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=Gately and Fackelmann continued=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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==Page 935==<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
<br />
'''some creepy thing'''<br /><br />
the creepy thing Gately and Fackelmann watch may be J.O Incandenza's ''Various Small Flames'', see Endnote 24<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
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==Page 936==<br />
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'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
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==Page 937==<br />
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'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
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=Joelle Talks About the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
<br />
'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
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==Page 941==<br />
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=Hal Narrates (Still)=<br />
==Page 941==<br />
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'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
<br />
'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
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==Page 944==<br />
<br />
'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan worked together on the movies Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), and the TV series Twin Peaks (1990-1991).<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
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==Page 945==<br />
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'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt], the 32nd President of the United States. He often used a cigarette holder as seen in the photo on the right.<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
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==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
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==Page 948==<br />
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'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
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==Page 949==<br />
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'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
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==Page 950==<br />
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'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
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[[File:Fritz_lang_directing_metropolis.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Fritz Lang directing Metropolis. Also appeared on the copy of ''The Cinema Book'' that Wallace owned[http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/culturalcompass/2010/03/08/infinite-possibilities-a-first-glimpse-into-david-foster-wallace%E2%80%99s-library/][http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/fb/e8/0eb681b0c8a03b9679fea110._AA240_.L.jpg], and was one of the photographs Wallace considered using on the cover of ''Infinite Jest'' (mentioned in ''Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself'').]]<br />
'''framed print of Lang directing Metropolis'''<br /><br />
See photo.<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
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'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
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'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
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==Page 954==<br />
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'''climacteric'''<br /><br />
A period of decrease in reproductive capacity; in women, menopause.<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
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==Page 955==<br />
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'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
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==Page 956==<br />
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==Page 957==<br />
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'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
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'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
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=After the Interview=<br />
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'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
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'''Middlesex County'''<br /><br />
a county comprising most of the suburbs northwest and west of Boston<br />
<br />
=Hi, Mikey=<br />
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'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
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'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
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==Page 960==<br />
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'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
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=The Assistant District Attorney=<br />
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==Page 960==<br />
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'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
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'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
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==Page 961==<br />
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'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
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'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
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==Page 962==<br />
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'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
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'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
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==Page 964==<br />
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'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
Fictional product mentioned on [http://wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Pages_127-156#Page_151 Page 151].<br />
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'''recursive'''<br /><br />
capable of being used repeatedly<br />
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'''some creepy thing'''<br />
the creepy thing Gately and Fackelmann watch may be J.O Incandenza's ''Various Small Flames'', see Endnote 24<br />
<br />
'''retsin'''<br /><br />
the supposed active ingredient in Certs breath mints<br />
<br />
'''Ciao Bello'''<br /><br />
Italian: Goodbye, Handsome<br />
<br />
==Page 936==<br />
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'''corrode'''<br /><br />
to eat away at; to rust<br />
<br />
'''ICBM'''<br /><br />
intercontinental ballistic missile<br />
<br />
'''boot'''<br /><br />
junkie slang for injecting drugs<br />
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==Page 937==<br />
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'''imprimatur'''<br /><br />
sanction or approval<br />
<br />
'''bonded'''<br /><br />
Sorkin had put up Gately's bail.<br />
<br />
'''ruddled'''<br /><br />
reddened<br />
<br />
'''serration'''<br /><br />
notches in the edges<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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'''belled'''<br /><br />
rang like a bell<br />
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=Joelle Talks About the Entertainment=<br />
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==Page 938==<br />
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==Page 939==<br />
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'''epicene'''<br /><br />
androgynous<br />
<br />
'''bassinet'''<br /><br />
an oblong basket for a baby<br />
<br />
'''catadioptric'''<br /><br />
produced by reflection and refraction simultaneously<br />
<br />
==Page 940==<br />
<br />
'''astigmatic'''<br /><br />
failing to have light rays converge on a single point<br />
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==Page 941==<br />
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=Hal Narrates (Still)=<br />
==Page 941==<br />
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'''slight tremble of something hanging from the tip of a pipette'''<br /><br />
A pipette is a type of thin glass tube used in chemistry, and the something trembling would be a drop of some liquid, I suspect...<br />
<br />
'''Thtithe fickn meth'''<br /><br />
Coyle is probably trying to say, "Stice fucking mess."<br />
<br />
==Page 942==<br />
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'''panic-attack'''<br /><br />
another term for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack anxiety attack]<br />
<br />
==Page 943==<br />
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==Page 944==<br />
