'''two meters'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
'''heliotropes'''<br /><br />
plants that turn toward the sun<br />
<br />
'''Candela'''<br /><br />
From the SI: The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian.<br />
<br />
'''freezing point of platinum'''<br /><br />
If the melting point of platinum is 3214.9 ° F, then at any temperature below this, it will be solid, i.e., frozen.<br />
<br />
'''Thomist'''<br /><br />
ascribing to the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas]<br />
<br />
'''''personalistes'''''<br /><br />
perhaps a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conformists_of_the_1930s non-conformist movement] in France in the 1930s<br />
<br />
'''Sagan'''<br /><br />
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and host of a television show called ''Cosmos''.<br />
<br />
'''Haplology'''<br /><br />
the elimination of a syllable in a word when two consecutive, identical syllables occur, e.g., "probly" for "probably"<br />
<br />
==Page 746==<br />
<br />
''''the vapors''''<br /><br />
a euphemism for hysteria<br />
<br />
'''Spielberg's old computer-enhanced celluloid things'''<br /><br />
the ''Jurassic Park'' films<br />
<br />
==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
a coffee-flavored [http://www.kahlua.com/ liqueur]<br />
<br />
'''blancmange'''<br /><br />
a thick milk pudding<br />
<br />
'''chickory'''<br /><br />
usually spelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory chicory], is used as a coffee substitute or additive in some places<br />
<br />
'''thymus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus bodily organ] that plays a role in immune function<br />
<br />
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==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''subaltern'''<br /><br />
a subordinate<br />
<br />
'''"He had the great fatigue..."'''<br /><br />
A less literal translation would be: "He was very tired..."<br />
<br />
==Page 748==<br />
<br />
'''"...to smack, to scag, and to H..."'''<br /><br />
all the same thing, being street names for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 749==<br />
<br />
'''bolt of death'''<br /><br />
i.e., a deadbolt lock<br />
<br />
'''Chit Chat Farms'''<br /><br />
This is a real detox in Wernersville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.<br />
<br />
==Page 750==<br />
<br />
'''chez'''<br /><br />
a French preposition meaning "at the home of"<br />
<br />
==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''''comment-on-dit?'''''<br /><br />
French: How do you say?<br />
<br />
'''45 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 28 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''''Caisse de Dépôt et Placement'''''<br /><br />
French: Fund for Registration and Placement<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">751 · Joelle Continues to Clean</span><br />
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==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''katexia'''<br /><br />
Just like when Joelle referred to CA newcomers as "catexic" on pg 707, there's no word "katexia" in any American dictionary, although Freud used "katexis" to refer to the process by means of which libido energy is tied or placed into the mental representation of a personality, idea, or thing." What would make more sense in context is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia cachexia], the weight loss and muscle atrophy caused by some chronic diseases.<br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''''Feeling Good'''''<br /><br />
One of the key books on cognitive therapy for depression by David D. Burns, M.D., an American psychiatrist.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">752 · Marathe Intake Continued</span><br />
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==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''volubly'''<br /><br />
to speak readily<br />
<br />
'''M./Mlle.'''<br /><br />
French: Monsieur/Mademoiselle, i.e., Mr./Ms., used because of Steeply's disguise<br />
<br />
'''restenotic'''<br /><br />
refers to restenosis, or the re-narrowing of blood vessels after initial stenosis<br />
<br />
==Page 753==<br />
<br />
'''spire'''<br /><br />
steeple<br />
<br />
'''''manche à balai'''''<br /><br />
French: broom handle<br />
<br />
'''''chanteur-fou'''''<br /><br />
French: crazy singer<br />
<br />
'''calculus'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "calculation"<br />
<br />
'''Lopate'''<br /><br />
The name is perhaps taken from Philip Lopate (born 1943), an American film critic.<br />
<br />
'''''transpercé'''''<br /><br />
pierced through<br />
<br />
==Page 754==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 315==<br />
<br />
'''malentendu'''<br /><br />
mishearing<br />
<br />
==Page 755==<br />
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'''B.Y.P.'''<br /><br />
maybe Berkshire Young Professionals?<br />
<br />
==Page 737==<br />
<br />
'''Pokie'''<br /><br />
apparently a childhood nickname for Joelle<br />
<br />
'''fifth wall'''<br /><br />
usually a reference to the ceiling of a room<br />
<br />
==Page 738==<br />
<br />
'''futon'''<br /><br />
being a couch that opens into a bed<br />
<br />
'''amniotic'''<br /><br />
taking place ''in utero''<br />
<br />
'''greebles'''<br /><br />
There is such a thing as a [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Greeble greeble], but probably not as Joelle means it. The real term, medically speaking, is "rheum."<br />
<br />
"<i>Greebles</i> had been her [Joelle's] own mother's word for the little bits of sleepy goo you got in your eyes' corners." p. 738 <br />
<br />
'''basso'''<br /><br />
having a very low voice<br />
<br />
==Page 739==<br />
<br />
'''Carefree'''<br /><br />
a brand of sanitary pads<br />
<br />
'''disdain'''<br /><br />
dislike or hatred<br />
<br />
==Page 740==<br />
<br />
'''rancid'''<br /><br />
rotten<br />
<br />
'''oeuvre'''<br /><br />
body of work<br />
<br />
'''inbent'''<br /><br />
directed inward<br />
<br />
==Page 741==<br />
<br />
'''Everclear'''<br /><br />
a brand of pure grain alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Shoats'''<br /><br />
young pigs<br />
<br />
'''Boosters'''<br /><br />
members of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_%28sports%29 booster club]<br />
<br />
'''H.S.'''<br /><br />
high school<br />
<br />
'''YardGuard'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://www.yardguardmosquito.com/ insect repellent]<br />
<br />
==Page 742==<br />
<br />
'''Vittorio'''<br /><br />
this would seem to be a museum name, but there is no museum by that name in the Boston area<br />
<br />
'''herring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a red herring — a distraction<br />
<br />
==Page 743==<br />
<br />
'''Legal Seafood up in Brookline'''<br /><br />
[http://www.legalseafoods.com Legal Sea Foods], a chain that got its start in Inman Square, has a restaurant at 43 Boylston St., at the border of Brookline and within five miles of ETA.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 309==<br />
<br />
'''boniface'''<br /><br />
an innkeeper<br />
<br />
==Page 743 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''grouper'''<br /><br />
a family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper fish] including sea basses<br />
<br />
==Page 744==<br />
<br />
'''obtruding'''<br /><br />
pushing something forward without invitation<br />
<br />
'''tri-faceted'''<br /><br />
three-sided<br />
<br />
'''Albertan champagne'''<br /><br />
an oxymoron — champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France<br />
<br />
==Page 745==<br />
<br />
'''Clift'''<br /><br />
Edward Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was an American actor.<br />
<br />
'''two meters'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
'''heliotropes'''<br /><br />
plants that turn toward the sun<br />
<br />
'''Candela'''<br /><br />
From the SI: The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian.<br />
<br />
'''freezing point of platinum'''<br /><br />
If the melting point of platinum is 3214.9 ° F, then at any temperature below this, it will be solid, i.e., frozen.<br />
<br />
'''Thomist'''<br /><br />
ascribing to the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas]<br />
<br />
'''''personalistes'''''<br /><br />
perhaps a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conformists_of_the_1930s non-conformist movement] in France in the 1930s<br />
<br />
'''Sagan'''<br /><br />
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and host of a television show called ''Cosmos''.<br />
<br />
'''Haplology'''<br /><br />
the elimination of a syllable in a word when two consecutive, identical syllables occur, e.g., "probly" for "probably"<br />
<br />
==Page 746==<br />
<br />
''''the vapors''''<br /><br />
a euphemism for hysteria<br />
<br />
'''Spielberg's old computer-enhanced celluloid things'''<br /><br />
the ''Jurassic Park'' films<br />
<br />
==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
a coffee-flavored [http://www.kahlua.com/ liqueur]<br />
<br />
'''blancmange'''<br /><br />
a thick milk pudding<br />
<br />
'''chickory'''<br /><br />
usually spelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory chicory], is used as a coffee substitute or additive in some places<br />
<br />
'''thymus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus bodily organ] that plays a role in immune function<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">747 · Marathe at Ennet House Continued</span><br />
<br />
==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''subaltern'''<br /><br />
a subordinate<br />
<br />
'''"He had the great fatigue..."'''<br /><br />
A less literal translation would be: "He was very tired..."<br />
<br />
==Page 748==<br />
<br />
'''"...to smack, to scag, and to H..."'''<br /><br />
all the same thing, being street names for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 749==<br />
<br />
'''bolt of death'''<br /><br />
i.e., a deadbolt lock<br />
<br />
'''Chit Chat Farms'''<br /><br />
This is a real detox in Wernersville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.<br />
<br />
==Page 750==<br />
<br />
'''chez'''<br /><br />
a French preposition meaning "at the home of"<br />
<br />
==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''''comment-on-dit?'''''<br /><br />
French: How do you say?<br />
<br />
'''45 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 28 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''''Caisse de Dépôt et Placement'''''<br /><br />
French: Fund for Registration and Placement<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">751 · Joelle Continues to Clean</span><br />
<br />
==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''katexia'''<br /><br />
Just like when Joelle referred to CA newcomers as "catexic" on pg 707, there's no word "katexia" in any American dictionary, although Freud used "katexis" to refer to the process by means of which libido energy is tied or placed into the mental representation of a personality, idea, or thing." This would not seem to the connotation intended here.<br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''''Feeling Good'''''<br /><br />
One of the key books on cognitive therapy for depression by David D. Burns, M.D., an American psychiatrist.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">752 · Marathe Intake Continued</span><br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''volubly'''<br /><br />
to speak readily<br />
<br />
'''M./Mlle.'''<br /><br />
French: Monsieur/Mademoiselle, i.e., Mr./Ms., used because of Steeply's disguise<br />
<br />
'''restenotic'''<br /><br />
refers to restenosis, or the re-narrowing of blood vessels after initial stenosis<br />
<br />
==Page 753==<br />
<br />
'''spire'''<br /><br />
steeple<br />
<br />
'''''manche à balai'''''<br /><br />
French: broom handle<br />
<br />
'''''chanteur-fou'''''<br /><br />
French: crazy singer<br />
<br />
'''calculus'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "calculation"<br />
<br />
'''Lopate'''<br /><br />
The name is perhaps taken from Philip Lopate (born 1943), an American film critic.<br />
<br />
'''''transpercé'''''<br /><br />
pierced through<br />
<br />
==Page 754==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 315==<br />
<br />
'''malentendu'''<br /><br />
mishearing<br />
<br />
==Page 755==<br />
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<br />
'''B.Y.P.'''<br /><br />
maybe Berkshire Young Professionals?<br />
<br />
==Page 737==<br />
<br />
'''Pokie'''<br /><br />
apparently a childhood nickname for Joelle<br />
<br />
'''fifth wall'''<br /><br />
usually a reference to the ceiling of a room<br />
<br />
==Page 738==<br />
<br />
'''futon'''<br /><br />
being a couch that opens into a bed<br />
<br />
'''amniotic'''<br /><br />
taking place ''in utero''<br />
<br />
'''greebles'''<br /><br />
There is such a thing as a [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Greeble greeble], but probably not as Joelle means it. The real term, medically speaking, is "rheum."<br />
<br />
"<i>Greebles</i> had been her [Joelle's] own mother's word for the little bits of sleepy goo you got in your eyes' corners." p. 738 <br />
<br />
'''basso'''<br /><br />
having a very low voice<br />
<br />
==Page 739==<br />
<br />
'''Carefree'''<br /><br />
a brand of sanitary pads<br />
<br />
'''disdain'''<br /><br />
dislike or hatred<br />
<br />
==Page 740==<br />
<br />
'''rancid'''<br /><br />
rotten<br />
<br />
'''oeuvre'''<br /><br />
body of work<br />
<br />
'''inbent'''<br /><br />
directed inward<br />
<br />
==Page 741==<br />
<br />
'''Everclear'''<br /><br />
a brand of pure grain alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Shoats'''<br /><br />
young pigs<br />
<br />
'''Boosters'''<br /><br />
members of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_%28sports%29 booster club]<br />
<br />
'''H.S.'''<br /><br />
high school<br />
<br />
'''YardGuard'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://www.yardguardmosquito.com/ insect repellent]<br />
<br />
==Page 742==<br />
<br />
'''Vittorio'''<br /><br />
this would seem to be a museum name, but there is no museum by that name in the Boston area<br />
<br />
'''herring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a red herring — a distraction<br />
<br />
==Page 743==<br />
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'''Legal Seafood up in Brookline'''<br /><br />
[http://www.legalseafoods.com Legal Sea Foods], a chain that got its start in Inman Square, has a restaurant at 43 Boylston St., at the border of Brookline and within five miles of ETA.<br />
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==Endnote 309==<br />
<br />
'''boniface'''<br /><br />
an innkeeper<br />
<br />
==Page 743 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''grouper'''<br /><br />
a family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper fish] including sea basses<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''obtruding'''<br /><br />
pushing something forward without invitation<br />
<br />
'''tri-faceted'''<br /><br />
three-sided<br />
<br />
'''Albertan champagne'''<br /><br />
an oxymoron — champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France<br />
<br />
==Page 745==<br />
<br />
'''Clift'''<br /><br />
Edward Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was an American actor.<br />
<br />
'''two meters'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
'''heliotropes'''<br /><br />
plants that turn toward the sun<br />
<br />
'''Candela'''<br /><br />
From the SI: The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian.<br />
<br />
'''freezing point of platinum'''<br /><br />
If the melting point of platinum is 3214.9 ° F, then at any temperature below this, it will be solid, i.e., frozen.<br />
<br />
'''Thomist'''<br /><br />
ascribing to the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas]<br />
<br />
'''''personalistes'''''<br /><br />
perhaps a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conformists_of_the_1930s non-conformist movement] in France in the 1930s<br />
<br />
'''Sagan'''<br /><br />
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and host of a television show called ''Cosmos''.<br />
<br />
'''Haplology'''<br /><br />
the elimination of a syllable in a word when two consecutive, identical syllables occur, e.g., "probly" for "probably"<br />
<br />
==Page 746==<br />
<br />
''''the vapors''''<br /><br />
a euphemism for hysteria<br />
<br />
'''Spielberg's old computer-enhanced celluloid things'''<br /><br />
the ''Jurassic Park'' films<br />
<br />
==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
a coffee-flavored [http://www.kahlua.com/ liqueur]<br />
<br />
'''blancmange'''<br /><br />
a thick milk pudding<br />
<br />
'''chickory'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory plant] used for a coffee substitute in some places<br />
<br />
'''thymus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus bodily organ] that plays a role in immune function<br />
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==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''subaltern'''<br /><br />
a subordinate<br />
<br />
'''"He had the great fatigue..."'''<br /><br />
A less literal translation would be: "He was very tired..."<br />
<br />
==Page 748==<br />
<br />
'''"...to smack, to scag, and to H..."'''<br /><br />
all the same thing, being street names for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 749==<br />
<br />
'''bolt of death'''<br /><br />
i.e., a deadbolt lock<br />
<br />
'''Chit Chat Farms'''<br /><br />
This is a real detox in Wernersville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.<br />
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==Page 750==<br />
<br />
'''chez'''<br /><br />
a French preposition meaning "at the home of"<br />
<br />
==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''''comment-on-dit?'''''<br /><br />
French: How do you say?<br />
<br />
'''45 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 28 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''''Caisse de Dépôt et Placement'''''<br /><br />
French: Fund for Registration and Placement<br />
<br />
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==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''katexia'''<br /><br />
Just like when Joelle referred to CA newcomers as "catexic" on pg 707, there's no word "katexia" in any American dictionary, although Freud used "katexis" to refer to the process by means of which libido energy is tied or placed into the mental representation of a personality, idea, or thing." This would not seem to the connotation intended here.<br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''''Feeling Good'''''<br /><br />
One of the key books on cognitive therapy for depression by David D. Burns, M.D., an American psychiatrist.<br />
<br />
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==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''volubly'''<br /><br />
to speak readily<br />
<br />
'''M./Mlle.'''<br /><br />
French: Monsieur/Mademoiselle, i.e., Mr./Ms., used because of Steeply's disguise<br />
<br />
'''restenotic'''<br /><br />
refers to restenosis, or the re-narrowing of blood vessels after initial stenosis<br />
<br />
==Page 753==<br />
<br />
'''spire'''<br /><br />
steeple<br />
<br />
'''''manche à balai'''''<br /><br />
French: broom handle<br />
<br />
'''''chanteur-fou'''''<br /><br />
French: crazy singer<br />
<br />
'''calculus'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "calculation"<br />
<br />
'''Lopate'''<br /><br />
The name is perhaps taken from Philip Lopate (born 1943), an American film critic.<br />
<br />
'''''transpercé'''''<br /><br />
pierced through<br />
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==Endnote 315==<br />
<br />
'''malentendu'''<br /><br />
mishearing<br />
<br />
==Page 755==<br />
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==Page 736==<br />
<br />
'''B.Y.P.'''<br /><br />
maybe Berkshire Young Professionals?<br />
<br />
==Page 737==<br />
<br />
'''Pokie'''<br /><br />
apparently a childhood nickname for Joelle<br />
<br />
'''fifth wall'''<br /><br />
usually a reference to the ceiling of a room<br />
<br />
==Page 738==<br />
<br />
'''futon'''<br /><br />
being a couch that opens into a bed<br />
<br />
'''amniotic'''<br /><br />
taking place ''in utero''<br />
<br />
'''greebles'''<br /><br />
There is such a thing as a [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Greeble greeble], but probably not as Joelle means it. The real term, medically speaking, is "rheum."<br />
<br />
"<i>Greebles</i> had been her [Joelle's] own mother's word for the little bits of sleepy goo you got in your eyes' corners." p. 738 <br />
<br />
'''basso'''<br /><br />
having a very low voice<br />
<br />
==Page 739==<br />
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'''Carefree'''<br /><br />
a brand of sanitary pads<br />
<br />
'''disdain'''<br /><br />
dislike or hatred<br />
<br />
==Page 740==<br />
<br />
'''rancid'''<br /><br />
rotten<br />
<br />
'''oeuvre'''<br /><br />
body of work<br />
<br />
'''inbent'''<br /><br />
directed inward<br />
<br />
==Page 741==<br />
<br />
'''Everclear'''<br /><br />
a brand of pure grain alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Shoats'''<br /><br />
young pigs<br />
<br />
'''Boosters'''<br /><br />
members of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_%28sports%29 booster club]<br />
<br />
'''H.S.'''<br /><br />
high school<br />
<br />
'''YardGuard'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://www.yardguardmosquito.com/ insect repellent]<br />
<br />
==Page 742==<br />
<br />
'''Vittorio'''<br /><br />
this would seem to be a museum name, but there is no museum by that name in the Boston area<br />
<br />
'''herring'''<br /><br />
i.e., a red herring — a distraction<br />
<br />
==Page 743==<br />
<br />
'''Legal Seafood up in Brookline'''<br /><br />
[http://www.legalseafoods.com Legal See Foods], a chain that got its start in Inman Square, has a restaurant at 43 Boylston St., at the border of Brookline and within five miles of ETA.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 309==<br />
<br />
'''boniface'''<br /><br />
an innkeeper<br />
<br />
==Page 743 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''grouper'''<br /><br />
a family of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper fish] including sea basses<br />
<br />
==Page 744==<br />
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'''obtruding'''<br /><br />
pushing something forward without invitation<br />
<br />
'''tri-faceted'''<br /><br />
three-sided<br />
<br />
'''Albertan champagne'''<br /><br />
an oxymoron — champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France<br />
<br />
==Page 745==<br />
<br />
'''Clift'''<br /><br />
Edward Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was an American actor.<br />
<br />
'''two meters'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
<br />
'''heliotropes'''<br /><br />
plants that turn toward the sun<br />
<br />
'''Candela'''<br /><br />
From the SI: The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540×1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian.<br />
<br />
'''freezing point of platinum'''<br /><br />
If the melting point of platinum is 3214.9 ° F, then at any temperature below this, it will be solid, i.e., frozen.<br />
<br />
'''Thomist'''<br /><br />
ascribing to the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas]<br />
<br />
'''''personalistes'''''<br /><br />
perhaps a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-conformists_of_the_1930s non-conformist movement] in France in the 1930s<br />
<br />
'''Sagan'''<br /><br />
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer and host of a television show called ''Cosmos''.<br />
<br />
'''Haplology'''<br /><br />
the elimination of a syllable in a word when two consecutive, identical syllables occur, e.g., "probly" for "probably"<br />
<br />
==Page 746==<br />
<br />
''''the vapors''''<br /><br />
a euphemism for hysteria<br />
<br />
'''Spielberg's old computer-enhanced celluloid things'''<br /><br />
the ''Jurassic Park'' films<br />
<br />
==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''Kahlua'''<br /><br />
a coffee-flavored [http://www.kahlua.com/ liqueur]<br />
<br />
'''blancmange'''<br /><br />
a thick milk pudding<br />
<br />
'''chickory'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory plant] used for a coffee substitute in some places<br />
<br />
'''thymus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymus bodily organ] that plays a role in immune function<br />
<br />
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==Page 747==<br />
<br />
'''subaltern'''<br /><br />
a subordinate<br />
<br />
'''"He had the great fatigue..."'''<br /><br />
A less literal translation would be: "He was very tired..."<br />
<br />
==Page 748==<br />
<br />
'''"...to smack, to scag, and to H..."'''<br /><br />
all the same thing, being street names for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 749==<br />
<br />
'''bolt of death'''<br /><br />
i.e., a deadbolt lock<br />
<br />
'''Chit Chat Farms'''<br /><br />
This is a real detox in Wernersville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.<br />
<br />
==Page 750==<br />
<br />
'''chez'''<br /><br />
a French preposition meaning "at the home of"<br />
<br />
==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''''comment-on-dit?'''''<br /><br />
French: How do you say?<br />
<br />
'''45 kph'''<br /><br />
almost 28 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''''Caisse de Dépôt et Placement'''''<br /><br />
French: Fund for Registration and Placement<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">751 · Joelle Continues to Clean</span><br />
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==Page 751==<br />
<br />
'''katexia'''<br /><br />
Just like when Joelle referred to CA newcomers as "catexic" on pg 707, there's no word "katexia" in any American dictionary, although Freud used "katexis" to refer to the process by means of which libido energy is tied or placed into the mental representation of a personality, idea, or thing." This would not seem to the connotation intended here.<br />
<br />
==Page 752==<br />
<br />
'''''Feeling Good'''''<br /><br />
One of the key books on cognitive therapy for depression by David D. Burns, M.D., an American psychiatrist.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">752 · Marathe Intake Continued</span><br />
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==Page 752==<br />
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'''volubly'''<br /><br />
to speak readily<br />
<br />
'''M./Mlle.'''<br /><br />
French: Monsieur/Mademoiselle, i.e., Mr./Ms., used because of Steeply's disguise<br />
<br />
'''restenotic'''<br /><br />
refers to restenosis, or the re-narrowing of blood vessels after initial stenosis<br />
<br />
==Page 753==<br />
<br />
'''spire'''<br /><br />
steeple<br />
<br />
'''''manche à balai'''''<br /><br />
French: broom handle<br />
<br />
'''''chanteur-fou'''''<br /><br />
French: crazy singer<br />
<br />
'''calculus'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "calculation"<br />
<br />
'''Lopate'''<br /><br />
The name is perhaps taken from Philip Lopate (born 1943), an American film critic.<br />
<br />
'''''transpercé'''''<br /><br />
pierced through<br />
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==Page 754==<br />
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'''malentendu'''<br /><br />
mishearing<br />
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===Endnote 3===<br />
<br />
'''cardioid'''<br /><br />
In geometry, a cardioid is a plane curve produced by tracing the path of a chosen point of a circle which rolls around a fixed circle. The cardioid shape of E.T.A. has one cusp, i.e., a point on the curve that is not smooth. The ''r'' referred to by the narrator here is the radius of the moving circle.<br />
<br />
'''Übermensch'''<br /><br />
German for "superhuman"<br />
<br />
'''Brandeis'''<br /><br />
Brandeis is a Jewish-founded university in Waltham, Mass., about nine miles west of Boston, named for Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) the first Jewish Supreme Court justice.<br />
<br />
===Endnote 5===<br />
<br />
'''N.B.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for Latin ''nota bene'', i.e., "note well," stated before an important example or corollary point<br />
<br />
===Endnote 5a===<br />
<br />
'''nystagmus'''<br /><br />
involuntary eye movement<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
French for "warehouse," this is where foreign merchandise can be purchased duty-free<br />
<br />
'''loquacity'''<br /><br />
talkativeness<br />
<br />
===Endnote 6===<br />
<br />
'''Halcion (still available in Canada, unbelievably, still)'''<br /><br />
It's also still available here, though the U.K. has banned it since 1991.<br />
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==Page 984==<br />
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===Endnote 7===<br />
<br />
'''bevelling'''<br /><br />
Here meaning "smoothed out" and misspelled, beveling is the making of 45º angles where perpendiculars meet.<br />
<br />
===Endnote 8===<br />
<br />
===Endnote 8a===<br />
<br />
'''Muscimole'''<br /><br />
another mushroom-based hallucinogen, like psilocybin<br />
<br />
'''DDMS'''<br /><br />
dibromododecenyl methylsulfimide<br />
<br />
'''DMSO'''<br /><br />
dimethylsulfoxide<br />
<br />
===Endnote 8 (cont'd)===<br />
<br />
'''dickies'''<br /><br />
As a dickie is designed to give the appearance of wearing a tie, Wallace uses this word here to deal with drugs that mimic the effects of other drugs.<br />
<br />
'''MMDA, DMA, DMMM, 2CB, para-DOT I-VI'''<br /><br />
You can read about MMDA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMDA_%28psychedelic%29 here], DMA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethoxyamphetamine here], 2CB [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2CB here], DOT [http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35343 here] (apparently). DMMM appears to be made up. <br />
<br />
'''CNS'''<br /><br />
central nervous system<br />
<br />
'''gamma hydroxybutric acid'''<br /><br />
now more commonly known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Hydroxybutyric_acid GHB]<br />
<br />
'''DMZ/M.P.'''<br /><br />
DMZ is another made-up drug. M.P. is probably Michael Pemulis.<br />
<br />
===Endnote 12a===<br />
<br />
'''"...Continental Controlled Substances Act of Y.T.M.P., O.N.A.N.D.E.A.'s hierarchy of analgesics/antipyretics/axiolytics..."'''<br /><br />
There is no such act, obviously. Y.T.M.P. is [[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]. The second acronym is Organization of North American Nations Drug Enforcement Agency. Analgesics are painkillers. Antipyretics are fever-reducing drugs, and anxiolytics are anxiety-reducing drugs.<br />
<br />
===Endnote 13===<br />
<br />
'''Quo Vadis'''<br /><br />
Latin: Where are you going? Famously asked of Jesus by Peter when the former was on his way to be crucified. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_vadis here.] Also a novel and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043949/ film] by that name were made.<br />
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==Page 985==<br />
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===Endnote 17===<br />
<br />
'''datum'''<br /><br />
piece of information<br />
<br />
===Endnote 19===<br />
<br />
French: A person of terrible importance<br />
<br />
===Endnote 21===<br />
<br />
'''Q.v.'''<br /><br />
Latin abbreviation for ''quod vide'' ("which see"), used to direct a reader elsewhere in a book. Here we are directed to...<br />
<br />
===Endnote 23===<br />
'''U.S.D.D.'''<br /><br />
United States Department of Defense<br />
<br />
===Endnote 24===<br />
'''meniscus'''<br/><br />
a lens with a crescent-shaped section<br />
<br />
'''soliloquized'''<br/><br />
spoken to oneself<br />
<br />
'''incunabular'''<br/><br />
early stages of something<br />
<br />
'''D W Griffith'''<br /><br />
Film Director whose films include 'Tolerance' and 'Birth of a Nation'; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._W._Griffith Wikipedia entry]<br />
<br />
'''Taka Limura'''<br /><br />
Japanese film maker - [http://research.yale.edu/eastasianstudies/iimura.chin.pdf see article] </br><br />
<br />
'''Heliotrope'''<br /><br />
An arrangement of mirrors for reflecting sunlight from a distant point to an observation station.</br><br />
<br />
==Page 1000==<br />
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===Endnote 82===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Plaid.jpg|thumb|caption|Night Watch Plaid|150px|right]]<br />
'''Bean'''<br /><br />
as in L.L. Bean, a privately-held mail-order and retail company based in Freeport, Maine, United States, specializing in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment. <br />
<br />
'''Night Watch plaid'''<br /><br />
A pattern of plaid. See right.<br />
<br />
==Page 1004==<br />
<br />
===Endnote 110 · Hal and Orin Discuss Québecois Politics===<br />
<br />
'''Hush Puppy'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.hushpuppies.com/en-US/Main.aspx brand name] of shoes<br />
<br />
'''squeegeed'''<br /><br />
cleaned with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeegee squeegee]<br />
<br />
'''truncated'''<br /><br />
cut short<br />
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==Page 1005==<br />
<br />
'''R&R'''<br /><br />
Rest and Relaxation<br />
<br />
'''ex officio'''<br /><br />
Latin: by virtue of one's office<br />
<br />
''''The Yellow Rose (of Texas)''''<br /><br />
Dickinson's poems can also be read to the meter of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."<br />
<br />
'''falsetto'''<br /><br />
a man's voice when he pitches it falsely high to sound like a woman<br />
<br />
'''riffling'''<br /><br />
turning pages quickly<br />
<br />
'''Ample make this bed'''<br /><br />
The full poem is [http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1337.html here].<br />
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==Page 1006==<br />
<br />
'''quotidian'''<br /><br />
commonplace<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
'''pistil'''<br /><br />
that part of a flower that is analogous to the female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Sikorski'''<br /><br />
C.T. is probably comparing the bee (which flies) to an airplane (which also flies) produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft].<br />
<br />
'''paucity'''<br /><br />
scarcity<br />
<br />
'''swotted'''<br /><br />
studied intensively<br />
<br />
'''wakked'''<br /><br />
I have no idea.<br />
<br />
'''unperspicous'''<br /><br />
not clearly expressed or presented<br />
<br />
'''penultimate'''<br /><br />
second to last<br />
<br />
'''whingeing'''<br /><br />
complaining (pronounced to rhyme with "jing")<br />
<br />
'''xerophagy'''<br /><br />
eating of bread and water only<br />
<br />
===Endnote 110d===<br />
<br />
'''anti-sclerotic'''<br /><br />
tending to ward of hardening of tissues (as of arteries, here)<br />
<br />
==Page 1006 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''maunder'''<br /><br />
to talk incoherently or aimlessly<br />
<br />
'''Solecism'''<br /><br />
nonstandard or incorrect grammatical usage<br />
<br />
'''and c.'''<br /><br />
et cetera<br />
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==Page 1007==<br />
<br />
'''20 X 25 centimeter'''<br /><br />
very close to 8" x 10"<br />
<br />
'''Jethro Bodine'''<br /><br />
a character on the television show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055662/ The Beverly Hillbillies]<br />
<br />
'''proviso'''<br /><br />
a clause, usually in a document, making a stipulation or qualification<br />
<br />
'''"...isn't even iambic, much less quatrameter/trimeter..."'''<br /><br />
This is to say that the poetry of Dickinson is not in iambic pentameter, also known as verse. This is the style of poetry Shakespeare is written in ("Now is the winter of our discontent") -- ten syllables, and five iambs (feet, or beats) per line (thus pentameter). Quatrameter/trimeter would be the rhythm scheme of "Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Marry Had a Little Lamb."<br />
<br />
'''dink'''<br /><br />
a synonym for a drop shot, which in tennis is a light tap just over the net<br />
<br />
==Page 1008==<br />
<br />
'''obverse'''<br /><br />
the more conspicuous of two possible choices<br />
<br />
'''seraphic'''<br /><br />
like an angel<br />
<br />
'''lascivious'''<br /><br />
appealing to sexual tastes<br />
<br />
'''mesmerized'''<br /><br />
hypnotized<br />
<br />
'''skitter'''<br /><br />
to move rapidly along a surface<br />
<br />
'''knight-errant'''<br /><br />
a knight on a quest to prove his chivalry<br />
<br />
==Page 1009==<br />
<br />
'''Ainsi'''<br /><br />
French: so to speak<br />
<br />
'''breviary'''<br /><br />
a prayer and hymn book<br />
<br />
'''"Kitchens and heat..."'''<br /><br />
which is to say, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen<br />
<br />
==Page 1010==<br />
<br />
'''Gloeckner'''<br /><br />
German for "ringer," taking that in either of the meanings it has in English<br />
<br />
'''3-kilo'''<br /><br />
a little over 7.25 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Snuff'''<br /><br />
chewing tobacco<br />
<br />
'''Andover'''<br /><br />
as in [http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/5 Philips Academy Andover], alma mater of both presidents Bush<br />
<br />
'''"Dickinson's about as Transcendalist as Poe."'''<br /><br />
which is to say, not at all<br />
<br />
==Page 1011==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Eddy.jpg|right]]<br />
<br />
'''R.C.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Royal Canadian Mounted Police<br />
<br />
'''Nelson Eddy'''<br /><br />
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (1901-1967) was an American singer and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248904/ movie star]. As far as what he looked like, see right.<br />
<br />
'''Droll'''<br /><br />
whimsically comic<br />
<br />
==Page 1012==<br />
<br />
'''nanomicroscopy'''<br /><br />
the looking at extremely small things (nano- being the prefix for "one-billionth") through a microscope<br />
<br />
'''Thevet'''<br /><br />
This is probably a reference to André de Thevet (1502-1590), a French priest and explorer. Though never in Canada, he relied on French-Canadian explorers' work for his own voyages to South America.<br />
<br />
'''"...the 5 on the French Achievement boards..."'''<br /><br />
The highest possible score on the French Advanced Placement Exam (for which one can receive college credit) is 5.<br />
<br />
'''Boswell'''<br /><br />
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-1795), was the Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson.<br />
<br />
'''E cup'''<br /><br />
a very large breast size<br />
<br />
'''acuity'''<br /><br />
acuteness of perception<br />
<br />
'''in utero'''<br /><br />
in the womb<br />
<br />
'''thalidomide'''<br /><br />
a drug developed to treat morning sickness in pregnant women that ended up causing babies to be born missing limbs<br />
<br />
'''Condé Nast'''<br /><br />
one of the largest magazine publishers in the country, owned by Advance Publications (the Newhouse family) and founded by Condé Montrose Nast (1873-1942), an American publisher<br />
<br />
'''deform'''<br /><br />
here meaning simply "to spoil"<br />
<br />
'''persona'''<br /><br />
a fictional identity created for a person, narrator in a book, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''du'''''<br /><br />
French: of the (masculine)<br />
<br />
==Page 1013==<br />
<br />
'''Meech Lake'''<br /><br />
a lake in Gatineau Park, near Chelsea, Québec<br />
<br />
'''Parizeau'''<br /><br />
This is probably Jacques Parizeau (born 1930), a former Premier of Québec and proponent of Québecois sovereignty.<br />
<br />
'''Charlottetown'''<br /><br />
the capital of the Canadian province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island Prince Edward Island]<br />
<br />
'''Crétien assassination'''<br /><br />
This is probably a misspelling of the surname of Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (born 1934), Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003.<br />
<br />
'''Francophonic'''<br /><br />
French-speaking<br />
<br />
'''Acadian Zionism'''<br /><br />
Acadia is the traditional name for what is now (in part) eastern Québec. Zionism is used here as a synonym for nationalism, rather than with its specific Jewish connotations<br />
<br />
'''Toujours'''<br /><br />
French: always<br />
<br />
'''"On ne parle d'Anglais ici."'''<br /><br />
French: English is not spoken here<br />
<br />
'''Ottawa'''<br /><br />
the capital of Canada<br />
<br />
'''"Permettez Nous Partir, Permettez Nous Être."'''<br /><br />
French: Allow us to leave, allow us to be.<br />
<br />
'''Winnipeg'''<br /><br />
the capital of Canadian province of Manitoba<br />
<br />
'''flux'''<br /><br />
frequent change<br />
<br />
'''appalled'''<br /><br />
dismayed<br />
<br />
'''UV-booth'''<br /><br />
UV standing for ultraviolet (as in light), this is probably a tanning booth.<br />
<br />
==Page 1014==<br />
<br />
'''"Nous v. La Plupart Toujours"'''<br /><br />
French: Us versus the majority always<br />
<br />
'''Lesotho'''<br /><br />
a kingdom of southern Africa, existing as an enclave entirely within the Republic of South Africa<br />
<br />
'''SOUTHAF'''<br /><br />
This is the Union of South Africa, which was formed in 1910 as a British colony and tried to annex Lesotho to it. Because of the imposition of ''apartheid'' laws in S. Africa, the annexation failed.<br />
<br />
'''antebellum'''<br /><br />
before the war, here the U.S. Civil War<br />
<br />
===Endnote 110h===<br />
<br />
'''Gallic'''<br /><br />
French<br />
<br />
==Page 1014 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Anglophone'''<br /><br />
English-speaking<br />
<br />
'''Plains of Abraham'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_of_Abraham Battle of the Plains of Abraham], part of the French and Indian Wars, which ended in a decisive British victory of the French<br />
<br />
===Endnote 110i===<br />
<br />
''''La Guerre des Britanniques et des Sauvages''''<br /><br />
French: The War of the British and the Savages<br />
<br />
'''Ticonderoga'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carillon Battle of Carillon], fought at Fort Ticonderoga<br />
<br />
==Page 1014 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Booty'''<br /><br />
treasure taken from a defeated party<br />
<br />
'''1759'''<br /><br />
On September 13, 1759, Québec fell to the British.<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''Rubensian'''<br /><br />
The word more often used is "Rubenesque," but this refers to the women in paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the Flemish artist. His women tended to be plump.<br />
<br />
'''retardate'''<br /><br />
more often used as a noun, offensively referring to a retarded person<br />
<br />
'''rapacious'''<br /><br />
ravenous<br />
<br />
==Page 1015==<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
supple<br />
<br />
'''Rubensophile'''<br /><br />
See above, Rubensian.<br />
<br />
'''gulag'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GULAG GULAG] prison system of the Soviet Union<br />
<br />
''''ce pas?'''<br /><br />
French elision of "n'est-ce pas?" i.e., "right?"<br />
<br />
'''Anbesol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of benzocaine used for tooth pain<br />
<br />
'''flanges'''<br /><br />
Orin probably means to say "phalanges."<br />
<br />
'''Rue Sherbrooke'''<br /><br />
a road in Montreal<br />
<br />
'''St. Jean-Baptiste Day'''<br /><br />
another name for la [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_nationale_du_Qu%C3%A9bec fête nationale du Québec]<br />
<br />
'''anaerobic'''<br /><br />
thriving without oxygen<br />
<br />
==Page 1016==<br />
<br />
'''weedy'''<br /><br />
scrawny; Hal is probably using it to mean "thin," as in a line of argumentation<br />
<br />
'''Brazilian ''Nuevo Contras'''''<br /><br />
These would be "new" ''contras'', the old ones having been U.S.-funded anti-communist guerrillas in Nicaragua in the 1980s.<br />
<br />
'''The ''Noie Störkraft'''s? Shining Path's? The Belgian CCC's?'''<br /><br />
''Noie Störkraft'' is Swedish "New Great Power"; it does not appear to be a new organization, though Störkraft is the name of a skinhead band from Sweden. The Shining Path (''Sendero Luminoso'' in Spanish) is the Communist Party of Peru, which has waged guerrilla warfare against the Peruvian government since 1980. CCC is a French acronym for Communist Combatant Cells; they were eliminated as a terrorist group in 1986.<br />
<br />
'''''Ez-ed-Dean-el-Qassan'''''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades alternate spelling] of a Palestinian militant group affiliated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas Hamas]<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.A.'''<br /><br />
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals<br />
<br />
[[Image:Munch.jpg|right|100px]]<br />
<br />
'''wobbled shrieking figure in the Munch lithograph'''<br /><br />
See right.<br />
<br />
==Page 1017==<br />
<br />
'''subjoin'''<br /><br />
to append to the end of something<br />
<br />
'''attendant'''<br /><br />
consequent or concomitant<br />
<br />
'''cloracne'''<br /><br />
probably a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloracne chloracne]<br />
<br />
'''olfactory hallucinations'''<br /><br />
hallucinations wherein one smells things that aren't there<br />
<br />
'''machete'''<br /><br />
