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=November 11th, YDAU - Snippets from Gately's informal-interface moments=
  
 
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'''nomonous'''<br />
 
'''nomonous'''<br />
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i.e., anonymous
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malaprop: anonymous
  
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<span class="marker">565 · Orin and the Swiss Hand Model</span>
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=Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model=
  
 
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Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.
 
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.
  
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==[[IJE234|Endnote 234]]==
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==Endnote 234==
  
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'''schizogenic'''<br />
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[[Notes and Errata - Pages 983-1079#Endnote_234_.C2.B7_Excerpts_From_Orin.27s_Interview_With_Moment|Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With ''Moment'']]
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schizogenesis is reproduction by fission, or by a singular cell splitting into two daughter cells - a type of asexual reproduction
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'''St.-Quelquechose'''<br />
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"quelque chose" means "something" in French
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'''espadrilles'''<br />
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an espadrille is a rubber-soled shoe with a thin fabric top - a "slip-on" shoe - although Wallace seems to mean something else, as he refers to her toes being visible in "the dirty plastic bags" in one of the following sentences
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'''fulminating'''<br />
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to cause to explode
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'''foibles'''<br />
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minor character flaws
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==Page 566==
  
 
'''languor'''<br />
 
'''languor'''<br />
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lack of energy
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feeling of exhaustion and relaxation
 +
 
 +
'''propitiate'''<br />
 +
to win or reclaim favor with
  
 
==Page 567==
 
==Page 567==
  
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=Idris Arslanian & the blindfold=
  
 
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'''in toto'''<br />
 +
Latin: completely
  
 
'''nubbin'''<br />
 
'''nubbin'''<br />
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==Page 570==
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'''Rindge-Latin Remedial'''<br />
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A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school
  
 
'''avail'''<br />
 
'''avail'''<br />
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'''hot'''<br />
 
'''hot'''<br />
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hearing denoting radioactivity
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i.e., radioactive
  
 
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br />
 
'''UF<sub>4</sub>'''<br />
 
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors
 
chemical notation for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_tetrafluoride uranium tetrafluoride], used in some nuclear reactors
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 +
'''Heavy Water''' <br />
 +
deuterium oxide, water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors
  
 
'''zirconium'''<br />
 
'''zirconium'''<br />
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a transition metal element
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a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr
  
 
'''Da'''<br />
 
'''Da'''<br />
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'''A.E.C.'''<br />
 
'''A.E.C.'''<br />
 
Atomic Energy Commission
 
Atomic Energy Commission
 +
 +
'''Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno'''<br />
 +
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body
  
 
'''anathematic'''<br />
 
'''anathematic'''<br />
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'''sterabolic anoids'''<br />
 
'''sterabolic anoids'''<br />
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i.e., anabolic steroids
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malaprop: anabolic steroids
  
 
'''rapacial'''<br />
 
'''rapacial'''<br />
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i.e., rapacious
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malaprop: rapacious
  
 
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br />
 
'''"...each month's prime numbers..."'''<br />
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'''jacklights'''<br />
 
'''jacklights'''<br />
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backlights with a special light used as a lure during hunting
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shines a special very bright light Into the eyes of an animal, so as to induce temporary immobility, for the purposes of hunting
  
 
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'''a whole different kettle of colored horses'''<br />
 +
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."
  
 
'''Eliotical'''<br />
 
'''Eliotical'''<br />
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rest
 
rest
  
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<span class="marker">574 · Orin Realizes Something</span>
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=Orin Realizes Something=
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==Page 574==
  
 
'''Junoesque'''<br />
 
'''Junoesque'''<br />
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Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.
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(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera]. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.
  
 
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Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.
 
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.
  
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<span class="marker">575 · More With Lenz and Green</span>
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=(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.=
  
 
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'''G.E.D.'''<br />
 
'''G.E.D.'''<br />
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General Equivalency Degree
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General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.
  
