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Endnote 304 · Le Jeu du Prochain Train

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Year of the D.A.U.

(C₆H₅CO)₂O₂

benzoyl peroxide

ArchFax

archival facsimiles

a magazine covering celebrities

woebegone

in sorry condition

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E.S.L.

English as a Second Language

vulgate

common

Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishwasher

QUOI?

French: WHAT?

strafed

fired upon by a fighter jet while on the ground

vox populi

Latin: voice of the people

Sudetenlandization

This would be the process of being annexed, as Hitler did with the German-speaking Sudetenland, which was part of Czechoslovakia until 1938.

Year of the Whopper

sinuous

having many curves or bends

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locution

way of speaking

Gilles Duceppe

Gilles Duceppe (born 1947) is a Québecois nationalist and member of the Canadian Parliament. He's not dead. He has been leader of Bloc Québecois since 1997, so whether this was a very good guess by Wallace or just coincidence is worth considering.

Y.P.Wc.

Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken

Novelle Toujours

French: Always New

vishnu

Capitalized, Vishu is the sustainer god of Hinduism.

cognates

word in different languages related by having the same roots

175 kilometers

about 109 miles

Charest

John James Charest (born 1958) is the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and Premier of Québec.

Remillard

There is a Gil Rémillard who served in the 33rd National Assembly of Quebec (1985-1989) as a foreign attaché.

both Sr. and Jr. Bouchard

Lucien Bouchard (born 1938) is a prominent former Canadian parliamentarian and supporter of Québecois sovereignty. There are several other Québecois politicians with this name, but none that are father and son.

Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar

dasein

German for "being," it is the first title of the book by Martin Heidegger translated as Being and Nothingness.

lunar O.N.A.N. calendar

This is, as far as I can tell, the first time it's been mentioned that Subsidized Time is lunar.

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fealty

loyalty

isomorphic

appearing the same

cui bono

Latin: Who benefits?

ken

understanding

Melanin

the brown skin pigment in humans

Bioflavinoids

vitamins that maintain resistance of cells to permeation

Agoraphobia

fear of going outside

Acraphobia

fear of heights (misspelled)

Syntax

the rules or patterns of putting sentences together

Presleyism

presumably worship or cultism surrounding Elvis Presley

Hunterism

Here is list of people named Hunter, any of whom could be the subject of Hunterism.

Inner Children

a pop psychology term

Eros

The Greek equivalent of the Latin god Cupid.

Xenophobia

fear or hatred of outsiders

Motivational Rhetoric

i.e., motivational speaking

Solipsism

extreme self-indulgence

Survivalism

a philosophy typical of people who believe the end of the world is near, involving storing food for several years, building shelters, etc.

Preterition

In Calvinist theology, this is the passing over of those who are not Elect, i.e., chosen to be saved.

Kervorkianism

presumably worship or cultism surrounding Dr. Jack Kervorkian, the so-called suicide doctor

Albinism

lack of melanin

Chiliasm

the idea that Jesus is returning imminently

Les jeux pour-memes

French for "the games in and of themselves"--meaning the game has no prize, as is stated in the description; it is played merely for the purpose of playing it.

locus

a center or source

geatalt

misspelling of "gestalt"

Rancho Mirage

a city in California about 100 miles east of Los Angeles

one-and-a-half tuck

a dive with a somersault and a half

Mulroney

Martin Brian Mulroney (born 1939) was Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.

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les passages à niveau de voie ferrée

French: The level railroad crossings

episcopate

literally a bishopric, but here it's referring to a leadership in general

les directeurs de jeu

French: the game directors

cowcatchers

attachments at the fronts of trains designed to remove obstacles from the track

athwart

crosswise

Queen-headed coin

Coins in Canada have had the head of Queen Elizabeth II on them since 1952.

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quail

to lose heart or courage

virtuosi

plural of "virtuoso," i.e., a person that excels in a particular field

numinous

spiritual or supernatural

perdre son coeur

French: to lose one's heart

Baskatong Reservoir

a man-made lake in western Québec

30 k.p.h.

about 18.7 miles per hour

a hundred red meters

a little over 328 feet

contuded

not a real word

purple

full of extravagant literary devices, e.g., "purple prose"

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kleptomanically

in a manner suggesting a compulsion to steal

Les Trente-Six

French: The Thirty-Six

attendants longtemps ses tours

French: waiting a long time for their turn

Foudre

French: lightning

La Culte de Baises Sans Fin

French: The Cult of the Endless Kiss — although embrasser is more often used to denote "to kiss," since baiser has taken on the vulgar meaning of "to fuck"

12 meter

about 39.4 feet

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