a large cleaver-like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete cutting tool]<br />
<br />
'''Infant-depredations'''<br /><br />
preying on babies<br />
<br />
'''phenols'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenol carbolic acid]<br />
<br />
'''Fundy'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy Bay of Fundy]<br />
<br />
'''straw-and-camel'''<br /><br />
i.e., the straw that broke the camel's back<br />
<br />
==Page 1018==<br />
<br />
'''Docksider'''<br /><br />
a type of boat shoe<br />
<br />
'''full-toll'''<br /><br />
i.e., it takes its full toll on you<br />
<br />
'''Constantine'''<br /><br />
perhaps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I Constantine I], by tradition first Christian emperor of Rome<br />
<br />
'''merde'''<br /><br />
French for "shit"<br />
<br />
'''cartographic'''<br /><br />
having to do with maps<br />
<br />
'''parliamentary wigs'''<br /><br />
Canadian MPs don't wear wigs, though barristers (lawyers) and judges do.<br />
<br />
==Page 1019==<br />
<br />
'''bone of dissension'''<br /><br />
Orin means "bone of contention."<br />
<br />
'''desmirched'''<br /><br />
probably a malapropism, although it could mean "to un-besmirch"<br />
<br />
'''re-gerrymandered'''<br /><br />
To gerrymander is to divide an area into electoral districts favorable to one party over another.<br />
<br />
'''Cuibono'''<br /><br />
more properly ''cui bono'', Latin for "who benefits?"<br />
<br />
'''swivet'''<br /><br />
a state of nervous excitement<br />
<br />
'''D-bases'''<br /><br />
databases<br />
<br />
'''falcate'''<br /><br />
to curve like a sickle<br />
<br />
'''Albertan ultra-rightists'''<br /><br />
There is a tradition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Separatism separatism] in Alberta.<br />
<br />
'''Duluth'''<br /><br />
a town in Minnesota and home to Bob Dylan, on Lake Superior about 150 miles north of the Twin Cities<br />
<br />
==Page 1020==<br />
<br />
'''Vichified'''<br /><br />
i.e., as Vichy France, which was a puppet government to the Nazis<br />
<br />
'''Anschluss'''<br /><br />
German for "annexation," it most often refers to Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938.<br />
<br />
'''mayhi'''<br /><br />
Orin seems to be using this term as a plural of "mayhem."<br />
<br />
'''P.Q.s'''<br /><br />
members of the Parti Québecois<br />
<br />
'''P.M.'''<br /><br />
Prime Minister (of Canada)<br />
<br />
'''''aller, partir'''''<br /><br />
French: to go, to leave<br />
<br />
==Page 1021==<br />
<br />
'''hapless'''<br /><br />
here meaning haphazard<br />
<br />
'''botulizing'''<br /><br />
infecting with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism botulism]<br />
<br />
'''jaunty'''<br /><br />
smartly trim<br />
<br />
'''toggle'''<br /><br />
a type of switch<br />
<br />
'''anapestic'''<br /><br />
An anapest is a three-syllable word where the emphasis is one last syllable. "Anapest" is an anapest.<br />
<br />
===Endnote 145 · Found Drama===<br />
<br />
An invented, non-existent faux-academic style of film on which James O. Incandenza lectured and received artistic grants, created to lampoon the academic film theory community. Found Drama was not captured on film; rather, Incandenza and close friends "got out a Boston metro phone book and tore a White Pages page out at random and thumbtacked it to the wall and then [Incandenza] would throw a dart at it from across the room. ... And the name it hit becomes the subject of the Found Drama. And whatever happens to the protagonist with the name you hit with the dart for ... the next hour and a half is the Drama."<br />
<br />
==Page 1026==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 1027==<br />
<br />
'''ne pas à la mode'''<br /><br />
French: not in style<br />
<br />
'''New Wave'''<br /><br />
When this term is used w/r/t Himself's work, it is probably referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_New_Wave French New Wave], although there were several other "New Waves" in film.<br />
<br />
'''Dick'''<br /><br />
I'm unable to identify whether this person is real or not.<br />
<br />
'''art-gesture films'''<br /><br />
apparently a created genre<br />
<br />
'''isness'''<br /><br />
i.e., being<br />
<br />
'''stasis'''<br /><br />
inactivity caused by equal opposing forces<br />
<br />
'''tenure-jockeys'''<br /><br />
i.e., junior faculty at universities who are on tenure track<br />
<br />
'''Orthochromatic'''<br /><br />
According to the ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary,'' this word means "representing correctly the relations of colors as found in a subject; isochromatic."<br />
<br />
'''retrogradism'''<br /><br />
This neologism would seem to have the sense of the study or condition of moving backward.<br />
<br />
'''McLean Hospital'''<br /><br />
a real [http://mcleanhospital.org/ psychiatric hospital] in Belmont, Mass., about eight miles west-northwest of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Duquette at M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
There is no such person at M.I.T.<br />
<br />
'''Posener'''<br /><br />
There is no such person at Brandeis.<br />
<br />
==Page 1035==<br />
<br />
===Endnote 211===<br />
<br />
'''suborn'''<br /><br />
to bribe or induce someone to commit a crime or misdeed<br />
<span class="marker">Endnote 234 · Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment''</span><br />
<br />
==Page 1038==<br />
<br />
'''Rafferty'''<br /><br />
Terrence Rafferty was a film critic for the ''New Yorker'' magazine.<br />
<br />
'''NPR'''<br /><br />
National Public Radio<br />
<br />
==Page 1039==<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
make repeated demands on<br />
<br />
'''Madison Avenue'''<br /><br />
the street in New York famous for its advertising firms<br />
<br />
'''traversion'''<br /><br />
Orin probably means "introversion."<br />
<br />
'''T-square'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-square drafting tool]<br />
<br />
==Page 1040==<br />
<br />
'''Prussian'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "very strict"<br />
<br />
'''schizogenic'''<br /><br />
produced or formed by fission<br />
<br />
'''pathogenic'''<br /><br />
capable of producing disease<br />
<br />
==Page 1041==<br />
<br />
'''antidote'''<br /><br />
Orin means "anecdote."<br />
<br />
'''Quelquechose'''<br /><br />
French: something<br />
<br />
==Page 1042==<br />
<br />
'''pièce'''<br /><br />
as in "pièce de resistance," the punchline or main point<br />
<br />
==Page 1043==<br />
<br />
'''four horsemen'''<br /><br />
as in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse] from the Book of Revelation<br />
<br />
'''BPL'''<br /><br />
Boston Public Library<br />
<br />
==Page 1044==<br />
<br />
==Page 1047==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
<br />
''' 'After my own parents were horribly killed on the Jamaica Way commuter road one morning in the freak crash of a radio traffic-report helicopter . . .' '''<br /><br />
<br />
Lateral Alice Moore was handicapped when the news helicopter she flew in crashed onto a high way. It could have been the same accident as the one Bain's referring to here.<br />
<br />
'''J.O.I.'''<br /><br />
James O. Incandenza<br />
<br />
'''guile'''<br /><br />
insidious cunning<br />
<br />
'''larval'''<br /><br />
immature in its kind<br />
<br />
'''codpieces'''<br /><br />
a pouch at the crotch of tight-fitting breeches, popular during the Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''Swinburne'''<br /><br />
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was a British poet whose work had themes of homosexuality and sadomasochism.<br />
<br />
'''prenominate'''<br /><br />
aforementioned<br />
<br />
'''apposite'''<br /><br />
relevant<br />
<br />
==Page 1048==<br />
<br />
'''fairly high-sodium way'''<br /><br />
i.e., with a grain (or more) of salt<br />
<br />
'''purposive'''<br /><br />
serving some purpose<br />
<br />
'''cross-sectioned cow'''<br /><br />
Cornell University apparently has a cow whose stomachs you can see in action.<br />
<br />
'''anaclitic'''<br /><br />
denoting psychologic dependence<br />
<br />
==Page 1049==<br />
<br />
'''prevarication'''<br /><br />
lying<br />
<br />
'''"...as if from the Rose Garden..."'''<br /><br />
like the President of the U.S. answering a question from a reporter<br />
<br />
mendacious<br /><br />
untruthful<br />
<br />
'''monilial'''<br /><br />
having to do with vaginal yeast infection<br />
<br />
'''S. Johnson'''<br /><br />
probably a reference to Dr. Samuel Johnson, the lexicographer<br />
<br />
==Page 1050==<br />
<br />
'''Steeples'''<br /><br />
Bain has become to get Steeply's name wrong.<br />
<br />
'''Steeley'''<br /><br />
ditto<br />
<br />
'''ACOAs'''<br /><br />
Adult Children of Alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''AlaTeens'''<br /><br />
a support group for teenage children of alcoholics<br />
<br />
'''ACONAs'''<br /><br />
Adult Children of Narcotics Anonymous<br />
<br />
'''ACOGs'''<br /><br />
ACOG is most commonly the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, but in this context it probably stands for Adult Children of Gamblers.<br />
<br />
'''aspic'''<br /><br />
meat jelly<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
extravagant<br />
<br />
'''loquacious'''<br /><br />
very talkative<br />
<br />
==Page 1051==<br />
<br />
'''Starkly'''<br /><br />
Bain gets Steeply's name wrong yet again.<br />
<br />
'''univocal'''<br /><br />
unambiguous<br />
<br />
'''furcated'''<br /><br />
branching or forking<br />
<br />
'''albatross'''<br /><br />
a burden, from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner''<br />
<br />
'''Starksaddle'''<br /><br />
another mistake with Steeply's name<br />
<br />
'''perspicuous'''<br /><br />
clearly expressed<br />
<br />
==Page 1052==<br />
<br />
'''multivalent'''<br /><br />
having various meanings<br />
<br />
'''Bainbridge'''<br /><br />
This isn't even close to Steeply's name.<br />
<br />
===Endnote 321===<br />
<br />
'''(1063-1066)'''<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
<br />
'''Rise Over Run'''<br /><br />
The rise (amount the line increases) of a line divided over the run (length of the line) give you the slope of the line, which is also equal in calculus to the first derivative.<br />
<br />
'''tangent'''<br /><br />
This concept is explained [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent#Trigonometry here].<br />
<br />
'''Differentiation'''<br /><br />
the process by which one determines the first derivative of a mathematical function<br />
<br />
'''inexorably'''<br /><br />
relentlessly<br />
<br />
'''covers'''<br /><br />
songs written by other people than yourself<br />
<br />
'''Digestive-Flora'''<br /><br />
bacteria that live in the intestine and aid in digestion<br />
<br />
'''Verdun Protestant Hospital'''<br /><br />
now called [http://www.douglas.qc.ca/ Douglas Mental Health Institute]<br />
<br />
'''''tu-sais-qué'''''<br /><br />
really bad French for "you know what"<br />
<br />
'''Human Hatchet'''<br /><br />
i.e., Axford<br />
<br />
'''impotence'''<br /><br />
Probably means impetus<br />
<br />
'''Blue Flames'''<br /><br />
apparently some sort of drug<br />
<br />
'''O<sub>2</sub>'''<br /><br />
oxygen<br />
<br />
'''Jiminy Cricket'''<br /><br />
a character from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032910/ Pinocchio]<br />
<br />
===Endnote 324===<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
==Page 1066==<br />
<br />
'''moon'''<br /><br />
to spend time idly<br />
<br />
'''camphonated'''<br /><br />
more like "camphorated," i.e., contained camphor<br />
<br />
===Endnote 324a===<br />
<br />
'''loamy'''<br /><br />
consisting of rich, arable soil<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 1066 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''whorl'''<br /><br />
a circular arrangement<br />
<br />
'''funiculi'''<br /><br />
plural of "funiculus," i.e., part of the spinal cord<br />
<br />
==Page 1067==<br />
<br />
'''gonions'''<br /><br />
the outer points on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward<br />
<br />
'''uncolloped'''<br /><br />
having no fat<br />
<br />
'''latissimal'''<br /><br />
referring to the [http://www.reference.com/search?r=13&q=Latissimus lattissimus dorsi] muscles<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
wasteful<br />
<br />
'''Nordicular'''<br /><br />
i.e., Nordic, which is to say blond-haired and blue-eyed<br />
<br />
'''armamentarium'''<br /><br />
an arsenal, particularly used by physicians to refer to drugs or treatments<br />
<br />
'''callow'''<br /><br />
immature; inexperienced<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place for storing and dispensing goods<br />
<br />
'''dinkle'''<br /><br />
a euphemism for "penis"<br />
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'''welching'''<br /><br />
swindling by not paying a debt or wager<br />
<br />
'''three-setter'''<br /><br />
a tennis game ending in three sets, rather than five, because one player has gone up 3 to 0<br />
<br />
'''cavalier'''<br /><br />
disdainful; unceremonious<br />
<br />
'''burr'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "irritant"<br />
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==Page 1069==<br />
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'''canvas restraint-wrap'''<br /><br />
straitjacket<br />
<br />
'''catgut'''<br /><br />
This is "a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc." (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
'''"...his late great Da's..."'''<br /><br />
Clearly Pemulis has no idea that his brother was molested by their father.<br />
<br />
'''rheumy'''<br /><br />
full of thin mucous<br />
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==Page 1070==<br />
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'''Bedouins'''<br /><br />
certain Arabs of the deserts of Arabia and the Levant<br />
<br />
'''buggered'''<br /><br />
being on the receiving end of anal sex<br />
<br />
'''b/w'''<br /><br />
Black and white<br />
<br />
'''J. Gleason'''<br /><br />
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) was [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001276/ one of the great comic actors] of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
'''Zoltan'''<br /><br />
actually a Hungarian name, which means "ruler"<br />
<br />
'''cretinous'''<br /><br />
stupid<br />
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'''Orly'''<br /><br />
one of the airports serving Paris<br />
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'''redoubted'''<br /><br />
formidable<br />
<br />
'''"...When the boulder's slipped all the way back to the bottom..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the myth of [http://www.reference.com/search?q=Sisyphus Sisyphus]<br />
<br />
'''Modus Tollens'''<br /><br />
a Latin logical term, meaning, roughly, "the means of denying"<br />
<br />
'''Nucleic acids'''<br /><br />
DNA and RNA<br />
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'''A and G, T and C'''<br /><br />
adenine and guanine, thymine and cytosine, the compounds that make up DNA<br />
<br />
'''Csíkszentmihályi'''<br /><br />
The name may be taken from Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (born 1934), a prominent Hungarian-American psychologist. His son Christopher is on the faculty at MIT.<br />
<br />
'''lemma'''<br /><br />
a proven statement used as a step in a mathematical proof<br />
<br />
'''Boardman MN'''<br /><br />
a town about 40 miles west-northwest of the Twin Cities<br />
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==Page 1072==<br />
<br />
''' "Leap like a knight of faith . . ." '''<br /><br />
<br />
A reference to Soren Kierkegaard's knight of faith. Kierkegaard, a theologian and philosopher, didn't think there could be any logical justification for believing in God. Instead the believer is required to take a leap of faith, so called because he (the believer) has no evidence for his convictions and thus must always, on some rational level, doubt them. In fact to Kierkegaard doubt defines faith, because if there were no doubt no leap of faith would be required in the first place, much like it doesn't require a leap of faith for you to believe you're actually reading this wikipedia entry right now, or that I'm not an alien sub rosa manipulating your mind for my own purposes.<br />
<br />
'''"...Peano, Leibniz, Hilbert..."'''<br /><br />
Giuseppe Peano (1858-1932) was an Italian mathematician. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German polymath and one of the creators of calculus. David Hilbert (1862-1943) was a German mathematician. <br />
<br />
'''"...Fourier, Gauss, LaPlace, Rickey..."'''<br /><br />
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) was a German mathematician. Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (1749-1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer. Rickey would seem to refer to [http://www.math.usma.edu/people/Rickey/ V. Frederick Rickey], though he is contemporary while the other named men are not.<br />
<br />
'''"...Wiener, Reimann, Frege, Green..."'''<br /><br />
Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) was an American mathematician. Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) was a German mathematician. Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was a German mathematician and logician. Green is probably George Green (1793-1841), English mathematician and physicist.<br />
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===Endnote 332===<br />
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'''jury-rigged'''<br /><br />
a corruption of "jerry-rigged" (a pejorative term about Germans), which basically means rigged in a makeshift, ad hod manner<br />
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==Page 1074==<br />
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'''nictitater'''<br /><br />
the word meant here is probably "nictitate," which means to wink - so, in other words, a "wink" of stupidity-film on Watson's eyes, or just a hint<br />
<br />
'''castigations'''<br /><br />
criticisms; reprimands<br />
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==Page 1075==<br />
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'''loupes'''<br /><br />
eyepiece magnifying glasses used by jewellers<br />
<br />
'''"may the road rise up to meet you..."'''<br /><br />
part of an old Irish blessing<br />
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==Page 1076==<br />
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'''incubus'''<br /><br />
a male demon that seduces female humans<br />
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'''glycerine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerine glycerol]<br />
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==Page 620==<br />
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'''carpal neuralgia, phospenic migraine, gluteal hyperadiposity, lumbar stressae'''<br /><br />
hand pain, migraines with flashing lights, fat buttocks, and lower back pain<br />
<br />
'''"...all three O.N.A.N. time zones..."'''<br /><br />
Three is considerably fewer time zones than the five the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) currently span, plus the Atlantic Time Zone, in which some of Canada can be found.<br />
<br />
'''genuflecting'''<br /><br />
bending the knee<br />
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'''Gapers' Blocks'''<br /><br />
traffic delays caused by rubbernecking<br />
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'''apotheosis'''<br /><br />
the process of being raised to godlike status<br />
<br />
'''coprolaliac'''<br /><br />
abnormally disposed to using profanity<br />
<br />
'''nucleic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_force nuclear force], which binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei <br />
<br />
'''PAs'''<br /><br />
public-address sytems<br />
<br />
'''nostrums'''<br /><br />
patent medicines<br />
<br />
'''bunting'''<br /><br />
loosely woven fabric in a generally half-circle shape; red-white-and-blue ones can be seen hung on podiums, porches, baseball stadiums, etc, especially on the 4th of July and other patriotic holidays.<br />
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'''c.'''<br /><br />
circa<br />
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'''sylvan'''<br /><br />
woodsy<br />
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'''möbiusizing'''<br /><br />
a neologism for taking on the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Möbius strip]<br />
<br />
'''scopophile'''<br /><br />
someone who derives pleasure (usually sexual) from looking at something<br />
<br />
'''dun'''<br /><br />
grayish brown<br />
<br />
'''Gregg pen'''<br /><br />
See one [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?s=2eae74b99300ac6261751443db9182fa&showtopic=33208&st=0&p=305917&#entry305917 here]<br />
<br />
'''purview'''<br /><br />
scope of vision<br />
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'''verdigrised'''<br /><br />
covered with grayish-green rust<br />
<br />
'''Robert McCloskey'''<br /><br />
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
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'''''Make Way for Ducklings'''''<br /><br />
Read about this book [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings here].<br />
<br />
'''greensward'''<br /><br />
stretch of grassy turf<br />
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'''5º C'''<br /><br />
41º Fahrenheit<br />
<br />
'''appurtenances'''<br /><br />
apparatus or instruments<br />
<br />
'''sepia'''<br /><br />
dark brown, as in the pigment used to make very early photographs<br />
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'''metallurgy'''<br /><br />
the making and conducting of alloys<br />
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'''Mass Comm.'''<br /><br />
mass communications<br />
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'''ICU'''<br /><br />
Intensive Care Unit<br />
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'''swart'''<br /><br />
swarthy, i.e., dark-skinned<br />
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'''half a house'''<br /><br />
a half-way house<br />
<br />
'''M.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Metropolitan District Commission<br />
<br />
'''hackysackers'''<br /><br />
players of a game (hackeysack) where people in a circle kick a small leather bag around to one another<br />
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==Page 626==<br />
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'''Autoteller'''<br /><br />
an ATM<br />
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'''moguls'''<br /><br />
bumps<br />
<br />
'''coruscant'''<br /><br />
glittering<br />
<br />
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==Page 627==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''fenestrated'''<br /><br />
having windows<br />
<br />
'''R.H.I.P.'''<br /><br />
Rank Has Its Privileges<br />
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'''mastication'''<br /><br />
chewing<br />
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==Page 628==<br />
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'''P.O.W.'''<br /><br />
Prisoner of War<br />
<br />
'''Liberal KS'''<br /><br />
To be exact, it's three miles via Route 83 to the Oklahoma border.<br />
<br />
'''C/W'''<br /><br />
Country & Western<br />
<br />
'''Beefeater'''<br /><br />
a British brand of gin<br />
<br />
'''clapboard'''<br /><br />
a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
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'''nuptial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
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'''toilet-eau'''<br /><br />
eau de toilette, sort of like perfume<br />
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'''connubial'''<br /><br />
marital<br />
<br />
'''Birkenstock'''<br /><br />
a German brand of sandals and shoes<br />
<br />
'''glutens'''<br /><br />
a mixture of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten wheat proteins]<br />
<br />
'''torpor'''<br /><br />
sluggishness<br />
<br />
'''turrets'''<br /><br />
projections from a building where guns are placed<br />
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==Page 630==<br />
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'''"...like Roosevelt at Yalta..."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the supposed bullying by Stalin of FDR at the conference at Yalta in 1945 to cede Eastern Europe to Soviet control<br />
<br />
'''saltpeter'''<br /><br />
potassium nitrate, commonly believed to cause erectile dysfunction<br />
<br />
'''Seldane'''<br /><br />
a brand-name of non-drowsy antihistamine<br />
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'''carminative'''<br /><br />
expelling gas<br />
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'''mammarial'''<br /><br />
resembling or having to do with breasts<br />
<br />
'''lecithin'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin mixture of fats] found in milk and other foods<br />
<br />
'''semicolonized'''<br /><br />
otherwise, it's a comma splice<br />
<br />
'''buttinskis'''<br /><br />
i.e., the right to butt into line<br />
<br />
'''scooters'''<br /><br />
apparently a slang term for "dollars"<br />
<br />
'''déjà vu'''<br /><br />
From French for "already seen," it's the sense that you're re-experiencing something.<br />
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==Page 632==<br />
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'''saltire'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire Cross of St. Andrew]<br />
<br />
'''tektitic'''<br /><br />
referring to fossils formed by meteoric impacts<br />
<br />
'''foist'''<br /><br />
to insert deceitfully<br />
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==Page 633==<br />
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'''Grant's Tomb'''<br /><br />
The answer to the question is "no one." As the tomb is above ground, Ulysses S. Grant is technically "entombed" and not "buried."<br />
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'''offal'''<br /><br />
garbage, particularly rotting meat<br />
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'''tantric'''<br /><br />
referring to a particular branch of Hinduism, but very particularly to the sexual aspect of this branch, which emphasizes long sessions of sexual intercourse<br />
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'''Twister'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29 parlor game] produced by Hasbro that involves contorting the body<br />
<br />
'''cataract'''<br /><br />
waterfall<br />
<br />
'''reticent'''<br /><br />
the tendency to keep one's thoughts to oneself<br />
<br />
'''colposcope'''<br /><br />
a scope used to examine the internal female reproductive organs<br />
<br />
'''Combat Zone'''<br /><br />
an area of Boston known for prostitution and sex shops<br />
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'''bussed'''<br /><br />
cleaned up<br />
<br />
'''B.B.'''<br /><br />
Big Brother<br />
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'''asexual'''<br /><br />
not sexually active or not attracted to either sex<br />
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'''nascent'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
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'''Sapphic'''<br /><br />
i.e., lesbian, the reference being to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet from Lesbos<br />
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'''Penal Matron'''<br /><br />
in other words, a female prison warden<br />
<br />
'''Polycleitos'''<br /><br />
a Greek sculptor of the fifth century BC<br />
<br />
'''Hermes'''<br /><br />
the messenger god of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''Theseus'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus hero] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''swart'''<br /><br />
i.e. swarthy - of dark complexion or color<br />
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==Page 637==<br />
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'''staccato'''<br /><br />
in music, notes sounded in a detached manner<br />
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'''acerbic'''<br /><br />
sharp or biting<br />
<br />
'''hick'''<br /><br />
a person from a rural area<br />
<br />
'''spitter'''<br /><br />
a spitball, in baseball<br />
<br />
'''tsunami'''<br /><br />
tidal wave<br />
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'''olla'''<br /><br />
a pot for making stew, or stew itself<br />
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'''tsimmes'''<br /><br />
a fruit and vegetable casserole<br />
<br />
'''riches nouveaux'''<br /><br />
French: new riches; here an inversion of ''nouveaux riches'', i.e., "newly rich"<br />
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==Page 639==<br />
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'''acronym'''<br /><br />
MASH stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital."<br />
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'''prima facie'''<br /><br />
Latin: at first sight<br />
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'''Troy, New York'''<br /><br />
a college town about ten miles from the state capital of Albany<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
a harmless cyst on the scalp or face<br />
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'''Canadiens of the N.L. of H.'''<br /><br />
the Montreal Canadiens, a team in the National Hockey League<br />
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==Page 641==<br />
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'''canned'''<br /><br />
pre-recorded<br />
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'''''Bröckengespenstphänom'''''<br /><br />
German: Boulder-ghost-phenomenon, as best I can tell; the umlauts are incorrect<br />
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==Page 642==<br />
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'''Marsh or Swamp'''<br /><br />
The principal male characters in ''M*A*S*H*'' lived in the same tent, which they called "the Swamp."<br />
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==Endnote 263==<br />
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'''Betamax'''<br /><br />
the smaller format of videotape that was eventually pushed out of the market by VHS<br />
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==Page 642 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''''transperçant'''''<br /><br />
French: penetrating across<br />
<br />
'''Major Burns'''<br /><br />
a "villain" character played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513271/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8eT0wfG14PTIwfGh0bWw9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9TGFycnkgTGludmlsbGV8bm09MXxwbj0w;fc=1;ft=20 Larry Linville]<br />
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==Page 643==<br />
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'''inveterate'''<br /><br />
habitual<br />
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'''Maury Linville'''<br /><br />
There is no such actor.<br />
<br />
''''In the South Korea of history.''''<br /><br />
sort of implying that in the time of the novel, there's only one Korea again<br />
<br />
''''You are not meaning your sister was a goat.''''<br /><br />
bearing in mind that "kid" also means a baby goat<br />
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==Page 644==<br />
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'''Korean Police Action of the U.N.'''<br />
<br />
this in reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War Korean War], which involved military support from (in defense of South Korea from the invading North) United Nations member nations. The war actually lasted three full years.<br />
<br />
'''baroquoco'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a mix between "baroque" and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo rococo]."<br />
<br />
'''augured'''<br /><br />
predicted for the future<br />
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==Page 646==<br />
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'''Alda'''<br /><br />
a reference to ''M*A*S*H'' star [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/ Alan Alda]<br />
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'''transmural infarction'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
<br />
'''ventricle'''<br /><br />
one of two of the four chambers of the heart<br />
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==Page 647==<br />
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'''mesquite'''<br /><br />
a spiny shrub with bean pods<br />
<br />
'''Dick Willis'''<br /><br />
There was a spy named Richard Willis (1613-1690) active during the English Civil War (1642-1660). This is also the name of a professional peer of Steeply in the novel, first mentioned earlier.<br />
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'''Ossified'''<br /><br />
turned to stone<br />
<br />
'''plura'''<br /><br />
a misspelling (likely) of "pleura," which is a thin membrane enclosing the lungs<br />
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==Page 648==<br />
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'''benign'''<br /><br />
harmless<br />
<br />
'''anomaly'''<br /><br />
something like nothing else<br />
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'''malevolent'''<br /><br />
intending harm<br />
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'''''magna cum laude'''''<br /><br />
Latin: with very high honors<br />
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'''130-kilo'''<br /><br />
286.6 pounds<br />
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==Page 531==<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
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'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
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'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
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'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
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==Page 533==<br />
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'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
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'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
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'''a Type and a Symbol'''<br /><br />
These words are used by Mr. Hooper to describe the veil he wears in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Minister's_Black_Veil "The Minister's Black Veil"].<br />
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==Page 535==<br />
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'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
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'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
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'''Duster'''<br /><br />
the Plymouth Duster was a sporty compact available from 1970 to 1976<br />
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'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
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==Page 539==<br />
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'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
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==Page 540==<br />
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'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
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'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
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'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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==Page 540 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
<br />
'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
<br />
==Page 543==<br />
<br />
'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
<br />
==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">548 · Rodney Tine and the ''Samizdat''</span><br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
<br />
==Page 553==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Page 555==<br />
<br />
'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
<br />
'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
<br />
==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
==Page 556==<br />
<br />
'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
<br />
==Page 557==<br />
<br />
'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
<br />
'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation formation of false memories]<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
<br />
==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
<br />
==Page 558==<br />
<br />
'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
<br />
'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (1) · Hal Counts His Breaths</span><br />
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==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (2) · Lenz and Green Continued</span><br />
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==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
<br />
'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
<br />
==Page 562==<br />
<br />
'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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<span class="marker">531 · Gately and Joelle</span><br />
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==Page 531==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
<br />
'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
<br />
==Page 532==<br />
<br />
'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
<br />
'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
<br />
==Page 533==<br />
<br />
'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
<br />
==Page 534==<br />
<br />
'''a Type and a Symbol'''<br /><br />
These words are used by Mr. Hooper to describe the veil he wears in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Minister's_Black_Veil "The Minister's Black Veil"].<br />
<br />
==Page 535==<br />
<br />
'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
<br />
==Page 536==<br />
<br />
==Page 537==<br />
<br />
==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">538* · Randy Lenz: Rats, Cats, and Dogs</span><br />
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==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''Duster'''<br /><br />
the Plymouth Duster was a sporty compact available from 1970 to 1976<br />
<br />
'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
<br />
==Page 539==<br />
<br />
'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
<br />
==Page 540==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 224==<br />
<br />
'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
<br />
'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
<br />
'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 540 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
<br />
'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
<br />
==Page 543==<br />
<br />
'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
<br />
==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">548 · Rodney Tine and the ''Samizdat''</span><br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
<br />
==Page 553==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Page 555==<br />
<br />
'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
<br />
'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
<br />
==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
==Page 556==<br />
<br />
'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
<br />
==Page 557==<br />
<br />
'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
<br />
'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
talking<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
<br />
==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
<br />
==Page 558==<br />
<br />
'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
<br />
'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (1) · Hal Counts His Breaths</span><br />
<br />
==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
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'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
<br />
'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
<br />
==Page 562==<br />
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'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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==Page 531==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
<br />
'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
<br />
==Page 532==<br />
<br />
'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
<br />
'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
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==Page 533==<br />
<br />
'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
<br />
==Page 534==<br />
<br />
'''a Type and a Symbol'''<br /><br />
These words are used by Mr. Hooper to describe the veil he wears in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Minister's_Black_Veil "The Minister's Black Veil"].<br />
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==Page 535==<br />
<br />
'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
<br />
==Page 536==<br />
<br />
==Page 537==<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
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'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
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'''Duster'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
<br />
'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
the Plymouth Duster was a sporty compact available from 1970 to 1976<br />
<br />
==Page 539==<br />
<br />
'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
<br />
==Page 540==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 224==<br />
<br />
'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
<br />
'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
<br />
'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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==Page 540 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
<br />
'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
<br />
==Page 543==<br />
<br />
'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
<br />
==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
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==Page 548==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
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==Page 553==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
<br />
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==Page 555==<br />
<br />
'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
<br />
'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
<br />
==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
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'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
<br />
==Page 557==<br />
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'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
<br />
'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
talking<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
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==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
<br />
==Page 558==<br />
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'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
<br />
'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
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==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (2) · Lenz and Green Continued</span><br />
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==Page 560==<br />
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'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
<br />
'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
<br />
==Page 562==<br />
<br />
'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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==Page 531==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
<br />
'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
<br />
==Page 532==<br />
<br />
'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
<br />
'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
<br />
==Page 533==<br />
<br />
'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
<br />
==Page 534==<br />
<br />
'''a Type and a Symbol'''<br /><br />
These words are used by Mr. Hooper to describe the veil he wears in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Minister's_Black_Veil "The Minister's Black Veil"].<br />
<br />
==Page 535==<br />
<br />
'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
<br />
==Page 536==<br />
<br />
==Page 537==<br />
<br />
==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">538* · Randy Lenz: Rats, Cats, and Dogs</span><br />
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==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
<br />
==Page 539==<br />
<br />
'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
<br />
==Page 540==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 224==<br />
<br />
'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
<br />
'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
<br />
'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 540 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
<br />
'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
<br />
==Page 543==<br />
<br />
'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
<br />