 
==Endnote 239==
 
==Endnote 239==
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'''mumus'''<br />
 
'''mumus'''<br />
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a long, formless, loose-hanging dress
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the plural of what is actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumuu muumuu], a long, formless, loose-hanging dress
  
 
'''brocade'''<br />
 
'''brocade'''<br />
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'''infernous'''<br />
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malaprop: Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal"
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 +
'''striated'''<br />
 +
striped
 +
 +
'''ensconce'''<br />
 +
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably
  
 
'''ordinational'''<br />
 
'''ordinational'''<br />
 
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number
 
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number
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 +
'''Governor Claprood'''<br />
 +
possibly a misspelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Clapprood Marjorie Clapprood], who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.
  
 
'''jounce'''<br />
 
'''jounce'''<br />
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'''recesstacle'''<br />
 
'''recesstacle'''<br />
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apparently a combination of "recess" and "receptacle"
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apparently a portmanteau of "recess" and "receptacle"
 +
 
 +
'''excretate'''<br />
 +
apparent portmanteau of extricate & excrete
  
 
'''sojourn'''<br />
 
'''sojourn'''<br />
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'''plaintiffly'''<br />
 
'''plaintiffly'''<br />
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Lenz means "plaintively."
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malaprop: Lenz means "plaintively."
  
 
'''Dukakis'''<br />
 
'''Dukakis'''<br />
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'''18th-Circus'''<br />
 
'''18th-Circus'''<br />
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That should be "18th Circuit."
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malaprop: that should be "18th Circuit."
 +
 
 +
==Page 577==
  
 
'''1.5-meter'''<br />
 
'''1.5-meter'''<br />
 
about 4.9 feet
 
about 4.9 feet
  
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'''Hapless to administer'''<br />
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Helpless? (probable malaprop)
  
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[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' 1921|right|200px]]
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[[Image:Mondrian.jpg|thumb|caption|''Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue'' (1921) by Piet Mondrian|right|200px]]
  
 
'''Mondrian'''<br />
 
'''Mondrian'''<br />
−
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. The reference to his work makes more sense when seen right.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian] (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.
  
 
'''defiles'''<br />
 
'''defiles'''<br />
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'''blaze-trailing'''<br />
 
'''blaze-trailing'''<br />
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trailblazing
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wordplay: trailblazing
 +
 
 +
'''eyeshot'''<br />
 +
neologism: wordplay on 'earshot'
  
 
'''5/4'''<br />
 
'''5/4'''<br />
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a meter is music with five quarter-notes per measure
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A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from ''Mission: Impossible.''" In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c.
  
 
''''shine'''<br />
 
''''shine'''<br />
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a derogatory term for a black person
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a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)
 +
 
 +
'''plasm'''<br />
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OED: protoplasm, cytoplasm
  
 
'''zithery'''<br />
 
'''zithery'''<br />
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provoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a string instrument
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evoking the sound of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither zither], a stringed instrument
  
 
'''rimed'''<br />
 
'''rimed'''<br />
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covered with frost
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covered with frost or [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rime_ice rime ice]
  
 
'''kalpacs'''<br />
 
'''kalpacs'''<br />
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'''Y.C.A.'''<br />
 
'''Y.C.A.'''<br />
 
Youth Corrections Act
 
Youth Corrections Act
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 +
'''distorting a testament'''<br />
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modifying a will
  
 
'''patissiers'''<br />
 
'''patissiers'''<br />
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'''The way Lenz pronounces ''brother'' involves one ''r''.<br />
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i.e., "brothah"
 +
 +
'''lume'''<br />
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a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials
 +
 +
'''Gauguin-colored'''<br />
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see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right
 +
 +
[[Image:PAUL_GAUGUIN.jpg‎|thumb|caption|''Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?)'' (1892), by Paul Gaugin|right|200px]]
  
 
'''garish'''<br />
 
'''garish'''<br />
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'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br />
 
'''''Buns of Steel'''''<br />
 
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]
 
still available [http://www.amazon.com/Buns-Steel-Greg-Smithey/dp/6303182135 for sale]
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 +
'''entomological icecubes'''<br />
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fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside
  
 
'''sedentary'''<br />
 
'''sedentary'''<br />
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'''bosun'''<br />
 
'''bosun'''<br />
 
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]
 
slang sailor term for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain boatswain]
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 +
'''doting'''<br />
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adoring
  
 
'''Falstaff'''<br />
 
'''Falstaff'''<br />
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a brand of beer that stopped being [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ brewed] in 2005
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a brand of [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/ beer] discontinued in 2005
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 +
'''World's highest-calorie food except...'''<br />
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In fact, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pili_nut pili nut] has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.
  
