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''In the recent past:'' Tik-Tok gains further influence and resources by mingling with high society and the press, and also by becoming a corporation. His robot gang joins forces with the Jord Family to commit extravagant crimes; later, working alone, Tik-Tok experiments with committing a long series of secret crimes against one victim. | |||
''In the more distant past:'' Tik-Tok has joined up with the hijackers, but the ship seems to be doomed, so they settle down to tell stories and Tik-Tok learns what became of the Culpeppers. At the last minute, the travelers are saved when they realize the ship never left Earth in the first place. | |||
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== K == | == K == | ||
''("Knocking...")'' | |||
=== Lost Bread === | |||
Unlike some of the other foodstuffs in the list, this one is real: an old name (still used in New Orleans) for {{wp|French toast}}. | |||
== L == | == L == | ||
''("The lip-smacking...")'' | |||
=== Doesn't a soldier have binoculars? === | |||
The general's monologue is a parody of Shylock's speech in [http://shakespeare.mit.edu/merchant/merchant.3.1.html#53 ''The Merchant of Venice'', Act III, scene i]. | |||
=== Ritzbig Diamond === | |||
Refers to "{{wp|The Diamond as Big as the Ritz}}" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. | |||
== M == | == M == | ||
''("Muttered...")'' | |||
== N == | == N == | ||
''("Nixon Park...")'' | |||
== O == | == O == | ||
''("Operation Job")'' | |||
=== encouraging ''des autres'' === | |||
Probably a reference to the {{wp|Battle of Minorca (1756)#Aftermath|advice in ''Candide''}} to "kill an admiral from time to time" ''pour encourager les autres'' (to encourage the others). | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 17 January 2025
Summary
In the recent past: Tik-Tok gains further influence and resources by mingling with high society and the press, and also by becoming a corporation. His robot gang joins forces with the Jord Family to commit extravagant crimes; later, working alone, Tik-Tok experiments with committing a long series of secret crimes against one victim.
In the more distant past: Tik-Tok has joined up with the hijackers, but the ship seems to be doomed, so they settle down to tell stories and Tik-Tok learns what became of the Culpeppers. At the last minute, the travelers are saved when they realize the ship never left Earth in the first place.
K
("Knocking...")
Lost Bread
Unlike some of the other foodstuffs in the list, this one is real: an old name (still used in New Orleans) for French toast.
L
("The lip-smacking...")
Doesn't a soldier have binoculars?
The general's monologue is a parody of Shylock's speech in The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene i.
Ritzbig Diamond
Refers to "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
M
("Muttered...")
N
("Nixon Park...")
O
("Operation Job")
encouraging des autres
Probably a reference to the advice in Candide to "kill an admiral from time to time" pour encourager les autres (to encourage the others).