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'''rank amateurs'''<br /><br />
complete/total amateurs<br />
<br />
'''pernicious'''<br /><br />
harmful<br />
<br />
'''Brecht'''<br /><br />
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1898-1956) was a German playwright, poet, and director.<br />
<br />
'''Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania'''<br /><br />
a suburb of Philadelphia, about twenty miles west<br />
<br />
'''DeNiro'''<br /><br />
Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born 1943), is an Academy Award winning American actor, cast by Scorsese in [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Mean Streets] and several times thereafter.<br />
<br />
'''McLachlin'''<br /><br />
a misspelling of Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), an American actor whose second film was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ Blue Velvet]<br />
<br />
'''Lynch'''<br /><br />
David Keith Lynch (born 1946) is an American filmmaker.<br />
David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan worked together on the movies Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), and the TV series Twin Peaks (1990-1991).<br />
<br />
'''Allen to Allen'''<br /><br />
a reference to American director Woody Allen (born 1935 as Allen Stewart Königsberg), who casts himself in most of his films<br />
<br />
'''temporal-lobe'''<br /><br />
the part of the brain involved in hearing, speeech, and vision<br />
<br />
==Page 945==<br />
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'''familiar foil packet'''<br /><br />
i.e., a condom<br />
<br />
'''ascot'''<br /><br />
a neck scarf<br />
<br />
[[Image:FDR.jpg|thumb|caption|FDR and his filter|right|200px]]<br />
<br />
'''long white FDR-style filter'''<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt], the 32nd President of the United States. He often used a cigarette holder as seen in the photo on the right.<br />
<br />
'''canopied'''<br /><br />
framed with curtains<br />
<br />
'''boudoir'''<br /><br />
a bedroom or private sitting room<br />
<br />
'''ponce'''<br /><br />
an effeminate man<br />
<br />
'''"...an old-fashioned one-sharp-sided razor..."'''<br /><br />
<br />
==Page 946==<br />
<br />
'''Pheromonic Musk'''<br /><br />
a scent designed to emit pheromones, or a chemical that attracts the opposite sex<br />
<br />
'''chartreuse'''<br /><br />
bright yellowish-green<br />
<br />
'''500 seconds'''<br /><br />
8 minutes and 20 seconds<br />
<br />
==Page 947==<br />
<br />
'''conundra'''<br /><br />
insoluble questions<br />
<br />
'''sinkhole'''<br /><br />
a depressed area into which waste collects<br />
<br />
'''pratfall'''<br /><br />
a fall on one's rear<br />
<br />
==Page 948==<br />
<br />
'''two-meter'''<br /><br />
about 6.56 feet<br />
<br />
'''Nor'easter'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter type of storm] common to the Northeast U.S.<br />
<br />
'''snorkels'''<br /><br />
tubes for breathing<br />
<br />
'''pugnacious'''<br /><br />
having a tendency to fistfight<br />
<br />
==Page 949==<br />
<br />
'''snifter'''<br /><br />
a glass with a wide bottom that narrows at the top, for drinking brandy<br />
<br />
'''twidgeling'''<br /><br />
not a real word<br />
<br />
'''Hancock tower'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Tower skyscraper] in Boston<br />
<br />
'''mimesis'''<br /><br />
the imitation of aspects in the sensible world<br />
<br />
==Page 950==<br />
<br />
'''sinciput'''<br /><br />
the upper part of the skull<br />
<br />
'''convolutions'''<br /><br />
folds on the surface of the brain<br />
<br />
'''filigree'''<br /><br />
intricate ornamentation usually consisting of twisted metal wire/ribbons on, say, a fence<br />
<br />
'''Lindisfarne Gospels'''<br /><br />
an Old English text of the Gospels found in England<br />
<br />
'''hyperfertilized'''<br /><br />
given too much fertilizer<br />
<br />
'''finial'''<br /><br />
an architectural device used to top a gable<br />
<br />
'''defile'''<br /><br />
a narrow passage<br />
<br />
'''neutered'''<br /><br />
castrated<br />
<br />
'''topiary'''<br /><br />
a sculptured shrub or bush<br />
<br />
'''gambrel'''<br /><br />
the hock of an animal, particularly a horse<br />
<br />
==Page 951==<br />
<br />
[[File:Fritz_lang_directing_metropolis.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Fritz Lang directing Metropolis. Also appeared on the copy of ''The Cinema Book'' that Wallace owned[http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/culturalcompass/2010/03/08/infinite-possibilities-a-first-glimpse-into-david-foster-wallace%E2%80%99s-library/][http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/fb/e8/0eb681b0c8a03b9679fea110._AA240_.L.jpg], and was one of the photographs Wallace considered using on the cover of ''Infinite Jest'' (mentioned in ''Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself'').]]<br />
'''framed print of Lang directing Metropolis'''<br /><br />
See photo.<br />
<br />
'''etagere'''<br /><br />
a stand with a series of open shelves<br />
<br />
'''delfts'''<br /><br />
type of earthenware<br />
<br />
'''claret'''<br /><br />
red wine<br />
<br />
==Page 952==<br />
<br />
'''Hagia Sophia and S. Simeon'''<br /><br />
Hagia Sophia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia mosque] in Istanbul that had been a Byzantine basilica. S. Simeon refers to the ruins of a monastery named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Stylites Simeon Stylites].<br />
<br />
'''Qal'at Si'man'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "Saint Simeon"<br />
<br />
'''Levirates'''<br /><br />
men required to marry their brothers' widows<br />
<br />
'''''maniera greca'''''<br /><br />
a style of Italian painting ("Greek style") popular in the early Renaissance<br />
<br />
'''half a meter'''<br /><br />
about 1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''hyperemic'''<br /><br />
an unusual amount of blood in part of the body<br />
<br />
'''seraglio'''<br /><br />
the living quarters of a Turkish harem<br />
<br />
'''fieldstone'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieldstone construction material]<br />
<br />
==Page 953==<br />
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'''varicotic'''<br /><br />
having varicose veins<br />
<br />
'''onyx'''<br /><br />
a deep black form of quartz<br />
<br />
'''kyphotic'''<br /><br />
having abnormal curvature of the spine<br />
<br />
==Page 954==<br />
<br />
'''climacteric'''<br /><br />
A period of decrease in reproductive capacity; in women, menopause.<br />
<br />
'''Infantilist'''<br /><br />
While the term can mean a type of paraphilia in which one dresses up like a baby, here Hal more likely means a pediatrician that treats patients like babies.<br />
<br />
'''koans'''<br /><br />
in Zen Buddhism, statements that defy rational explanation upon which to meditate<br />
<br />
==Page 955==<br />
<br />
'''misnomer'''<br /><br />
a misapplied name or designation<br />
<br />
'''''The Green Door'''''<br /><br />
The full title is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068260/ Behind the Green Door].<br />
<br />
'''''Deep Throat'''''<br /><br />
a pornographic film starring [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001483/ Linda Lovelace]<br />
<br />
'''jism'''<br /><br />
slang for semen<br />
<br />
'''interrogatives'''<br /><br />
questions<br />
<br />
==Page 956==<br />
<br />
==Page 957==<br />
<br />
'''expatriates'''<br /><br />
people living outside their countries of origin<br />
<br />
'''Faulknerian'''<br /><br />
recollecting the style or manner of William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist<br />
<br />
'''aspirating'''<br /><br />
inhaling<br />
<br />
=After the Interview=<br />
<br />
==Page 958==<br />
<br />
'''She'''<br /><br />
i.e., Joelle<br />
<br />
'''Middlesex County'''<br /><br />
a county comprising most of the suburbs northwest and west of Boston<br />
<br />
=Hi, Mikey=<br />
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==Page 958==<br />
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==Page 959==<br />
<br />
'''the hook'''<br /><br />
presumably, the sister's hand<br />
<br />
'''boatayouse'''<br /><br />
i.e., "both of you"<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''a hundred m.'s'''<br /><br />
a little over 328 feet<br />
<br />
=The Assistant District Attorney=<br />
<br />
==Page 960==<br />
<br />
'''easement'''<br /><br />
a convenience<br />
<br />
'''Suffolk County'''<br /><br />
the county in Massachusetts where Boston is<br />
<br />
'''McDonald's House'''<br /><br />
a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House Ronald McDonald House Charities], which provides housing for the parents of children undergoing intensive medical care<br />
<br />
==Page 961==<br />
<br />
'''Tooty'''<br /><br />
apparently the ADA's wife<br />
<br />
'''Fourth- and Eighth-Step'''<br /><br />
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" and "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all," respectively<br />
<br />
==Page 962==<br />
<br />
'''weal'''<br /><br />
welfare<br />
<br />
'''peroxide'''<br /><br />
hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), used as a bleach and whitener<br />
