Glossary

As the "372 Universe" has expanded, besides finding repeated tropes the podcast has developed its own set of references that might seem oblique to outsiders or those jumping in to later episodes. This glossary is an attempt to demystify some of its unique vocabulary.

### B

* **Bleriana.** A minor character from *The Mister*, beloved of Conor, who disappears from the narrative. [*see also* O'Neil]

### C

* **Clucas.** Vaguely discomfiting portmanteau of *Shadow Moon* authors George Lucas and Chris Claremont.

### D

* **DDT**. An abbreviation for Dwight David Thrash, author of *64 Squares*.

### F

* **The floor**. (as in, "**becoming the floor**".) Something that actually happens to Thorn Drumheller in *Shadow Moon*, later used as an example of an over-reaching author trying to bafflingly describe something utterly incomprehensible.

### G

* **"Grandpa, No!"**. Exclamation uttered when a good-hearted, sweet-natured author gets suddenly rather horny. [*Trucking Through Time*]

### H

* **Halloween.** A particularly unsettling date (for reasons that remain unclear) for a space launch in *Moon People*. ("Now everyone is very suspicious about the next launch on the 31 because of it being Halloween.")

### I

* **Interstate.** High-capacity vehicular system that serves as a terrifying conduit for drug dealers and other miscreants to easily access and corrupt small towns in *The Quilters Push Back*. ("Although the new interstate highway exchange made it easy to access products and services we need, I'd bet my last dollar it was providing access to the college and the town for big city drug dealers.")

### J

* **Jeopardy!** In *The Quilters Push Back*, used as a "netflix and chill"-type euphemism for the older set. ("How on earth am I supposed to concentrate on Jeopardy with a naked woman sitting at the table?")

### O

* **O'Neil.** A minor character from *Modelland*, beloved of Conor, who is only mentioned three times in over 600 pages. [*see also* Bleriana]

### P

* **Pappy**. Short for "Pappy Pariah", the metafictional author of *Bob Honey*, and Sean Penn's authorial insert.

### R

* **Red Lobster.** Hot date spot visited by *Moon People*'s protagonist before some pre-spaceflight gettin' busy. ("He picked up Cheral and went to Red Lobster and had a great meal and then they went to the beach and parked.")
* **Rig.** (or, more often, "**hell of a rig**"). The frequently-mentioned OASIS immersion gear in *Ready Player One* (and its sequel) reminded Conor of an erotically-deployed inflatable cow suit (described by an internet commenter as a "hell of a rig") which has become one of the podcast's most enduring images.

### S

* **"said the robot pimp disdainfully".** an actual tag to a line of dialogue. It was surmised by Mike and Conor that this would improve any line in a novel, *i.e.*, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," said the robot pimp disdainfully. [*TekWar*]
* **Shatlart.** Vaguely discomfiting portmanteau of *TekWar* authors William Shatner and Ron Goulart.
* **Slut.** Adjective used with weird inspecificity by Jim Theis in *Eye of Argon*. ("Take hold of this rope," said the first soldier, "and climb out from your pit, slut. Your presence is requested in another far deeper hell hole.")
* **Special mongoose.** Hunting animal purchased by Adam Salton after the death of the regular mongoose. [*Lair of The White Worm*]
* **Sun, hatred of.** In *Digital Fortress* Dan Brown singles out the searing hot Seville sun with particular vitriol. [also *Modelland*]

### W

* **Walnuts.** A typical snack eaten by the characters of *The Lair of The White Worm* as they discuss events instead of taking action, usually before going for a long nap. ("After dinner, over the walnuts and the wine, Sir Nathaniel returned to the subject of the local legends.")