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| + | [from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, ‘Ha Ha Only Kidding’] A phrase (often seen abbreviated as HHOS) that aptly captures the flavor of much hacker discourse. Applied especially to parodies, absurdities, and ironic jokes that are both intended and perceived to contain a possibly disquieting amount of truth, or truths that are constructed on in-joke and self-parody. This lexicon contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious in both form and content. Indeed, the entirety of hacker culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious by hackers themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval stage. For further enlightenment on this subject, consult any Zen master. | ||
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as Ace Ventura sez
Jim Carrey played the whacky character Ace Ventura in two movies (1994 and 1995). His signature catch phrase was "allllll righty then."
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Kum & Go
A chain of convenience stores popular in the Midwest. Hard to believe Pynchon didn't make up that name!
According to WIKI, the name is "a play on the phrase "come and go" using the initials of founders Krause and Gentle."
Floyd's Knobs, Indiana
A real city with a Pynchonesque name.
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Louisville Hot Brown
Wow, WIKI has a page on this sandwich.
Nolan Bushnell
Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese.
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Scooby-Doo shades
Another Scooby reference to go with chapter 18's "Daphne and Wilma's."
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Berghoff longnecks
Beer made by the Joseph Huber Brewing Company, second oldest brewery in the United States. Yuengling is the oldest.
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Rachel . . . Green
Rachel Green is the character played by Jennifer Aniston on the TV show Friends. She had an on-again, off-again love affair with Ross.
ha ha only serious
A phrase from "nerd"-ier circles and mentioned in the Jargon File:
[from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, ‘Ha Ha Only Kidding’] A phrase (often seen abbreviated as HHOS) that aptly captures the flavor of much hacker discourse. Applied especially to parodies, absurdities, and ironic jokes that are both intended and perceived to contain a possibly disquieting amount of truth, or truths that are constructed on in-joke and self-parody. This lexicon contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious in both form and content. Indeed, the entirety of hacker culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious by hackers themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval stage. For further enlightenment on this subject, consult any Zen master. </blockquote.
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As Labor Day approaches
which, in 2001, was on Sept. 3rd
Chapter 1
pp. 1-7Chapter 2
pp. 8-19Chapter 3
pp. 20-29Chapter 4
pp. 30-40Chapter 5
pp. 41-52Chapter 6
pp. 53-67Chapter 7
pp. 68-79Chapter 8
pp. 80-86Chapter 9
pp. 87-95Chapter 10
pp. 96-111Chapter 11
pp. 112-120Chapter 12
pp. 121-133Chapter 13
pp. 134-144Chapter 14
pp. 145-159Chapter 15
pp. 160-171Chapter 16
pp. 172-184Chapter 17
pp. 185-197Chapter 18
pp. 198-210Chapter 19
pp. 211-218Chapter 20
pp. 219-229Chapter 21
pp. 230-238Chapter 22
pp. 239-246Chapter 23
pp. 247-255Chapter 24
pp. 256-264Chapter 25
pp. 265-273Chapter 26
pp. 274-287Chapter 27
pp. 288-300Chapter 28
pp. 301-313Chapter 29
pp. 314-326Chapter 30
pp. 327-337Chapter 31
pp. 338-346Chapter 32
pp. 347-353Chapter 33
pp. 354-364Chapter 34
pp. 365-382Chapter 35
pp. 383-394Chapter 36
pp. 395-407Chapter 37
pp. 408-422Chapter 38
pp. 423-438Chapter 39
pp. 439-447Chapter 40
pp. 448-462Chapter 41
pp. 463-477
