Chapter 27
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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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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 here
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As Labor Day approaches
which, in 2001, was on Sept. 3rd
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