==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
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==Page 548==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
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==Page 553==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Page 555==<br />
<br />
'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
<br />
'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
<br />
==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
==Page 556==<br />
<br />
'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
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'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
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'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
talking<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
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'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
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'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
<br />
'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
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'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
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'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
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'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
<br />
'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
<br />
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'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
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'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
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'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
<br />
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'''a Type and a Symbol'''<br /><br />
These words are used by Mr. Hooper to describe the veil he wears in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Minister's_Black_Veil "The Minister's Black Veil."]<br />
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'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
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==Page 536==<br />
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==Page 537==<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
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'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
<br />
==Page 539==<br />
<br />
'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
<br />
==Page 540==<br />
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==Endnote 224==<br />
<br />
'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
<br />
'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
<br />
'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
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'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
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'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
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==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
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==Page 548==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
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==Page 553==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
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'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
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'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
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'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
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'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
<br />
==Page 557==<br />
<br />
'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
<br />
'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
talking<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
<br />
==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
<br />
==Page 558==<br />
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'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
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'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
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==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (2) · Lenz and Green Continued</span><br />
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==Page 560==<br />
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'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
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'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
<br />
==Page 562==<br />
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'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
<br />
'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
<br />
==Page 532==<br />
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'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
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'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
<br />
==Page 533==<br />
<br />
'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
<br />
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<br />
==Page 535==<br />
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'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
<br />
==Page 536==<br />
<br />
==Page 537==<br />
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==Page 538==<br />
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'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">538* · Randy Lenz: Rats, Cats, and Dogs</span><br />
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==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
<br />
==Page 539==<br />
<br />
'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
<br />
==Page 540==<br />
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==Endnote 224==<br />
<br />
'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
<br />
'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
<br />
'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
<br />
'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
<br />
==Page 543==<br />
<br />
'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
<br />
==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">548 · Rodney Tine and the ''Samizdat''</span><br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
<br />
==Page 553==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Page 555==<br />
<br />
'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
<br />
'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
<br />
==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
==Page 556==<br />
<br />
'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
<br />
==Page 557==<br />
<br />
'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
<br />
'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
talking<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
<br />
==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
<br />
==Page 558==<br />
<br />
'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
<br />
'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (1) · Hal Counts His Breaths</span><br />
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==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (2) · Lenz and Green Continued</span><br />
<br />
==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
<br />
'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
<br />
==Page 562==<br />
<br />
'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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<span class="marker">531 · Gately and Joelle</span><br />
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==Page 531==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''boilermakers'''<br /><br />
shots of whiskey chased with beer<br />
<br />
'''keep'''<br /><br />
i.e., the barkeep<br />
<br />
==Page 532==<br />
<br />
'''Cumberland'''<br /><br />
This must refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_River Cumberland River], which flows into the Ohio near Paducah, in the western part of Kentucky, close to Joelle's home town of Shiny Prize (see page 237).<br />
<br />
'''O.D.'''<br /><br />
overdose<br />
<br />
==Page 533==<br />
<br />
'''metronome'''<br /><br />
a time-keeping device for musicians, typically a pendulum-like machine that clicks to provide meter<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
rich and sumptuous clothing or equipment<br />
<br />
==Page 535==<br />
<br />
'''gregarious'''<br /><br />
sociable<br />
<br />
==Page 536==<br />
<br />
==Page 537==<br />
<br />
==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''slavering'''<br /><br />
drooling<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">538* · Randy Lenz: Rats, Cats, and Dogs</span><br />
<br />
==Page 538==<br />
<br />
'''12-gauge blast'''<br /><br />
as from as 12-gauge shotgun<br />
<br />
==Page 539==<br />
<br />
'''E.M.I.T.'''<br /><br />
enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique<br />
<br />
==Page 540==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 224==<br />
<br />
'''EZC'''<br /><br />
i.e., "easy see"<br />
<br />
'''NAL'''<br /><br />
New American Library<br />
<br />
'''Ticknor, Fields'''<br /><br />
Ticknor and Fields was a publishing house eventually bought by Houghton Mifflin in 1880.<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 540 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''W-E'''<br /><br />
west-east<br />
<br />
'''Stegosaurus'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus dinosaur]<br />
<br />
==Page 541==<br />
<br />
'''verminal'''<br /><br />
tending to breed vermin<br />
<br />
'''cabbaging'''<br /><br />
stealing<br />
<br />
'''brisance'''<br /><br />
the shattering effect of an explosive<br />
<br />
==Page 542==<br />
<br />
'''panoply'''<br /><br />
a wide-ranging array of things<br />
<br />
'''A Program of Attraction'''<br /><br />
AA refers to itself as this, meaning that it doesn't need to advertise.<br />
<br />
'''EST and Greenwich Mean'''<br /><br />
Eastern Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time, the latter of which is determined at the Prime Meridian, or 0º longitude<br />
<br />
'''DOW'''<br /><br />
probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones Industrial Average]<br />
<br />
'''NIKEI'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225 Nikkei 225] index of the Japanese stock market<br />
<br />
==Page 543==<br />
<br />
'''winsome'''<br /><br />
charming<br />
<br />
'''diverticulitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the pouches of the colon<br />
<br />
'''gone rye'''<br /><br />
i.e., gone awry<br />
<br />
'''Principles of Psychology and the Gifford Lectures on Natural Philosophy'''<br /><br />
"[http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=88 William James’s Gifford Lectures] of 1901–1902 have been heralded by some as the greatest lectures ever to be presented in the series and perhaps the most seminal of his works (alongside The Principles of Psychology). Published initially in 1902, [http://www.csp.org/experience/james-varieties/james-varieties.html The Varieties of Religions Experience: A Study in Human Nature] has stood the test of time and been republished thirty-six times."<br />
<br />
'''20-gram'''<br /><br />
About .70 ounces, this is a lot of cocaine.<br />
<br />
'''bonerfied'''<br /><br />
bona fide<br />
<br />
==Page 544==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Maytag Quietmaster]]<br />
<br />
'''ten-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 22 lbs<br />
<br />
==Page 545==<br />
<br />
'''phosphenes'''<br /><br />
light sensations in the eyes when light is physically absent<br />
<br />
'''apnea'''<br /><br />
the tendency of mainly overweight people to stop breathing intermittently in their sleep<br />
<br />
==Page 546==<br />
<br />
'''R. Lauren'''<br /><br />
Ralph Lauren<br />
<br />
==Page 547==<br />
<br />
'''tattlemount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">548 · Rodney Tine and the ''Samizdat''</span><br />
<br />
==Page 548==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''District'''<br /><br />
the District of Columbia<br />
<br />
==Endnote 228==<br />
<br />
'''O.N.R.'''<br /><br />
perhaps the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research Office of Naval Research]<br />
<br />
'''ambit'''<br /><br />
sphere of operation or influence<br />
<br />
==Page 548 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''twidgelling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''NCA'''<br /><br />
probably Northern California<br />
<br />
'''Code-Five'''<br /><br />
code for "stakeout in progress"<br />
<br />
'''New Iberia LA'''<br /><br />
a city about 50 miles southwest of Baton Rouge<br />
<br />
'''pithed'''<br /><br />
having had a needle stuck into the base of the skull<br />
<br />
'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
Undercover Special Operations<br />
<br />
'''P.E.T.s'''<br /><br />
positron emission tomography, a kind of medical imaging technique<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">553 · Lenz and Green Walking</span><br />
<br />
==Page 553==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''worsted'''<br /><br />
firmly twisted yarn<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Page 555==<br />
<br />
'''stepped on'''<br /><br />
cut, as in weakened the potency of a drug by adding another substance<br />
<br />
'''half-kilo'''<br /><br />
about 1.1 pounds<br />
<br />
==Endnote 231==<br />
<br />
'''Manitol'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol mannitol]<br />
<br />
==Page 555 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''"...go find a short pier..."'''<br /><br />
and take a long walk, being the implication<br />
<br />
'''aqua-line nose'''<br /><br />
an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooknose aquiline nose]<br />
<br />
==Page 556==<br />
<br />
'''anileated'''<br /><br />
annihilated<br />
<br />
'''hemispasm'''<br /><br />
spasm on half of the face<br />
<br />
'''insousistent'''<br /><br />
insouciant<br />
<br />
'''parallaxing'''<br /><br />
Normally a noun ("parallel") and referring to light, here it's used as a verb (gerund) and refers to sound.<br />
<br />
'''crucifi'''<br /><br />
Probably Lenz means "crucifixes."<br />
<br />
'''threnody'''<br /><br />
a funeral dirge<br />
<br />
==Page 557==<br />
<br />
'''To Project and to Swerve'''<br /><br />
a pun on the police motto "To Protect and Serve"<br />
<br />
'''hoovered'''<br /><br />
inhaled<br />
<br />
==Endnote 232==<br />
<br />
'''benzoylecgonine'''<br /><br />
the major metabolite of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''ecgonine'''<br /><br />
an organic chemical found naturally in coca leaves<br />
<br />
'''benzoic acid'''<br /><br />
the simplest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid caroxylic acids]<br />
<br />
'''spider angiomas'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_angioma benign tumor]<br />
<br />
'''rhinorrhagia'''<br /><br />
bleeding from the nose<br />
<br />
'''blepharospecticity'''<br /><br />
This means something like "seeing through one's eyelids."<br />
<br />
'''ballism'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballism hemiballismus]<br />
<br />
'''oral labia'''<br /><br />
the lips of the mouth<br />
<br />
'''Paliacci'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci Pagliacci] (''Clowns''), an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian composer<br />
<br />
'''diuresis extremus'''<br /><br />
extreme production of urine and, thus, need to urinate<br />
<br />
'''phobophobia'''<br /><br />
fear of fear<br />
<br />
'''sociosis'''<br /><br />
a neurosis that has to do with one's ability to deal with society<br />
<br />
'''acne rosea'''<br /><br />
also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosacea rosacea]<br />
<br />
'''rhinophyma'''<br /><br />
a red nose caused by amassing of granulomas there<br />
<br />
'''synergism'''<br /><br />
the property of things working together<br />
<br />
'''confabulation'''<br /><br />
talking<br />
<br />
'''lingual tendinitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the muscles of the tongue<br />
<br />
==Page 557 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''sangfroid'''<br /><br />
coolness of the blood (from French)<br />
<br />
'''fob'''<br /><br />
an ornament attached to a pocket watch by a chain<br />
<br />
'''chamois'''<br /><br />
Pronounced "shammy," this is a cloth or piece of leather used to shine a surface.<br />
<br />
'''''Track and Flange'''''<br /><br />
not a real magazine<br />
<br />
'''ergo'''<br /><br />
Latin: therefore<br />
<br />
'''''energois de vivre'''''<br /><br />
something like "energy of living," although ''energois'' isn't a French work<br />
<br />
==Page 558==<br />
<br />
'''Estuarial crocodile'''<br /><br />
the [http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Estuarine+crocodile estuarine (saltwater) crocodile]<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
American Dental Association<br />
<br />
'''akido'''<br /><br />
Lenz means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido aikido].<br />
<br />
'''valise'''<br /><br />
a small piece of luggage<br />
<br />
'''recurving'''<br /><br />
i.e., recurring<br />
<br />
'''t'ai-chi'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiji Taiji]<br />
<br />
==Page 559==<br />
<br />
'''mescal'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic beverage distilled from a cactus<br />
<br />
'''cableyarrow'''<br /><br />
''Caballero'' (Spanish for "gentleman") is what he means.<br />
<br />
'''''in vitro'''''<br /><br />
Latin for "in glass," this term is used to refer to experiments that happen in test tubes. Lenz means ''in vivo'', i.e., ''in utero''.<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (1) · Hal Counts His Breaths</span><br />
<br />
==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''photosynthesizing'''<br /><br />
turning light into energy, as plants do<br />
<br />
'''Baobab tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/baobab.htm tree] native to Africa and India<br />
<br />
'''pride'''<br /><br />
family of lions<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">560 (2) · Lenz and Green Continued</span><br />
<br />
==Page 560==<br />
<br />
'''septum'''<br /><br />
the cartilage separating the nostrils<br />
<br />
'''reguiles'''<br /><br />
i.e., regales<br />
<br />
'''Shangri-la'''<br /><br />
the utopia of the novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton (1900-1954), a British author<br />
<br />
'''kamasupra'''<br /><br />
Lenz is referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra].<br />
<br />
==Page 561==<br />
<br />
'''Fall River'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 50 miles south of Boston<br />
<br />
'''poofta'''<br /><br />
i.e., a poofter, a vulgar term for a male homosexual<br />
<br />
'''intrepid'''<br /><br />
fearless<br />
<br />
'''fauna'''<br /><br />
wildlife<br />
<br />
'''Shawshine River'''<br /><br />
also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawsheen_River Shawsheen]<br />
<br />
'''ravacious'''<br /><br />
This would seem to be a cross between "ravenous" and "rapacious."<br />
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'''scat-piles'''<br /><br />
piles of feces<br />
<br />
'''feti'''<br /><br />
plural of fetus<br />
<br />
'''yrstruly'''<br /><br />
yours truly<br />
<br />
'''propitiating'''<br /><br />
appeasing<br />
<br />
'''diem'''<br /><br />
Latin: day<br />
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==Page 508==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Page 509==<br />
<br />
'''Antron'''<br /><br />
a [http://antron.net/ real company]<br />
<br />
'''lividity'''<br /><br />
brightness of color<br />
<br />
'''escutcheon'''<br /><br />
a shield-shaped emblem<br />
<br />
'''premie'''<br /><br />
born prematurely<br />
<br />
'''cumuli'''<br /><br />
plural of "cumulus," a type of cloud<br />
<br />
'''fluffy cumuli arrayed patternlessly against an overenhanced blue sky, incredibly disorienting ... makes him feel high-altitude and disoriented and sometimes plummeting'''<br /><br />
this pattern appears on the cover of the book<br />
<br />
'''D.D.S.'''<br /><br />
Doctor of Dental Surgery<br />
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'''insouciant'''<br /><br />
blithely unconcerned<br />
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==Endnote 209==<br />
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'''Brisbane'''<br /><br />
the capital of the Australian state of Queensland<br />
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'''Mannington'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.mannington.com/ flooring company]<br />
<br />
'''pro bono'''<br /><br />
without pay<br />
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'''distaff'''<br /><br />
the female branch or side of the family, the 'family' in this case being ETA<br />
<br />
'''Phielyism'''<br /><br />
this is in reference to coach R. Bill ('Touchy') Phiely on the previous page<br />
<br />
'''mnemonic'''<br /><br />
having to do with memory<br />
<br />
'''Brewster's Angle'''<br /><br />
an angle of incidence at which light with a particular polarization is perfectly transmitted through a surface, with no reflection. Read more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_angle[here]]<br />
<br />
'''serrated'''<br /><br />
having a jagged edge<br />
<br />
'''tulle'''<br /><br />
a fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon<br />
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'''cyanosis'''<br /><br />
blueness of the skin caused by deoxygenated blood<br />
<br />
'''J.D.'''<br /><br />
Juris Doctor, a law degree<br />
<br />
'''Sinistral'''<br /><br />
left-handed<br />
<br />
'''Short Beach CT'''<br /><br />
a suburb of New Haven, Conn., about seven miles to the southeast<br />
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'''athwart'''<br /><br />
side by side with<br />
<br />
'''THIRD RAIL'''<br /><br />
In many subway systems (notably New York's), the third rail is the electrified rail that powers the train(s).<br />
<br />
'''terry'''<br /><br />
a pile fabric used to make bath towels and robes<br />
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'''schnauzer'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnauzer breed of dog] notable for its beard-like facial hair<br />
<br />
'''I-93'''<br /><br />
Interstate 93, which runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to the suburbs of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Neponset'''<br /><br />
a neighborhood of Boston<br />
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'''Q.v.'''<br /><br />
abbreviation for the Latin ''quo vide'', meaning "which see"<br />
<br />
'''VIII-Amendment'''<br /><br />
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment.<br />
<br />
'''diction'''<br /><br />
choice of words<br />
<br />
'''raison d'être'''<br /><br />
French: reason for being<br />
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'''O.N.A.N.F.L.'''<br /><br />
Organization of North American Nations Football League<br />
<br />
'''Coatlicue'''<br /><br />
This is the name of an Aztec goddess, one who gave birth to the moon and stars. The reference here is perhaps to Avril.<br />
<br />
'''fulcra'''<br /><br />
plural of "fulcrum"<br />
<br />
'''stadia'''<br /><br />
plural of "stadium"<br />
<br />
'''75-meter'''<br /><br />
about 246 feet<br />
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'''dot-matrix printer'''<br /><br />
one of the earliest-generation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_matrix_printer computer printers]<br />
<br />
'''Ludditism'''<br /><br />
a philosophy that is strongly against advances in technology, named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Ludd Ned Ludd]<br />
<br />
'''needly sound'''<br /><br />
Dot-matrix printers are very loud.<br />
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'''Philo IL'''<br /><br />
town about 150 miles south-southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''transverse colon'''<br /><br />
the part of the large intestine that runs horizontal across the stomach, parallel to the ground<br />
<br />
'''2 m.'''<br /><br />
about 6.6 feet<br />
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==Page 519==<br />
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'''Dynamic Duo'''<br /><br />
usually refers to Batman and Robin<br />
<br />
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'''viscera'''<br /><br />
internal organs<br />
<br />
==Page 522==<br />
<br />
'''100-mm. rodney'''<br /><br />
A "rodney" is a cigarette. 100 millimeters is a standard length of a "long" cigarette, and is roughly 4 inches long<br />
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'''Granny Smith'''<br /><br />
a type of sweet, green-skinned apple<br />
<br />
'''distended'''<br /><br />
swollen in the stomach<br />
<br />
'''complicit'''<br /><br />
involved in a plot or scheme<br />
<br />
'''ital'''<br /><br />
italic type<br />
<br />
'''Pawtucket'''<br /><br />
a town in Rhode Island 5 miles north-northeast of Providence<br />
<br />
'''A.A.A. baseball'''<br /><br />
a level of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_league_baseball#AAA minor-league] baseball<br />
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==Page 524==<br />
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'''Fuck the Core'''<br /><br />
i.e., fuck the (Marine) Corps<br />
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==Page 525==<br />
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'''Slobodan'''<br /><br />
Endnote 221 tells us that this student is Latvian, but this is a Slavic name, and Letts are not Slavs.<br />
<br />
'''Auburndale'''<br /><br />
a suburb about 10 miles west of Boston<br />
<br />
'''"...best of British luck to you..."'''<br /><br />
From ''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable'' comes this definition: 'Best of British Luck' — an ironic expression of encouragement, implying that the required luck may not materialize... an elaborated form of 'the best of luck.'<br />
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'''''Sieg Heil'''''<br /><br />
German for "Hail, Victory," this phrase was used by the Nazis, particularly with the right-handed upright salute particular to fascists.<br />
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'''respire'''<br /><br />
to breathe<br />
<br />
'''mandible'''<br /><br />
jawbone<br />
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'''dais'''<br /><br />
a raised platform, like a lectern, for speaking or presentation<br />
<br />
'''seagrass'''<br /><br />
seaweed that grows in shallow beds<br />
<br />
'''ottoman'''<br /><br />
a footrest that goes with a chair<br />
<br />
'''laddered'''<br /><br />
having a run (in a stocking)<br />
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'''sallet'''<br /><br />
a light helmet, usually with a visor<br />
<br />
'''dolefully'''<br /><br />
in a sorrowful manner<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
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'''St-Rémi-d'Amherst'''<br /><br />
a town in Québec about 80 miles northwest of Montreal<br />
<br />
'''''M-o-r-t-s'''''<br /><br />
''Morts'' is the French masculine plural for "dead."<br />
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'''cont. id.'''<br /><br />
probably "contemporary idiomatic" as spelled out in the previous line<br />
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'''Basque'''<br /><br />
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language Basque language], spoken in part of northern Spain and southwestern France, is unrelated to any other European language and possibly any other living language.<br />
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'''obstreperous'''<br /><br />
noisy or hard to control<br />
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'''coeval'''<br /><br />
contemporaneous or equally old<br />
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'''discomfit'''<br /><br />
to confuse or disconcert<br />
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'''Circe'''<br /><br />
a goddess from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe Greek mythology]<br />
<br />
'''pregnancy by rain'''<br /><br />
referring to Zeus's seduction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danae Danae]<br />
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'''rape by fowl'''<br /><br />
and Zeus's seduction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_%28mythology%29 Leda]<br />
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'''saguaro cactus'''<br /><br />
a large, tree-sized species of cactus native to the Sonoran Desert<br />
<br />
'''phantom pains'''<br /><br />
refers to pain common in amputees - also can refer to sensations that the amputated limb is still existent, and painful<br />
<br />
'''wens'''<br /><br />
a harmless cyst, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland<br />
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==Page 442==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''Braintree'''<br /><br />
a town in Massachusetts about 13 miles south-southeast of Boston<br />
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'''easement'''<br /><br />
An easement is a right to use part of someone else's land for a limited purpose, often a right to cross it on a defined pathway. Thus the Higher Power as a cheese-easement refers to Gately's analogy to a lab rat who's learned one route through a maze to the cheese.<br />
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'''rote'''<br /><br />
repetition<br />
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'''Probie'''<br /><br />
probation officer<br />
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'''10-cm.'''<br /><br />
a little under 4 inches<br />
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'''Our Father'''<br /><br />
the Lord's Prayer<br />
<br />
'''hawgs'''<br /><br />
"Hog" is a slang term for a Harley-Davidson<br />
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'''mantis'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_mantis praying mantis]<br />
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'''spats'''<br /><br />
a covering for the uppers of shoes<br />
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'''Quincy'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about 9 miles south-southeast of the city; pronounced "Quinzy"<br />
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'''affable'''<br /><br />
showing warmth and friendliness<br />
<br />
'''Hennessey'''<br /><br />
a brand of cognac<br />
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'''sampler'''<br /><br />
a piece of cloth embroidered with stitches, sometimes incorporating platitudes<br />
<br />
'''Estonian'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonians native population] of Estonia<br />
<br />
'''wrought-iron'''<br /><br />
iron in nearly carbon-free form, making it readily forged<br />
<br />
'''M.P.'''<br /><br />
military policeman<br />
<br />
'''brig'''<br /><br />
prison on a Navy ship<br />
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'''Bulat'''<br /><br />
actually a common Kazakh first name<br />
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==Page 448==<br />
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'''filial'''<br /><br />
pertaining to a son or daughter<br />
<br />
'''Nimitz'''<br /><br />
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) was a U.S. admiral and commander of Naval forces in the Pacific during WWII.<br />
<br />
'''afghan'''<br /><br />
a type of blanket<br />
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==Endnote 179==<br />
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'''chivalric'''<br /><br />
considerate and courteous to women<br />
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'''Sir Osis of Thuliver'''<br /><br />
i.e., cirrhosis of the liver<br />
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'''vessels'''<br /><br />
He means "vassals."<br />
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'''shale'''<br /><br />
the most common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale sedimentary rock]<br />
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'''alto'''<br /><br />
having a lower female voice<br />
<br />
'''Horkheimer and Adorno'''<br /><br />
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School Frankfurt School] of critical theory. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) was a German sociologist and fellow member of the Frankfurt School.<br />
<br />
'''Patridge Family'''<br /><br />
the band featured on the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065333/ television series] of the same name<br />
<br />
'''narcotized'''<br /><br />
drugged<br />
<br />
'''timbre'''<br /><br />
tone of voice<br />
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==Endnote 180==<br />
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'''Rectus Bulbi'''<br /><br />
short name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_rectus_muscle superior rectus muscle]<br />
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'''sarcophagally'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting a coffin<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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<br />
'''permutations'''<br /><br />
arrangements of the same items in different sequences<br />
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'''"...the thing it's not entirely impossible he may have fathered..."'''<br /><br />
This is to say that C.T. may have been Mario's father and not James O. Incandenza. Given that C.T. and Avril are blood relatives, this would explain Mario's profound birth defects.<br />
<br />
'''anodized'''<br /><br />
coated with metal<br />
<br />
'''perk'''<br /><br />
i.e., perquisite, a special benefit<br />
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'''alpaca'''<br /><br />
wool taken from an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca animal] closely related to the camel and llama<br />
<br />
'''Kaopectate'''<br /><br />
brand name of parapectolin. A pink, clay-like antidiarrheal; believed to work by adsorbing the bacteria or germ that may be causing the diarrhea.<br />
<br />
'''canted'''<br /><br />
put in an oblique position<br />
<br />
'''reveille'''<br /><br />
the trumpet call played in the morning to awaken sleeping soldiers<br />
<br />
'''corona'''<br /><br />
crown or halo<br />
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'''muzzle'''<br /><br />
the barrel of a gun<br />
<br />
'''bratwursts'''<br /><br />
This is a small German sausage composed of pork and beef; the name is German for "chopped meat sausage."<br />
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'''Puker'''<br /><br />
a punitive run designed to make one vomit<br />
<br />
'''American Twist'''<br /><br />
another name for a kick serve<br />
<br />
'''2 m.'''<br /><br />
over 6'6" tall<br />
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==Page 455==<br />
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'''low 10's C'''<br /><br />
10º C is equal to 50º Fahrenheit.<br />
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==Page 456==<br />
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'''picric'''<br /><br />
Picric acid is an explosive, so the word "picric" w/r/t clouds probably implies an explosive (or about to explode) quality.<br />
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==Page 457==<br />
<br />
'''fungoes'''<br /><br />
In baseball a fungo is a pop fly deliberately hit to train players in fielding. Presumably here, in tennis, these balls are thrown in a deliberate place in a deliberate manner to exercise a particular skill.<br />
<br />
'''quarter'''<br /><br />
here meaning "mercy"<br />
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'''''forvart'''''<br /><br />
German: forward<br />
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'''23.8 meters, 8 I think .2 meters'''<br /><br />
close to 80 feet by nearly 27 feet<br />
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'''Gymnasium Kaiserlautern'''<br /><br />
The Web site is [http://asg.region-kl.de/ here]. ''Kaiserlautern'' means something like "Emperor acclamation" in German.<br />
<br />
'''Raggedy Andy'''<br /><br />
a popular doll seen [http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/images/6391.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''z coordinate'''<br /><br />
the measurement of depth<br />
<br />
'''Gaugin'''<br /><br />
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French artist who lived in Tahiti.<br />
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'''morendo'''<br /><br />
a musical term meaning "a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence" (''Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
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==Page 461==<br />
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'''1964 Ford Aventura'''<br /><br />
There is no such car.<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster]]<br />
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'''DUI'''<br /><br />
Driving Under the Influence<br />
<br />
'''Possession With Intent'''<br /><br />
i.e., with intent to distribute<br />
<br />
'''D.S.A.S.'''<br /><br />
Division of Substance Abuse Services<br />
<br />
'''constabulary'''<br /><br />
a body of peace officers<br />
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'''Murder-2'''<br /><br />
second-degree murder, or murder without premeditation<br />
<br />
'''Deer Island'''<br /><br />
an island in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Island_%28Massachusetts%29 Boston Harbor], and until 1991 the site of the Suffolk County House of Correction<br />
<br />
'''hinked'''<br /><br />
According to the ''OED'', hink as a verb means "to halt" or "to falter." The implication here is that 90 days in jail isn't much to Gately since he'd already served 17 months in another sentence.<br />
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==Page 464==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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==Page 465==<br />
<br />
'''women's leg-shaver thing'''<br /><br />
i.e., Epi-Lady<br />
<br />
'''misprision'''<br /><br />
contempt against the government or courts<br />
<br />
'''Cape'''<br /><br />
i.e., Cape Cod<br />
<br />
==Page 466==<br />
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'''J.C.'''<br /><br />
Jesus Christ<br />
<br />
==Page 467==<br />
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==Page 468==<br />
<br />
'''Nixon administration'''<br /><br />
January 1969 to August 1974<br />
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'''188 cm. and 128 kg.'''<br /><br />
Gately is a hair over 6'2" and weights over 282 lbs.<br />
<br />
'''Ashland KY'''<br /><br />
a city on the Ohio River about 120 miles south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
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'''Braintree'''<br /><br />
a town in Massachusetts about 13 miles south-southeast of Boston<br />
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'''easement'''<br /><br />
An easement is a right to use part of someone else's land for a limited purpose, often a right to cross it on a defined pathway. Thus the Higher Power as a cheese-easement refers to Gately's analogy to a lab rat who's learned one route through a maze to the cheese.<br />
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'''rote'''<br /><br />
repetition<br />
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'''Probie'''<br /><br />
probation officer<br />
<br />
'''10-cm.'''<br /><br />
a little under 4 inches<br />
<br />
'''Our Father'''<br /><br />
the Lord's Prayer<br />
<br />
'''hawgs'''<br /><br />
"Hog" is a slang term for a Harley-Davidson<br />
<br />
'''mantis'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_mantis praying mantis]<br />
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'''spats'''<br /><br />
a covering for the uppers of shoes<br />
<br />
'''Quincy'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about 9 miles south-southeast of the city; pronounced "Quinzy"<br />
<br />
'''affable'''<br /><br />
showing warmth and friendliness<br />
<br />
'''Hennessey'''<br /><br />
a brand of cognac<br />
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'''sampler'''<br /><br />
a piece of cloth embroidered with stitches, sometimes incorporating platitudes<br />
<br />
'''Estonian'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonians native population] of Estonia<br />
<br />
'''wrought-iron'''<br /><br />
iron in nearly carbon-free form, making it readily forged<br />
<br />
'''M.P.'''<br /><br />
military policeman<br />
<br />
'''brig'''<br /><br />
prison on a Navy ship<br />
<br />
==Page 447==<br />
<br />
'''Bulat'''<br /><br />
actually a common Kazakh first name<br />
<br />
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'''filial'''<br /><br />
pertaining to a son or daughter<br />
<br />
'''Nimitz'''<br /><br />
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) was a U.S. admiral and commander of Naval forces in the Pacific during WWII.<br />
<br />
'''afghan'''<br /><br />
a type of blanket<br />
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==Endnote 179==<br />
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'''chivalric'''<br /><br />
considerate and courteous to women<br />
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'''Sir Osis of Thuliver'''<br /><br />
i.e., cirrhosis of the liver<br />
<br />
'''vessels'''<br /><br />
He means "vassals."<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.D.A.U.]]<br />
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'''shale'''<br /><br />
the most common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale sedimentary rock]<br />
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'''alto'''<br /><br />
having a lower female voice<br />
<br />
'''Horkheimer and Adorno'''<br /><br />
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School Frankfurt School] of critical theory. Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) was a German sociologist and fellow member of the Frankfurt School.<br />
<br />
'''Patridge Family'''<br /><br />
the band featured on the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065333/ television series] of the same name<br />
<br />
'''narcotized'''<br /><br />
drugged<br />
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'''timbre'''<br /><br />
tone of voice<br />
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'''Rectus Bulbi'''<br /><br />
short name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_rectus_muscle superior rectus muscle]<br />
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'''sarcophagally'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting a coffin<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Page 451==<br />
<br />
'''permutations'''<br /><br />
arrangements of the same items in different sequences<br />
<br />
'''"...the thing it's not entirely impossible he may have fathered..."'''<br /><br />
This is to say that C.T. may have been Mario's father and not James O. Incandenza. Given that C.T. and Avril are blood relatives, this would explain Mario's profound birth defects.<br />
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'''anodized'''<br /><br />
coated with metal<br />
<br />
'''perk'''<br /><br />
i.e., perquisite, a special benefit<br />
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'''alpaca'''<br /><br />
wool taken from an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca animal] closely related to the camel and llama<br />
<br />
'''Kaopectate'''<br /><br />
brand name of parapectolin. A pink, clay-like antidiarrheal; believed to work by adsorbing the bacteria or germ that may be causing the diarrhea.<br />
<br />
'''canted'''<br /><br />
put in an oblique position<br />
<br />
'''reveille'''<br /><br />
the trumpet call played in the morning to awaken sleeping soldiers<br />
<br />
'''corona'''<br /><br />
crown or halo<br />
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'''muzzle'''<br /><br />
the barrel of a gun<br />
<br />
'''bratwursts'''<br /><br />
This is a small German sausage composed of pork and beef; the name is German for "chopped meat sausage."<br />
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'''Puker'''<br /><br />
a punitive run designed to make one vomit<br />
<br />
'''American Twist'''<br /><br />
another name for a kick serve<br />
<br />
'''2 m.'''<br /><br />
over 6'6" tall<br />
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==Page 455==<br />
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'''low 10's C'''<br /><br />
10º C is equal to 50º Fahrenheit.<br />
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==Page 456==<br />
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'''picric'''<br /><br />
Picric acid is an explosive, so the word "picric" w/r/t clouds probably implies an explosive (or about to explode) quality.<br />
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==Page 457==<br />
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'''fungoes'''<br /><br />
In baseball a fungo is a pop fly deliberately hit to train players in fielding. Presumably here, in tennis, these balls are thrown in a deliberate place in a deliberate manner to exercise a particular skill.<br />
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'''quarter'''<br /><br />
here meaning "mercy"<br />
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'''''forvart'''''<br /><br />