<br />
==Page 963==<br />
<br />
==Page 964==<br />
<br />
'''NoCoat LinguaScraper'''<br /><br />
Fictional product mentioned on [http://wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Pages_127-156#Page_151 Page 151].<br />
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=An Unpleasant Discovery=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
=More of Gately's Past=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
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==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
==Page 928==<br />
<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''Post-Coital Vestibulitis'''<br /><br />
Not a real disorder<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
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=An Unpleasant Discovery=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
<br />
=More of Gately's Past=<br />
<br />
==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
<br />
==Page 917==<br />
<br />
'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
<br />
==Page 918==<br />
<br />
'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
<br />
==Page 919==<br />
<br />
'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
<br />
==Page 920==<br />
<br />
'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
<br />
'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
<br />
==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
<br />
==Endnote 373==<br />
<br />
'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
<br />
==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
<br />
==Page 922==<br />
<br />
'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
<br />
==Page 923==<br />
<br />
'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
<br />
==Page 924==<br />
<br />
'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
<br />
==Page 925==<br />
<br />
'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
<br />
'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
<br />
==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
<br />
'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
<br />
==Page 927==<br />
<br />
'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
<br />
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<br />
'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''Post-Coital Vestibulitis'''<br /><br />
Not a real disorder<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
<br />
==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
<br />
==Page 930==<br />
<br />
'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
<br />
==Page 931==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 376==<br />
<br />
'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
<br />
==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
<br />
==Page 932==<br />
<br />
'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
<br />
==Page 933==<br />
<br />
'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
<br />
==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
<br />
<br />
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=An Unpleasant Discovery=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
<br />
'''entrepôt'''<br /><br />
a place where stolen goods are stored and sold from<br />
<br />
'''frustum'''<br /><br />
This is "the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base" (''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'').<br />
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=More of Gately's Past=<br />
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==Page 916==<br />
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'''proclavity'''<br /><br />
Gately means "proclivity"<br />
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==Page 917==<br />
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'''fuchsia'''<br /><br />
hot pink<br />
<br />
'''boot-knife'''<br /><br />
defined [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Boot_knife here]<br />
<br />
'''highatus'''<br /><br />
i.e., hiatus<br />
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==Page 918==<br />
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'''VO'''<br /><br />
a type of whiskey by Seagram's, the VO standing for "very own"<br />
<br />
'''32 mb²'''<br /><br />
this would, presumably, be 1024 megabytes, or a little over 1 gigabyte<br />
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==Page 919==<br />
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'''''LISLE'''''<br /><br />
a fine, hard-twisted cotton thread used for hose, gloves, etc.<br />
<br />
'''''EMBRASURE'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall for a window<br />
<br />
'''lissome'''<br /><br />
agile; nimble<br />
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==Page 920==<br />
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'''''CIRCUMAMBIENT'''''<br /><br />
surrounding; encompassing<br />
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'''head'''<br /><br />
toilet; bathroom<br />
<br />
'''Pressburger'''<br /><br />
Until the city was renamed Bratislava (currently the capital of Slovakia), a person from that Pressburg was called a ''Pressburger.''<br />
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==Page 921==<br />
<br />
'''Something-with-six-syllables-that-started-with-''Sterno'''''<br /><br />
possibilities: "Sternocleidomastoid," a muscle in the neck, or "Sternoclavicular," a joint where the clavicle, part of the sternum, and the cartilage of the first rib meet<br />
<br />
'''16 mm. siphuncular'''<br /><br />
0.63 inches; siphuncular basically means "tubular"<br />
<br />
'''4 ml.'''<br /><br />
The proper abbreviation for milliliters is mL.<br />
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==Endnote 373==<br />
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'''viscid'''<br /><br />
sticky; adhesive<br />
<br />
'''inspissated'''<br /><br />
thickened by evaporation to become more dense<br />
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==Page 921 (cont.)==<br />
<br />
'''edema'''<br /><br />
swelling due to excess fluid<br />
<br />
'''discreditated'''<br /><br />
Presumably he means "discredited."<br />
<br />
'''''Morbid Trauma Quarterly'''''<br /><br />
not a real publication<br />
<br />
'''hemoptysis'''<br /><br />
coughing up blood<br />
<br />
'''pertussive'''<br /><br />
accompanied by coughing<br />
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==Page 922==<br />
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'''30 kg'''<br /><br />
about 66.14 lbs<br />
<br />
'''bupkis'''<br /><br />
Yiddish for "absolutely nothing"<br />
<br />
'''''embrasure'''''<br /><br />
an opening in a thick wall, mentioned earlier<br />
<br />
'''woodie'''<br /><br />
erection<br />
<br />
'''myopic'''<br /><br />
near-sighted<br />
<br />
'''Turner'''<br /><br />
possibly a reference to Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), a British painter<br />
<br />
'''innerdicted'''<br /><br />
i.e., interdicted<br />
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==Page 923==<br />
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'''post-mortem'''<br /><br />
Latin: after death<br />
<br />
'''stucco'''<br /><br />
Read about it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucco here].<br />
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==Page 924==<br />
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'''''Night-Errand'''''<br /><br />
i.e., knight-errant<br />
<br />
'''papoose'''<br /><br />
While the word technically means "baby," Gately's usage is probably closer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoose that explained here].<br />
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==Page 925==<br />
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'''W. T. Sherman'''<br /><br />
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) was an American army general, responsible for burning Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War.<br />
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'''dipsoid'''<br /><br />
alcoholic<br />
<br />
'''Margaret Thatcher'''<br /><br />
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born 1925), was Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.<br />
<br />
'''cherry'''<br /><br />
a term for a virgin<br />
<br />
'''simper'''<br /><br />
to smile self-consciously<br />
<br />
'''highball'''<br /><br />
a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highball_%28cocktail%29 family of mixed drinks]<br />
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==Page 926==<br />
<br />
'''Carry Nation'''<br /><br />
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911) was an American proponent of prohibition of alcohol.<br />
<br />
'''exoskeletally'''<br /><br />
in a way so that it is outside the skeleton<br />
<br />
'''Zegna'''<br /><br />
a clothing company founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna]<br />
<br />
'''MILKEN'''<br /><br />
Michael Robert Milken (born 1946) is a former stockbroker who served several years in prison for securities fraud.<br />
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'''Beamer'''<br /><br />
