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| + | '''aldehyde shock'''<br /> | ||
| + | Aldehydic, or modern, perfumes are those with significant notes of the aldehydes which are synthetic compounds, with clean, diffusive, sparkling notes and a family of chemicals. It appears the Pardaugava mini-mobsters got too strong a whiff. | ||
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| + | '''prewar nitro musk and jasmine absolute'''<br /> | ||
| + | Nitro musk is an aromatic synthetic musk (aka white musks, in the perfume industry). These musks are a class of synthetic aromachemicals to emulate the scent of deer musk or other natural musk. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_musk#Nitro-musks Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | Jasmine absolute is an essential oil derived from the flowers of the jasmine bush, used for fragrance and skin care. Its properties are nervine, antidepressant/euphoric, and aphrodisiac. Interestingly, it is mentioned in Pynchon's [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_46:_452-459#Page_456 ''Mason & Dixon'' at p. 456]. | ||
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'''"Baby Beluga"'''<br> | '''"Baby Beluga"'''<br> | ||
''Baby Beluga'' is a music album by children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by Kavna, a beluga whale that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC, and is considered by many to be his greatest hit. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Beluga WIKI]. | ''Baby Beluga'' is a music album by children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by Kavna, a beluga whale that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC, and is considered by many to be his greatest hit. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Beluga WIKI]. | ||
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'''LBD'''<br> | '''LBD'''<br> | ||
| − | Little black dress | + | Little black dress. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_black_dress WIKI].<br> |
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'''Admiral Dönitz'''<br> | '''Admiral Dönitz'''<br> | ||
Karl Dönitz (16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German naval commander during World War II. He started his career in the German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine, or "Imperial Navy") before World War I. In 1918, while he was in command of UB-68, the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner. While in a prisoner of war camp, he formulated what he later called Rudeltaktik ("pack tactic", commonly called "wolfpack"). At the start of World War II, he was the senior submarine officer in the German Navy. In January 1943, Dönitz achieved the rank of Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine). On 30 April 1945, after the death of Adolf Hitler and in accordance with Hitler's last will and testament, Dönitz was named Hitler's successor as Staatsoberhaupt (Head of State), with the title of Reichspräsident (President) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. On 7 May 1945, he ordered Alfred Jodl to sign the German instruments of surrender in Rheims, France. Dönitz remained as head of the Flensburg Government, as it became known, until it was dissolved by the Allied powers on 23 May. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_donitz WIKI]. | Karl Dönitz (16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German naval commander during World War II. He started his career in the German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine, or "Imperial Navy") before World War I. In 1918, while he was in command of UB-68, the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner. While in a prisoner of war camp, he formulated what he later called Rudeltaktik ("pack tactic", commonly called "wolfpack"). At the start of World War II, he was the senior submarine officer in the German Navy. In January 1943, Dönitz achieved the rank of Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine). On 30 April 1945, after the death of Adolf Hitler and in accordance with Hitler's last will and testament, Dönitz was named Hitler's successor as Staatsoberhaupt (Head of State), with the title of Reichspräsident (President) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. On 7 May 1945, he ordered Alfred Jodl to sign the German instruments of surrender in Rheims, France. Dönitz remained as head of the Flensburg Government, as it became known, until it was dissolved by the Allied powers on 23 May. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_donitz WIKI]. | ||
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| + | '''mutatis mutandis'''<br> | ||
| + | "Having changed what needed to be changed." Often used when comparing to phrases or ideas that, while similar, have key differences. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mutatis_mutandis Wiktionary]. | ||
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'''as in 'Bird Dog' by the Everly Brothers . . . nobody's quail'''<br/> | '''as in 'Bird Dog' by the Everly Brothers . . . nobody's quail'''<br/> | ||