German: forward<br />
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'''23.8 meters, 8 I think .2 meters'''<br /><br />
close to 80 feet by nearly 27 feet<br />
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'''Gymnasium Kaiserlautern'''<br /><br />
The Web site is [http://asg.region-kl.de/ here]. ''Kaiserlautern'' means something like "Emperor acclamation" in German.<br />
<br />
'''Raggedy Andy'''<br /><br />
a popular doll seen [http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/images/6391.jpg here]<br />
<br />
'''z coordinate'''<br /><br />
the measurement of depth<br />
<br />
'''Gaugin'''<br /><br />
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French artist who lived in Tahiti.<br />
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'''morendo'''<br /><br />
a musical term meaning "a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence" (''Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary'')<br />
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==Page 461==<br />
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'''1964 Ford Aventura'''<br /><br />
There is no such car.<br />
<br />
==Page 462==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster]]<br />
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'''DUI'''<br /><br />
Driving Under the Influence<br />
<br />
'''Possession With Intent'''<br /><br />
i.e., with intent to distribute<br />
<br />
'''D.S.A.S.'''<br /><br />
Division of Substance Abuse Services<br />
<br />
'''constabulary'''<br /><br />
a body of peace officers<br />
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'''Murder-2'''<br /><br />
second-degree murder, or murder without premeditation<br />
<br />
'''Deer Island'''<br /><br />
an island in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Island_%28Massachusetts%29 Boston Harbor]<br />
<br />
'''hinked'''<br /><br />
According to the ''OED'', hink as a verb means "to halt" or "to falter." The implication here is that 90 days in jail isn't much to Gately since he'd already served 17 months in another sentence.<br />
<br />
==Page 464==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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==Page 465==<br />
<br />
'''women's leg-shaver thing'''<br /><br />
i.e., Epi-Lady<br />
<br />
'''misprision'''<br /><br />
contempt against the government or courts<br />
<br />
'''Cape'''<br /><br />
i.e., Cape Cod<br />
<br />
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'''J.C.'''<br /><br />
Jesus Christ<br />
<br />
==Page 467==<br />
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==Page 468==<br />
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'''Nixon administration'''<br /><br />
January 1969 to August 1974<br />
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==Page 469==<br />
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'''188 cm. and 128 kg.'''<br /><br />
Gately is a hair over 6'2" and weights over 282 lbs.<br />
<br />
'''Ashland KY'''<br /><br />
a city on the Ohio River about 120 miles south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''capricious'''<br /><br />
subject to acting on a whim<br />
<br />
'''Caillou Bay'''<br /><br />
You can see a map of southern Louisiana [http://www.mobilegeographics.com/tideimages/tidesta5222.png here].<br />
<br />
'''Cajun'''<br /><br />
a French-speaking people dwelling in the woods of Louisiana, having emigrated there from French Canada two hundred years ago<br />
<br />
'''Taurus PT9'''<br /><br />
You can see this pistol [http://www.gunsamerica.com/976925959/Guns/Pistols/Taurus-Pistols-Revolvers/Pistols/Steel-Frame/Taurus_PT9_380.htm here].<br />
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'''unsafetied'''<br /><br />
The gun's safety is off.<br />
<br />
'''longshoremen'''<br /><br />
Dock workers who load and unload ships.<br />
<br />
'''caricaturesque'''<br /><br />
pertaining to a depiction of someone that exaggerates certain facial or bodily characteristics<br />
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'''subsumption'''<br /><br />
the act of placing something under a more comprehensive category<br />
<br />
'''''rôle'''''<br /><br />
This is how we used to spell "role" in English and how it's still spelled in French.<br />
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'''Edmonton'''<br /><br />
the capital of Alberta<br />
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'''malice'''<br /><br />
desire to do harm<br />
<br />
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'''vacuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in ideas or intelligence<br />
<br />
'''Maxwell House'''<br /><br />
a brand of coffee<br />
<br />
'''M. Kemp'''<br /><br />
as in Monsieur Kemp, i.e., Jack Kemp, implying he was assassinated with a bomb in his house<br />
<br />
'''Very Large Satan'''<br /><br />
or "Great Satan," if you will<br />
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'''''utilitaire'''''<br /><br />
utilitarian, i.e., providing the greatest good for the greatest number<br />
<br />
'''Comme on dit'''<br /><br />
French: Like they say<br />
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'''chasm'''<br /><br />
a gorge or deep cleft in the earth's surface<br />
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'''Habitant ''soupe aux pois'''''<br /><br />
''Habitant'' is Québecois French for "farmer," though it seems like a brand name here. ''Soupe aux pois'' is pea soup, very popular in Québec.<br />
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'''parodically'''<br /><br />
in a sarcastic or mocking way<br />
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'''Safeway'''<br /><br />
a chain of supermarkets<br />
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'''burrs'''<br /><br />
protruding, ragged edges<br />
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'''''ami'''''<br /><br />
French: friend<br />
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'''''un autre'''''<br /><br />
an other, i.e., an outsider<br />
<br />
'''supine'''<br /><br />
on one's back<br />
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'''ponderous'''<br /><br />
awkward or unwieldy<br />
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'''''Veuillez Recycler Ce Contenant'''''<br /><br />
French: Please Recycle This Container<br />
<br />
'''''en ce moment'''''<br /><br />
French: at this moment<br />
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'''''D'éclaisant'''''<br /><br />
not a real French word<br />
<br />
'''maffick'''<br /><br />
to celebrate boisterously<br />
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'''''Entre nous'''''<br /><br />
French: Between us<br />
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==Page 431==<br />
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'''slider'''<br /><br />
a breaking pitch in baseball that curves down and out, with much more speed than a typical curveball<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whopper]]<br />
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'''Forest Lawn NNY'''<br /><br />
a town in New York state, on Lake Ontario<br />
<br />
'''cuirass'''<br /><br />
a piece of armor covering the heart<br />
<br />
'''PowerBook'''<br /><br />
an IBM brand of laptop computer<br />
<br />
'''vig'''<br /><br />
interest, as on a loan from a loan shark<br />
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'''CPR'''<br /><br />
Cardiopulonary resuscitation<br />
<br />
'''Winchester'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 8.5 miles northwest of Boston<br />
<br />
'''counsel'''<br /><br />
purpose, plan, or design<br />
<br />
'''whey'''<br /><br />
the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained<br />
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'''miasma'''<br /><br />
a noxious atmosphere<br />
<br />
'''cordite'''<br /><br />
a propellant used in place of gunpowder in firearms<br />
<br />
'''Crawfordsville, Indiana'''<br /><br />
a town about 45 miles northwest of Indianapolis<br />
<br />
'''Veedersburg IN'''<br /><br />
this town lies 22 miles west of Crawfordsville on Route 74<br />
<br />
'''brandykinetic'''<br /><br />
with slowed movements due to neurologic dysfunction<br />
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'''vicissitude'''<br /><br />
a change or variation in the course of something<br />
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'''votaried'''<br /><br />
filled with devotion<br />
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'''Jamaica Plain'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Plain,_Massachusetts section] of Boston<br />
<br />
'''cab of his 4 X 4'''<br /><br />
A 4 X 4 is a pick-up truck and the cab is where people sit.<br />
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'''sub-table'''<br /><br />
under the table, i.e., off the books so that taxes don't have to be paid<br />
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'''colostomy'''<br /><br />
a procedure by which feces exit the body via a hole in a person's side into a bag, rather than via the anus<br />
<br />
'''Kaposi's Sarcoma'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_sarcoma type of viral cancer] that causes skin lesions<br />
<br />
'''B&E'''<br /><br />
Breaking and Entry, i.e., burglary<br />
<br />
'''finski'''<br /><br />
slang: $5 bill<br />
<br />
'''Kools'''<br /><br />
a brand of menthol cigarettes<br />
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'''mobilely upward'''<br /><br />
that is to say, upwardly mobile<br />
<br />
'''witticism'''<br /><br />
a funny remark<br />
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'''Davis'''<br /><br />
a city in California about 15 miles west of Sacramento<br />
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'''Quik'''<br /><br />
a powder mix used to make chocolate milk<br />
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'''NaCN'''<br /><br />
sodium cyanide<br />
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'''rivet'''<br /><br />
a type of pin or bolt; DFW is likely playing off the phrase "dead as a doornail" here<br />
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'''acrostics'''<br /><br />
These are "set(s) of words arranged in a square such that they read the same horizontally and vertically" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
<br />
'''dewimpled'''<br /><br />
like defrocked, except for a nun<br />
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'''Benedict Arnold'''<br /><br />
Benedict Arnold V (1741-1801) was an American general during the Revolutionary War who turned traitor for the British.<br />
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==Endnote 176==<br />
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'''Minister of Environment and Resource-Development Enterprises'''<br /><br />
The initials spell ''merde'', which is French for "shit."<br />
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'''macrocartographic'''<br /><br />
immense and involved with maps<br />
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'''Sino-temporal-endorsement'''<br /><br />
Chinese-style-time-sponsorship; a reference to China's use of animal signs to date the years (Year of the Dog, Pig, Rat, etc.); the obvious inspiration or model for [[Subsidized Time]].<br />
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<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whopper]]<br />
<br />
'''orts'''<br /><br />
scraps of food<br />
<br />
'''CONCORD'''<br /><br />
the capital of New Hampshire<br />
<br />
'''CLEMSON'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.clemson.edu/ university] in South Carolina<br />
<br />
'''Rantoul IL'''<br /><br />
a town 125 miles south-southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''Ithaca NY'''<br /><br />
a town in upstate New York, home to [http://www.cornell.edu/ Cornell University]<br />
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'''camp'''<br /><br />
deliberately artificial or vulgar -- sometimes referring specifically to gay humor<br />
<br />
'''robber-baron'''<br /><br />
Wikipedia defines robber-barons as "businessmen and bankers who dominated their respective industries and amassed huge personal fortunes, typically as a direct result of pursuing various allegedly anti-competitive or unfair business practices."<br />
<br />
'''Ollster'''<br /><br />
a nickname for Oliver, like "Ollie"<br />
<br />
'''"...one slim cat with an outsized leg..."'''<br /><br />
i.e., Orin Incandenza<br />
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'''placative'''<br /><br />
intending to pacify or calm<br />
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'''quadrennial'''<br /><br />
occurring every four years<br />
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'''pulchritudinous'''<br /><br />
good-looking<br />
<br />
'''chapeau'''<br /><br />
hat<br />
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'''cheri'''<br /><br />
French: my dear<br />
<br />
'''Cerberus'''<br /><br />
in Greek mythology, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus three-headed dog] that guards Hades<br />
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'''Achilles' tendon'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles%27_tendon tendon] in the back of the leg, near the foot<br />
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'''canter'''<br /><br />
an easy gallop<br />
<br />
'''Ixnayish'''<br /><br />
Remove -ish, and you have Pig Latin for "nix."<br />
<br />
'''H.U.D.'''<br /><br />
Housing and Urban Development<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''capricious'''<br /><br />
subject to acting on a whim<br />
<br />
'''Caillou Bay'''<br /><br />
You can see a map of southern Louisiana [http://www.mobilegeographics.com/tideimages/tidesta5222.png here].<br />
<br />
'''Cajun'''<br /><br />
a French-speaking people dwelling in the woods of Louisiana, having emigrated there from French Canada two hundred years ago<br />
<br />
'''Taurus PT9'''<br /><br />
You can see this pistol [http://www.gunsamerica.com/976925959/Guns/Pistols/Taurus-Pistols-Revolvers/Pistols/Steel-Frame/Taurus_PT9_380.htm here].<br />
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'''unsafetied'''<br /><br />
The gun's safety is off.<br />
<br />
'''longshoremen'''<br /><br />
Dock workers who load and unload ships.<br />
<br />
'''caricaturesque'''<br /><br />
pertaining to a depiction of someone that exaggerates certain facial or bodily characteristics<br />
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'''subsumption'''<br /><br />
the act of placing something under a more comprehensive category<br />
<br />
'''''rôle'''''<br /><br />
This is how we used to spell "role" in English and how it's still spelled in French.<br />
<br />
'''Edmonton'''<br /><br />
the capital of Alberta<br />
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'''malice'''<br /><br />
desire to do harm<br />
<br />
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'''vacuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in ideas or intelligence<br />
<br />
'''Maxwell House'''<br /><br />
a brand of coffee<br />
<br />
'''M. Kemp'''<br /><br />
as in Monsieur Kemp, i.e., Jack Kemp, implying he was assassinated with a bomb in his house<br />
<br />
'''Very Large Satan'''<br /><br />
or "Great Satan," if you will<br />
<br />
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'''''utilitaire'''''<br /><br />
utilitarian, i.e., providing the greatest good for the greatest number<br />
<br />
'''Comme on dit'''<br /><br />
French: Like they say<br />
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'''chasm'''<br /><br />
a gorge or deep cleft in the earth's surface<br />
<br />
==Page 425==<br />
<br />
'''Habitant ''soupe aux pois'''''<br /><br />
''Habitant'' is Québecois French for "farmer," though it seems like a brand name here. ''Soup aux pois'' is pea soup, very popular in Québec.<br />
<br />
'''parodically'''<br /><br />
in a sarcastic or mocking way<br />
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'''Safeway'''<br /><br />
a chain of supermarkets<br />
<br />
'''burrs'''<br /><br />
protruding, ragged edges<br />
<br />
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'''''ami'''''<br /><br />
French: friend<br />
<br />
'''''un autre'''''<br /><br />
an other, i.e., an outsider<br />
<br />
'''supine'''<br /><br />
on one's back<br />
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'''ponderous'''<br /><br />
awkward or unwieldy<br />
<br />
==Endnote 173==<br />
<br />
==[[IJE304|Endnote 304]]==<br />
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==Page 428 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''''Veuillez Recycler Ce Contenant'''''<br /><br />
French: Please Recycle This Container<br />
<br />
'''''en ce moment'''''<br /><br />
French: at this moment<br />
<br />
==Page 429==<br />
<br />
'''''D'éclaisant'''''<br /><br />
not a real French word<br />
<br />
'''maffick'''<br /><br />
to celebrate boisterously<br />
<br />
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'''''Entre nous'''''<br /><br />
French: Between us<br />
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==Page 431==<br />
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'''slider'''<br /><br />
a breaking pitch in baseball that curves down and out, with much more speed than a typical curveball<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whopper]]<br />
<br />
'''Forest Lawn NNY'''<br /><br />
a town in New York state, on Lake Ontario<br />
<br />
'''cuirass'''<br /><br />
a piece of armor covering the heart<br />
<br />
'''PowerBook'''<br /><br />
an IBM brand of laptop computer<br />
<br />
'''vig'''<br /><br />
interest, as on a loan from a loan shark<br />
<br />
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'''CPR'''<br /><br />
Cardiopulonary resuscitation<br />
<br />
'''Winchester'''<br /><br />
a city in Massachusetts about 8.5 miles northwest of Boston<br />
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'''counsel'''<br /><br />
purpose, plan, or design<br />
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'''whey'''<br /><br />
the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained<br />
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'''miasma'''<br /><br />
a noxious atmosphere<br />
<br />
'''cordite'''<br /><br />
a propellant used in place of gunpowder in firearms<br />
<br />
'''Crawfordsville, Indiana'''<br /><br />
a town about 45 miles northwest of Indianapolis<br />
<br />
'''Veedersburg IN'''<br /><br />
this town lies 22 miles west of Crawfordsville on Route 74<br />
<br />
'''brandykinetic'''<br /><br />
with slowed movements due to neurologic dysfunction<br />
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'''vicissitude'''<br /><br />
a change or variation in the course of something<br />
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'''votaried'''<br /><br />
filled with devotion<br />
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'''Jamaica Plain'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Plain,_Massachusetts section] of Boston<br />
<br />
'''cab of his 4 X 4'''<br /><br />
A 4 X 4 is a pick-up truck and the cab is where people sit.<br />
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'''sub-table'''<br /><br />
under the table, i.e., off the books so that taxes don't have to be paid<br />
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'''colostomy'''<br /><br />
a procedure by which feces exit the body via a hole in a person's side into a bag, rather than via the anus<br />
<br />
'''Kaposi's Sarcoma'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_sarcoma type of viral cancer] that causes skin lesions<br />
<br />
'''B&E'''<br /><br />
Breaking and Entry, i.e., burglary<br />
<br />
'''finski'''<br /><br />
slang: $5 bill<br />
<br />
'''Kools'''<br /><br />
a brand of menthol cigarettes<br />
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'''mobilely upward'''<br /><br />
that is to say, upwardly mobile<br />
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'''witticism'''<br /><br />
a funny remark<br />
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'''Davis'''<br /><br />
a city in California about 15 miles west of Sacramento<br />
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'''Quik'''<br /><br />
a powder mix used to make chocolate milk<br />
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'''NaCN'''<br /><br />
sodium cyanide<br />
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'''rivet'''<br /><br />
a type of pin or bolt; DFW is likely playing off the phrase "dead as a doornail" here<br />
<br />
'''acrostics'''<br /><br />
These are "set(s) of words arranged in a square such that they read the same horizontally and vertically" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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'''dewimpled'''<br /><br />
like defrocked, except for a nun<br />
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'''Benedict Arnold'''<br /><br />
Benedict Arnold V (1741-1801) was an American general during the Revolutionary War who turned traitor for the British.<br />
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==Endnote 176==<br />
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'''Minister of Environment and Resource-Development Enterprises'''<br /><br />
The initials spell ''merde'', which is French for "shit."<br />
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'''macrocartographic'''<br /><br />
immense and involved with maps<br />
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'''Sino-temporal-endorsement'''<br /><br />
Chinese-style-time-sponsorship; a reference to China's use of animal signs to date the years (Year of the Dog, Pig, Rat, etc.); the obvious inspiration or model for [[Subsidized Time]].<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Whopper]]<br />
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'''orts'''<br /><br />
scraps of food<br />
<br />
'''CONCORD'''<br /><br />
the capital of New Hampshire<br />
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'''CLEMSON'''<br /><br />
a [http://www.clemson.edu/ university] in South Carolina<br />
<br />
'''Rantoul IL'''<br /><br />
a town 125 miles south-southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''Ithaca NY'''<br /><br />
a town in upstate New York, home to [http://www.cornell.edu/ Cornell University]<br />
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'''camp'''<br /><br />
deliberately artificial or vulgar -- sometimes referring specifically to gay humor<br />
<br />
'''robber-baron'''<br /><br />
Wikipedia defines robber-barons as "businessmen and bankers who dominated their respective industries and amassed huge personal fortunes, typically as a direct result of pursuing various allegedly anti-competitive or unfair business practices."<br />
<br />
'''Ollster'''<br /><br />
a nickname for Oliver, like "Ollie"<br />
<br />
'''"...one slim cat with an outsized leg..."'''<br /><br />
i.e., Orin Incandenza<br />
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'''placative'''<br /><br />
intending to pacify or calm<br />
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'''quadrennial'''<br /><br />
occurring every four years<br />
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'''pulchritudinous'''<br /><br />
good-looking<br />
<br />
'''chapeau'''<br /><br />
hat<br />
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'''cheri'''<br /><br />
French: my dear<br />
<br />
'''Cerberus'''<br /><br />
in Greek mythology, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus three-headed dog] that guards Hades<br />
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'''Achilles' tendon'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles%27_tendon tendon] in the back of the leg, near the foot<br />
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'''canter'''<br /><br />
an easy gallop<br />
<br />
'''Ixnayish'''<br /><br />
Remove -ish, and you have Pig Latin for "nix."<br />
<br />
'''H.U.D.'''<br /><br />
Housing and Urban Development<br />
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'''LOVE CANAL'''<br /><br />
an area near Buffalo, N.Y., famous for its high amount of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal toxic waste] and the effects it had on the residents there<br />
<br />
'''EPA'''<br /><br />
Environmental Protection Agency<br />
<br />
'''Berlin, NH'''<br /><br />
a town in New Hampshire very close to the Canadian border<br />
<br />
'''Rumford, ME'''<br /><br />
Rumford is in Maine, less than 50 miles due east of Berlin, N.H.<br />
<br />
'''MONTPELIER'''<br /><br />
the capital of Vermont<br />
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'''Lancaster NH'''<br /><br />
a city about twenty miles west of Berlin, N.H.<br />
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'''INFARCTION'''<br /><br />
heart attack<br />
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'''ANEURISM'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of "aneurysm," it's a bursting of a weak blood vessel, if in the brain, usually causing a stroke<br />
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'''SALEM MA'''<br /><br />
a city 15 miles up the coast from Boston<br />
<br />
'''FROM SYRACUSE TO TICONDEROGA, NY'''<br /><br />
This line would go right through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_ParkAdirondack Park] in New York.<br />
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'''FROM TICODEROGA, NY TO SALEM, MA'''<br /><br />
The lower corner of Vermont lies below this line.<br />
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'''claque'''<br /><br />
a group of sycophants<br />
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'''hale'''<br /><br />
healthy<br />
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'''Kevlar'''<br /><br />
a synthetic substance used in, among other things, bulletproof vests<br />
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'''aspersion'''<br /><br />
a disparaging remark<br />
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'''Bôf'''<br /><br />
defined by the Cambridge Online French-English dictionary as an interjection "expressing a lack of interest or enthusiasm"<br />
<br />
'''maroon'''<br /><br />
i.e., a moron<br />
<br />
'''benighted'''<br /><br />
overtaken by darkness<br />
<br />
'''cojones'''<br /><br />
Spanish for "testicles"<br />
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'''redemisement'''<br /><br />
see discussion of "redemised" at [[Pages_306-321#Page_319|page 319]]<br />
<br />
'''scenario'''<br /><br />
"Scenarios" is the correct plural.<br />
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==Page 404==<br />
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[[Image:Tyrolean.jpg|thumb|caption|Tyrolean Hat|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
'''Tyrolean hats'''<br /><br />
The Tyrolean hat, named after the region of Tyrol, is associated with the Austrian Alps. Tyrolean hats have a cord wrapped around the base of the crown and a feather or brush on the side as trim. For an example, see right. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrolean_hat Wikipedia]<br />
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'''H.E.W.'''<br /><br />
Health, Education, and Welfare<br />
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'''rife'''<br /><br />
abounding<br />
<br />
'''Eminent nondomain'''<br /><br />
"Eminent domain" is the right of the government to seize private property to serve a greater good. This would be the opposite.<br />
<br />
'''''bien sûr'''''<br /><br />
French: of course<br />
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'''U.S.O.'''<br /><br />
United States Organizations, an organization dedicated to entertaining troops at war<br />
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'''coup de grâce'''<br /><br />
French: death blow<br />
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'''recalcitrant'''<br /><br />
hard to deal with or manage<br />
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'''''¿Qué?'''<br /><br />
Spanish: What?<br />
<br />
'''Yukon'''<br /><br />
a territory of northwest Canada that borders Alaska's western border<br />
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'''Brinksmanship'''<br /><br />
According to the ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'', this is "the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, esp. by creating diplomatic crises."<br />
<br />
'''1/3-rpm'''<br /><br />
This is one-third of a revolution per minute. LPs go literally 100 times faster.<br />
<br />
''''Flight of the Bumblebee''''<br /><br />
an interlude in ''The Tale of Tsar Saltan'', an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)<br />
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'''IMBROGLIO'''<br /><br />
a misunderstanding or disagreement between persons or nations<br />
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'''SIN CITY'''<br /><br />
Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''F.E.C.'''<br /><br />
Federal Elections Commission<br />
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'''S.A.C.'''<br /><br />
Strategic Air Command<br />
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'''BK'''<br /><br />
Burger King<br />
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'''catastatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the climax of a play, movie, etc<br />
<br />
'''radon'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon chemical element] that contaminates homes in gaseous form<br />
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'''Maddox OH'''<br /><br />
doesn't appear to be a real place<br />
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'''Hartford'''<br /><br />
the capital of Connecticut<br />
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'''Elmer's'''<br /><br />
a brand of glue<br />
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==Endnote 158==<br />
'''renumeration'''<br /><br />
<br />
word should be remuneration<br />
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==Endnote 159==<br />
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'''Durban'''<br /><br />
the second most populous city in S. Africa, on the country's southeast coast<br />
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'''Clipperton ''même'''''<br /><br />
French: Clipperton himself<br />
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'''transverse aberration'''<br /><br />
this is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberration_of_light aberration of light] across a field<br />
<br />
'''Sunkist'''<br /><br />
a brand of fruit and fruit drinks<br />
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'''incipient'''<br /><br />
beginning to develop<br />
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'''Szechuan'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szechuan Sichuan]<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W.]]<br />
<br />
'''Sherman statutes'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act anti-trust act] introduced by Sen. John Sherman of Ohio (1823-1900)<br />
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'''TCI'''<br /><br />
Tele-Communications, Inc. (now defunct)<br />
<br />
'''Malone'''<br /><br />
John C. Malone (born 1941), now CEO of Liberty Media<br />
<br />
'''TBS'''<br /><br />
Turner Broadcasting System, founded by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born 1938)<br />
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'''CBC'''<br /><br />
Canadian Broadcasting Centre<br />
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'''American Council of Disseminators of Cable'''<br /><br />
Look at the first letters of the capitalized words.<br />
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'''HDTV'''<br /><br />
High-Definition Television<br />
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'''liposuction'''<br /><br />
a surgical procedure whereby fat is literally sucked out of the body<br />
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'''P.T.A.s'''<br /><br />
Parent-Teacher Associations<br />
<br />
'''PACs'''<br /><br />
Political Action Committees<br />
<br />
'''REM'''<br /><br />
Rapid Eye Movement<br />
<br />
'''kabal'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling of "cabal," meaning a small group of secret plotters<br />
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'''b&w'''<br /><br />
black and white<br />
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'''Preparation H'''<br /><br />
a brand-name ointment for hemorrhoids<br />
<br />
'''Überad'''<br /><br />
a super advertisement, using the German ''über'' ("super") as a prefix<br />
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'''MLB'''<br /><br />
Major League Baseball<br />
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==Page 415==<br />
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'''Ch. 11 protection'''<br /><br />
Chapter 11, a section of the bankruptcy code under which one could file for protection from creditors<br />
<br />
'''Dow turned Grizzly'''<br /><br />
i.e., a bear (downward-moving) market environment began<br />
<br />
''''Happy Days''''<br /><br />
a once-successful [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070992/ television series] on ABC<br />
<br />
'''penultimate'''<br /><br />
second-to-last<br />
<br />
'''half-gainer'''<br /><br />
a type of dive<br />
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'''ken'''<br /><br />
understanding<br />
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'''vox- and digitus-populi'''<br /><br />
''Vox populi'' means "voice of the people" in Latin. ''Digitus populi'' would be "finger of the people."<br />
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'''CPU'''<br /><br />
Central Processing Unit<br />
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'''tentacularly'''<br /><br />
as with tentacles<br />
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'''GTE'''<br /><br />
General Telephone and Electronics<br />
<br />
'''Hobbesianly'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting that people are very much in a state of nature, i.e., without rules or laws<br />
<br />
'''!'''<br /><br />
Used in the 2 times the square root of area formula, the exclamation point denotes a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial factorial]<br />
<br />
'''mimetic'''<br /><br />
used here, meaning as close to reality as possible<br />
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'''equatorial'''<br /><br />
lying on the Equator<br />
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'''mycological'''<br /><br />
regarding the study of mushrooms<br />
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'''ennui'''<br /><br />
boredom<br />
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'''Wagnerian'''<br /><br />
in the style or manner of Richard Wagner, the German operatic composer<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Endnote 147==<br />
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'''pluck'''<br /><br />
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty<br />
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'''qua'''<br /><br />
in the capacity or character of<br />
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'''toque'''<br /><br />
a kind of brimless hat<br />
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'''aigrette'''<br /><br />
decorative feather or plume<br />
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==Endnote 148==<br />
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'''sallet'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallet helmet], the forerunner of the modern combat helmets<br />
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'''calpac'''<br /><br />
a high-crowned felt or sheepskin hat worn in Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia<br />
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'''maraschino'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasca_cherry marasca cherry]<br />
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'''Redi-Whip'''<br /><br />
actually Reddi-wip, a brand name of pressurized whipped cream in a can<br />
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'''tendentiously'''<br /><br />
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice<br />
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[[Image:Fedora.jpg|thumb|caption|Fedora|right|200px]]<br />
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'''amanuentic'''<br /><br />
secretarial<br />
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'''fedoras'''<br /><br />
A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. (see right) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Wikipedia]<br />
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'''baklava'''<br /><br />
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices<br />
<br />
'''Echt'''<br /><br />
German for "bona fide"<br />
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'''linotype'''<br /><br />
short form name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine linotype machine]<br />
<br />
''''Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...''''<br /><br />
Compare John F. Kennedy's [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html inaugural address]<br />
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'''né'''<br /><br />
French for "born," the feminine ''née'' being more common to denote one's birth name<br />
<br />
'''Joyner'''<br /><br />
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.<br />
<br />
'''retentive'''<br /><br />
here short for "anal-retentive"<br />
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'''Dermalatix'''<br /><br />
not a real product<br />
<br />
'''Hypospectral'''<br /><br />
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"<br />
<br />
'''epidermal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin<br />
<br />
'''schmaltz'''<br /><br />
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)<br />
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==Endnote 149==<br />
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'''Frankies and Tonies'''<br /><br />
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.<br />
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'''scab'''<br /><br />
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike<br />
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'''GE/RCA'''<br /><br />
General Electric/Radio Company of America<br />
<br />
'''fulcrum'''<br /><br />
a support or point of rest<br />
<br />
'''lap-dissolves'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."<br />
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'''prescient'''<br /><br />
having previous knowledge<br />
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'''jingoist'''<br /><br />
patriotic to an extreme<br />
<br />
'''macrobiotic'''<br /><br />
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life<br />
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'''Hillary R.C.'''<br /><br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
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'''LaRoucheishly'''<br /><br />
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader<br />
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==Endnote 150==<br />
<br />
'''dioxins'''<br /><br />
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing<br />
<br />
'''high-R-waste'''<br /><br />
probably refers to high radioactivity<br />
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'''Perot'''<br /><br />
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.<br />
<br />
'''white-gloved finger'''<br /><br />
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains<br />
<br />
'''U.W.S.A.'''<br /><br />
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement<br />
<br />
'''G.O.P.s'''<br /><br />
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"<br />
<br />
'''Jihad'''<br /><br />
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"<br />
<br />
'''redolent'''<br /><br />
smelling very badly<br />
<br />
'''retinue'''<br /><br />
a body of attendants to a powerful person<br />
<br />
'''psychosphere'''<br /><br />
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness<br />
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'''"majestic ambers and purple fruits"'''<br /><br />
words from "America, the Beautiful"<br />
<br />
'''effluvia'''<br /><br />
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors<br />
<br />
'''CO'''<br /><br />
carbon monoxide<br />
<br />
'''Uno'''<br /><br />
as in ''numero uno,'' number one<br />
<br />
'''dandling'''<br /><br />
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian clothes<br />
<br />
'''adipose'''<br /><br />
adipose tissue, i.e., fat<br />
<br />
'''fractious'''<br /><br />
unruly or angry<br />
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'''Seal'''<br /><br />
the [http://www.greatseal.com/ Great Seal] of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Teutons'''<br /><br />
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetons Tetons]), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.<br />
<br />
'''wavered'''<br /><br />
quavering in sound<br />
<br />
'''Wurlitzer'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer Rudolf Wurlitzer Company], a producer of organs<br />
<br />
'''dusky'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''entr' acte'''<br /><br />
French: between acts<br />
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<br />
'''glycemically'''<br /><br />
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood<br />
<br />
'''cannolis'''<br /><br />
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese<br />
<br />
'''absolution'''<br /><br />
forgiveness of sins<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
childish or juvenile<br />
<br />
'''J.J.J.C.'''<br /><br />
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien<br />
<br />
'''sympatico'''<br /><br />
in agreement<br />
<br />
'''inexorable'''<br /><br />
unyielding<br />
<br />
'''NATO'''<br /><br />
North Atlantic Treaty Organization<br />
<br />
'''EEC'''<br /><br />
European Economic Community<br />
<br />
'''oown'''<br /><br />
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''butter and guns'''<br /><br />
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.<br />
<br />
'''infraternal'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
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'''''frappeurs'''''<br /><br />
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />
<br />
'''maple leaf'''<br /><br />
the national emblem of Canada<br />
<br />
'''toot sweet'''<br /><br />
i.e., ''tout de suite'', French for "right away"<br />
<br />
'''enjambment'''<br /><br />
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)<br />
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'''purling'''<br /><br />
flowing or rippling<br />
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<br />
'''gurutical'''<br /><br />
not a real word, but apparently having to do with gurus<br />
<br />
'''fulgurant'''<br /><br />
flashing like lightning<br />
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'''glabrous'''<br /><br />
smooth, hairless<br />
<br />
'''wunderkind'''<br /><br />
German: child prodigy<br />
<br />
'''I/SPN'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be a follow-up television channel to ESPN<br />
<br />
'''M. Chang'''<br /><br />
Michael Chang (born 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. That he is described as "lately expired" is puzzling; Chang was alive in 1996 and is still alive today.<br />
<br />
'''Mephistophelan'''<br /><br />
referring to Mephistopheles, the devil character in Goethe's ''Faust'' and Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', to whom Faust sells his soul<br />
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<br />
'''hagiography'''<br /><br />
the biography of a saint<br />
<br />
''''The truth will set you free...''''<br /><br />
Lyle is paraphrasing [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:32;&version=9; John 8:32].<br />
<br />
'''alfresco'''<br /><br />
''Al fresco'' in Italian means "outside."<br />
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'''Seventh-Day Adventists'''<br /><br />
a Protestant sect of Christianity marked by its observance of the weekly sabbath on Saturdays<br />
<br />
'''turpitude'''<br /><br />
depravity<br />
<br />
'''dire'''<br /><br />
indicating trouble<br />
<br />
'''C.F.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke<br />
<br />
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'''Benson & Hedges'''<br /><br />
a brand of cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''high-lipid'''<br /><br />
high-fat<br />
<br />
'''''auteur'''''<br /><br />
creator, author<br />
<br />
'''UKRAINE, TWO MORE BALTIC STATES APPLY FOR NATO INCLUSION'''<br /><br />
Ukraine did not begin application for NATO membership until 2006, while the Baltic States were all admitted in 2004.<br />
<br />
'''THERMS'''<br /><br />
thermonuclear warheads<br />
<br />
'''twelve out of fifteen NATO nations'''<br /><br />
The last time NATO had fifteen members was in 1982, when Spain was admitted.<br />
<br />
'''Finlandization'''<br /><br />
This is defined as "the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country" and refers to Finland's relations with the USSR following WWII.<br />
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''''BIG STICKS''''<br /><br />
Jean Chrétien admits that the issues were used here as the "big stick" in the T. Roosevelt-era "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy of President Gentle.<br />
<br />
'''TURTLE MTN. INDIAN RESERVATION'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Mountain_Indian_Reservation reservation] for Chippewa Indians<br />
<br />
==Page 393==<br />
<br />
'''GI-X-Ray-Grade Colonic Purgative'''<br /><br />