a BMW<br />
<br />
'''al''mo''meter'''<br /><br />
i.e., Alma Mater<br />
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==Page 927==<br />
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'''septuagenarian'''<br /><br />
in ones seventies<br />
<br />
'''tiger's eyes'''<br /><br />
a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s_eye gemstone]<br />
<br />
'''doublets'''<br /><br />
tight-fitting jackets<br />
<br />
'''Plasma spheres'''<br /><br />
another name for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_sphere plasma lamp]<br />
<br />
'''howitzer'''<br /><br />
a short type of cannon<br />
<br />
'''Green-Cardless'''<br /><br />
not having permanent resident status and, thus, an illegal alien<br />
<br />
'''moll'''<br /><br />
the girlfriend of a criminal<br />
<br />
'''bagmen'''<br /><br />
people who collect payments in organized crime<br />
<br />
'''wpm'''<br /><br />
words per minute<br />
<br />
'''shillelagh'''<br /><br />
an Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29 hand weapon]<br />
<br />
'''Old Sod'''<br /><br />
an term for the "old country" among U.S. immigrants<br />
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==Page 928==<br />
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'''Bulldog'''<br /><br />
mascot of Yale University<br />
<br />
'''vertiginous'''<br /><br />
As in related to vertigo, the sensation of imbalance or dizziness<br />
<br />
'''proprioception'''<br /><br />
the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''VLR'''<br /><br />
visitor's locker room<br />
<br />
'''pyrotechnic'''<br /><br />
like fireworks<br />
<br />
'''Bruins'''<br /><br />
mascot of Brown University, though they actually just call themselves the "Bears"<br />
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==Page 929==<br />
<br />
'''wrench in the ointment'''<br /><br />
a mixup of "monkey wrench in the works" and "fly in the ointment," both meaning ruining someone's original plans<br />
<br />
'''Phalanx'''<br /><br />
a close-knit group of people<br />
<br />
'''filigreed'''<br /><br />
finely and elaborately ornamented work, usually made out of wire<br />
<br />
'''N.O.W.'''<br /><br />
National Organization of Women<br />
<br />
'''power forward'''<br /><br />
the one of the two forwards in basketball who more often will drive to the net<br />
<br />
'''ursine'''<br /><br />
pertaining to bears<br />
<br />
'''ersatz'''<br /><br />
an inferior substitute<br />
<br />
'''assassination'''<br /><br />
Obviously President Limbaugh was assassinated in the recent past.<br />
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==Page 930==<br />
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'''obsequity'''<br /><br />
excessive compliance<br />
<br />
'''Gaelic'''<br /><br />
i.e., the Irish language<br />
<br />
'''C-notes'''<br /><br />
hundred dollar bills<br />
<br />
'''375 sky-blue grams'''<br /><br />
about 13.23 ounces<br />
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==Page 931==<br />
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==Endnote 376==<br />
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'''$660.00/g'''<br /><br />
about $18,000 an ounce<br />
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[[Subsidized Time|Y.W.-Q.M.D.]]<br />
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==Page 931 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''adulterant'''<br /><br />
an impurity<br />
<br />
'''fillip'''<br /><br />
to smack one's finger against by pressing the finger against the thumb and releasing<br />
<br />
'''gigantism'''<br /><br />
excessive growth<br />
<br />
'''smack'''<br /><br />
slang term for heroin<br />
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==Page 932==<br />
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'''beeline'''<br /><br />
a direct route traveled quickly<br />
<br />
'''craven'''<br /><br />
cowardly<br />
<br />
'''gloaming'''<br /><br />
dusk<br />
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==Page 933==<br />
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'''entr'actes'''<br /><br />
the periods between dramatic performances<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
<br />
'''"...digging some dead gy's head up..."'''<br /><br />
See ''Hamlet,'' Act V, Scene i.<br />
<br />
'''"...asks if they knew him..."'''<br /><br />
"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio..." (''Hamlet'').<br />
<br />
=While Leaving St. Elizabeth's...=<br />
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==Page 934==<br />
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'''"...a grotesquely huge woman whose hose bulged..."'''<br /><br />
It's Steeply.<br />
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=More Visitors for Gately=<br />
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==Page 883==<br />
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==Page 884==<br />
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'''''Ethan From'''''<br /><br />
Gately means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Frome Ethan Frome].<br />
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'''''OMMATOPHORIC'''''<br /><br />
having eyes at the ends of stalks<br />
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'''''ghostwords'''''<br /><br />
a word that has come into existence by error rather than by normal linguistic transmission, as through the mistaken reading of a manuscript, a scribal error, or a misprint. ([http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Ghost+words Dictionary.com])<br />
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==Page 885==<br />
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'''cuneiform'''<br /><br />
the writing of ancient Sumer, made by digging a wedge into clay<br />
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'''Marshall Plan'''<br /><br />
the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan plan] to rebuild Germany after WWII<br />
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'''Shane'''<br /><br />
a reference to a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/ popular western film]<br />
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==Page 886==<br />
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'''Synovial'''<br /><br />
of or pertaining to the fluid that lubricates the joints<br />
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'''renal calculus'''<br /><br />
kidney stones<br />
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'''ectopic labor'''<br /><br />
pregnancy in the fallopian tube<br />
<br />
'''ibuprofen'''<br /><br />
the generic name for Advil<br />
<br />
'''antipyretic'''<br /><br />
designed to combat fever<br />
<br />
'''SR'''<br /><br />
Usually in drug names, this stands for "sustained release."<br />
<br />
'''Dilaudid'''<br /><br />
brand name for hydromorphone hydrochloride<br />
<br />
'''bayou'''<br /><br />
a marshy arm of a lake<br />
<br />
'''C-II'''<br /><br />
These drugs are highly addictive. Cocaine is in this class, as it is still used legally in dentistry.<br />
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==Page 887==<br />
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'''Hydrocodone'''<br /><br />
also the active ingredient in Vicodin<br />
<br />
'''Oxycodone-nalaxone'''<br /><br />
Oxycodone also the active ingredient in Oxycontin. Naloxone blocks (partially, one must guess) the effects of opioids, probably to reduce abuse potential.<br />
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==Endnote 358==<br />
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'''NX'''<br /><br />
Attached to a drug name, this means it contains Naloxone.<br />
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==Page 888==<br />
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==Page 889==<br />
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==Page 890==<br />
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'''somnolent'''<br /><br />
drowsy<br />
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==Page 891==<br />
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'''concentric circles'''<br /><br />
circles within circles<br />
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'''chintz'''<br /><br />
printed, glazed fabric, usually of bright colors<br />
<br />
'''the lobsters' eyes' stalks'''<br /><br />
see ''OMMATOPHORIC'' earlier on pg. 884<br />
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'''Ipswich'''<br /><br />
a town in northern Massachusetts about 40 miles east of Nashua, N.H.<br />
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'''intra-ocular'''<br /><br />
within the eye<br />
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==Page 892==<br />
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'''Bufferin'''<br /><br />
a brand of aspirin with a protectant for the stomach<br />
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'''JFK Library'''<br /><br />
the Kennedy [http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Presidential library], located in Boston<br />
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'''Banfis'''<br /><br />
expensive Italian shoes<br />