"Bird Dog" is a song about a guy trying to steal another guy's girl. It includes the lyric: "Hey, bird dog get away from my quail." | "Bird Dog" is a song about a guy trying to steal another guy's girl. It includes the lyric: "Hey, bird dog get away from my quail." | ||
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| + | '''"New York campus of Fraud University"'''<br> | ||
| + | Given the unlikeliness of such an institution existing, Pynchon's probably having fun with initialisms again. '''NYC-FU''' | ||
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| + | [[Image:Welcome-to-the-johnsons.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Welcome to the Johnsons bathroom]] | ||
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'''Welcome to the Johnsons'''<br> | '''Welcome to the Johnsons'''<br> | ||
Dive bar on the Lower East Side that has a 1970s rec-room theme. | Dive bar on the Lower East Side that has a 1970s rec-room theme. | ||
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| + | '''IF&F'''<br /> | ||
| + | International Flavors & Fragrances is a major producer of flavors and fragrances with sales of $2.78 billion in 2011. [http://www.iff.com/ website] | ||
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| + | '''proösmic - she can foresmell things that're going to happen'''<br> | ||
| + | Echoes of Tyrone Slothrop in Pynchon's [http://gravitys-rainbow.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Gravity's Rainbow''] whose sexual dalliances foretell V-2 rocket strikes, the rockets hitting places where Slothrop's just previously had sex. | ||
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| + | '''went nitrous'''<br> | ||
| + | Probably not intended that she started laughing, i.e. laughing gas; but that she became "out of it" on the vibes and intuitions the sample was giving her. | ||
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| + | '''a reverse ''sillage'', a wake from the future'''<br /> | ||
| + | Sillage is the degree to which a perfume’s fragrance lingers in the air after the wearer has departed. It comes from the French word for “wake,” as in the trail left in the sky by an airplane or on the water by a boat. Sillage defines how fragrance diffuses around the wearer, and a strong sillage means that a fragrance projects well. Also, there is a French graphic novel series called "Sillage": [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillage Wikipedia] | ||
'''no one alive has smelled it before'''<br/> | '''no one alive has smelled it before'''<br/> | ||
She can smell 9/11 coming? That's why she's getting out of NY and DC. | She can smell 9/11 coming? That's why she's getting out of NY and DC. | ||
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| + | '''Alexis-and-Krystle-by-the-poolside'''<br> | ||
| + | Reference to the 1980s television show, ''Dynasty''. Alexis and Krystle were known for getting into catfights. For a picture of one, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty_%28TV_series%29 WIKI]. | ||
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Pringle Chip Equation
The widely-sold fried snack food Pringles potato crisps resemble a truncated hyperbolic paraboloid. According to Pringles marketing, the shape allows the snack to be securely stacked in a canister to prevent breakage during packaging and transport. To see more on the actual equation used for a hyperbolic paraboloid see WIKI.
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aldehyde shock
Aldehydic, or modern, perfumes are those with significant notes of the aldehydes which are synthetic compounds, with clean, diffusive, sparkling notes and a family of chemicals. It appears the Pardaugava mini-mobsters got too strong a whiff.
prewar nitro musk and jasmine absolute
Nitro musk is an aromatic synthetic musk (aka white musks, in the perfume industry). These musks are a class of synthetic aromachemicals to emulate the scent of deer musk or other natural musk. Wikipedia
Jasmine absolute is an essential oil derived from the flowers of the jasmine bush, used for fragrance and skin care. Its properties are nervine, antidepressant/euphoric, and aphrodisiac. Interestingly, it is mentioned in Pynchon's Mason & Dixon at p. 456.
"Baby Beluga"
Baby Beluga is a music album by children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by Kavna, a beluga whale that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC, and is considered by many to be his greatest hit. From WIKI.
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Vodkascript
Programming code that is written so poorly that it could only have been written by someone after that person drank an entire bottle of vodka. Thought it may run without error, it may be overly inefficient, useless, or a re-implementation of a function that already exists as part of the programming language.
trustafarians
a rich young person who adopts a bohemian lifestyle and lives in a nonaffluent area.
LBD
Little black dress. See WIKI.