 
'''suet'''<br />
 
'''suet'''<br />
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'''ejaculatory'''<br />
 
'''ejaculatory'''<br />
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sudden
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casting or throwing out
  
 
'''cardiac'''<br />
 
'''cardiac'''<br />
 
i.e., a heart attack
 
i.e., a heart attack
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 +
'''cyanotic'''<br />
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afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood
  
 
'''opaque'''<br />
 
'''opaque'''<br />
 
cloudy; not allowing light through
 
cloudy; not allowing light through
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 +
'''scourged'''<br />
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afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip
  
 
'''brambled'''<br />
 
'''brambled'''<br />
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'''W. Miller'''<br />
 
'''W. Miller'''<br />
 
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.
 
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.
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'''tracts'''<br />
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religious pamphlets
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'''anti-Capital activists'''<br />
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I.e., against the death penalty
  
 
'''Defarge'''<br />
 
'''Defarge'''<br />
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Madame Thérèse Defarge is a character in Charles Dickens's novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''.
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Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.
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'''roiling'''<br />
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in a state of turbulence or agitation
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[[File:Fes.jpg|right|156px|Fez with tassel]]
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 +
'''fezzes'''<br />
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Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right); worn by Shriners
  
 
'''O.D.C.'''<br />
 
'''O.D.C.'''<br />
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'''igneous'''<br />
 
'''igneous'''<br />
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produced by volcanic action
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descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities
  
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[[Image:Fez.jpg|right]]
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'''blue neon'''<br />
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In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gases Noble gas] (see the section on "Discharge Color").
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'''fezzes'''<br />
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Turkish or Middle-Eastern style hats (see right)
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'''sump'''<br />
 
'''sump'''<br />
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'''warbly'''<br />
 
'''warbly'''<br />
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tending to warble, i.e., to sing with a trill
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warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering
  
 
'''acclivity'''<br />
 
'''acclivity'''<br />
 
an upward slope
 
an upward slope
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'''languid'''<br />
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lacking spirit or energy
  
 
'''dogleg'''<br />
 
'''dogleg'''<br />
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'''psoriatic'''<br />
 
'''psoriatic'''<br />
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this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin
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this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling
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 +
'''eclectic'''<br />
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originating from a diverse variety of sources
  
 
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br />
 
'''Choosy Mothers'''<br />
 
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"
 
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"
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==Endnote 241==
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'''passé'''<br />
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out of style
  
 
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'''War of the Welles'''<br />
 
'''War of the Welles'''<br />
 
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker
 
a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046534/ War of the Worlds], itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker
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'''slack-key steel guitar'''<br />
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a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkbCuUnvc0 here]
  
 
'''Don Ho'''<br />
 
'''Don Ho'''<br />
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Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.
 
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.
  
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[[Image:Quebec.gif|right]]
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[[Image:Quebec.png|right|Flag of the Province of Québec]]
  
 
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br />
 
'''blue and white Quenucker flag'''<br />
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see right
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A blend word derived from "Quebec" and "Nuck" (offensive for Canadian, and seen throughout I.J.). The flag here is the Quebec flag, as seen to the right
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 +
'''dormer'''<br />
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a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof
  
 
'''JBL'''<br />
 
'''JBL'''<br />
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'''Shetland'''<br />
 
'''Shetland'''<br />
 
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is
 
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is
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 +
'''towheaded'''<br />
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possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair
  
 
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br />
 
'''''noblest oblige'''''<br />
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'''etiology'''<br />
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cause of a disease or condition
  
 
'''Southern Comfort'''<br />
 
'''Southern Comfort'''<br />
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an orange-flavored whiskey
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an orange-flavored sweetened liqueur [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Comfort based on whiskey]
  
 
'''anomic'''<br />
 
'''anomic'''<br />
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class-alienating
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NOAD: lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic") (in context, the NOAD makes more sense)
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 +
'''no-load funds'''<br />
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mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge
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 +
'''dustruffle'''<br />
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also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed
  
