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418 · Marathe & Steeply on Economic Competition
Contents
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- 3 Page 420
- 4 Page 421
- 5 Page 422
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- 10 Page 427
- 11 Page 428
- 12 Endnote 173
- 13 Endnote 304
- 14 Page 428 (cont'd)
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- 27 Page 438
- 28 Endnote 176
- 29 Page 438 (cont'd)
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- 33 Page 442
Page 418
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
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capricious
subject to acting on a whim
Caillou Bay
You can see a map of southern Louisiana here.
Cajun
a French-speaking people dwelling in the woods of Louisiana, having emigrated there from French Canada two hundred years ago
Taurus PT9
You can see this pistol here.
unsafetied
The gun's safety is off.
longshoremen
Dock workers who load and unload ships.
caricaturesque
pertaining to a depiction of someone that exaggerates certain facial or bodily characteristics
Page 420
subsumption
the act of placing something under a more comprehensive category
rôle
This is how we used to spell "role" in English and how it's still spelled in French.
Edmonton
the capital of Alberta
Page 421
malice
desire to do harm
Page 422
vacuous
lacking in ideas or intelligence
Maxwell House
a brand of coffee
M. Kemp
as in Monsieur Kemp, i.e., Jack Kemp, implying he was assassinated with a bomb in his house
Very Large Satan
or "Great Satan," if you will
Page 423
utilitaire
utilitarian, i.e., providing the greatest good for the greatest number
Comme on dit
French: Like they say
Page 424
chasm
a gorge or deep cleft in the earth's surface
Page 425
Habitant soup aux pois
Habitant is Québecois French for "farmer," though it seems like a brand name here. Soup aux pois is pea soup, very popular in Québec.
parodically
in a sarcastic or mocking way
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Safeway
a chain of supermarkets
burrs
protruding, ragged edges
Page 427
ami
French: friend
un autre
an other, i.e., an outsider
supine
on one's back
Page 428
ponderous
awkward or unwieldy
Endnote 173
Endnote 304
Page 428 (cont'd)
Veuillez Recycler Ce Contenant
French: Please Recycle This Container
en ce moment
French: at this moment
Page 429
D'éclaisant
not a real French word
maffick
to celebrate boisterously
Page 430
Entre nous
French: Between us
430 · The Rest of the Eric Clipperton Story
Page 430
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slider
a breaking pitch in baseball that curves down and out, with much more speed than a typical curveball
Forest Lawn NNY
a town in New York state, on Lake Ontario
cuirass
a piece of armor covering the heart
PowerBook
an IBM brand of laptop computer
vig
interest, as on a loan from a loan shark
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CPR
Cardiopulonary resuscitation
Winchester
a city in Massachusetts about 8.5 miles northwest of Boston
counsel
purpose, plan, or design
whey
the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
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miasma
a noxious atmosphere
cordite
a propellant used in place of gunpowder in firearms
Crawfordsville, Indiana
a town about 45 miles northwest of Indianapolis
Veedersburg IN
this town lies 22 miles west of Crawfordsville on Route 74
brandykinetic
with slowed movements due to neurologic dysfunction
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vicissitude
a change or variation in the course of something
votaried
filled with devotion
434 · Gately's Other Job
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Jamaica Plain
a section of Boston
cab of his 4 X 4
A 4 X 4 is a pick-up truck and the cab is where people sit.
sub-table
under the table, i.e., off the books so that taxes don't have to be paid
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colostomy
a procedure by which feces exit the body via a hole in a person's side into a bag, rather than via the anus
Kaposi's Sarcoma
a type of viral cancer that causes skin lesions
B&E
Breaking and Entry, i.e., burglary
Kools
a brand of menthol cigarettes
Page 436
mobilely upward
that is to say, upwardly mobile
witticism
a funny remark
436 · More O.N.A.N. History
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Davis
a city in California about 15 miles west of Sacramento
Quik
a powder mix used to make chocolate milk
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NaCN
sodium cyanide
acrostics
These are "set(s) of words arranged in a square such that they read the same horizontally and vertically" (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language).
dewimpled
like defrocked, except for a nun
Page 438
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold V (1741-1801) was an American general during the Revolutionary War who turned traitor for the British.
Endnote 176
Minister of Environment and Resource-Development Enterprises
The initials spell merde, which is French for "shit."
macrocartographic
immense and involved with maps
Page 438 (cont'd)
Sino-temporal-endorsement
Chinese-style-time-sponsorship; a reference to China's use of animal signs to date the years (Year of the Dog, Pig, Rat, etc.); the obvious inspiration or model for Subsidized Time.
orts
scraps of food
CONCORD
the capital of New Hampshire
CLEMSON
a university in South Carolina
Rantoul IL
a town 125 miles south-southwest of Chicago
Ithaca NY
a town in upstate New York, home to Cornell University
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camp
deliberately artificial or vulgar -- sometimes referring specifically to gay humor
robber-baron
Wikipedia defines robber-barons as "businessmen and bankers who dominated their respective industries and amassed huge personal fortunes, typically as a direct result of pursuing various allegedly anti-competitive or unfair business practices."
Ollster
a nickname for Oliver, like "Ollie"
"...one slim cat with an outsized leg..."
i.e., Orin Incandenza
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placative
intending to pacify or calm
quadrennial
occurring every four years
pulchritudinous
good-looking
chapeau
hat
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cheri
French: my dear
Cerberus
in Greek mythology, the three-headed dog that guards Hades
Achilles' tendon
a tendon in the back of the leg, near the foot
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canter
an easy gallop
Ixnayish
Remove -ish, and you have Pig Latin for "nix."
H.U.D.
Housing and Urban Development