the kind of laxatives given to people about to undergo colonoscopies<br />
<br />
'''Pruritis'''<br /><br />
very bad itching<br />
<br />
'''U.N.L.V.'''<br /><br />
University of Nevada at Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''D.O.E.'''<br /><br />
Department of Energy<br />
<br />
'''METHUEN'''<br /><br />
a city of Massachusetts about 30 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Scorcese'''<br /><br />
He actually spells his name "Scorsese."<br />
<br />
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'''Patridge KS'''<br /><br />
a city in Kansas about 60 miles northwest of Wichita<br />
<br />
'''telekinetic'''<br /><br />
able to moves things with one's mind<br />
<br />
'''somnambulist'''<br /><br />
sleepwalker<br />
<br />
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'''calotte'''<br /><br />
a skullcap, typically worn by Roman Catholic acolytes<br />
<br />
'''M.O.'''<br /><br />
''Modus operandi'', a Latin phrase meaning the way in which a criminal operates out of habit<br />
<br />
'''DMV'''<br /><br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
<br />
'''oncologist'''<br /><br />
a physician who treats cancer<br />
<br />
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'''masochistic'''<br /><br />
enjoying (usually sexually) of pain<br />
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'''sucrose'''<br /><br />
table sugar<br />
<br />
'''siren'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens Sirens] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''56-gram'''<br /><br />
about two ounces<br />
<br />
'''Ford's Theater'''<br /><br />
This is the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated.<br />
<br />
'''muttonchops'''<br /><br />
very thick sideburns<br />
<br />
'''petrification'''<br /><br />
the process of turning into stone<br />
<br />
'''Ste. Thérèse'''<br /><br />
Her full name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux Thérèse de Lisieux]<br />
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'''cottoned'''<br /><br />
took a liking to<br />
<br />
'''marquees'''<br /><br />
the lighted signs on which theaters announce what is playing<br />
<br />
'''dirndls'''<br /><br />
women's dresses with close fitting bodices and full skirts<br />
<br />
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'''loo'''<br /><br />
the British word for "bathroom"<br />
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==Page 380==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Endnote 147==<br />
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'''pluck'''<br /><br />
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty<br />
<br />
'''qua'''<br /><br />
in the capacity or character of<br />
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'''toque'''<br /><br />
a kind of brimless hat<br />
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'''aigrette'''<br /><br />
decorative feather or plume<br />
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==Endnote 148==<br />
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'''maraschino'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasca_cherry marasca cherry]<br />
<br />
'''Redi-Whip'''<br /><br />
actually Reddi-wip, a brand name of pressurized whipped cream in a can<br />
<br />
'''tendentiously'''<br /><br />
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice<br />
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[[Image:Fedora.jpg|thumb|caption|Fedora|right|200px]]<br />
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'''amanuentic'''<br /><br />
secretarial<br />
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'''fedoras'''<br /><br />
A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. (see right) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''baklava'''<br /><br />
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices<br />
<br />
'''Echt'''<br /><br />
German for "bona fide"<br />
<br />
'''linotype'''<br /><br />
short form name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine linotype machine]<br />
<br />
''''Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...''''<br /><br />
Compare John F. Kennedy's [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html inaugural address]<br />
<br />
'''né'''<br /><br />
French for "born," the feminine ''née'' being more common to denote one's birth name<br />
<br />
'''Joyner'''<br /><br />
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.<br />
<br />
'''retentive'''<br /><br />
here short for "anal-retentive"<br />
<br />
'''Dermalatix'''<br /><br />
not a real product<br />
<br />
'''Hypospectral'''<br /><br />
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"<br />
<br />
'''epidermal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin<br />
<br />
'''schmaltz'''<br /><br />
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)<br />
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==Endnote 149==<br />
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'''Frankies and Tonies'''<br /><br />
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.<br />
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'''scab'''<br /><br />
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike<br />
<br />
'''GE/RCA'''<br /><br />
General Electric/Radio Company of America<br />
<br />
'''fulcrum'''<br /><br />
a support or point of rest<br />
<br />
'''lap-dissolves'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."<br />
<br />
'''prescient'''<br /><br />
having previous knowledge<br />
<br />
'''jingoist'''<br /><br />
patriotic to an extreme<br />
<br />
'''macrobiotic'''<br /><br />
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life<br />
<br />
'''Hillary R.C.'''<br /><br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
<br />
'''LaRoucheishly'''<br /><br />
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader<br />
<br />
==Endnote 150==<br />
<br />
'''dioxins'''<br /><br />
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing<br />
<br />
'''high-R-waste'''<br /><br />
probably refers to high radioactivity<br />
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'''Perot'''<br /><br />
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.<br />
<br />
'''white-gloved finger'''<br /><br />
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains<br />
<br />
'''U.W.S.A.'''<br /><br />
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement<br />
<br />
'''G.O.P.s'''<br /><br />
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"<br />
<br />
'''Jihad'''<br /><br />
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"<br />
<br />
'''redolent'''<br /><br />
smelling very badly<br />
<br />
'''retinue'''<br /><br />
a body of attendants to a powerful person<br />
<br />
'''psychosphere'''<br /><br />
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness<br />
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'''"majestic ambers and purple fruits"'''<br /><br />
words from "America, the Beautiful"<br />
<br />
'''effluvia'''<br /><br />
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors<br />
<br />
'''CO'''<br /><br />
carbon monoxide<br />
<br />
'''Uno'''<br /><br />
as in ''numero uno,'' number one<br />
<br />
'''dandling'''<br /><br />
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian clothes<br />
<br />
'''adipose'''<br /><br />
adipose tissue, i.e., fat<br />
<br />
'''fractious'''<br /><br />
unruly or angry<br />
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'''Seal'''<br /><br />
the [http://www.greatseal.com/ Great Seal] of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Teutons'''<br /><br />
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetons Tetons]), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.<br />
<br />
'''wavered'''<br /><br />
quavering in sound<br />
<br />
'''Wurlitzer'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer Rudolf Wurlitzer Company], a producer of organs<br />
<br />
'''dusky'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''entr' acte'''<br /><br />
French: between acts<br />
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'''glycemically'''<br /><br />
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood<br />
<br />
'''cannolis'''<br /><br />
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese<br />
<br />
'''absolution'''<br /><br />
forgiveness of sins<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
childish or juvenile<br />
<br />
'''J.J.J.C.'''<br /><br />
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien<br />
<br />
'''sympatico'''<br /><br />
in agreement<br />
<br />
'''inexorable'''<br /><br />
unyielding<br />
<br />
'''NATO'''<br /><br />
North Atlantic Treaty Organization<br />
<br />
'''EEC'''<br /><br />
European Economic Community<br />
<br />
'''oown'''<br /><br />
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''butter and guns'''<br /><br />
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.<br />
<br />
'''infraternal'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
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'''''frappeurs'''''<br /><br />
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />
<br />
'''maple leaf'''<br /><br />
the national emblem of Canada<br />
<br />
'''toot sweet'''<br /><br />
i.e., ''tout de suite'', French for "right away"<br />
<br />
'''enjambment'''<br /><br />
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)<br />
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'''purling'''<br /><br />
flowing or rippling<br />
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'''gurutical'''<br /><br />
not a real word, but apparently having to do with gurus<br />
<br />
'''fulgurant'''<br /><br />
flashing like lightning<br />
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'''glabrous'''<br /><br />
smooth, hairless<br />
<br />
'''wunderkind'''<br /><br />
German: child prodigy<br />
<br />
'''I/SPN'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be a follow-up television channel to ESPN<br />
<br />
'''M. Chang'''<br /><br />
Michael Chang (born 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. That he is described as "lately expired" is puzzling; Chang was alive in 1996 and is still alive today.<br />
<br />
'''Mephistophelan'''<br /><br />
referring to Mephistopheles, the devil character in Goethe's ''Faust'' and Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', to whom Faust sells his soul<br />
<br />
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'''hagiography'''<br /><br />
the biography of a saint<br />
<br />
''''The truth will set you free...''''<br /><br />
Lyle is paraphrasing [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:32;&version=9; John 8:32].<br />
<br />
'''alfresco'''<br /><br />
''Al fresco'' in Italian means "outside."<br />
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'''Seventh-Day Adventists'''<br /><br />
a Protestant sect of Christianity marked by its observance of the weekly sabbath on Saturdays<br />
<br />
'''turpitude'''<br /><br />
depravity<br />
<br />
'''dire'''<br /><br />
indicating trouble<br />
<br />
'''C.F.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke<br />
<br />
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'''Benson & Hedges'''<br /><br />
a brand of cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''high-lipid'''<br /><br />
high-fat<br />
<br />
'''''auteur'''''<br /><br />
creator, author<br />
<br />
'''UKRAINE, TWO MORE BALTIC STATES APPLY FOR NATO INCLUSION'''<br /><br />
Ukraine did not begin application for NATO membership until 2006, while the Baltic States were all admitted in 2004.<br />
<br />
'''THERMS'''<br /><br />
thermonuclear warheads<br />
<br />
'''twelve out of fifteen NATO nations'''<br /><br />
The last time NATO had fifteen members was in 1982, when Spain was admitted.<br />
<br />
'''Finlandization'''<br /><br />
This is defined as "the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country" and refers to Finland's relations with the USSR following WWII.<br />
<br />
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''''BIG STICKS''''<br /><br />
Jean Chrétien admits that the issues were used here as the "big stick" in the T. Roosevelt-era "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy of President Gentle.<br />
<br />
'''TURTLE MTN. INDIAN RESERVATION'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Mountain_Indian_Reservation reservation] for Chippewa Indians<br />
<br />
==Page 393==<br />
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'''GI-X-Ray-Grade Colonic Purgative'''<br /><br />
the kind of laxatives given to people about to undergo colonoscopies<br />
<br />
'''Pruritis'''<br /><br />
very bad itching<br />
<br />
'''U.N.L.V.'''<br /><br />
University of Nevada at Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''D.O.E.'''<br /><br />
Department of Energy<br />
<br />
'''METHUEN'''<br /><br />
a city of Massachusetts about 30 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Scorcese'''<br /><br />
He actually spells his name "Scorsese."<br />
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==Page 394==<br />
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'''Patridge KS'''<br /><br />
a city in Kansas about 60 miles northwest of Wichita<br />
<br />
'''telekinetic'''<br /><br />
able to moves things with one's mind<br />
<br />
'''somnambulist'''<br /><br />
sleepwalker<br />
<br />
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'''calotte'''<br /><br />
a skullcap, typically worn by Roman Catholic acolytes<br />
<br />
'''M.O.'''<br /><br />
''Modus operandi'', a Latin phrase meaning the way in which a criminal operates out of habit<br />
<br />
'''DMV'''<br /><br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
<br />
'''oncologist'''<br /><br />
a physician who treats cancer<br />
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==Page 395==<br />
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'''masochistic'''<br /><br />
enjoying (usually sexually) of pain<br />
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'''sucrose'''<br /><br />
table sugar<br />
<br />
'''siren'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens Sirens] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''56-gram'''<br /><br />
about two ounces<br />
<br />
'''Ford's Theater'''<br /><br />
This is the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated.<br />
<br />
'''muttonchops'''<br /><br />
very thick sideburns<br />
<br />
'''petrification'''<br /><br />
the process of turning into stone<br />
<br />
'''Ste. Thérèse'''<br /><br />
Her full name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux Thérèse de Lisieux]<br />
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'''cottoned'''<br /><br />
took a liking to<br />
<br />
'''marquees'''<br /><br />
the lighted signs on which theaters announce what is playing<br />
<br />
'''dirndls'''<br /><br />
women's dresses with close fitting bodices and full skirts<br />
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'''loo'''<br /><br />
the British word for "bathroom"<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Endnote 147==<br />
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'''pluck'''<br /><br />
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty<br />
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'''qua'''<br /><br />
in the capacity or character of<br />
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'''toque'''<br /><br />
a brimless hat<br />
<br />
'''aigrette'''<br /><br />
decorative feather or plume<br />
<br />
==Endnote 148==<br />
<br />
<br />
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'''maraschino'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasca_cherry marasca cherry]<br />
<br />
'''Redi-Whip'''<br /><br />
actually Reddi-wip, a brand name of pressurized whipped cream in a can<br />
<br />
'''tendentiously'''<br /><br />
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice<br />
<br />
==Page 381==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Fedora.jpg|thumb|caption|Fedora|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''amanuentic'''<br /><br />
secretarial<br />
<br />
'''fedoras'''<br /><br />
A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. (see right) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''baklava'''<br /><br />
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices<br />
<br />
'''Echt'''<br /><br />
German for "bona fide"<br />
<br />
'''linotype'''<br /><br />
short form name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine linotype machine]<br />
<br />
''''Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...''''<br /><br />
Compare John F. Kennedy's [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html inaugural address]<br />
<br />
'''né'''<br /><br />
French for "born," the feminine ''née'' being more common to denote one's birth name<br />
<br />
'''Joyner'''<br /><br />
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.<br />
<br />
'''retentive'''<br /><br />
here short for "anal-retentive"<br />
<br />
'''Dermalatix'''<br /><br />
not a real product<br />
<br />
'''Hypospectral'''<br /><br />
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"<br />
<br />
'''epidermal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin<br />
<br />
'''schmaltz'''<br /><br />
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)<br />
<br />
==Endnote 149==<br />
<br />
'''Frankies and Tonies'''<br /><br />
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.<br />
<br />
==Page 382 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''scab'''<br /><br />
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike<br />
<br />
'''GE/RCA'''<br /><br />
General Electric/Radio Company of America<br />
<br />
'''fulcrum'''<br /><br />
a support or point of rest<br />
<br />
'''lap-dissolves'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."<br />
<br />
'''prescient'''<br /><br />
having previous knowledge<br />
<br />
'''jingoist'''<br /><br />
patriotic to an extreme<br />
<br />
'''macrobiotic'''<br /><br />
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life<br />
<br />
'''Hillary R.C.'''<br /><br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
<br />
'''LaRoucheishly'''<br /><br />
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader<br />
<br />
==Endnote 150==<br />
<br />
'''dioxins'''<br /><br />
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing<br />
<br />
'''high-R-waste'''<br /><br />
probably refers to high radioactivity<br />
<br />
==Page 382 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Perot'''<br /><br />
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.<br />
<br />
'''white-gloved finger'''<br /><br />
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains<br />
<br />
'''U.W.S.A.'''<br /><br />
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement<br />
<br />
'''G.O.P.s'''<br /><br />
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"<br />
<br />
'''Jihad'''<br /><br />
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"<br />
<br />
'''redolent'''<br /><br />
smelling very badly<br />
<br />
'''retinue'''<br /><br />
a body of attendants to a powerful person<br />
<br />
'''psychosphere'''<br /><br />
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''"majestic ambers and purple fruits"'''<br /><br />
words from "America, the Beautiful"<br />
<br />
'''effluvia'''<br /><br />
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors<br />
<br />
'''CO'''<br /><br />
carbon monoxide<br />
<br />
'''Uno'''<br /><br />
as in ''numero uno,'' number one<br />
<br />
'''dandling'''<br /><br />
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian clothes<br />
<br />
'''adipose'''<br /><br />
adipose tissue, i.e., fat<br />
<br />
'''fractious'''<br /><br />
unruly or angry<br />
<br />
==Page 384==<br />
<br />
'''Seal'''<br /><br />
the [http://www.greatseal.com/ Great Seal] of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Teutons'''<br /><br />
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetons Tetons]), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.<br />
<br />
'''wavered'''<br /><br />
quavering in sound<br />
<br />
'''Wurlitzer'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer Rudolf Wurlitzer Company], a producer of organs<br />
<br />
'''dusky'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''entr' acte'''<br /><br />
French: between acts<br />
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<br />
'''glycemically'''<br /><br />
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood<br />
<br />
'''cannolis'''<br /><br />
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese<br />
<br />
'''absolution'''<br /><br />
forgiveness of sins<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
childish or juvenile<br />
<br />
'''J.J.J.C.'''<br /><br />
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien<br />
<br />
'''sympatico'''<br /><br />
in agreement<br />
<br />
'''inexorable'''<br /><br />
unyielding<br />
<br />
'''NATO'''<br /><br />
North Atlantic Treaty Organization<br />
<br />
'''EEC'''<br /><br />
European Economic Community<br />
<br />
'''oown'''<br /><br />
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''butter and guns'''<br /><br />
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.<br />
<br />
'''infraternal'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''''frappeurs'''''<br /><br />
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />
<br />
'''maple leaf'''<br /><br />
the national emblem of Canada<br />
<br />
'''toot sweet'''<br /><br />
i.e., ''tout de suite'', French for "right away"<br />
<br />
'''enjambment'''<br /><br />
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">386 · Meanwhile in the Weight Room</span><br />
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==Page 386==<br />
<br />
'''purling'''<br /><br />
flowing or rippling<br />
<br />
==Page 387==<br />
<br />
'''gurutical'''<br /><br />
not a real word, but apparently having to do with gurus<br />
<br />
'''fulgurant'''<br /><br />
flashing like lightning<br />
<br />
==Page 388==<br />
<br />
'''glabrous'''<br /><br />
smooth, hairless<br />
<br />
'''wunderkind'''<br /><br />
German: child prodigy<br />
<br />
'''I/SPN'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be a follow-up television channel to ESPN<br />
<br />
'''M. Chang'''<br /><br />
Michael Chang (born 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. That he is described as "lately expired" is puzzling; Chang was alive in 1996 and is still alive today.<br />
<br />
'''Mephistophelan'''<br /><br />
referring to Mephistopheles, the devil character in Goethe's ''Faust'' and Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', to whom Faust sells his soul<br />
<br />
==Page 389==<br />
<br />
'''hagiography'''<br /><br />
the biography of a saint<br />
<br />
''''The truth will set you free...''''<br /><br />
Lyle is paraphrasing [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:32;&version=9; John 8:32].<br />
<br />
'''alfresco'''<br /><br />
''Al fresco'' in Italian means "outside."<br />
<br />
==Page 390==<br />
<br />
'''Seventh-Day Adventists'''<br /><br />
a Protestant sect of Christianity marked by its observance of the weekly sabbath on Saturdays<br />
<br />
'''turpitude'''<br /><br />
depravity<br />
<br />
'''dire'''<br /><br />
indicating trouble<br />
<br />
'''C.F.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke<br />
<br />
==Page 391==<br />
<br />
'''Benson & Hedges'''<br /><br />
a brand of cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''high-lipid'''<br /><br />
high-fat<br />
<br />
'''''auteur'''''<br /><br />
creator, author<br />
<br />
'''UKRAINE, TWO MORE BALTIC STATES APPLY FOR NATO INCLUSION'''<br /><br />
Ukraine did not begin application for NATO membership until 2006, while the Baltic States were all admitted in 2004.<br />
<br />
'''THERMS'''<br /><br />
thermonuclear warheads<br />
<br />
'''twelve out of fifteen NATO nations'''<br /><br />
The last time NATO had fifteen members was in 1982, when Spain was admitted.<br />
<br />
'''Finlandization'''<br /><br />
This is defined as "the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country" and refers to Finland's relations with the USSR following WWII.<br />
<br />
==Page 392==<br />
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''''BIG STICKS''''<br /><br />
Jean Chrétien admits that the issues were used here as the "big stick" in the T. Roosevelt-era "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy of President Gentle.<br />
<br />
'''TURTLE MTN. INDIAN RESERVATION'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Mountain_Indian_Reservation reservation] for Chippewa Indians<br />
<br />
==Page 393==<br />
<br />
'''GI-X-Ray-Grade Colonic Purgative'''<br /><br />
the kind of laxatives given to people about to undergo colonoscopies<br />
<br />
'''Pruritis'''<br /><br />
very bad itching<br />
<br />
'''U.N.L.V.'''<br /><br />
University of Nevada at Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''D.O.E.'''<br /><br />
Department of Energy<br />
<br />
'''METHUEN'''<br /><br />
a city of Massachusetts about 30 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Scorcese'''<br /><br />
He actually spells his name "Scorsese."<br />
<br />
==Page 394==<br />
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<span class="marker">394 · Meanwhile in the Weight Room</span><br />
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==Page 394==<br />
<br />
'''Patridge KS'''<br /><br />
a city in Kansas about 60 miles northwest of Wichita<br />
<br />
'''telekinetic'''<br /><br />
able to moves things with one's mind<br />
<br />
'''somnambulist'''<br /><br />
sleepwalker<br />
<br />
==Page 395==<br />
<br />
'''calotte'''<br /><br />
a skullcap, typically worn by Roman Catholic acolytes<br />
<br />
'''M.O.'''<br /><br />
''Modus operandi'', a Latin phrase meaning the way in which a criminal operates out of habit<br />
<br />
'''DMV'''<br /><br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
<br />
'''oncologist'''<br /><br />
a physician who treats cancer<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">395 · Some of Himself's Movies</span><br />
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==Page 395==<br />
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'''masochistic'''<br /><br />
enjoying (usually sexually) of pain<br />
<br />
==Page 396==<br />
<br />
'''sucrose'''<br /><br />
table sugar<br />
<br />
'''siren'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens Sirens] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''56-gram'''<br /><br />
about two ounces<br />
<br />
'''Ford's Theater'''<br /><br />
This is the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated.<br />
<br />
'''muttonchops'''<br /><br />
very thick sideburns<br />
<br />
'''petrification'''<br /><br />
the process of turning into stone<br />
<br />
'''Ste. Thérèse'''<br /><br />
Her full name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux Thérèse de Lisieux]<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''cottoned'''<br /><br />
took a liking to<br />
<br />
'''marquees'''<br /><br />
the lighted signs on which theaters announce what is playing<br />
<br />
'''dirndls'''<br /><br />
women's dresses with close fitting bodices and full skirts<br />
<br />
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'''loo'''<br /><br />
the British word for "bathroom"<br />
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==Page 380==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
==Endnote 147==<br />
<br />
'''pluck'''<br /><br />
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty<br />
<br />
'''qua'''<br /><br />
in the capacity or character of<br />
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==Page 380 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''toque'''<br /><br />
a brimless hat<br />
<br />
'''aigrette'''<br /><br />
decorative feather or plume<br />
<br />
'''maraschino'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasca_cherry marasca cherry]<br />
<br />
'''Redi-Whip'''<br /><br />
actually Reddi-wip, a brand name of pressurized whipped cream in a can<br />
<br />
'''tendentiously'''<br /><br />
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice<br />
<br />
==Page 381==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Fedora.jpg|thumb|caption|Fedora|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''amanuentic'''<br /><br />
secretarial<br />
<br />
'''fedoras'''<br /><br />
A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. (see right) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''baklava'''<br /><br />
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices<br />
<br />
'''Echt'''<br /><br />
German for "bona fide"<br />
<br />
'''linotype'''<br /><br />
short form name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine linotype machine]<br />
<br />
''''Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...''''<br /><br />
Compare John F. Kennedy's [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html inaugural address]<br />
<br />
'''né'''<br /><br />
French for "born," the feminine ''née'' being more common to denote one's birth name<br />
<br />
'''Joyner'''<br /><br />
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.<br />
<br />
'''retentive'''<br /><br />
here short for "anal-retentive"<br />
<br />
'''Dermalatix'''<br /><br />
not a real product<br />
<br />
'''Hypospectral'''<br /><br />
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"<br />
<br />
'''epidermal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin<br />
<br />
'''schmaltz'''<br /><br />
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)<br />
<br />
==Endnote 149==<br />
<br />
'''Frankies and Tonies'''<br /><br />
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.<br />
<br />
==Page 382 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''scab'''<br /><br />
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike<br />
<br />
'''GE/RCA'''<br /><br />
General Electric/Radio Company of America<br />
<br />
'''fulcrum'''<br /><br />
a support or point of rest<br />
<br />
'''lap-dissolves'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."<br />
<br />
'''prescient'''<br /><br />
having previous knowledge<br />
<br />
'''jingoist'''<br /><br />
patriotic to an extreme<br />
<br />
'''macrobiotic'''<br /><br />
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life<br />
<br />
'''Hillary R.C.'''<br /><br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
<br />
'''LaRoucheishly'''<br /><br />
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader<br />
<br />
==Endnote 150==<br />
<br />
'''dioxins'''<br /><br />
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing<br />
<br />
'''high-R-waste'''<br /><br />
probably refers to high radioactivity<br />
<br />
==Page 382 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Perot'''<br /><br />
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.<br />
<br />
'''white-gloved finger'''<br /><br />
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains<br />
<br />
'''U.W.S.A.'''<br /><br />
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement<br />
<br />
'''G.O.P.s'''<br /><br />
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"<br />
<br />
'''Jihad'''<br /><br />
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"<br />
<br />
'''redolent'''<br /><br />
smelling very badly<br />
<br />
'''retinue'''<br /><br />
a body of attendants to a powerful person<br />
<br />
'''psychosphere'''<br /><br />
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness<br />
<br />
==Page 383==<br />
<br />
'''"majestic ambers and purple fruits"'''<br /><br />
words from "America, the Beautiful"<br />
<br />
'''effluvia'''<br /><br />
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors<br />
<br />
'''CO'''<br /><br />
carbon monoxide<br />
<br />
'''Uno'''<br /><br />
as in ''numero uno,'' number one<br />
<br />
'''dandling'''<br /><br />
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian clothes<br />
<br />
'''adipose'''<br /><br />
adipose tissue, i.e., fat<br />
<br />
'''fractious'''<br /><br />
unruly or angry<br />
<br />
==Page 384==<br />
<br />
'''Seal'''<br /><br />
the [http://www.greatseal.com/ Great Seal] of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Teutons'''<br /><br />
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetons Tetons]), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.<br />
<br />
'''wavered'''<br /><br />
quavering in sound<br />
<br />
'''Wurlitzer'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer Rudolf Wurlitzer Company], a producer of organs<br />
<br />
'''dusky'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''entr' acte'''<br /><br />
French: between acts<br />
<br />
==Page 385==<br />
<br />
'''glycemically'''<br /><br />
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood<br />
<br />
'''cannolis'''<br /><br />
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese<br />
<br />
'''absolution'''<br /><br />
forgiveness of sins<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
childish or juvenile<br />
<br />
'''J.J.J.C.'''<br /><br />
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien<br />
<br />
'''sympatico'''<br /><br />
in agreement<br />
<br />
'''inexorable'''<br /><br />
unyielding<br />
<br />
'''NATO'''<br /><br />
North Atlantic Treaty Organization<br />
<br />
'''EEC'''<br /><br />
European Economic Community<br />
<br />
'''oown'''<br /><br />
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''butter and guns'''<br /><br />
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.<br />
<br />
'''infraternal'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
==Page 386==<br />
<br />
'''''frappeurs'''''<br /><br />
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />
<br />
'''maple leaf'''<br /><br />
the national emblem of Canada<br />
<br />
'''toot sweet'''<br /><br />
i.e., ''tout de suite'', French for "right away"<br />
<br />
'''enjambment'''<br /><br />
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">386 · Meanwhile in the Weight Room</span><br />
<br />
==Page 386==<br />
<br />
'''purling'''<br /><br />
flowing or rippling<br />
<br />
==Page 387==<br />
<br />
'''gurutical'''<br /><br />
not a real word, but apparently having to do with gurus<br />
<br />
'''fulgurant'''<br /><br />
flashing like lightning<br />
<br />
==Page 388==<br />
<br />
'''glabrous'''<br /><br />
smooth, hairless<br />
<br />
'''wunderkind'''<br /><br />
German: child prodigy<br />
<br />
'''I/SPN'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be a follow-up television channel to ESPN<br />
<br />
'''M. Chang'''<br /><br />
Michael Chang (born 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. That he is described as "lately expired" is puzzling; Chang was alive in 1996 and is still alive today.<br />
<br />
'''Mephistophelan'''<br /><br />
referring to Mephistopheles, the devil character in Goethe's ''Faust'' and Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', to whom Faust sells his soul<br />
<br />
==Page 389==<br />
<br />
'''hagiography'''<br /><br />
the biography of a saint<br />
<br />
''''The truth will set you free...''''<br /><br />
Lyle is paraphrasing [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:32;&version=9; John 8:32].<br />
<br />
'''alfresco'''<br /><br />
''Al fresco'' in Italian means "outside."<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Seventh-Day Adventists'''<br /><br />
a Protestant sect of Christianity marked by its observance of the weekly sabbath on Saturdays<br />
<br />
'''turpitude'''<br /><br />
depravity<br />
<br />
'''dire'''<br /><br />
indicating trouble<br />
<br />
'''C.F.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke<br />
<br />
==Page 391==<br />
<br />
'''Benson & Hedges'''<br /><br />
a brand of cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''high-lipid'''<br /><br />
high-fat<br />
<br />
'''''auteur'''''<br /><br />
creator, author<br />
<br />
'''UKRAINE, TWO MORE BALTIC STATES APPLY FOR NATO INCLUSION'''<br /><br />
Ukraine did not begin application for NATO membership until 2006, while the Baltic States were all admitted in 2004.<br />
<br />
'''THERMS'''<br /><br />
thermonuclear warheads<br />
<br />
'''twelve out of fifteen NATO nations'''<br /><br />
The last time NATO had fifteen members was in 1982, when Spain was admitted.<br />
<br />
'''Finlandization'''<br /><br />
This is defined as "the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country" and refers to Finland's relations with the USSR following WWII.<br />
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''''BIG STICKS''''<br /><br />
Jean Chrétien admits that the issues were used here as the "big stick" in the T. Roosevelt-era "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy of President Gentle.<br />
<br />
'''TURTLE MTN. INDIAN RESERVATION'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Mountain_Indian_Reservation reservation] for Chippewa Indians<br />
<br />
==Page 393==<br />
<br />
'''GI-X-Ray-Grade Colonic Purgative'''<br /><br />
the kind of laxatives given to people about to undergo colonoscopies<br />
<br />
'''Pruritis'''<br /><br />
very bad itching<br />
<br />
'''U.N.L.V.'''<br /><br />
University of Nevada at Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''D.O.E.'''<br /><br />
Department of Energy<br />
<br />
'''METHUEN'''<br /><br />
a city of Massachusetts about 30 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Scorcese'''<br /><br />
He actually spells his name "Scorsese."<br />
<br />
==Page 394==<br />
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<span class="marker">394 · Meanwhile in the Weight Room</span><br />
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==Page 394==<br />
<br />
'''Patridge KS'''<br /><br />
a city in Kansas about 60 miles northwest of Wichita<br />
<br />
'''telekinetic'''<br /><br />
able to moves things with one's mind<br />
<br />
'''somnambulist'''<br /><br />
sleepwalker<br />
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'''calotte'''<br /><br />
a skullcap, typically worn by Roman Catholic acolytes<br />
<br />
'''M.O.'''<br /><br />
''Modus operandi'', a Latin phrase meaning the way in which a criminal operates out of habit<br />
<br />
'''DMV'''<br /><br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
<br />
'''oncologist'''<br /><br />
a physician who treats cancer<br />
<br />
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'''masochistic'''<br /><br />
enjoying (usually sexually) of pain<br />
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'''sucrose'''<br /><br />
table sugar<br />
<br />
'''siren'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens Sirens] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''56-gram'''<br /><br />
about two ounces<br />
<br />
'''Ford's Theater'''<br /><br />
This is the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated.<br />
<br />
'''muttonchops'''<br /><br />
very thick sideburns<br />
<br />
'''petrification'''<br /><br />
the process of turning into stone<br />
<br />
'''Ste. Thérèse'''<br /><br />
Her full name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux Thérèse de Lisieux]<br />
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'''cottoned'''<br /><br />
took a liking to<br />
<br />
'''marquees'''<br /><br />
the lighted signs on which theaters announce what is playing<br />
<br />
'''dirndls'''<br /><br />
women's dresses with close fitting bodices and full skirts<br />
<br />
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'''loo'''<br /><br />
the British word for "bathroom"<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Endnote 147==<br />
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'''pluck'''<br /><br />
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty<br />
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'''qua'''<br /><br />
in the capacity or character of<br />
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'''maraschino'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasca_cherry marasca cherry]<br />
<br />
'''Redi-Whip'''<br /><br />
actually Reddi-wip, a brand name of pressurized whipped cream in a can<br />
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'''tendentiously'''<br /><br />
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice<br />
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[[Image:Fedora.jpg|thumb|caption|Fedora|right|200px]]<br />
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'''amanuentic'''<br /><br />
secretarial<br />
<br />
'''fedoras'''<br /><br />
A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. (see right) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''baklava'''<br /><br />
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices<br />
<br />
'''Echt'''<br /><br />
German for "bona fide"<br />
<br />
'''linotype'''<br /><br />
short form name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine linotype machine]<br />
<br />
''''Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...''''<br /><br />
Compare John F. Kennedy's [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html inaugural address]<br />
<br />
'''né'''<br /><br />
French for "born," the feminine ''née'' being more common to denote one's birth name<br />
<br />
'''Joyner'''<br /><br />
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.<br />
<br />
'''retentive'''<br /><br />
here short for "anal-retentive"<br />
<br />
'''Dermalatix'''<br /><br />
not a real product<br />
<br />
'''Hypospectral'''<br /><br />
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"<br />
<br />
'''epidermal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin<br />
<br />
'''schmaltz'''<br /><br />
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)<br />
<br />
==Endnote 149==<br />
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'''Frankies and Tonies'''<br /><br />
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.<br />
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'''scab'''<br /><br />
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike<br />
<br />
'''GE/RCA'''<br /><br />
General Electric/Radio Company of America<br />
<br />
'''fulcrum'''<br /><br />
a support or point of rest<br />
<br />
'''lap-dissolves'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."<br />
<br />
'''prescient'''<br /><br />
having previous knowledge<br />
<br />
'''jingoist'''<br /><br />
patriotic to an extreme<br />
<br />
'''macrobiotic'''<br /><br />
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life<br />
<br />
'''Hillary R.C.'''<br /><br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
<br />
'''LaRoucheishly'''<br /><br />
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader<br />
<br />
==Endnote 150==<br />
<br />
'''dioxins'''<br /><br />
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing<br />
<br />
'''high-R-waste'''<br /><br />
probably refers to high radioactivity<br />
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'''Perot'''<br /><br />
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.<br />
<br />
'''white-gloved finger'''<br /><br />
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains<br />
<br />
'''U.W.S.A.'''<br /><br />
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement<br />
<br />
'''G.O.P.s'''<br /><br />
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"<br />
<br />
'''Jihad'''<br /><br />
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"<br />
<br />
'''redolent'''<br /><br />
smelling very badly<br />
<br />
'''retinue'''<br /><br />
a body of attendants to a powerful person<br />
<br />
'''psychosphere'''<br /><br />
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness<br />
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'''"majestic ambers and purple fruits"'''<br /><br />
words from "America, the Beautiful"<br />
<br />
'''effluvia'''<br /><br />
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors<br />
<br />
'''CO'''<br /><br />
carbon monoxide<br />
<br />
'''Uno'''<br /><br />
as in ''numero uno,'' number one<br />
<br />
'''dandling'''<br /><br />
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian clothes<br />
<br />
'''adipose'''<br /><br />
adipose tissue, i.e., fat<br />
<br />
'''fractious'''<br /><br />
unruly or angry<br />
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'''Seal'''<br /><br />
the [http://www.greatseal.com/ Great Seal] of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Teutons'''<br /><br />
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetons Tetons]), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.<br />
<br />
'''wavered'''<br /><br />
quavering in sound<br />
<br />
'''Wurlitzer'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer Rudolf Wurlitzer Company], a producer of organs<br />
<br />
'''dusky'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''entr' acte'''<br /><br />
French: between acts<br />
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'''glycemically'''<br /><br />
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood<br />
<br />
'''cannolis'''<br /><br />
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese<br />
<br />
'''absolution'''<br /><br />
forgiveness of sins<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
childish or juvenile<br />
<br />
'''J.J.J.C.'''<br /><br />
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien<br />
<br />
'''sympatico'''<br /><br />
in agreement<br />
<br />
'''inexorable'''<br /><br />
unyielding<br />
<br />
'''NATO'''<br /><br />
North Atlantic Treaty Organization<br />
<br />
'''EEC'''<br /><br />
European Economic Community<br />
<br />
'''oown'''<br /><br />
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''butter and guns'''<br /><br />
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.<br />
<br />
'''infraternal'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
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'''''frappeurs'''''<br /><br />
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />
<br />