 
'''andante'''<br />
 
'''andante'''<br />
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In music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo.
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in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo
  
 
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'''Montego'''<br />
 
'''Montego'''<br />
 
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]
 
either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Montego Austin Montego] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Montego Mercury Montego]
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 +
'''cammed'''<br />
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equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized
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 +
'''slingshot dragster'''<br />
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a type of classic drag racing car pictured
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[http://www.richmondlabs.com/Automotive/RichmondV8/NicePair.jpg here]
  
 
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'''swarthy'''<br />
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dark-skinned
  
 
'''Molson'''<br />
 
'''Molson'''<br />
 
a Canadian brand of beer
 
a Canadian brand of beer
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 +
'''coheres'''<br />
 +
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent
  
 
'''scruff'''<br />
 
'''scruff'''<br />
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'''32-kilo'''<br />
 
'''32-kilo'''<br />
 
a little over 70 lbs
 
a little over 70 lbs
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 +
'''Party-Size Cubelets'''<br />
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miniature ice cubes
  
 
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==Page 588==
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'''aphasia'''<br />
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speechlessness
  
 
'''jabber'''<br />
 
'''jabber'''<br />
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''''Dyu!''''<br />
 
''''Dyu!''''<br />
 
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"
 
most likely ''Dieu!'', French for "God!"
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 +
'''tailback'''<br />
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in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage
  
 
==Page 589==
 
==Page 589==

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November 11th, YDAU - Snippets from Gately's informal-interface moments

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cheese-nibbler
i.e., a rat

skittery
shy or coy

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nomonous
malaprop: anonymous

Orin and the "Swiss" Hand Model

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Sky Harbor
the airport serving Phoenix

I-17/-10
Interstate 17 runs from Phoenix to Interstate 10, which to Flagstaff, Ariz.

Endnote 234

Endnote 234 - Excerpts From Orin's Interview With Moment

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languor
feeling of exhaustion and relaxation

propitiate
to win or reclaim favor with

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Idris Arslanian & the blindfold

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Dural edema
swelling of the dura mater due to excess liquid

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perforce
by force of circumstance

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in toto
Latin: completely

nubbin
a small lump

insurmagulate
Pemulis probably means to say "insurmountable."

micturate
urinate

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Rindge-Latin Remedial
A dig at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Cambridge, MA's public high school

avail
advantage, use, efficacy

"...part the veil of Maya.."
This means to glimpse transcendental truth by parting the veil of Maya. Why Idris, a Muslim from Pakistan, would be aware of this Hindu reference is not explained

presaging
an indication or warning of a future occurrence

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hot
i.e., radioactive

UF4
chemical notation for uranium tetrafluoride, used in some nuclear reactors

Heavy Water
deuterium oxide, water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used esp. as a moderator in nuclear reactors

zirconium
a transition metal element, atomic number 40, symbol Zr

Da
a common Irish nickname for one's father

cuc—
Pemulis is probably about to say "cuckold."

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coprolite
fossilized dung

A.E.C.
Atomic Energy Commission

Men's Sanity in Corporate Sterno
Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a Latin quotation, often translated as, "A sound mind in a healthy body

anathematic
likely to be greatly hated

Endnote 238

meta-disease
a disease syndrome, or a disease that itself causes other diseases

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Jawohl
German for "yes" in a particularly enthusiastic way

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sterabolic anoids
malaprop: anabolic steroids

rapacial
malaprop: rapacious

"...each month's prime numbers..."
Which would be the second, third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirty-first (when the month has thirty-one days)

decelerated
slowed down

jacklights
shines a special very bright light Into the eyes of an animal, so as to induce temporary immobility, for the purposes of hunting

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a whole different kettle of colored horses
a combination of "a whole different kettle of fish" and "a horse of a different color."

Eliotical
referring to T.S. Eliot, author of The Waste Land

repose
rest

Orin Realizes Something

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Junoesque
(of a woman) imposingly tall and shapely. Juno is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera. Orin means to say that "Helen" is like a goddess.

