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716 · More With Randy Lenz
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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Bishop Allen
Bishop Richard Allen was a former slave and American abolitionist.
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promoted
i.e., stolen
otiose
of no use
chop
helicopter
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nonchalant
coolly unconcerned
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Yellow Brick Road
a reference to The Wizard of Oz
719 (1) · Two Ways of Going
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technical interview
i.e., torture
abeyant
Not a real French word, it's used here to mean "in abeyance," i.e., suspension of activity
719 (2) · Back at the Scene of the Crime
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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
careered
ran at full speed
veronica
a bullfighting maneuver where the matador swings his cape away from the charging bull
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jay-ran
punning on "jaywalk," it means running across the street not at a corner
feinted
acted in a way to cause a diversion
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zuckung
German: convulsion
stitch
the very least bit
ON PARLE LE PORTUGAIS ICI
French: Portuguese spoken here
721 · AFR at Antitoi's
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sartorially
with regard to dress
Endnote 300
café au lait
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot milk
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Glen Almond
a section of Québec City
coffre d'amas
French: waste basket
RELACHE
French: relax
Tassigny
This character's name is perhaps taken from Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), a French military hero of WWII.
EEG
electroencephalogram
Donc. D'accord.
French: So. Okay.
Endnote 301
M.B.A.
Master's of Business Administration
litigatory
having to do with legal proceedings
OS
operating system
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frappe
French: punch or kick
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U.S.B.S.S.
probably United States Bureau of Special Services
723 (1) · A Moment With Fortier
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perambulation
walking
723 (2) · Joelle's Teeth
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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
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lampblack
A pigment taken from oil resin, football players wear it below their eyes.
canines
the eye teeth
724 · Found
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embossed
decorated with a raised design
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Desjardins
A fairly popular French surname, it may have been inspired here by Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), Québecois founder of the Desjardins Group.
Bôf
an interjection in French expressing lack of interest
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"...an employee at the Academy of Tennis..."
This would very likely be Poutrincourt.
Mlle. Luria P----
This would very likely be the "Swiss" Girl Orin is sleeping with.
demi-maisons
French: a created word for half-way houses.
25-km.
about 15.5 miles
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orthopedic saw
a saw used to cut bones
econometrics
the application of quantitative and statistical methods to the study of economics
de coeur
French: of the heart
c'est ça
French: that's that
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sybaritically
in the manner of one who engages in sensual pleasure
728 · Lenz Still on the Prowl
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Sterno
a brand of denatured and jellied alcohol used for cooking, as well as drinking by many street alcoholics
Kryptonite
either a Kryptonite lock or a reference to the Kryptonite of Superman fame
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extruding
i.e., exuding
agnate
Maybe he means "argot"?
fence
to sell stolen goods
729 · Marathe at Ennet House
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thrift
frugality
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de l'infere
probably a Québecois expression, it sounds like the French for "from Hell"
inutile
useless
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cheesecloth
lightweight cotton of open texture
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I-93
Interstate 93 runs from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Canton, Mass., just outside Boston.
Lac de Deux Montaignes
French: Lake of Two Mountains — near Montreal
Le Culte du Prochain Train
French: Cult of the Next Train
Endnote 304
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Levi #501
once-popular button-fly jeans by Levi Strauss
Trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid
Apparently this acid is indeed higher in the sweat of schizophrenics.
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Potable
It does mean "drinkable" in English.
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