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==Page 893==<br />
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'''libido'''<br /><br />
sex drive<br />
<br />
'''ebubblient'''<br /><br />
they mean "ebullient"<br />
<br />
'''''hatbeat'''''<br /><br />
i.e., heartbeat with a Boston accent<br />
<br />
'''tittymount'''<br /><br />
tantamount<br />
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==Page 894==<br />
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'''scuttlebutt'''<br /><br />
gossip, rumor<br />
<br />
==Page 895==<br />
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'''''FLEET'''''<br /><br />
a brand of enema<br />
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'''alacrity'''<br /><br />
eagerness<br />
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'''mortification'''<br /><br />
extreme embarrassment<br />
<br />
==Page 896==<br />
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=Hal Continues Narrating=<br />
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==Page 896==<br />
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'''''Tosca'''''<br /><br />
an opera by Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (1858-1924), an Italian composer<br />
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'''overcognitive'''<br /><br />
thinking too much<br />
<br />
==Page 897==<br />
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'''megagram'''<br /><br />
a million grams, or slightly over 2,200 pounds<br />
<br />
==Page 898==<br />
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'''''Yale Journal of Alcohol Studies'''''<br /><br />
There is no such journal.<br />
<br />
'''183.6 cm.'''<br /><br />
a little over six feet tall<br />
<br />
'''mylar'''<br /><br />
a brand name of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_film_(biaxially_oriented) PET film]<br />
<br />
'''197 cm.'''<br /><br />
over 6'5"<br />
<br />
'''Vaipassana'''<br /><br />
a type of Buddhist meditation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassanā Wikipedia])<br />
<br />
'''"...etymology of the word ''blizzard''..."'''<br /><br />
While Hal believes the etymology is unknown, there is one offered [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blizzard here].<br />
<br />
'''lumiphobia'''<br /><br />
probably fear of light, although the proper term is "photophobia"<br />
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==Page 899==<br />
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'''averred'''<br /><br />
asserted with confidence<br />
<br />
'''neologism'''<br /><br />
a newly coined word<br />
<br />
'''"...corruption of the French ''blesser,''..."'''<br /><br />
''Blesser'' is French for "to injure or wound."<br />
<br />
'''''Northern Vindicator'''''<br /><br />
the name of several real publications<br />
<br />
[[Subsidized Time|Y.T.M.P.]]<br />
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==Page 900==<br />
<br />
'''Sitney and Schneewind's'' Dictionary of Environmental Sciences'''''<br /><br />
There is no such book, but the name Schneewind is German for "snow wind."<br />
<br />
'''12 cm.'''<br /><br />
about 4.73 inches<br />
<br />
'''60 kph.'''<br /><br />
about 38.3 miles per hour<br />
<br />
'''500 meters'''<br /><br />
a little over 1,650 feet<br />
<br />
'''perspicacity'''<br /><br />
keenness of perception<br />
<br />
'''topology'''<br /><br />
the mathematical study of sets<br />
<br />
'''philately'''<br /><br />
stamp collecting<br />
<br />
'''gerundives'''<br /><br />
the verbal adjective or present participle -- in English, these end in "ing";<br />
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==Page 901==<br />
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'''phocomelic'''<br /><br />
having extremely short limbs<br />
<br />
'''Brattleboro'''<br /><br />
a town in Vermont about 75 miles west of Manchester, N.H.<br />
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'''achondroplastic'''<br /><br />
having dwarfism as a result of a disorder of bone and cartilage<br />
<br />
'''homodontic'''<br /><br />
this appears to mean "having teeth that are all of similar form"<br />
<br />
'''bicuspid'''<br /><br />
another name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicuspid premolar] teeth<br />
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==Page 902==<br />
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'''sarcophagus'''<br /><br />
coffin<br />
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=November 14th, YDAU - Ruth van Cleve & Kate Gompert go for a walk=<br />
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==Page 698==<br />
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==Page 699==<br />
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==Endnote 285==<br />
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'''catachresis'''<br /><br />
misuse of words, as in a mixed metaphor<br />
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==Page 699 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Norfolk County'''<br /><br />
a county of Massachusetts bordering Rhode Island to the southwest<br />
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''''...operating a pharmaceutical company without a license.''''<br /><br />
i.e., he was running a meth lab<br />
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==Page 700==<br />
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=Troeltsch Gets Ready for Prime Time=<br />
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==Page 700==<br />
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'''screwed'''<br /><br />
i.e., left the room<br />
<br />
=Pemulis's hiding spot=<br />
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==Page 700==<br />
<br />
'''drop-ceiling'''<br /><br />
a ceiling where, instead of meeting sheetrock at the top of the walls, you reach a series of tiles (often fiberglass-filled) that are hung a few inches below the actual ceiling, sometimes for aesthetic reasons, sometimes to facilitate lighting, etc.<br />
<br />
=Lyle meditates=<br />
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==Page 700==<br />
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'''hovers'''<br /><br />
hangs in air<br />
<br />
=Mario and Schtitt go to get confections=<br />
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==Page 701==<br />
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'''sidecar'''<br /><br />
a passenger car for a motorcycle, usually to the side of the cycle driver<br />
<br />
=The Moms Makes a Phone Call=<br />
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==Page 701==<br />
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'''stern'''<br /><br />
i.e., the back end<br />
<br />
=More With Hal Watching Himself's Movies/Segue to Addiction=<br />
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==Page 701==<br />
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'''wimple'''<br /><br />
a cloth that goes over the head, frames the face, and is tucked under the chin, worn by nuns<br />
<br />
'''in violent medias res'''<br /><br />
''In medias res'' is Latin for "in the middle of the thing, meaning, like many epic poems, the work begins in the middle of the story (e.g., the ''Iliad'' begins nine years into a ten-year war).<br />
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'''recumbency'''<br /><br />
here used to mean something one can lie down on<br />
<br />
'''rheostat'''<br /><br />
another name for a "variable resistor," which is something that alters the value of a circuit without interrupting it - in this case, this is in reference to a light switch with a dial, which allows for dimming the lights<br />
<br />
'''50-point'''<br /><br /><br /><br />
<font style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 50pt;">THIS BIG</font> <font style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt;">compared to the usual 12pt font.</font><br />
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==Page 702==<br />
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'''emetics'''<br /><br />
drugs designed to make one vomit<br />
<br />
'''descant'''<br /><br />
an ornamental melody or counterpoint sung or played above a theme<br />
<br />
'''banks'''<br /><br />
to make something glance off a surface, here a spoon<br />
<br />
==Page 703==<br />
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'''hanuman'''<br /><br />
a monkey held sacred in India<br />
<br />
==Endnote 288==<br />
<br />
'''The Continent's Best Yogurt'''<br /><br />
It actually stands for "The Country's Best Yogurt," but given the formation of O.N.A.N., the change seems fitting if not necessary.<br />
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==Page 703 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''cognoscenti'''<br /><br />
people having superior knowledge<br />
<br />
'''wont'''<br /><br />
accustomed<br />
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==Page 704==<br />
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'''Langesque'''<br /><br />
in the style of Fritz Lang<br />
<br />
'''tremulous'''<br /><br />
fearful and shaking<br />
<br />
'''Indian-style'''<br /><br />
in the lotus position of yoga<br />