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Rt. 85
Arizona State Route 85 connects Interstate 10 to the Mexican border near Lukesville, Ariz.

(November 11th, YDAU) - Lenz and Green, cont.

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rhynophemic
a misspelled reference to rhinophyma, the reddening of the nose common to alcoholics

"...like a seahorse..."
Seahorses actually have two eyes.

G.E.D.
General Equivalency Degree, the equivalent of a US high school diploma, earned by passing a test. The GED is a way for someone who failed to complete high school to earn a high school diploma later in life.

Endnote 239

N2O
nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas

thiopental sodium
another name for sodium pentothal, a powerful general anesthetic

Page 575 (cont'd)

mumus
the plural of what is actually muumuu, a long, formless, loose-hanging dress

brocade
fabric woven with an elaborate design

hove
past tense of "heave"

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infernous
malaprop: Lenz is apparently thinking of "infernal"

striated
striped

ensconce
to establish or settle firmly or comfortably

ordinational
i.e., ordinal, or increasing by number

Governor Claprood
possibly a misspelled Marjorie Clapprood, who was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in 1990.

jounce
to move joltingly up and down

recesstacle
apparently a portmanteau of "recess" and "receptacle"

excretate
apparent portmanteau of extricate & excrete

sojourn
not a synonym for "journey," as Lenz is using it, but rather a term meaning a stay in a place for a prolonged period

derisive
intended to offend or insult

excretate
i.e., extricate

plaintiffly
malaprop: Lenz means "plaintively."

Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born 1933) was governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991) and the 1988 Democratic nominee for President.

18th-Circus
malaprop: that should be "18th Circuit."

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1.5-meter
about 4.9 feet

Hapless to administer
Helpless? (probable malaprop)

Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue (1921) by Piet Mondrian

Mondrian
Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondrian (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. His work often featured a gridwork of black squares and rectangles, as seen right, which could be read as an urban map.

defiles
narrow passageways

blaze-trailing
wordplay: trailblazing

eyeshot
neologism: wordplay on 'earshot'

5/4
A relatively rarely employed rhythmic meter in music with five quarter-notes per measure, famously heard in the Dave Brubeck Quartet's recording of Paul Desmond's "Take Five" and in Lalo Schrifin's "Theme from Mission: Impossible." In usual practice, the jazzy rhythm actually has four beats per measure, the first two of which are half again as long as the others: long, long, short-short; long, long, short-short; and c.

'shine
a derogatory term for a Black person (in which the apostrophe probably represents the elision of the racially stereotypical occupation, shoeshine)

plasm
OED: protoplasm, cytoplasm

zithery
evoking the sound of the zither, a stringed instrument

rimed
covered with frost or rime ice

kalpacs
a high-crowned felt or fur hat worn by Turks and Central Asians

iridescent
displaying all the colors of the rainbow

Y.C.A.
Youth Corrections Act

distorting a testament
modifying a will

patissiers
French: pastry chefs

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The way Lenz pronounces brother involves one r.
 i.e., "brothah"

lume
a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials

Gauguin-colored
see image of one of the Impressionist's paintings at right

Nafea Faa ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?) (1892), by Paul Gaugin

garish
crudely colorful

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Buns of Steel
still available for sale

entomological icecubes
fake (plastic) icecubes with insects seemingly frozen inside

sedentary
involving much sitting

bosun
slang sailor term for a boatswain

doting
adoring

Falstaff
a brand of beer discontinued in 2005

World's highest-calorie food except...
In fact, the pili nut has a slightly higher caloric content than the macadamia, and the pecan runs a very close third.

suet
fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking

Gummi Bears
a small candy originating in Germany

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ejaculatory
casting or throwing out

cardiac
i.e., a heart attack

cyanotic
afflicted with bluish discoloration due to a lack of oxygenated blood

opaque
cloudy; not allowing light through

scourged
afflicted with great suffering. also, beaten with a whip

brambled
beaten with thorns

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tetryl
an explosive used to make detonators

V.F.W.
Veterans of Foreign Wars

Rotarians
members of Rotary International

Shriners
members of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

W. Miller
William Miller (1782-1849) was an American religious leader and one of the founders of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement.