'''maple leaf'''<br /><br />
the national emblem of Canada<br />
<br />
'''toot sweet'''<br /><br />
i.e., ''tout de suite'', French for "right away"<br />
<br />
'''enjambment'''<br /><br />
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)<br />
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'''purling'''<br /><br />
flowing or rippling<br />
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'''gurutical'''<br /><br />
not a real word, but apparently having to do with gurus<br />
<br />
'''fulgurant'''<br /><br />
flashing like lightning<br />
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'''glabrous'''<br /><br />
smooth, hairless<br />
<br />
'''wunderkind'''<br /><br />
German: child prodigy<br />
<br />
'''I/SPN'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be a follow-up television channel to ESPN<br />
<br />
'''M. Chang'''<br /><br />
Michael Chang (born 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. That he is described as "lately expired" is puzzling; Chang was alive in 1996 and is still alive today.<br />
<br />
'''Mephistophelan'''<br /><br />
referring to Mephistopheles, the devil character in Goethe's ''Faust'' and Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', to whom Faust sells his soul<br />
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'''hagiography'''<br /><br />
the biography of a saint<br />
<br />
''''The truth will set you free...''''<br /><br />
Lyle is paraphrasing [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:32;&version=9; John 8:32].<br />
<br />
'''alfresco'''<br /><br />
''Al fresco'' in Italian means "outside."<br />
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'''Seventh-Day Adventists'''<br /><br />
a Protestant sect of Christianity marked by its observance of the weekly sabbath on Saturdays<br />
<br />
'''turpitude'''<br /><br />
depravity<br />
<br />
'''dire'''<br /><br />
indicating trouble<br />
<br />
'''C.F.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke<br />
<br />
==Page 391==<br />
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'''Benson & Hedges'''<br /><br />
a brand of cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''high-lipid'''<br /><br />
high-fat<br />
<br />
'''''auteur'''''<br /><br />
creator, author<br />
<br />
'''UKRAINE, TWO MORE BALTIC STATES APPLY FOR NATO INCLUSION'''<br /><br />
Ukraine did not begin application for NATO membership until 2006, while the Baltic States were all admitted in 2004.<br />
<br />
'''THERMS'''<br /><br />
thermonuclear warheads<br />
<br />
'''twelve out of fifteen NATO nations'''<br /><br />
The last time NATO had fifteen members was in 1982, when Spain was admitted.<br />
<br />
'''Finlandization'''<br /><br />
This is defined as "the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country" and refers to Finland's relations with the USSR following WWII.<br />
<br />
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''''BIG STICKS''''<br /><br />
Jean Chrétien admits that the issues were used here as the "big stick" in the T. Roosevelt-era "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy of President Gentle.<br />
<br />
'''TURTLE MTN. INDIAN RESERVATION'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Mountain_Indian_Reservation reservation] for Chippewa Indians<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''GI-X-Ray-Grade Colonic Purgative'''<br /><br />
the kind of laxatives given to people about to undergo colonoscopies<br />
<br />
'''Pruritis'''<br /><br />
very bad itching<br />
<br />
'''U.N.L.V.'''<br /><br />
University of Nevada at Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''D.O.E.'''<br /><br />
Department of Energy<br />
<br />
'''METHUEN'''<br /><br />
a city of Massachusetts about 30 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Scorcese'''<br /><br />
He actually spells his name "Scorsese."<br />
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<span class="marker">394 · Meanwhile in the Weight Room</span><br />
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==Page 394==<br />
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'''Patridge KS'''<br /><br />
a city in Kansas about 60 miles northwest of Wichita<br />
<br />
'''telekinetic'''<br /><br />
able to moves things with one's mind<br />
<br />
'''somnambulist'''<br /><br />
sleepwalker<br />
<br />
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'''calotte'''<br /><br />
a skullcap, typically worn by Roman Catholic acolytes<br />
<br />
'''M.O.'''<br /><br />
''Modus operandi'', a Latin phrase meaning the way in which a criminal operates out of habit<br />
<br />
'''DMV'''<br /><br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
<br />
'''oncologist'''<br /><br />
a physician who treats cancer<br />
<br />
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'''masochistic'''<br /><br />
enjoying (usually sexually) of pain<br />
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'''sucrose'''<br /><br />
table sugar<br />
<br />
'''siren'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens Sirens] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''56-gram'''<br /><br />
about two ounces<br />
<br />
'''Ford's Theater'''<br /><br />
This is the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated.<br />
<br />
'''muttonchops'''<br /><br />
very thick sideburns<br />
<br />
'''petrification'''<br /><br />
the process of turning into stone<br />
<br />
'''Ste. Thérèse'''<br /><br />
Her full name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux Thérèse de Lisieux]<br />
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'''cottoned'''<br /><br />
took a liking to<br />
<br />
'''marquees'''<br /><br />
the lighted signs on which theaters announce what is playing<br />
<br />
'''dirndls'''<br /><br />
women's dresses with close fitting bodices and full skirts<br />
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'''loo'''<br /><br />
the British word for "bathroom"<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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==Endnote 147==<br />
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'''pluck'''<br /><br />
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty<br />
<br />
'''qua'''<br /><br />
in the capacity or character of<br />
<br />
'''maraschino'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasca_cherry marasca cherry]<br />
<br />
'''Redi-Whip'''<br /><br />
actually Reddi-wip, a brand name of pressurized whipped cream in a can<br />
<br />
'''tendentiously'''<br /><br />
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice<br />
<br />
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[[Image:Fedora.jpg|thumb|caption|Fedora|right|200px]]<br />
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'''amanuentic'''<br /><br />
secretarial<br />
<br />
'''fedoras'''<br /><br />
A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. (see right) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Wikipedia]<br />
<br />
'''baklava'''<br /><br />
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices<br />
<br />
'''Echt'''<br /><br />
German for "bona fide"<br />
<br />
'''linotype'''<br /><br />
short form name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine linotype machine]<br />
<br />
''''Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...''''<br /><br />
Compare John F. Kennedy's [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html inaugural address]<br />
<br />
'''né'''<br /><br />
French for "born," the feminine ''née'' being more common to denote one's birth name<br />
<br />
'''Joyner'''<br /><br />
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.<br />
<br />
'''retentive'''<br /><br />
here short for "anal-retentive"<br />
<br />
'''Dermalatix'''<br /><br />
not a real product<br />
<br />
'''Hypospectral'''<br /><br />
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"<br />
<br />
'''epidermal'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin<br />
<br />
'''schmaltz'''<br /><br />
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)<br />
<br />
==Endnote 149==<br />
<br />
'''Frankies and Tonies'''<br /><br />
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.<br />
<br />
==Page 382 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''scab'''<br /><br />
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike<br />
<br />
'''GE/RCA'''<br /><br />
General Electric/Radio Company of America<br />
<br />
'''fulcrum'''<br /><br />
a support or point of rest<br />
<br />
'''lap-dissolves'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."<br />
<br />
'''prescient'''<br /><br />
having previous knowledge<br />
<br />
'''jingoist'''<br /><br />
patriotic to an extreme<br />
<br />
'''macrobiotic'''<br /><br />
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life<br />
<br />
'''Hillary R.C.'''<br /><br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
<br />
'''LaRoucheishly'''<br /><br />
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader<br />
<br />
==Endnote 150==<br />
<br />
'''dioxins'''<br /><br />
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing<br />
<br />
'''high-R-waste'''<br /><br />
probably refers to high radioactivity<br />
<br />
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'''Perot'''<br /><br />
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.<br />
<br />
'''white-gloved finger'''<br /><br />
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains<br />
<br />
'''U.W.S.A.'''<br /><br />
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement<br />
<br />
'''G.O.P.s'''<br /><br />
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"<br />
<br />
'''Jihad'''<br /><br />
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"<br />
<br />
'''redolent'''<br /><br />
smelling very badly<br />
<br />
'''retinue'''<br /><br />
a body of attendants to a powerful person<br />
<br />
'''psychosphere'''<br /><br />
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''"majestic ambers and purple fruits"'''<br /><br />
words from "America, the Beautiful"<br />
<br />
'''effluvia'''<br /><br />
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors<br />
<br />
'''CO'''<br /><br />
carbon monoxide<br />
<br />
'''Uno'''<br /><br />
as in ''numero uno,'' number one<br />
<br />
'''dandling'''<br /><br />
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee<br />
<br />
'''mufti'''<br /><br />
civilian clothes<br />
<br />
'''adipose'''<br /><br />
adipose tissue, i.e., fat<br />
<br />
'''fractious'''<br /><br />
unruly or angry<br />
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<br />
'''Seal'''<br /><br />
the [http://www.greatseal.com/ Great Seal] of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Teutons'''<br /><br />
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetons Tetons]), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.<br />
<br />
'''wavered'''<br /><br />
quavering in sound<br />
<br />
'''Wurlitzer'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer Rudolf Wurlitzer Company], a producer of organs<br />
<br />
'''dusky'''<br /><br />
dark-skinned<br />
<br />
'''entr' acte'''<br /><br />
French: between acts<br />
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==Page 385==<br />
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'''glycemically'''<br /><br />
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood<br />
<br />
'''cannolis'''<br /><br />
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese<br />
<br />
'''absolution'''<br /><br />
forgiveness of sins<br />
<br />
'''jejune'''<br /><br />
childish or juvenile<br />
<br />
'''J.J.J.C.'''<br /><br />
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien<br />
<br />
'''sympatico'''<br /><br />
in agreement<br />
<br />
'''inexorable'''<br /><br />
unyielding<br />
<br />
'''NATO'''<br /><br />
North Atlantic Treaty Organization<br />
<br />
'''EEC'''<br /><br />
European Economic Community<br />
<br />
'''oown'''<br /><br />
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation<br />
<br />
'''NAFTA'''<br /><br />
North American Free Trade Agreement<br />
<br />
'''butter and guns'''<br /><br />
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.<br />
<br />
'''infraternal'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
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<br />
'''''frappeurs'''''<br /><br />
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />
<br />
'''maple leaf'''<br /><br />
the national emblem of Canada<br />
<br />
'''toot sweet'''<br /><br />
i.e., ''tout de suite'', French for "right away"<br />
<br />
'''enjambment'''<br /><br />
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)<br />
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==Page 386==<br />
<br />
'''purling'''<br /><br />
flowing or rippling<br />
<br />
==Page 387==<br />
<br />
'''gurutical'''<br /><br />
not a real word, but apparently having to do with gurus<br />
<br />
'''fulgurant'''<br /><br />
flashing like lightning<br />
<br />
==Page 388==<br />
<br />
'''glabrous'''<br /><br />
smooth, hairless<br />
<br />
'''wunderkind'''<br /><br />
German: child prodigy<br />
<br />
'''I/SPN'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be a follow-up television channel to ESPN<br />
<br />
'''M. Chang'''<br /><br />
Michael Chang (born 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. That he is described as "lately expired" is puzzling; Chang was alive in 1996 and is still alive today.<br />
<br />
'''Mephistophelan'''<br /><br />
referring to Mephistopheles, the devil character in Goethe's ''Faust'' and Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', to whom Faust sells his soul<br />
<br />
==Page 389==<br />
<br />
'''hagiography'''<br /><br />
the biography of a saint<br />
<br />
''''The truth will set you free...''''<br /><br />
Lyle is paraphrasing [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:32;&version=9; John 8:32].<br />
<br />
'''alfresco'''<br /><br />
''Al fresco'' in Italian means "outside."<br />
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==Page 390==<br />
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'''Seventh-Day Adventists'''<br /><br />
a Protestant sect of Christianity marked by its observance of the weekly sabbath on Saturdays<br />
<br />
'''turpitude'''<br /><br />
depravity<br />
<br />
'''dire'''<br /><br />
indicating trouble<br />
<br />
'''C.F.D.C.'''<br /><br />
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke<br />
<br />
==Page 391==<br />
<br />
'''Benson & Hedges'''<br /><br />
a brand of cigarettes<br />
<br />
'''high-lipid'''<br /><br />
high-fat<br />
<br />
'''''auteur'''''<br /><br />
creator, author<br />
<br />
'''UKRAINE, TWO MORE BALTIC STATES APPLY FOR NATO INCLUSION'''<br /><br />
Ukraine did not begin application for NATO membership until 2006, while the Baltic States were all admitted in 2004.<br />
<br />
'''THERMS'''<br /><br />
thermonuclear warheads<br />
<br />
'''twelve out of fifteen NATO nations'''<br /><br />
The last time NATO had fifteen members was in 1982, when Spain was admitted.<br />
<br />
'''Finlandization'''<br /><br />
This is defined as "the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country" and refers to Finland's relations with the USSR following WWII.<br />
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==Page 392==<br />
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''''BIG STICKS''''<br /><br />
Jean Chrétien admits that the issues were used here as the "big stick" in the T. Roosevelt-era "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy of President Gentle.<br />
<br />
'''TURTLE MTN. INDIAN RESERVATION'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Mountain_Indian_Reservation reservation] for Chippewa Indians<br />
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==Page 393==<br />
<br />
'''GI-X-Ray-Grade Colonic Purgative'''<br /><br />
the kind of laxatives given to people about to undergo colonoscopies<br />
<br />
'''Pruritis'''<br /><br />
very bad itching<br />
<br />
'''U.N.L.V.'''<br /><br />
University of Nevada at Las Vegas<br />
<br />
'''D.O.E.'''<br /><br />
Department of Energy<br />
<br />
'''METHUEN'''<br /><br />
a city of Massachusetts about 30 miles north of Boston<br />
<br />
'''Scorcese'''<br /><br />
He actually spells his name "Scorsese."<br />
<br />
==Page 394==<br />
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==Page 394==<br />
<br />
'''Patridge KS'''<br /><br />
a city in Kansas about 60 miles northwest of Wichita<br />
<br />
'''telekinetic'''<br /><br />
able to moves things with one's mind<br />
<br />
'''somnambulist'''<br /><br />
sleepwalker<br />
<br />
==Page 395==<br />
<br />
'''calotte'''<br /><br />
a skullcap, typically worn by Roman Catholic acolytes<br />
<br />
'''M.O.'''<br /><br />
''Modus operandi'', a Latin phrase meaning the way in which a criminal operates out of habit<br />
<br />
'''DMV'''<br /><br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
<br />
'''oncologist'''<br /><br />
a physician who treats cancer<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">395 · Some of Himself's Movies</span><br />
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==Page 395==<br />
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'''masochistic'''<br /><br />
enjoying (usually sexually) of pain<br />
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==Page 396==<br />
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'''sucrose'''<br /><br />
table sugar<br />
<br />
'''siren'''<br /><br />
a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens Sirens] of Greek mythology<br />
<br />
'''56-gram'''<br /><br />
about two ounces<br />
<br />
'''Ford's Theater'''<br /><br />
This is the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated.<br />
<br />
'''muttonchops'''<br /><br />
very thick sideburns<br />
<br />
'''petrification'''<br /><br />
the process of turning into stone<br />
<br />
'''Ste. Thérèse'''<br /><br />
Her full name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux Thérèse de Lisieux]<br />
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==Page 397==<br />
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'''cottoned'''<br /><br />
took a liking to<br />
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'''marquees'''<br /><br />
the lighted signs on which theaters announce what is playing<br />
<br />
'''dirndls'''<br /><br />
women's dresses with close fitting bodices and full skirts<br />
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==Page 398==<br />
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'''loo'''<br /><br />
the British word for "bathroom"<br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
<br />
'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
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'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
<br />
'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
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''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
<br />
'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
<br />
'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
<br />
'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
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==Endnote 133==<br />
<br />
'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
<br />
'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
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==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
<br />
'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
<br />
'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
<br />
==Endnote 134==<br />
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'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
<br />
'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
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==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
<br />
'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
<br />
'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
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==Page 347==<br />
<br />
'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
<br />
'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
<br />
'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
<br />
==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
<br />
==Page 349==<br />
<br />
'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
<br />
==Page 350==<br />
<br />
'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
<br />
'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
<br />
'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
<br />
'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
<br />
'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
<br />
'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
<br />
'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
<br />
'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
<br />
'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
<br />
==Page 353==<br />
<br />
'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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==Page 354==<br />
<br />
'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
<br />
'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
<br />
==Page 355==<br />
<br />
'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
<br />
==Page 356==<br />
<br />
'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
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==Page 357==<br />
<br />
'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
<br />
==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
<br />
==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
<br />
==Page 359==<br />
<br />
'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights1.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
<br />
==Page 360==<br />
<br />
'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
<br />
==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
<br />
==Page 362==<br />
<br />
'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
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==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, unsuccessfully incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
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==Page 364==<br />
<br />
'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
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==Page 365==<br />
<br />
'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
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==Page 366==<br />
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'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (1) · Statue of Liberty</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
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<span class="marker">367 (2) · Boston AA Meeting (continued)</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
<br />
==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
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==Page 369==<br />
<br />
'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity, pretending to be naïve<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
<br />
'''deprogramming'''<br /><br />
from the deprogrammer's point of view, reversing the brainwashing that induced someone to adhere to a religious cult<br />
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==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
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==Page 371==<br />
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'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
former name of [http://www.campfireusa.org/ youth organization] when it was just for girls<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
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==Page 372==<br />
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'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
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==Page 373==<br />
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'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
<br />
'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
<br />
'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
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==Page 374==<br />
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'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
<br />
'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
<br />
'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
<br />
'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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==Endnote 143==<br />
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'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
<br />
'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
<br />
'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (2) · Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
<br />
==Endnote 144==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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==Page 376==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
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<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
<br />
'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
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==Page 377==<br />
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'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
<br />
'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
a metalic element described [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten here], also known as wolfram<br />
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==Page 378==<br />
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'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
<br />
'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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<span class="marker">379 · More With Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
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'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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'''L.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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<span class="marker">343 · The Longest Chapter in the Book</span><br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
<br />
'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
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'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
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'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
<br />
'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
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''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
<br />
'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
<br />
'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
<br />
'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
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==Endnote 133==<br />
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'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
<br />
'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
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==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
<br />
'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
<br />
'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
<br />
==Endnote 134==<br />
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'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
<br />
'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
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==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
<br />
'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
<br />
'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
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==Page 347==<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
<br />
'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
<br />
'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
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==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
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==Page 349==<br />
<br />
'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
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==Page 350==<br />
<br />
'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
<br />
'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
<br />
'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
<br />
'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
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'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
<br />
'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
<br />
'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
<br />
'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
<br />
'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
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<br />
'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
<br />
'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
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==Page 355==<br />
<br />
'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
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==Page 356==<br />
<br />
'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
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==Page 357==<br />
<br />
'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
<br />
==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
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==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
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==Page 359==<br />
<br />
'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights1.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
<br />
==Page 360==<br />
<br />
'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
<br />
==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
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==Page 362==<br />
<br />
'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
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==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, unsuccessfully incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
<br />
==Page 364==<br />
<br />
'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
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==Page 365==<br />
<br />
'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
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==Page 366==<br />
<br />
'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (1) · Statue of Liberty</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (2) · Boston AA Meeting (continued)</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
<br />
==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
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==Page 369==<br />
<br />
'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity, pretending to be naïve<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
<br />
'''deprogramming'''<br /><br />
from the deprogrammer's point of view, reversing the brainwashing that induced someone to adhere to a religious cult<br />
<br />
==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
<br />
==Page 371==<br />
<br />
'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
former name of [http://www.campfireusa.org/ youth organization] when it was just for girls<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
<br />
==Page 372==<br />
<br />
'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
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==Page 373==<br />
<br />
'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
<br />
'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
<br />
'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
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==Page 374==<br />
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'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
<br />
'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
<br />
'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
<br />
'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
<br />
==Page 375==<br />
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==Endnote 143==<br />
<br />
'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
<br />
'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
<br />
'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (2) · Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
<br />
==Endnote 144==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
<br />
==Page 376==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
<br />
'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
<br />
==Page 377==<br />
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'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
<br />
'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolframite wolframite]<br />
<br />
==Page 378==<br />
<br />
'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
<br />
'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
<br />
==Page 379==<br />
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<span class="marker">379 · More With Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
<br />
'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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'''L.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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<span class="marker">343 · The Longest Chapter in the Book</span><br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
<br />
'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
<br />
'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
<br />
'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
<br />
''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
<br />
'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
<br />
'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
<br />
'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 133==<br />
<br />
'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
<br />
'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
<br />
==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
<br />
'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
<br />
==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
<br />
'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
<br />
==Endnote 134==<br />
<br />
'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
<br />
'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
<br />
==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
<br />
==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
<br />
'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
<br />
'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
<br />
==Page 347==<br />
<br />
'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
<br />
'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
<br />
'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
<br />
==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
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==Page 349==<br />
<br />
'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
<br />
==Page 350==<br />
<br />
'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
<br />
'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
<br />
'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
<br />
'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
<br />
'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
<br />
'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
<br />
'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
<br />
'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
<br />
'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
<br />
==Page 353==<br />
<br />
'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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==Page 354==<br />
<br />
'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
<br />
'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
<br />
==Page 355==<br />
<br />
'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
<br />
==Page 356==<br />
<br />
'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
<br />
==Page 357==<br />
<br />
'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
<br />
==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
<br />
==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
<br />
==Page 359==<br />
<br />
'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights1.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
<br />
==Page 360==<br />
<br />
'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
<br />
==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
<br />
==Page 362==<br />
<br />
'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
<br />
==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, unsuccessfully incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
<br />
==Page 364==<br />
<br />
'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
<br />
==Page 365==<br />
<br />
'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
<br />
==Page 366==<br />
<br />
'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
<br />
==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (1) · Statue of Liberty</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (2) · Boston AA Meeting (continued)</span><br />
<br />
==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
<br />
==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
<br />
==Page 369==<br />
<br />
'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity, pretending to be naïve<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
<br />
'''deprogramming'''<br /><br />
from the deprogrammer's point of view, reversing the brainwashing that induced someone to adhere to a religious cult<br />
<br />
==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
<br />
==Page 371==<br />
<br />
'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
apparently [http://www.campfire.org/start.asp not just for girls] anymore<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
<br />
==Page 372==<br />
<br />
'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
<br />
==Page 373==<br />
<br />
'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
<br />
'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
<br />
'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
<br />
==Page 374==<br />
<br />
'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
<br />
'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
<br />
'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
<br />
'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
<br />
'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
<br />
==Page 375==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 143==<br />
<br />
'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
<br />
==Page 375==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
<br />
'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
<br />
'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">375 (2) · Himself and Lyle</span><br />
<br />
==Page 375==<br />
<br />
'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
<br />
==Endnote 144==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
<br />
==Page 376==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
<br />
==Page 376==<br />
<br />
'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
<br />
'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
<br />
==Page 377==<br />
<br />
'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
<br />
'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolframite wolframite]<br />
<br />
==Page 378==<br />
<br />
'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
<br />
'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
<br />
==Page 379==<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">379 · More With Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
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'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
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'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
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'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
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'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
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'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
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'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
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''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
<br />
'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
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'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
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'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
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==Endnote 133==<br />
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'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
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'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
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==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
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'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
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'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
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==Endnote 134==<br />
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'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
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'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
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==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
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'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
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'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
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==Page 347==<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
<br />
'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
<br />
'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
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==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
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==Page 349==<br />
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'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
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==Page 350==<br />
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'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
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'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
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'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
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'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
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'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
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'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
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'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
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'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
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'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
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==Page 353==<br />
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'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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==Page 354==<br />
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'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
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'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
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==Page 355==<br />
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'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
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==Page 356==<br />
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'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
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==Page 357==<br />
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'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
<br />
==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
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==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
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==Page 359==<br />
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'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights1.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
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==Page 360==<br />
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'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
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==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
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==Page 362==<br />
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'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
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==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, unsuccessfully incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