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==Page 705==<br />
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'''novenas'''<br /><br />
In Roman Catholicism, a novena is a devotion or set of prayers said over nine days.<br />
<br />
'''crank cocaine'''<br /><br />
Methamphetamine and cocaine (the use of ether and baking soda implies freebase cocaine and crack cocaine, respectively; both of these freebase products are water insoluble and therefore cannot be introduced to the bloodstream via injection or snorting).<br />
<br />
'''stelliform'''<br /><br />
star shaped<br />
<br />
'''coiffure'''<br /><br />
hairdo<br />
<br />
==Endnote 290==<br />
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'''stock'''<br /><br />
commonplace<br />
<br />
==Page 705 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''sacristy'''<br/><br />
a sort of prep and storage room in a church, where a priest prepares for service<br />
<br />
'''matins and vespers'''<br /><br />
two of the nine prayer services a day in Catholic abbeys and monasteries<br />
<br />
'''Trappists'''<br /><br />
members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappists Order of Cistercians of Strict Observance], who do not, by the way, all take vows of silence<br />
<br />
'''montage'''<br /><br />
a type of film sequence where a period of time is covered in short order with short (a few seconds) scenes, usually over music<br />
<br />
==Page 706==<br />
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'''Promethean'''<br /><br />
boldly original<br />
<br />
''''Getting to Know You''''<br /><br />
from ''The King and I''<br />
<br />
'''saccharine'''<br /><br />
sickeningly sweet<br />
<br />
'''Lorimar's ''Dynasty'''''<br /><br />
Lorimar was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorimar production company] and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081856/ Dynasty] a prime-time soap opera that aired in the 1980s.<br />
<br />
'''shibboleths'''<br /><br />
Shibboleth is any language usage indicative of one's social or regional origin, or more broadly, any practice that identifies members of a group. (see [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%2012:4%E2%80%936&version=9 Judges 12:4-6]); [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth Wikipedia]<br />
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==Endnote 291==<br />
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'''aperture'''<br /><br />
a small opening<br />
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==Page 707 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''catexic'''<br /><br />
this is likely a misspelling of "cathexic," which means "emotionally charged."<br />
<br />
==Endnote 292==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 292a==<br />
<br />
'''covalence-hungry isotopes'''<br /><br />
Isotopes of certain atoms combine with others to form covalent bonds.<br />
<br />
'''gnomes'''<br /><br />
aphorisms<br />
<br />
'''Waterloo'''<br /><br />
a city in Belgium where Napoleon suffered his final defeat — the term has come to mean "final defeat"<br />
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==Page 707 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''sloe'''<br /><br />
likely refers to a type of North American plum tree, which can produce dark purple, yellow, or red fruit, depending on the sub-type of tree<br />
<br />
'''tannin'''<br /><br />
vegetable compounds tending to have a red color<br />
<br />
==Page 708==<br />
<br />
'''Raytheon'''<br /><br />
a major American defense contractor<br />
<br />
'''float'''<br /><br />
i.e., the money keeping them afloat (figuratively)<br />
<br />
'''rye'''<br /><br />
whiskey made from rye grain<br />
<br />
==Page 709==<br />
<br />
'''Ford Mystique'''<br /><br />
See one [http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jc/95-99mystique.htm here].<br />
<br />
'''pluck'''<br /><br />
resourceful daring in the face of great difficulty<br />
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==Endnote 294==<br />
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'''apostrophe'''<br /><br />
direct address of an absent person, in rhetoric<br />
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==Page 710==<br />
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'''autodidactic'''<br /><br />
self-taught<br />
<br />
'''Logan'''<br /><br />
the major airport of Boston<br />
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==Page 711==<br />
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=''Blood Sister'' Synopsis Continued=<br />
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==Page 711==<br />
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'''novitiate'''<br /><br />
a novice of a religious order<br />
<br />
'''recidivism'''<br /><br />
the state of falling back into a life of crime<br />
<br />
'''de-mufflering'''<br /><br />
removing the muffler from her motorcycle, thus making it extra loud<br />
<br />
'''Harley Hawg'''<br /><br />
a repetition in terms<br />
<br />
'''jiggers'''<br /><br />
about an ounce and a half of liquor<br />
<br />
==Endnote 296==<br />
<br />
'''ferric oxide'''<br /><br />
i.e., iron oxide, or rust<br />
<br />
'''F/X'''<br /><br />
a show business term for special effects<br />
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==Page 711 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''inimical'''<br /><br />
adverse in tendency or effect<br />
<br />
'''accretes'''<br /><br />
increases<br />
<br />
'''censer'''<br /><br />
a device for burning incense, especially in religious services<br />
<br />
'''mace'''<br /><br />
a medieval weapon, basically consisting of a stick with a ball covered with spikes at the end<br />
<br />
'''verger'''<br /><br />
a church official, such as a caretaker<br />
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==Page 712==<br />
<br />
'''Marseillese'''<br /><br />
more properly ''Marseillaise'', i.e., from Marseilles, France<br />
<br />
'''octogenarian'''<br /><br />
in one's eighties<br />
<br />
'''Confiteor'''<br /><br />
a penitent prayer said by Roman Catholics<br />
<br />
==Endnote 297==<br />
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'''cowled'''<br /><br />
hooded<br />
<br />
==Page 712 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Kabuki'''<br /><br />
a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki Japanese theater]<br />
<br />
'''habitements'''<br /><br />
a neologism, probably just referring to the habits the nuns wear<br />
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==Page 713==<br />
<br />
'''Champlain-era'''<br /><br />
of the era of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain Samuel de Champlain]<br />
<br />
'''Huron'''<br /><br />
the more common name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huron Wyandot Indians]<br />
<br />
'''mahogany Christian object'''<br /><br />
i.e., the aforementioned crucifix<br />
<br />
'''lapsarian'''<br /><br />
another neologism, probably referring to lapsing, as with one's faith<br />
<br />
'''obeisance'''<br /><br />
a bow symbolizing obedience<br />
<br />
'''nave'''<br /><br />
the part of the church with the pews on either side, facing the altar but not on the altar<br />
<br />
'''"...with a sword and a plowshare..."'''<br /><br />
A plowshare is the cutting part of a plow; the reference is from [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%202:4;&version=9; Isaiah 2:4]<br />
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==Page 714==<br />
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'''Smothergill'''<br /><br />
i.e., Phillip T. Smothergill, the former E.T.A. who starred in Himself's movies and whose name Hal couldn't remember<br />
<br />
=Kate & Ruth Continued=<br />
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==Page 714==<br />
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'''gargoyle'''<br /><br />
a small statue of a monster used to adorn churches and other buildings to ward off evil<br />
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==Page 715==<br />
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'''deft'''<br /><br />
dexterous or nimble<br />
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'''mafun ho'''<br /><br />
i.e., mother-fucking whore<br />
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'''V.D.'''<br /><br />
Very dearly<br />
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==Endnote 269==<br />
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[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_269_.C2.B7_Steeply-Bain_Correspondence|Endnote 269 · Actual Steeply-Bain Correspondence]]<br />
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=The Tunnel Club's cleaning duty=<br />
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==Page 666==<br />
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'''ferrous'''<br /><br />
containing iron<br />
<br />
'''morphic'''<br /><br />
probably short for "metamorphic," a type of rock<br />
<br />
'''ovoid'''<br /><br />
egg-shaped<br />
<br />
'''26 meters'''<br /><br />
about 85.3 feet<br />
<br />
'''B.P.'''<br /><br />
battery powered<br />
<br />
'''parget'''<br /><br />
plaster used for covering walls<br />