tracts
religious pamphlets

anti-Capital activists
I.e., against the death penalty

Defarge
Madame Thérèse Defarge is perhaps the principal revolutionary villain in Charles Dickens's 1959 novel A Tale of Two Cities; she knits into her needlework the names of the royalists and aristocrats who must be condemned to the guillotine to make way for the new republic.

roiling
in a state of turbulence or agitation

Fez with tassel

fezzes
Turkish- or Middle-Eastern-style hats (see right); worn by Shriners

O.D.C.
Ohio Department of Corrections

igneous
descriptive of molten rock produced by volcanic action, implying that "Green's guilt, pain, fear and self-loathing" are now lava-like in their heat and destructive capabilities

blue neon
In fact, neon has a distinctive orange-red color when electrically charged; this "blue neon" is probably argon with some mercury, as shown in the Wikipedia entry for Noble gas (see the section on "Discharge Color").

sump
cesspool

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warbly
warbling, i.e., trilling or quavering

acclivity
an upward slope

languid
lacking spirit or energy

dogleg
a route that turns at a sharp angle

psoriatic
this is in reference to psoriasis, a skin condition that produces whitish, scale-like scabs of dead skin; the paint is flaking or peeling

eclectic
originating from a diverse variety of sources

Choosy Mothers
probably taken from the Jif peanut butter commerical slogan: "Choosy Mothers Choose Jif"

Endnote 241

passé
out of style

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midbrain
another name for the mesencephalon

intaglioed
engraved

disincentive
a deterrent

War of the Welles
a reference to the film War of the Worlds, itself adapted from the 1938 radio play by George Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor and filmmaker

slack-key steel guitar
a combination of two Hawaiian guitar genres shown here

Don Ho
Donald Tai Loy Ho (1930-2007) was a Hawaiian musician.

Sol Hoopi Players
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai (1902-1953) was another famous Hawaiian musician.

Flag of the Province of Québec

blue and white Quenucker flag
A blend word derived from "Quebec" and "Nuck" (offensive for Canadian, and seen throughout I.J.). The flag here is the Quebec flag, as seen to the right

dormer
a part of a building containing a vertical window sticking out of a slanted roof

JBL
an audio wares company

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skulk
to move about secretively

Shetland
a Shetland pony, giving some idea how big the dog is

towheaded
possessing a head of light blonde, almost white, hair

noblest oblige
a superlative pun on noblesse oblige, the requirement of the wealthy to be kind to those less fortunate

undulate
to move like waves

Hawaii Five-O
a television series than ran in the late 1960s and 1970s

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etiology
cause of a disease or condition

Southern Comfort
an orange-flavored sweetened liqueur based on whiskey

anomic
NOAD: lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group, (here, a possible malapropism for "anemic") (in context, the NOAD makes more sense)

no-load funds
mutual funds in which shares are sold without a commission or sales charge

dustruffle
also known as a bed skirt, a skirt of fabric intended to prevent the accumulation of dust beneath a bed

andante
in music, this word indicates a moderately slow tempo

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Don Ho: From Hawaii With All My Love
This doesn't appear to be a real record.

lalations
misspelling of "lallations," i.e., baby-talk

Day-Glo
a brand name of glow-in-the-dark fabrics

Geiger counter
a machine used to measure radioactivity

'My Lovely Launa-Una Luau Lady'
Nor does this appear to be a real song.

p.m.
per minute

Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad

Canadian
i.e., in French

Montego
either the Austin Montego or the Mercury Montego

cammed
equipped with an aftermarket camshaft to increase performance, perhaps here simply meaning custommized

slingshot dragster
a type of classic drag racing car pictured here

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swarthy
dark-skinned

Molson
a Canadian brand of beer

coheres
becomes logically consistent, i.e. coherent

scruff
nape of the neck

32-kilo
a little over 70 lbs

Party-Size Cubelets
miniature ice cubes

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aphasia
speechlessness

jabber
to talk rapidly

'Dyu!'
most likely Dieu!, French for "God!"

tailback
in American football, the back who is positioned farthest from the line of scrimmage

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180s
turns half-way around, i.e., 180º

lee
away from the wind

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