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==Page 364==<br />
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'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
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==Page 365==<br />
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'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
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==Page 366==<br />
<br />
'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (1) · Statue of Liberty</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (2) · Boston AA Meeting (continued)</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
<br />
==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
<br />
==Page 369==<br />
<br />
'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity, pretending to be naïve<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
<br />
==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
<br />
==Page 371==<br />
<br />
'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
apparently [http://www.campfire.org/start.asp not just for girls] anymore<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
<br />
==Page 372==<br />
<br />
'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
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==Page 373==<br />
<br />
'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
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'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
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'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
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==Page 374==<br />
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'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
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'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
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'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
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'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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==Endnote 143==<br />
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'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
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'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
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'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
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==Endnote 144==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
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<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
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'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
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'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
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==Page 377==<br />
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'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
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'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
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'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
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'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolframite wolframite]<br />
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==Page 378==<br />
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'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
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'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
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'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
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'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
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'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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'''L.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
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'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
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'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
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'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
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'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
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''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
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'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
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'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
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'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
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'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
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==Endnote 133==<br />
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'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
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'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
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==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
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'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
<br />
'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
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==Endnote 134==<br />
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'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
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'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
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==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
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'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
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'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
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==Page 347==<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
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'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
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'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
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==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
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'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
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==Page 349==<br />
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'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
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==Page 350==<br />
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'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
<br />
'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
<br />
'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
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'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
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'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
<br />
'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
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'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
<br />
'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
<br />
'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
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==Page 353==<br />
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'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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==Page 354==<br />
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'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
<br />
'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
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==Page 355==<br />
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'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
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==Page 356==<br />
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'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
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==Page 357==<br />
<br />
'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
<br />
==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
<br />
==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
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==Page 359==<br />
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'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights1.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
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==Page 360==<br />
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'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
<br />
==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
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==Page 362==<br />
<br />
'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
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==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, unsuccessfully incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
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==Page 364==<br />
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'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
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==Page 365==<br />
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'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
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==Page 366==<br />
<br />
'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
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'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
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==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
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==Page 369==<br />
<br />
'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
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==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
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==Page 371==<br />
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'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
apparently [http://www.campfire.org/start.asp not just for girls] anymore<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
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==Page 372==<br />
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'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
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'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
<br />
'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
<br />
'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
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'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
<br />
'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
<br />
'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
<br />
'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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==Endnote 143==<br />
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'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
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'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
<br />
'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
<br />
==Endnote 144==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
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<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
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'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
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==Page 377==<br />
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'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
<br />
'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolframite wolframite]<br />
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==Page 378==<br />
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'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
<br />
'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
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<span class="marker">379 · More With Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
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'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
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'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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'''L.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
<br />
'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
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'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
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'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
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'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
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''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
<br />
'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
<br />
'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
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'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
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==Endnote 133==<br />
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'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
<br />
'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
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==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
<br />
'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
<br />
'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
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==Endnote 134==<br />
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'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
<br />
'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
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==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
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'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
<br />
'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
<br />
'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
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==Page 347==<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
<br />
'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
<br />
'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
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==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
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==Page 349==<br />
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'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
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==Page 350==<br />
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'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
<br />
'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
<br />
'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
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'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
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'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
<br />
'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
<br />
'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
<br />
'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
<br />
'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
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==Page 353==<br />
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'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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==Page 354==<br />
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'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
<br />
'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
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==Page 355==<br />
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'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
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==Page 356==<br />
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'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
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==Page 357==<br />
<br />
'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
<br />
==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
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==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
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'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights1.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
<br />
==Page 360==<br />
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'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
<br />
==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
<br />
==Page 362==<br />
<br />
'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
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==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
<br />
==Page 364==<br />
<br />
'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
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==Page 365==<br />
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'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
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==Page 366==<br />
<br />
'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (1) · Statue of Liberty</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
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'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (2) · Boston AA Meeting (continued)</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
<br />
==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
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==Page 369==<br />
<br />
'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
<br />
==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
<br />
==Page 371==<br />
<br />
'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
apparently [http://www.campfire.org/start.asp not just for girls] anymore<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
<br />
==Page 372==<br />
<br />
'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
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==Page 373==<br />
<br />
'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
<br />
'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
<br />
'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
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==Page 374==<br />
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'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
<br />
'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
<br />
'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
<br />
'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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==Endnote 143==<br />
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'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
<br />
'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
<br />
'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (2) · Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
<br />
==Endnote 144==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
<br />
==Page 376==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
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<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
<br />
'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
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==Page 377==<br />
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'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
<br />
'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolframite wolframite]<br />
<br />
==Page 378==<br />
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'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
<br />
'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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<span class="marker">379 · More With Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
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'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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'''L.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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<span class="marker">343 · The Longest Chapter in the Book</span><br />
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==Page 343==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
<br />
'''singular'''<br /><br />
unique<br />
<br />
'''polysterene'''<br /><br />
styrofoam<br />
<br />
'''ziggurats'''<br /><br />
an ancient type of Mesopotamian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat temple tower]<br />
<br />
'''fiberboard'''<br /><br />
board made of small fibers of wood, plastic, or some combination of these and other materials<br />
<br />
'''Concord'''<br /><br />
Concord is about 20 miles west of Boston and is the site one of the first battles of the American Revolution.<br />
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==Page 344==<br />
<br />
'''rotary'''<br /><br />
a traffic circle or, in the U.K., a roundabout<br />
<br />
'''plywood'''<br /><br />
material made of thin layers of wood glued together<br />
<br />
''''12th-Step Work''''<br /><br />
The twelfth and final step of AA is this: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."<br />
<br />
'''epigrammatic'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the use of short and pithy statements<br />
<br />
'''pay it ''forward'''''<br /><br />
thus the title of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/ this movie]<br />
<br />
'''nip'''<br /><br />
drink of alcohol<br />
<br />
'''Dick Cavett and Truman Capote'''<br /><br />
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born 1936) is an Emmy-award-winning television talk-show host. Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer and novelist, best known for writing ''In Cold Blood'' and ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Both men were remarkably short.<br />
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==Endnote 133==<br />
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'''variegated'''<br /><br />
diverse<br />
<br />
'''esoteric'''<br /><br />
understood or recognized by few people<br />
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==Page 344 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''piping'''<br /><br />
This is a tubular band of ornamental material; Nodie is probably a brand name.<br />
<br />
'''imbricate'''<br /><br />
overlapping in sequence<br />
<br />
'''tailor's notch'''<br /><br />
You get one from biting thread to cut it.<br />
<br />
'''incisors'''<br /><br />
front top teeth<br />
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==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''insipid'''<br /><br />
without interesting qualities<br />
<br />
'''AA Preamble'''<br /><br />
You can read it [http://www.serenityfound.org/preamble.html here].<br />
<br />
'''empathy'''<br /><br />
one's ability to feel the emotions of another person<br />
<br />
'''what he is'''<br /><br />
i.e., an alcoholic<br />
<br />
==Endnote 134==<br />
<br />
'''nonpunitive'''<br /><br />
not intended as a punishment<br />
<br />
'''nitro'''<br /><br />
nitroglycerin, used for cardiac attacks<br />
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==Page 345 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''145 kph'''<br /><br />
a hair over 90 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''litany'''<br /><br />
a prolonged or tedious account<br />
<br />
==Page 345==<br />
<br />
'''waxing'''<br /><br />
growing in size, as for the first half of a lunar cycle<br />
<br />
'''peritonitis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the serous membrane lining the abdomenal cavity<br />
<br />
'''cirrhotic'''<br /><br />
pertaining to hardening of liver tissue<br />
<br />
'''nephritis'''<br /><br />
inflammation of the kidneys<br />
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==Page 347==<br />
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'''compadre'''<br /><br />
a close friend or companion, from the Spanish for "godfather"<br />
<br />
'''ravening'''<br /><br />
voracious<br />
<br />
'''maw'''<br /><br />
mouth<br />
<br />
'''Black Mass'''<br /><br />
a Satanic ritual based on ten Roman Catholic mass<br />
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==Page 348==<br />
<br />
'''"...something whimpery instead of banging."'''<br /><br />
a reference to the last line of T.S. Eliot's poem [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html The Hollow Men]<br />
<br />
'''garish'''<br /><br />
loud and flashy<br />
<br />
'''Balaclavan'''<br /><br />
a reference to Balaklava, Ukraine, and the suicidal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade Charge of the Light Brigade]<br />
<br />
'''thermal'''<br /><br />
a warm, rising air current<br />
<br />
'''arbitrage'''<br /><br />
simultaneous purchase and sale of the same assets in different markets<br />
<br />
'''compound'''<br /><br />
i.e., a compound fracture, where the bone protrudes through the skin<br />
<br />
'''Svce'''<br /><br />
Service<br />
<br />
'''Unitarian'''<br /><br />
Though the term refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian Unitarianism], here it suggestsa kind of hippyesque, wishy-washyness.<br />
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==Page 349==<br />
<br />
'''Hindenburg'''<br /><br />
Named for Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), the German field marshal, hero of World War I, and last President of the Weimar Republic, the ''Hindenburg'' was a hydrogen-powered zeppelin that exploded over Lakehurst, N.J., on May 6, 1937.<br />
<br />
'''nonuremic'''<br /><br />
so as not to appear in one's urine<br />
<br />
'''foamer'''<br /><br />
beer<br />
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==Page 350==<br />
<br />
'''beatific'''<br /><br />
blissful or angelic<br />
<br />
'''Zippo'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo brand] of lighter<br />
<br />
'''saccharin'''<br /><br />
A play on words. "Saccharin" is the artificial sweetener in Sweet & Low (coffee is being discussed); "saccharine" means "overly sweet."<br />
<br />
'''flummoxed'''<br /><br />
confused or perplexed<br />
<br />
'''burnished'''<br /><br />
rubbed smooth<br />
<br />
'''squalid'''<br /><br />
foul and repulsive<br />
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==Page 351==<br />
<br />
'''terse'''<br /><br />
using few words<br />
<br />
'''imperative'''<br /><br />
a tense of verb implicating a command or directive<br />
<br />
'''zealotry'''<br /><br />
fanaticism<br />
<br />
'''green-card Irishman'''<br /><br />
an Irishman who is a permanent resident non-citizen of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''meal'''<br /><br />
ground grain<br />
<br />
'''metal-pedalled'''<br /><br />
i.e., "with the pedal to the metal," i.e., at top speed<br />
<br />
'''chemical psychosis'''<br /><br />
Psychosis (called "speed psychosisis") a not uncommon side effect of amphetamine abuse.<br />
<br />
'''wax lyrical'''<br /><br />
to speak poetically<br />
<br />
'''"'d been a confarmed..."'''<br /><br />
I'd been a confirmed bowl-splatterer for years beyond counting. I'd been barred from the facilities at all the truck stops betwixt here and New York for years. The wallpaper in the loo at home hung in these curled sheets from the wall, I tell you. But now one day . . . I'll remember it always. It were a week to the day after I stood up for my ninety-day chip. I were three months sober. I were there on the throne at home, you know. Not to put too fine a point on it, I produced as usual and . . . and I were so amazed as to not believing my ears. It was a sound so unfamiliar at the first I thought I'd dropped my wallet in the loo, do you know? I thought I'd dropped me wallet in the loo as god is my witness. So down I bend betwixt my knees and had a look in the dim of the loo and couldn't believe my eyes. So good people I do then I drop to my knees by the loo and had a ''real'' look. A lover's look, do you know? And friends it were a lovely past my poor powers to say. It were a ''turd'' in the loo. A ''real turd''. It were firm and tapered and ever so gently arched. It looked . . . ''constructed'' instead of sprayed. It look as I felt in my heart God himself made a turd to look. My friends, this turd of mine practically had a pulse. I stayed down on my knees and thanked my Higher Power, which I choose to call my Higher Power God, and I been thanking my Higher Power on my knees ever since, morning and nighttime and in the loo as well, ever since.<br />
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==Page 352==<br />
<br />
'''Enuresis'''<br /><br />
bed-wetting<br />
<br />
'''Priapism'''<br /><br />
an erection that won't go away<br />
<br />
'''Projectile-incontinence'''<br /><br />
inability to hold owns bowels to the extent that feces shoot out of the anus<br />
<br />
'''Autocastration'''<br /><br />
castration of one's self<br />
<br />
'''fringe-Birchism'''<br /><br />
Birchism is adherence to the principles of the [http://www.jbs.org/ John Birch Society], an ultra-right-wing political organization<br />
<br />
'''National-Socialist-Bundism'''<br /><br />
probably something like the German-American Bund of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kuhn_(Nazi) Fritz Julius Kuhn]<br />
<br />
'''Coprophilia and -phagia'''<br /><br />
sexual excitement brought on by feces and eating of feces, respectively<br />
<br />
'''candelabrum'''<br /><br />
a holder for more than one candle<br />
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'''vitriol'''<br /><br />
something highly caustic or severe, as criticism<br />
<br />
'''orevwar'''<br /><br />
They trying to say ''au revoir'', i.e., French for "goodbye."<br />
<br />
'''fremitic'''<br /><br />
characterized by tremor vibrations in any part of the body<br />
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==Page 354==<br />
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'''verdant'''<br /><br />
green with vegetation<br />
<br />
'''varicose'''<br /><br />
having veins that are visible through the skin<br />
<br />
'''shamanistic fiat'''<br /><br />
A shaman is a priest or religious official, usually of an indigenous religion. A fiat is an order, based on the Latin for the imperative form of the verb "to be."<br />
<br />
'''30 kph'''<br /><br />
18.6 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''talismanically'''<br /><br />
in a way suggesting something having to do with a magic charm or amulet<br />
<br />
'''Lord's Prayer'''<br /><br />
from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:9-13;&version=9; Matthew 20:9-13]<br />
<br />
'''ballast'''<br /><br />
meaning an electric ballast, which is used to regulate and stabilize the current in lights<br />
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==Page 355==<br />
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'''gnarled'''<br /><br />
knotty of misshappen<br />
<br />
'''Sixers'''<br /><br />
the short name for the [http://www.nba.com/sixers/index_main.html Philadelphia 76ers]<br />
<br />
'''MCI-Walpole'''<br /><br />
This is the Massachusetts Correction Institute at Walpole, about 25 miles southwest of Boston.<br />
<br />
'''raisin jack'''<br /><br />
an alcoholic drink fermented from raisins, commonly made in prisons<br />
<br />
'''spectral'''<br /><br />
looking like a ghost<br />
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==Page 356==<br />
<br />
'''LeSabre'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre Buick LeSabre]<br />
<br />
'''jack-legged'''<br /><br />
a slang term meaning "always screwing up"<br />
<br />
'''dash'''<br /><br />
short for "dashboard"<br />
<br />
'''abject'''<br /><br />
sunken to a low position, as in "abject poverty"<br />
<br />
'''regs'''<br /><br />
regulations<br />
<br />
'''autonomy'''<br /><br />
control or rule over one's self<br />
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'''fibrosis'''<br /><br />
scarring<br />
<br />
==Endnote 139==<br />
<br />
'''entomologic'''<br /><br />
Entomology is the study of insects.<br />
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==Page 357 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Rogers'''<br /><br />
The Reverend Frederick McFeely "Fred" Rogers (1928-2003) was an American minister and children's television show host.<br />
<br />
'''rhapsodize'''<br /><br />
speak in an extravagantly elegant manner<br />
<br />
'''fisticuffery'''<br /><br />
fist-fighting<br />
<br />
'''invectives'''<br /><br />
abusive expressions of opinion<br />
<br />
'''Sergeant at Arms'''<br /><br />
an officer appointed to keep order<br />
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==Page 358==<br />
<br />
'''apothegm'''<br /><br />
a short, pithy statement<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
bathroom<br />
<br />
'''spuds'''<br /><br />
potatoes<br />
<br />
'''nocturnal'''<br /><br />
happening at night<br />
<br />
'''crook'''<br /><br />
a shepherd's staff<br />
<br />
'''French-curled'''<br /><br />
You can see French-curled jewelry [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=3093801 here]<br />
<br />
'''demurely'''<br /><br />
in an effectedly modest way<br />
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==Page 359==<br />
<br />
'''circumferences'''<br /><br />
distances around the edge of a circle<br />
<br />
'''cuticles'''<br /><br />
dead skin at the bottom of the fingernails<br />
<br />
'''astringent'''<br /><br />
a chemical that tends to dry something else out<br />
<br />
'''onionlight'''<br /><br />
You can see onionlights [http://www.hammerworks.com/onionlights_a.html here].<br />
<br />
'''isopropyl'''<br /><br />
a type of alcohol, found in rubbing alcohol<br />
<br />
'''reek'''<br /><br />
to smell very badly<br />
<br />
'''A.D.A.'''<br /><br />
Assistant District Attorney<br />
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==Page 360==<br />
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'''fumigated'''<br /><br />
permeated with gas to kill insects<br />
<br />
'''idiosyncrasy'''<br /><br />
a peculiarity of personality<br />
<br />
'''rattan'''<br /><br />
material taken from the rattan plant, a climbing palm with very long stems<br />
<br />
'''Big Book'''<br /><br />
This is the AA "bible," so to speak, and can be found online [http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ here].<br />
<br />
'''''As Bill Sees It'''''<br /><br />
a book by Bill W., one of AA's founders, first published in 1967<br />
<br />
'''''Came To Believe'''''<br /><br />
another AA publication, this one published in 1973<br />
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==Page 361==<br />
<br />
'''joggling'''<br /><br />
shaking slightly<br />
<br />
'''Demerol'''<br /><br />
a brand name of pethidine, a painkiller<br />
<br />
'''photic'''<br /><br />
having to do with light<br />
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==Page 362==<br />
<br />
'''copperheads'''<br /><br />
one of five species of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix poisonous snake]<br />
<br />
'''tongues'''<br /><br />
The reference is to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia glossolalia].<br />
<br />
'''larynx'''<br /><br />
voice box<br />
<br />
'''requisite'''<br /><br />
essential or necessary<br />
<br />
'''venulated'''<br /><br />
The word means "able to see the veins"; this condition of the nose is very common among advanced alcoholics.<br />
<br />
''''Volare''''<br /><br />
This is a song whose title is from the Italian for "to fly." The song was written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci. Modugno went on to be a member of Italy's parliament<br />
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==Page 363==<br />
<br />
'''pupil and iris'''<br /><br />
The pupil is the black circle at the center of the eye, while the iris is the colored part (blue, green, brown).<br />
<br />
'''cognito'''<br /><br />
which is to say, in Lenz's case, incognito<br />
<br />
'''Ferragamos'''<br /><br />
an Italian brand of shoes<br />
<br />
'''periphery'''<br /><br />
an external boundary<br />
<br />
'''11-Step'''<br /><br />
recalling the 12th step on page 344, UHID must lack this step, or perhaps one of the others<br />
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==Page 364==<br />
<br />
'''Rémy'''<br /><br />
Rémy-Martin, a brand of cognac<br />
<br />
'''Tiparillo'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://lfa.atu.edu/Brucker/advertisement%20presentation/sld005.htm cigar]<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland]]<br />
<br />
'''defib paddles'''<br /><br />
the paddles used in defibrillation, the application of electric shocks to the heart to re-start it<br />
<br />
'''divot'''<br /><br />
Normally a golf term, a divot is the hole left by the dirt displaced when one strikes a golf ball.<br />
<br />
'''rankness'''<br /><br />
the quality of being offensive<br />
<br />
'''proprietary'''<br /><br />
Usually referring to an owner, here it refers to feeling as if one has a sense of ownership.<br />
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==Page 365==<br />
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'''rectum'''<br /><br />
the very end of the large intestine<br />
<br />
'''hubristic'''<br /><br />
having exaggerated pride or self-confidence<br />
<br />
'''7-iron'''<br /><br />
a type of golf club<br />
<br />
'''tenth rough'''<br /><br />
off the fairway on the tenth hole of a golf course<br />
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==Page 366==<br />
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'''flats'''<br /><br />
women's shoes without heels<br />
<br />
'''subjunctive'''<br /><br />
contingent on something else happening<br />
<br />
'''counterfactual'''<br /><br />
at variance with what really happened<br />
<br />
'''indicative'''<br /><br />
According to ''Merriam-Webster,'' "indicative" means "of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact."<br />
<br />
'''transposition'''<br /><br />
switching the position of two things<br />
<br />
'''Radarange'''<br /><br />
microwave<br />
<br />
'''pass'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "place"<br />
<br />
'''allude'''<br /><br />
here used to mean "give an impression of"<br />
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==Page 367==<br />
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'''velour'''<br /><br />
a piled and nappy material resembling velvet<br />
<br />
'''caparison'''<br /><br />
an ornamental covering for a horse, or just rich clothing<br />
<br />
'''gavel'''<br /><br />
the type of hammer a judge uses to restore or maintain order<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (1) · Statue of Liberty</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
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'''huge photo album'''<br /><br />
The book held by the statue reads, "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI [1776]."<br />
<br />
'''product'''<br /><br />
as opposed to the torch it currently holds<br />
<br />
'''pitons'''<br /><br />
spikes used by mountain climbers for support<br />
<br />
<span class="marker">367 (2) · Boston AA Meeting (continued)</span><br />
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==Page 367==<br />
<br />
'''deprecate'''<br /><br />
to express disapproval<br />
<br />
==Page 368==<br />
<br />
'''conundrum'''<br /><br />
something puzzling<br />
<br />
'''cunctations'''<br /><br />
delays<br />
<br />
'''chagrin'''<br /><br />
embarrassment<br />
<br />
'''aphasiac'''<br /><br />
inability to speak<br />
<br />
'''Filene's'''<br /><br />
now owned by [http://www.macys.com/ Macy's]<br />
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==Page 369==<br />
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'''unironic'''<br /><br />
i.e., totally expected and not at all a surprise<br />
<br />
'''disingenuous'''<br /><br />
lacking in sincerity<br />
<br />
'''schlepping'''<br /><br />
moving awkwardly or slowly<br />
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==Page 370==<br />
<br />
'''Naked I Club'''<br /><br />
a real strip club mentioned [http://www.totse.com/en/erotica/erotic_fiction_so_to_sz/striprv.html here]<br />
<br />
'''Route 1'''<br /><br />
U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border down to Key West, Fla., mainly through small towns.<br />
<br />
'''Saugus MA'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Boston about ten miles south of the city<br />
<br />
'''etiology'''<br /><br />
the cause or source of a medical problem<br />
<br />
'''Mud-Bug'''<br /><br />
a Southern term for a crawfish<br />
<br />
'''invertebrate'''<br /><br />
an animal with a spine<br />
<br />
'''chordate phylum'''<br /><br />
the phylum of the animal kingdom containing all animals with spines<br />
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==Page 371==<br />
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'''Campfire Girls'''<br /><br />
apparently [http://www.campfire.org/start.asp not just for girls] anymore<br />
<br />
'''Lancôme'''<br /><br />
one of France's largest cosmetics manufacturers<br />
<br />
'''lurid'''<br /><br />
gruesome or shocking<br />
<br />
'''ubiquitousness'''<br /><br />
the quality of always being present<br />
<br />
'''Aetna'''<br /><br />
a real [http://www.aetna.com/ insurance company]<br />
<br />
'''Doric column'''<br /><br />
columns of buildings built according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doric_order Doric order]<br />
<br />
'''pliability'''<br /><br />
the ability to be easily bent<br />
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==Page 372==<br />
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'''''Ramparts'' and ''Commonweal'''''<br /><br />
''Ramparts'' was a magazine founded for a Catholic leadership but eventually found its niche with the New Left. ''Commonweal'' was and still is a publication by and for lay Catholics.<br />
<br />
'''Sally Jessy Raphael M.S.W.'''<br /><br />
Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal, 1938) is an American talk-show host. She does not hold an M.S.W., i.e., a Master's of Social Work<br />
<br />
'''complicity'''<br /><br />
the status of being an accomplice in a wrongdoing<br />
<br />
'''Wounded, Hurting, Inadequately Nurtured but Ever-Recovering Survivors'''<br /><br />
Look at the initials of the capitalized words.<br />
<br />
'''auburn'''<br /><br />
reddish-brown<br />
<br />
'''perimeter'''<br /><br />
the oustide edge of something<br />
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==Page 373==<br />
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'''vanity'''<br /><br />
a dressing table<br />
<br />
'''limbic system'''<br /><br />
a complex system within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system brain]<br />
<br />
'''gauntlet'''<br /><br />
an attack from all sides<br />
<br />
'''rasa the tabula'''<br /><br />
This is a pun on ''tabula rasa,'' Latin for "blank state" and used in the philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704). The sense here is the clean the slate.<br />
<br />
'''bandanna'''<br /><br />
a large printed handkerchief, typically red or blue with a white design<br />
<br />
'''circumoral'''<br /><br />
surrounding the mouth<br />
<br />
'''vacuole and optica'''<br /><br />
These are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuole parts] of a cell, the optica likely being some kind of "seeing" organ.<br />
<br />
'''protozoan'''<br /><br />
a single-celled organism<br />
<br />
'''some Catholic statue'''<br /><br />
The statue described strongly appears to be Bernini's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_St_Theresa The Ecstasy of St Theresa]. This statue is also referred to by name at endnote 24, page 988 in the synopsis of James Incandenza's film ''Pre-Nuptial Agreement of Heaven and Hell.''<br />
<br />
'''Hours'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Horae]<br />
<br />
'''prurient'''<br /><br />
causing lust<br />
<br />
'''cherub'''<br /><br />
Often this word is used to denote a baby angel, but the actual connotation of the original Hebrew is of a fearsome warrior angel. A cherub guards the Garden of Eden in Genesis so that Adam and Eve cannot go back in.<br />
<br />
'''lolled'''<br /><br />
dropped<br />
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==Page 374==<br />
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'''IV'''<br /><br />
intravenous, i.e., directly into a vein<br />
<br />
'''lucidity'''<br /><br />
mental clarity<br />
<br />
'''implicit'''<br /><br />
unspoken but implied<br />
<br />
'''Six Flags Over the Poconos'''<br /><br />
Six Flags is a [http://www.sixflags.com/national/index.aspx chain] of amusement parks. There is not currently one in the Pocono Mountains.<br />
<br />
'''labrynth'''<br /><br />