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Admiral Dönitz
Karl Dönitz (16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German naval commander during World War II. He started his career in the German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine, or "Imperial Navy") before World War I. In 1918, while he was in command of UB-68, the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner. While in a prisoner of war camp, he formulated what he later called Rudeltaktik ("pack tactic", commonly called "wolfpack"). At the start of World War II, he was the senior submarine officer in the German Navy. In January 1943, Dönitz achieved the rank of Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine). On 30 April 1945, after the death of Adolf Hitler and in accordance with Hitler's last will and testament, Dönitz was named Hitler's successor as Staatsoberhaupt (Head of State), with the title of Reichspräsident (President) and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. On 7 May 1945, he ordered Alfred Jodl to sign the German instruments of surrender in Rheims, France. Dönitz remained as head of the Flensburg Government, as it became known, until it was dissolved by the Allied powers on 23 May. From WIKI.
mutatis mutandis
"Having changed what needed to be changed." Often used when comparing to phrases or ideas that, while similar, have key differences. From Wiktionary.
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as in 'Bird Dog' by the Everly Brothers . . . nobody's quail
"Bird Dog" is a song about a guy trying to steal another guy's girl. It includes the lyric: "Hey, bird dog get away from my quail."
"New York campus of Fraud University"
Given the unlikeliness of such an institution existing, Pynchon's probably having fun with initialisms again. NYC-FU
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Welcome to the Johnsons
Dive bar on the Lower East Side that has a 1970s rec-room theme.
IF&F
International Flavors & Fragrances is a major producer of flavors and fragrances with sales of $2.78 billion in 2011. website
proösmic - she can foresmell things that're going to happen
Echoes of Tyrone Slothrop in Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow whose sexual dalliances foretell V-2 rocket strikes, the rockets hitting places where Slothrop's just previously had sex.
went nitrous
Probably not intended that she started laughing, i.e. laughing gas; but that she became "out of it" on the vibes and intuitions the sample was giving her.
a reverse sillage, a wake from the future
Sillage is the degree to which a perfume’s fragrance lingers in the air after the wearer has departed. It comes from the French word for “wake,” as in the trail left in the sky by an airplane or on the water by a boat. Sillage defines how fragrance diffuses around the wearer, and a strong sillage means that a fragrance projects well. Also, there is a French graphic novel series called "Sillage": Wikipedia
no one alive has smelled it before
She can smell 9/11 coming? That's why she's getting out of NY and DC.
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Alexis-and-Krystle-by-the-poolside
Reference to the 1980s television show, Dynasty. Alexis and Krystle were known for getting into catfights. For a picture of one, see WIKI.
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zhlub
A zhlub is a crude person lacking in social skills along with insensitivity, clumsiness and a lack of manners. Recall Richard M. Zhlub from Gravity's Rainbow
| Chapter 1 pp. 1-7 |
Chapter 2 pp. 8-19 |
Chapter 3 pp. 20-29 |
Chapter 4 pp. 30-40 |
Chapter 5 pp. 41-52 |
| Chapter 6 pp. 53-67 |
Chapter 7 pp. 68-79 |
Chapter 8 pp. 80-86 |
Chapter 9 pp. 87-95 |
Chapter 10 pp. 96-111 |
| Chapter 11 pp. 112-120 |
Chapter 12 pp. 121-133 |
Chapter 13 pp. 134-144 |
Chapter 14 pp. 145-159 |
Chapter 15 pp. 160-171 |
| Chapter 16 pp. 172-184 |
Chapter 17 pp. 185-197 |
Chapter 18 pp. 198-210 |
Chapter 19 pp. 211-218 |
Chapter 20 pp. 219-229 |
| Chapter 21 pp. 230-238 |
Chapter 22 pp. 239-246 |
Chapter 23 pp. 247-255 |
Chapter 24 pp. 256-264 |
Chapter 25 pp. 265-273 |
| Chapter 26 pp. 274-287 |
Chapter 27 pp. 288-300 |
Chapter 28 pp. 301-313 |
Chapter 29 pp. 314-326 |
Chapter 30 pp. 327-337 |
| Chapter 31 pp. 338-346 |
Chapter 32 pp. 347-353 |
Chapter 33 pp. 354-364 |
Chapter 34 pp. 365-382 |
Chapter 35 pp. 383-394 |
| Chapter 36 pp. 395-407 |
Chapter 37 pp. 408-422 |
Chapter 38 pp. 423-438 |
Chapter 39 pp. 439-447 |
Chapter 40 pp. 448-462 |
| Chapter 41 pp. 463-477 |