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==Page 667==<br />
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'''novitiate'''<br /><br />
in the beginning period of something<br />
<br />
'''dross'''<br /><br />
refuse metal from the refining process<br />
<br />
'''Trojan'''<br /><br />
a brand of condoms<br />
<br />
'''vermiform'''<br /><br />
looking like a worm<br />
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==Page 668==<br />
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'''''Robert's Rules'''''<br /><br />
''Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure,'' the standard text on how to run a meeting<br />
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==Page 669==<br />
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'''P.B.'''<br /><br />
perhaps "pulsed beam"<br />
<br />
'''radial nerve'''<br /><br />
a nerve running from above the shoulder (in the neck) down the length of the arm<br />
<br />
'''parfait'''<br /><br />
a tall glass filled with ice cream<br />
<br />
'''electrostatic'''<br /><br />
giving off erratic static electricity<br />
<br />
'''Tallat-Kelpsa'''<br /><br />
also the name of a Latvian classical composer<br />
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==Page 670==<br />
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'''pules'''<br /><br />
whimpers<br />
<br />
'''Lucite'''<br /><br />
A brand name of polymethyl methacrylate, a kind of safety glass similar to polycarbonate.<br />
<br />
'''burg'''<br /><br />
city/town<br />
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==Page 671==<br />
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'''malefic'''<br /><br />
producing evil<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a nationwide chain of exterminators<br />
<br />
'''latency'''<br /><br />
i.e., sexual latency, the period Freud posited during which male sexuality is dormant<br />
<br />
==Page 672==<br />
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'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the minimal number of people required to be present, usually within an organization (in this case, The Tunnel Club), for an official piece of business to occur<br />
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==Page 673==<br />
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'''The Bible'''<br /><br />
The quote isn't from the Bible.<br />
<br />
''''What're maggots?''''<br /><br />
They're fly larvae.<br />
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=Hal plays Stice, cont.=<br />
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==Page 673==<br />
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'''Collyrium'''<br /><br />
Collyrium [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyrium itself] is not a brand name; it's the generic name.<br />
<br />
'''putative'''<br /><br />
supposed<br />
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==Page 674==<br />
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'''rictal'''<br /><br />
showing the expanse of an open mouth<br />
<br />
'''Donnay'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/DonnayRacquets.html tennis racquet]<br />
<br />
'''akimbo'''<br /><br />
with hands on hips<br />
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==Page 675==<br />
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''''''Veux que nous nous parlons français? Serait plus facile, ça?''''''<br /><br />
French: Do you want to speak in French? Would that be easier?<br />
<br />
'''Lenglen, Rosewall'''<br /><br />
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (1899-1938) was a French tennis player who won thirty-one Grand Slams. Kenneth Robert ("Ken") Rosewall (born 1934) was an Australian tennis player with three Grand Slam wins.<br />
<br />
''''In A.D. 1887 a fifteen-year-old-girl won Wimbledon...''''<br /><br />
This is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Dod Lottie Dod] (1871-1960), who won another four Wimbledon championships.<br />
<br />
'''Evert'''<br /><br />
Christine Marie Evert (born 1954) was a former American tennis player with eighteen grand slam wins.<br />
<br />
'''Austin, Jaeger, Graff, Sawamatsu'''<br /><br />
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born 1962) was an American tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1979 and 1981. Andrea Jaeger (born 1965) was an American tennis player who is now an Anglican nun. Stefanie Maria Graf (born 1969) is a German former tennis player with twenty-one Grand slam titles. Naoko Sawamatsu (born 1973) was a Japanese tennis player who retired in 1988<br />
<br />
'''Wilander'''<br /><br />
Mats Wilander (born 1964) was a Swedish tennis player with seven Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''Treffer, Medvedev, Esconja'''<br /><br />
Only Andriy Medvedev (born 1974), the Ukrainian player who won the French Open in 1991, is a real person, apparently.<br />
<br />
'''Becker'''<br /><br />
Boris Franz Becker (born 1967) was a German tennis player with six Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''Kleckner'''<br /><br />
not a real player<br />
<br />
'''''senza errori'''''<br /><br />
Italian: without errors<br />
<br />
==Page 676==<br />
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==Endnote 274==<br />
<br />
'''Falls Church VA'''<br /><br />
a city about ten miles west of Washington, D.C.<br />
<br />
'''Clipper'''<br /><br />
A clipper in electronics is a way of sort of metering how much electricity, power, data, etc., goes through a circuit. Here its usage would seem more to indicate a computer hacker.<br />
<br />
==Page 676 (cont'd)==<br />
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'''Arias and Krickstein'''<br /><br />
James ("Jimmy") Arias (born 1964) was a former American pro tennis player. Aaron Krickstein (born 1967) is also a former American tennis player.<br />
<br />
'''Treffert'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real player<br />
<br />
'''Capriati'''<br /><br />
Jennifer Marie Capriati (born 1976) was an American pro tennis player, winning three Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''well-known tragedy'''<br /><br />
By the time ''Infinite Jest'' had been published, Capriati had been arrested for marijuana possession. She returned to pro tennis that same year, perhaps after the book went to press.<br />
<br />
'''Pat Cash'''<br /><br />
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 1965) was an Australian pro tennis player, winning Wimbledon in 1987.<br />
<br />
'''''aux disques'''''<br /><br />
French: on disks, here probably referring to TP disks<br />
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==Page 677==<br />
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'''Ephebe'''<br /><br />
Usually an adolescent male, although sometimes a term for an adolescent of any sex, as here.<br />
<br />
==Page 678==<br />
<br />
'''Augustus'''<br /><br />
Caesar Augustus, first emperor of Rome<br />
<br />
'''Bud'''<br /><br />
short for Budweiser, a brand name of beer<br />
<br />
'''half-meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''apparition'''<br /><br />
a ghost, but here referring to Mario<br />
<br />
==Page 679==<br />
<br />
'''salaam'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "peace," here meaning a deep bow<br />
<br />
'''intersticial'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "interstitial"<br />
<br />
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'''''Japonois'''''<br /><br />
French: a misspelling of ''japonais'', meaning Japanese<br />
<br />
==Page 681==<br />
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'''raglan'''<br /><br />
having sleeves that go in one piece to the neckline<br />
<br />
==Page 682==<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Matty Pemulis, some family background=<br />
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==Page 682==<br />
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==Page 683==<br />
<br />
'''calamari'''<br /><br />
Italian-style squid<br />
<br />
'''Louth in Lenster'''<br /><br />
Louth is about 50 miles north-northwest of Dublin. Leinster (note spelling) is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, the others being Connaught, Ulster, and Munster. There are not officially used as Ulster is divided between the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. since 1922.<br />
<br />
'''hauteur'''<br /><br />
arrogance<br />
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==Page 684==<br />
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'''mien'''<br /><br />
appearance<br />
<br />
'''''A fook in t'boom'''''<br /><br />
"a fuck in the bum" with an Irish brogue<br />
<br />
'''malt liquor'''<br /><br />
a high-alcohol-content variety of beer<br />
<br />
'''largesse'''<br /><br />
genorosity of spirit or attitude<br />
<br />
'''sone'''<br /><br />
i.e., son<br />
<br />
'''a.'''<br /><br />
A word ("queer" or "faggot" perhaps) is being deleted by Matty in his remembrance<br />
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==Page 685==<br />
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'''"...rosebud, his dark star..."'''<br /><br />
his anus<br />
<br />
'''russet'''<br /><br />