This is the mythological spelling of "labyrinth," meaning generically a maze, but more specifically denoting the maze built by Daedalus of ancient Greek myth.<br />
<br />
'''minotaurs'''<br /><br />
Daedalus build his famous maze to house the minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull and the product of sexual congress between Europa, queen of Crete, and Zeus in the form of a bull.<br />
<br />
'''aides de camp'''<br /><br />
a confidential assistant to a military officer<br />
<br />
'''absconded'''<br /><br />
departed suddenly and in secret<br />
<br />
'''proto-Fascist'''<br /><br />
Wallace really means "quasi-Fascist" rather than "proto-Fascist"; it's not as if the rules of AA are the harbinger of Fascism later to come.<br />
<br />
'''decamped'''<br /><br />
a synonym of "absconded"<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad]]<br />
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'''commode'''<br /><br />
toilet<br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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==Endnote 143==<br />
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'''''Sic'''''<br /><br />
This word means: "Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally" (''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'').<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (1) · More Marathe & Steeply</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''shelf'''<br /><br />
a projecting ridge on a mountain<br />
<br />
'''spangle'''<br /><br />
a small bright spot<br />
<br />
'''"...launching even one ship or vessel."'''<br /><br />
unlike [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy], whose face "launched a thousand ships" according to Homer<br />
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<span class="marker">375 (2) · Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 375==<br />
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'''blotto'''<br /><br />
drunk<br />
<br />
==Endnote 144==<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Purdue Wonderchicken]]<br />
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==Page 376==<br />
<br />
[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote 145 · Found Drama|Endnote 145]]<br />
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<span class="marker">376 · More Boston AA</span><br />
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==Page 376==<br />
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'''brogue'''<br /><br />
an accent, usually Irish<br />
<br />
'''Eightball'''<br /><br />
an eighth of an ounce of cocaine<br />
<br />
'''translucent'''<br /><br />
capable of having light pass through<br />
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==Page 377==<br />
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'''swaddled'''<br /><br />
wrapped tightly in clothes<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''dysplasia'''<br /><br />
abnormal growth of cells or tissue<br />
<br />
'''remonstrances'''<br /><br />
acts of protest<br />
<br />
'''beat-cop'''<br /><br />
a policeman who patrols the streets<br />
<br />
'''tungsten'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolframite wolframite]<br />
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==Page 378==<br />
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'''Chanel'''<br /><br />
the fashion house known in long form as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel House of Chanel]<br />
<br />
'''reticence'''<br /><br />
reluctance<br />
<br />
'''D&C'''<br /><br />
dilation (of the cervix) and curetage (scraping) of the uterus<br />
<br />
'''placenta'''<br /><br />
the tissue that nourishes a fetus and makes up the afterbirth<br />
<br />
'''S.S.I.'''<br /><br />
Social Security Insurance<br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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<span class="marker">379 · More With Himself and Lyle</span><br />
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==Page 379==<br />
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'''libations'''<br /><br />
alcoholic drinks<br />
<br />
'''injudicious'''<br /><br />
showing lack of judgment<br />
<br />
'''chyme'''<br /><br />
This is "the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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==Endnote`146==<br />
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'''L.M.P.'''<br /><br />
Latrodectus Mactans Productions<br />
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<span class="marker">321* · Eschaton</span><br />
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==Page 321==<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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==Page 322==<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
<br />
'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
<br />
'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
<br />
'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
<br />
'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
<br />
'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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==Page 323==<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
<br />
==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
<br />
'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
<br />
==Endnote 124==<br />
<br />
'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
<br />
'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
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'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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==Endnote 126==<br />
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'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
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'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
probably meant to be the same as Abu Kemal referred to at 337<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commentary'''''<br /><br />
A public affairs magazine that describes itself as [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/abouthistory.cfm the flagship of neoconservatism]. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee and is still known for its coverage of Jewish issues.<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major city of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
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'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
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''''It's snowing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory''...''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
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'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
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'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
<br />
'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
<br />
'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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==Page 339==<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
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'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
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'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
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'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
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'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
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'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
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'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
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'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
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'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
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'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
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'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
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'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
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'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
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'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
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'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
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'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commentary'''''<br /><br />
A public affairs magazine that describes itself as [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/abouthistory.cfm the flagship of neoconservatism]. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee and is still known for its coverage of Jewish issues.<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major city of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
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''''It's snowing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory''...''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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<br />
'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
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'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
<br />
'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
<br />
'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
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'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
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'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
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'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
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'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
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'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
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'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
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'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
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'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
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'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
<br />
==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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==Endnote 126==<br />
<br />
'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
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'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commentary'''''<br /><br />
A public affairs magazine that describes itself as [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/abouthistory.cfm the flagship of neoconservatism]. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee and is still known for its coverage of Jewish issues.<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major city of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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<br />
'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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<br />
'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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<br />
'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
<br />
''''Its showing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory...''''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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==Page 335==<br />
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'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
<br />
'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
<br />
'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
<br />
'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
<br />
'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
<br />
'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
<br />
'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
<br />
'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
<br />
'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
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'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
<br />
'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
<br />
'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
<br />
==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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==Endnote 126==<br />
<br />
'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
<br />
'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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<br />
'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commentary'''''<br /><br />
A public affairs magazine that describes itself as [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/abouthistory.cfm the flagship of neoconservatism]. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee and is still known for its coverage of Jewish issues.<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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<br />
'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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<br />
'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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<br />
'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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<br />
'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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<br />
'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
<br />
''''Its showing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory...''''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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==Page 335==<br />
<br />
'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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<br />
'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
<br />
'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
<br />
'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
<br />
'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
<br />
'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
<br />
'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
<br />
'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
<br />
'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
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'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
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'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
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'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
<br />
'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
<br />
'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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==Endnote 126==<br />
<br />
'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 127==<br />
<br />
'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commentary'''''<br /><br />
the flagship publication of neoconservative Jews<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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<br />
'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
<br />
''''Its showing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory...''''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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==Page 334==<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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==Page 335==<br />
<br />
'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
<br />
'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
<br />
'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
<br />
'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
<br />
'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
<br />
'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
<br />
'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
<br />
'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
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'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
<br />
'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
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'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
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'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
<br />
'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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==Endnote 126==<br />
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'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
<br />
'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism, but here Wallace seems to mean bearing an ad.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commmentary'''''<br /><br />
the flagship publication of neoconservative Jews<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
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''''Its showing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory...''''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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==Page 335==<br />
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'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
<br />
'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
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'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
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'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
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'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
<br />
'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
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'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
<br />
'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
<br />
'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
<br />
'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
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'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
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'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment]]<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
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'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
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'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
<br />
'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
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'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
<br />
'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
<br />
'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
<br />
'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
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'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
<br />
'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
<br />
'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
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'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
<br />
'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
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'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
<br />
'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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==Endnote 126==<br />
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'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
<br />
'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
<br />
'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 aircraft]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism. Its use here is cryptic.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commmentary'''''<br /><br />
the flagship publication of neoconservative Jews<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
<br />
''''Its showing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory...''''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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==Page 335==<br />
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'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
<br />
'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
<br />
'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
<br />
'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
<br />
'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
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'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
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'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
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'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
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'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
<br />
'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
<br />
'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
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'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
<br />
'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
<br />
'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
<br />
'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
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'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
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'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
<br />
'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
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'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
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'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
<br />
'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
<br />
'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
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'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
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'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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'''''GAUDEAMUS IGITUR'''''<br /><br />
Latin: Let Us Rejoice<br />
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'''Eschaton'''<br /><br />
The name of the game is based on "eschatology" (from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of") which is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with what is believed to be the final events in the history of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology Wikipedia]<br />
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'''frisson'''<br /><br />
a sudden sense of excitement<br />
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'''puerile'''<br /><br />
childish<br />
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'''Wilmington DE'''<br /><br />
a city 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.P.W]]<br />
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'''Bunyan'''<br /><br />
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English-Calvinist preacher and writer. You can read ''Pilgrim's Progress'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress here].<br />
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'''Luger'''<br /><br />
a German brand of handgun<br />
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'''AMNAT'''<br /><br />
The United States of America and other NATO nations<br />
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'''SOVWAR'''<br /><br />
The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations<br />
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'''REDCHI'''<br /><br />
The People's Republic of China<br />
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'''LIBSYR'''<br /><br />
Libya and Syria<br />
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'''IRLIBSYR'''<br /><br />
LIBSYR plus Iran<br />
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'''INDPAK'''<br /><br />
India and Pakistan<br />
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'''Mean-Value Theorem for Integrals'''<br /><br />
Read all about it [http://www.geocities.com/pkving4math2tor7/7_app_of_the_intgrl/7_01_the_mean_val_thrm_for_intgrl.htm here].<br />
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==Endnote 123==<br />
<br />
'''Extreme Value Theorem'''<br /><br />
This is explained [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ExtremeValueTheorem.html here].<br />
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'''datums'''<br /><br />
The proper plural is "data."<br />
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'''ordnance'''<br /><br />
explosives<br />
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'''synoptic'''<br /><br />
by way of summary<br />
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'''Yahtzee'''<br /><br />
a popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee parlor game] played with dice<br />
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==Endnote 124==<br />
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'''Aapps Inc.'''<br /><br />
There is an actual company by this name, though whether this is the same company to which Wallace refers, I don't know.<br />
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==Page 323 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''three-prong'''<br /><br />
a three-pronged outlet<br />
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'''Dürer's 'The Magnificent Beast''''<br /><br />
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German painter and mathematician. You can see the work cited [http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--12367630/sp--A/Apocalypse_the_Great_Beast.htm here].<br />
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'''bellicosity'''<br /><br />
a warlike disposition<br />
<br />
'''Presque Isle ME'''<br /><br />
a city of Maine about 20 miles west of the border with New Brunswick, Canada<br />
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'''Chyonskrg Kurgistan'''<br /><br />
Assuming (a) the town is spelling correctly and (b) the country is [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html Kyrgyzstan], I can't find this town on a [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/ directory of towns] in Kyrgyzstan.<br />
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'''Pliscu Romania'''<br /><br />
There doesn't seem to be a real city by this name either, though ''pliscu'' seems to be a word pertaining to the nose.<br />
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'''PCs'''<br /><br />
Personal Computers<br />
<br />
'''topspin'''<br /><br />
spin given to a ball in tennis causing it to rotate forward<br />
<br />
'''profligate'''<br /><br />
recklessly extravagant<br />
<br />
'''metastasizes'''<br /><br />
spreads like cancer<br />
<br />
'''EM'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic<br />
<br />
'''baroque'''<br /><br />
extravagantly ornate<br />
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'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the required minimum number of people required to carry forth a particular task<br />
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'''DEFCON'''<br /><br />
Defense Readiness Condition, i.e., the measure of the activation of the U.S. Armed Forces in reaction to a real or perceived threat. The higher the number, the lower the threat; the numbers as used in ''Infinite Jest'' are used incorrectly, i.e., the higher the DEFCON number, the higher the risk.<br />
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'''theater'''<br /><br />
here used as a military term for an area in which warfare is carried out<br />
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==Endnote 125==<br />
<br />
'''dilettantes'''<br /><br />
people who (in this case) play tennis merely for amusement<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Achilles' heel'''<br /><br />
This denotes a single weakness, taken from Greek mythology and the warrior Achilles, hero of the ''Iliad,'' who was made invincible to weapons by his mother dipping him in the river Styx. However, because he was held by his heel, he was vulnerable in this single place; Paris was able to kill Achilles by wounding him in the heel with an arrow.<br />
<br />
'''goes tactical'''<br /><br />
enters the phase of using tactical nuclear weapons<br />
<br />
'''Sinkiang'''<br /><br />
an alternate spelling for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Xinjiang province] of China<br />
<br />
'''Aleutians'''<br /><br />
an archipelago of Islands stretching west from the coast of Alaska toward (and over) the International Date Line<br />
<br />
'''SS10s'''<br /><br />
a type of Soviet surface-to-surface (SS) missile<br />
<br />
'''El Al'''<br /><br />
Israel's national airline<br />
<br />
'''airbus'''<br /><br />
a short- or medium-range passenger aircraft<br />
<br />
'''both H'sseins'''<br /><br />
Hussein I (1935-1999), king of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), president of Iraq<br />
<br />
'''Ft. Chimo'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chimo Kuujjuaq, Québec], in the Arctic Circle<br />
<br />
'''Labrador'''<br /><br />
the mainland part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland<br />
<br />
'''Volgograd'''<br /><br />
Formerly known as Tsaritsyn and then Stalingrad, this is a city of Russia on the Volga River, downriver from Moscow.<br />
<br />
'''Stolichnaya'''<br /><br />
a Russian brand of vodka<br />
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'''picayune'''<br /><br />
small or trifling<br />
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'''TRISITs'''<br /><br />
triggering situations<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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[[Image:Gorbachev.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Gorbachev|right]]<br />
<br />
'''F16s'''<br /><br />
American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16 fighter jets]<br />
<br />
'''Cape Flattery Naval Base'''<br /><br />
It's not clear whether there is a naval base at Cape Flattery currently, but the town itself is in the state of Washington, about 140 miles west-northwest of Seattle.<br />
<br />
'''Irkutsk'''<br /><br />
a large city in Russian Siberia<br />
<br />
'''Dzhugdzhur Range'''<br /><br />
a mountain range in far east Siberia<br />
<br />
'''SOVWAR's bald and port-wine-stained premier'''<br /><br />
This is no doubt a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] (see right), the last head of state of the USSR, although he was never premier.<br />
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==Endnote 127==<br />
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'''Wolf-spiders'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider arachnid]<br />
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==Page 325 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Prince albert in a can'''<br /><br />
a really old, bad [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_you_have_Prince_Albert_in_a_can phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Sakhalin'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin island] in the Pacific Ocean<br />
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'''Portsmouth OH'''<br /><br />
a town about 90 miles due south of Columbus, Ohio<br />
<br />
'''four kilgrams'''<br /><br />
about 8.8 pounds<br />
<br />
'''Sixth Fleet'''<br /><br />
the fleet of the U.S. Navy that patrols the Mediterranean<br />
<br />
'''MiG25s'''<br /><br />
a Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG plane manufacturer]<br />
<br />
'''apoplectic'''<br /><br />
as if suffering from a stroke<br />
<br />
'''"...only to be asked if his refrigerator's running..."'''<br /><br />
another ancient, terrible [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070328212331AA34OVT&show=7 phone gag]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force One'''<br /><br />
the official personal plane of the President of the U.S.<br />
<br />
'''Abu Kenal'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real place<br />
<br />
'''En Nebk'''<br /><br />
a city in Syria, not far from Damascus<br />
<br />
'''dip-mil'''<br /><br />
diplomatic-military<br />
<br />
'''sues for terms'''<br /><br />
i.e., sues for peace<br />
<br />
'''Tripoli'''<br /><br />
a city in Lebanon<br />
<br />
'''Médenine Tunisia'''<br /><br />
a city in the far south of Tunisia<br />
<br />
'''Ostrava'''<br /><br />
a city in the Czech Republic about 200 miles east of Prague<br />
<br />
'''Howitzer'''<br /><br />
a large piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer artillery]<br />
<br />
'''NSA'''<br /><br />
National Security Agency<br />
<br />
'''Tientsin'''<br /><br />
alternate spelling of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tientsin Tianjin]<br />
<br />
'''Air Force Two'''<br /><br />
personal plane of the Vice President of the United States<br />
<br />
'''Provo UT'''<br /><br />
a city about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City<br />
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'''advertorial'''<br /><br />
Normally this word denotes an advertisement written to appear as if it's journalism. Its use here is cryptic.<br />
<br />
'''thanatoptic'''<br /><br />
contemplating death<br />
<br />
'''adepts'''<br /><br />
expert players<br />
<br />
'''Talmudic'''<br /><br />
Normally referring to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], here it means making fine distinctions.<br />
<br />
'''pique'''<br /><br />
resentment<br />
<br />
'''''Commmentary'''''<br /><br />
the flagship publication of neoconservative Jews<br />
<br />
'''Beersheba'''<br /><br />
a major of Israel at the northern end of the Negev desert<br />
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'''probity'''<br /><br />
integrity or honesty<br />
<br />
'''1300-m.<sup>2</sup>'''<br /><br />
a bit over 1554 square yards<br />
<br />
'''purloined'''<br /><br />
stolen<br />
<br />
'''subterranean'''<br /><br />
literally underground<br />
<br />
'''Peoria IL'''<br /><br />
a city around 160 miles southwest of Chicago<br />
<br />
'''topographic'''<br /><br />
descriptive of the altitudes of the land on a map<br />
<br />
'''Interstate 74'''<br /><br />
This road runs from Davenport, Iowa, to Cincinnati<br />
<br />
'''Minuteman'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_%28missile%29 missile]<br />
<br />
'''''irregardless'''''<br /><br />
not a real word, though a frequent usage mistake<br />
<br />
'''2π'''<br /><br />
used because we're dealing with circular and spherical areas of damage<br />
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'''1,400,000 curies'''<br /><br />
A curie (Ci) is a measure of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10<sup>10</sup> decays per second. The more commonly used measurement in science is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel becquerel]. 1.4 million curies is equal to 59.2 million gigabecquerels.<br />
<br />
'''microcephalic'''<br /><br />
having a tiny head<br />
<br />
'''Tenuate'''<br /><br />
drug marketed as an appetite suppressant<br />
<br />
'''left-eye-nystagmic'''<br /><br />
Troeltsch's left eye is nystagmic. Nystagmia is an involuntary eye-movement characterised by the combination of a smooth pursuit, which usually acts to take the eye off the point of regard, interspersed with the saccadic movement that serves to bring the eye back on target.<br />
<br />
'''cerebral'''<br /><br />
oriented toward thinking<br />
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'''Roentgens'''<br /><br />
The roentgen (R) is a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation and uses the units charge divided by unit weight (C/kg). The preferred scientific unit is the gray (Gy), a unit of absorbed dose (of radiation).<br />
<br />
'''Minsk'''<br /><br />
the capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Belarus]<br />
<br />
'''extant'''<br /><br />
still existing<br />
<br />
'''Edina MN'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul about 3 miles southwest<br />
<br />
'''arational'''<br /><br />
not irrational, but also not rational -- rather lacking the ability to tell one from the other<br />
<br />
'''cod'''<br /><br />
a type of fish<br />
<br />
'''EMP'''<br /><br />
electromagnetic pulse<br />
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'''gander'''<br /><br />
A gander, as used here, is a look or peek.<br />
<br />
'''SJOG'''<br /><br />
St. John of God<br />
<br />
'''obtuse'''<br /><br />
difficult to understand<br />
<br />
'''Decision Tree'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_tree tool] used in decision analysis<br />
<br />
'''Imam'd'''<br /><br />
Here used as a verb for "to lead," an Imam is a Muslim cleric.<br />
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'''strip-mining'''<br /><br />
According to Wikipedia, "Strip mining is the practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock." The implication here seems to be simply that Ingersoll is picking rather deeply.<br />
<br />
'''ad service box'''<br /><br />
the box to serve into when an odd number of points have been played (so when on player or the other has the advantage, i.e. is ahead in points); as opposed to the "deuce service box" where one serves when an even number of points have been played (in particular when the game is tied at deuce).<br />
<br />
'''n.b.'''<br /><br />
Nota bene<br />
<br />
'''parley'''<br /><br />
to hold a discussion<br />
<br />
'''Sierra Leone'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone country] of West Africa<br />
<br />
'''Nunhagen'''<br /><br />
a real brand of aspirin<br />
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'''Karachi'''<br /><br />
the largest city in Pakistan and capital of its Sindh province<br />
<br />
'''verisimilitude'''<br /><br />
proximity to reality<br />
<br />
'''eminence grise'''<br /><br />
French for "gray eminence," this is a powerful adviser or decision-maker.<br />
<br />
'''Miles Penn'''<br /><br />
a combination of the names of two early British settlers of America: William Penn and Miles Standish (1584-1656), the military commander of Plymouth colony who traveled to Massachusetts on the ''Mayflower''.<br />
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''''Its showing on the goddamn ''map,'' not the ''territory...''''''<br /><br />
This is a reference to the statement "the map is not the territory," i.e., the thing representing some other thing is not that other thing in reality -- just a representation of it. Count Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879-1950), the founder of [http://www.time-binding.org/ general semantics], coined the phrase. It's interesting that the term "map" appears so often in ''Infinite Jest'', as in reference to suicide (eliminating one's own map). Clearly Wallace is doing something with this general idea.<br />
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'''contrite'''<br /><br />
apologetic<br />
<br />
'''rugby-scrum'''<br /><br />
a way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(rugby) restarting a game] of rugby after a point has been scored<br />
<br />
'''Arabian Sea'''<br /><br />
the part of the Indian into which the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Gulf) leads<br />
<br />
'''metatheoretical'''<br /><br />
regarding a theory devised to analyze a previous theory<br />
<br />
'''El Greco'''<br /><br />
El Greco (Spanish for "the Greek") was the byname of Doménicos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), a Greek-Spanish painter. Presumably a "bad" El Greco, i.e., a bad piece of art by El Greco, would have the characteristics Hal considers in Pemulis's face.<br />
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'''paralytic thought-helix'''<br /><br />
Paralytic would imply that this "thought-helix" stops everything else both physical and mental in Hal's actions/thoughts. A helix is a spiral, so a thought-helix is a thought-spiral, which goes on and on but never really gets anywhere.<br />
<br />
'''1.3 m.'''<br /><br />
about 4.25 feet<br />
<br />
'''utility'''<br /><br />
In economics or statistics, this is a quantity/quality to be maximized in decision making.<br />
<br />
'''haunches'''<br /><br />
the hips, buttocks, and upper thighs<br />
<br />
'''cerebrate'''<br /><br />
to think about something<br />
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<br />
'''Toltec'''<br /><br />
a catch-all term for the pre-Columbian cultures of what is now Mexico<br />
<br />
'''Ivory Coast'''<br /><br />
the English name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast Côte d'Ivoire]<br />
<br />
'''Senegal'''<br /><br />
another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal nation] in west Africa<br />
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'''metadecision'''<br /><br />
a decision about a previous decision<br />
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'''solander'''<br /><br />
a case for maps or plates made to look like a book<br />
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'''aggregate'''<br /><br />
total, e.g., the aggregate IQ of the people in a room would be all their individual IQs added together<br />
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'''equivocationary'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
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'''Abu Kemal and Es Suweida'''<br /><br />
Abu Kamal is in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. As-Suwayda is also in Syria, near its border with Jordan. This is to say that Ingersoll is patrolling Syria's eastern frontier.<br />
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'''hoofer's cane'''<br /><br />
the cane of a tap dancer (which is what a hoofer is)<br />
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'''de facto'''<br /><br />
As opposed to ''de jure,'' which would mean legally, ''de facto'' implies a situation is true even if not legally true.<br />
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'''One True Faith'''<br /><br />
Islam<br />
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'''vacillation'''<br /><br />
inability to stick with a choice<br />
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'''boat-wake'''<br /><br />
water made to rise by the motion of a boat<br />
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'''compromise Eschaton's map'''<br /><br />
which here would seem to mean that Lord may just kill Eschaton as a game<br />
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'''something anatomically impossible'''<br /><br />
i.e., to go fuck himself<br />
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'''tripartite'''<br /><br />
having three parts<br />
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'''thiamine'''<br /><br />
another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine vitamin B<sub>1</sub>]<br />
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'''Nigeria and Chad'''<br /><br />
bordering nations in North Africa, just south of the Sahara<br />
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'''triangulating'''<br /><br />
dividing into triangles<br />
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'''on point'''<br /><br />
furthest up front, as in military formation<br />
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'''pincer movement'''<br /><br />
a military maneuver whereby an enemy is attacked not from the front, but at both sides or flanks<br />
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'''contact-bursts'''<br /><br />
a type of nuclear strike<br />
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'''left cross'''<br /><br />
According to a [http://ezinearticles.com/?Boxing-Techniques---The-Right-Cross&id=290419 boxing Web site], "the right cross is thrown in a straight line to the target and comes back in a straight line to the chin." The left cross is delivered with left hand.<br />
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'''accreting'''<br /><br />
gathering increasing amounts<br />
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'''''doze'''''<br /><br />
Todd is trying to say "nose." <br />
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'''equivocation'''<br /><br />
ambiguity<br />
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'''Asian subcontinent'''<br /><br />
Better known as the Indian subcontinent, it includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<br />
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'''Indochina'''<br /><br />
The colonial name for what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.<br />
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'''baseline'''<br /><br />
the line at the end of a tennis court, parallel to the net, that marks the boundary of play<br />
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'''hasp'''<br /><br />
a clasp for a door or lid<br />
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'''modem'''<br /><br />
An acronym for modulation-demodulation, it is a data-transfer device.<br />
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'''chassis'''<br /><br />
the construction forming the sides, top, and back of a piece of equipment<br />
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'''y-axis'''<br /><br />
the vertical axis<br />
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