yellowish- or reddish-brown<br />
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'''V.D.'''<br /><br />
Very dearly<br />
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==Endnote 269==<br />
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[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_269_.C2.B7_Steeply-Bain_Correspondence|Endnote 269 · Actual Steeply-Bain Correspondence]]<br />
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=The Tunnel Club's cleaning duty=<br />
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==Page 666==<br />
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'''ferrous'''<br /><br />
containing iron<br />
<br />
'''morphic'''<br /><br />
probably short for "metamorphic," a type of rock<br />
<br />
'''ovoid'''<br /><br />
egg-shaped<br />
<br />
'''26 meters'''<br /><br />
about 85.3 feet<br />
<br />
'''B.P.'''<br /><br />
battery powered<br />
<br />
'''parget'''<br /><br />
plaster used for covering walls<br />
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==Page 667==<br />
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'''novitiate'''<br /><br />
in the beginning period of something<br />
<br />
'''dross'''<br /><br />
refuse metal from the refining process<br />
<br />
'''Trojan'''<br /><br />
a brand of condoms<br />
<br />
'''vermiform'''<br /><br />
looking like a worm<br />
<br />
==Page 668==<br />
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'''''Robert's Rules'''''<br /><br />
''Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure,'' the standard text on how to run a meeting<br />
<br />
==Page 669==<br />
<br />
'''P.B.'''<br /><br />
perhaps "pulsed beam"<br />
<br />
'''radial nerve'''<br /><br />
a nerve running from above the shoulder (in the neck) down the length of the arm<br />
<br />
'''parfait'''<br /><br />
a tall glass filled with ice cream<br />
<br />
'''electrostatic'''<br /><br />
giving off erratic static electricity<br />
<br />
'''Tallat-Kelpsa'''<br /><br />
also the name of a Latvian classical composer<br />
<br />
==Page 670==<br />
<br />
'''pules'''<br /><br />
whimpers<br />
<br />
'''Lucite'''<br /><br />
A brand name of polymethyl methacrylate, a kind of safety glass similar to polycarbonate.<br />
<br />
'''burg'''<br /><br />
city/town<br />
<br />
==Page 671==<br />
<br />
'''malefic'''<br /><br />
producing evil<br />
<br />
'''Orkin'''<br /><br />
a nationwide chain of exterminators<br />
<br />
'''latency'''<br /><br />
i.e., sexual latency, the period Freud posited during which male sexuality is dormant<br />
<br />
==Page 672==<br />
<br />
'''quorum'''<br /><br />
the minimal number of people required to be present, usually within an organization (in this case, The Tunnel Club), for an official piece of business to occur<br />
<br />
==Page 673==<br />
<br />
'''The Bible'''<br /><br />
The quote isn't from the Bible.<br />
<br />
''''What're maggots?''''<br /><br />
They're fly larvae.<br />
<br />
=Hal plays Stice, cont.=<br />
<br />
==Page 673==<br />
<br />
'''Collyrium'''<br /><br />
Collyrium [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyrium itself] is not a brand name; it's the generic name.<br />
<br />
'''putative'''<br /><br />
supposed<br />
<br />
==Page 674==<br />
<br />
'''rictal'''<br /><br />
showing the expanse of an open mouth<br />
<br />
'''Donnay'''<br /><br />
a brand of [http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/DonnayRacquets.html tennis racquet]<br />
<br />
'''akimbo'''<br /><br />
with hands on hips<br />
<br />
==Page 675==<br />
<br />
''''''Veux que nous nous parlons français? Serait plus facile, ça?''''''<br /><br />
French: Do you want to speak in French? Would that be easier?<br />
<br />
'''Lenglen, Rosewall'''<br /><br />
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (1899-1938) was a French tennis player who won thirty-one Grand Slams. Kenneth Robert ("Ken") Rosewall (born 1934) was an Australian tennis player with three Grand Slam wins.<br />
<br />
''''In A.D. 1887 a fifteen-year-old-girl won Wimbledon...''''<br /><br />
This is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Dod Lottie Dod] (1871-1960), who won another four Wimbledon championships.<br />
<br />
'''Evert'''<br /><br />
Christine Marie Evert (born 1954) was a former American tennis player with eighteen grand slam wins.<br />
<br />
'''Austin, Jaeger, Graff, Sawamatsu'''<br /><br />
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born 1962) was an American tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1979 and 1981. Andrea Jaeger (born 1965) was an American tennis player who is now an Anglican nun. Stefanie Maria Graf (born 1969) is a German former tennis player with twenty-one Grand slam titles. Naoko Sawamatsu (born 1973) was a Japanese tennis player who retired in 1988<br />
<br />
'''Wilander'''<br /><br />
Mats Wilander (born 1964) was a Swedish tennis player with seven Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''Treffer, Medvedev, Esconja'''<br /><br />
Only Andriy Medvedev (born 1974), the Ukrainian player who won the French Open in 1991, is a real person, apparently.<br />
<br />
'''Becker'''<br /><br />
Boris Franz Becker (born 1967) was a German tennis player with six Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''Kleckner'''<br /><br />
not a real player<br />
<br />
'''''senza errori'''''<br /><br />
Italian: without errors<br />
<br />
==Page 676==<br />
<br />
==Endnote 274==<br />
<br />
'''Falls Church VA'''<br /><br />
a city about ten miles west of Washington, D.C.<br />
<br />
'''Clipper'''<br /><br />
A clipper in electronics is a way of sort of metering how much electricity, power, data, etc., goes through a circuit. Here its usage would seem more to indicate a computer hacker.<br />
<br />
==Page 676 (cont'd)==<br />
<br />
'''Arias and Krickstein'''<br /><br />
James ("Jimmy") Arias (born 1964) was a former American pro tennis player. Aaron Krickstein (born 1967) is also a former American tennis player.<br />
<br />
'''Treffert'''<br /><br />
apparently not a real player<br />
<br />
'''Capriati'''<br /><br />
Jennifer Marie Capriati (born 1976) was an American pro tennis player, winning three Grand Slam titles.<br />
<br />
'''well-known tragedy'''<br /><br />
By the time ''Infinite Jest'' had been published, Capriati had been arrested for marijuana possession. She returned to pro tennis that same year, perhaps after the book went to press.<br />
<br />
'''Pat Cash'''<br /><br />
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 1965) was an Australian pro tennis player, winning Wimbledon in 1987.<br />
<br />
'''''aux disques'''''<br /><br />
French: on disks, here probably referring to TP disks<br />
<br />
==Page 677==<br />
<br />
'''Ephebe'''<br />
Usually an adolescent male, although sometimes a term for an adolescent of any sex, as here.<br />
<br />
==Page 678==<br />
<br />
'''Augustus'''<br /><br />
Caesar Augustus, first emperor of Rome<br />
<br />
'''Bud'''<br /><br />
short for Budweiser, a brand name of beer<br />
<br />
'''half-meter'''<br /><br />
1.64 feet<br />
<br />
'''apparition'''<br /><br />
a ghost, but here referring to Mario<br />
<br />
==Page 679==<br />
<br />
'''salaam'''<br /><br />
Arabic for "peace," here meaning a deep bow<br />
<br />
'''intersticial'''<br /><br />
misspelling of "interstitial"<br />
<br />
==Page 680==<br />
<br />
'''''Japonois'''''<br /><br />
French: a misspelling of ''japonais'', meaning Japanese<br />
<br />
==Page 681==<br />
<br />
'''raglan'''<br /><br />
having sleeves that go in one piece to the neckline<br />
<br />
==Page 682==<br />
<br />
=November 14th, YDAU - Matty Pemulis, some family background=<br />
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'''calamari'''<br /><br />
Italian-style squid<br />
<br />
'''Louth in Lenster'''<br /><br />
Louth is about 50 miles north-northwest of Dublin. Leinster (note spelling) is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland, the others being Connaught, Ulster, and Munster. There are not officially used as Ulster is divided between the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. since 1922.<br />
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'''hauteur'''<br /><br />
arrogance<br />
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'''mien'''<br /><br />
appearance<br />
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'''''A fook in t'boom'''''<br /><br />
"a fuck in the bum" with an Irish brogue<br />
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'''malt liquor'''<br /><br />
a high-alcohol-content variety of beer<br />
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'''largesse'''<br /><br />
genorosity of spirit or attitude<br />
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'''sone'''<br /><br />
i.e., son<br />
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'''a.'''<br /><br />
A word ("queer" or "faggot" perhaps) is being deleted by Matty in his remembrance<br />
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'''"...rosebud, his dark star..."'''<br /><br />
his anus<br />
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'''russet'''<br /><br />
yellowish- or reddish-brown<br />
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