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| + | '''Packer's Inn'''<br /> | ||
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| + | '''Padzhitnoff, Igor ("Padzy")'''<br /> | ||
| + | 123; "Randolph's mysterious Russian counterpart" | ||
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| + | '''Palmer House'''<br /> | ||
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| + | '''Paranoia'''<br /> | ||
| + | 33; "counter-transformer" 34; 54; 94; "Something" 132; 180; | ||
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| + | '''Parry, Hubert'''<br /> | ||
| + | 49; Blake's ''Jerusalem'' | ||
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'''''pelota'' games'''<br /> | '''''pelota'' games'''<br /> | ||
7; Pelota (in Basque and Catalan, pilota; in French pelote, from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontó in Catalan) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net. | 7; Pelota (in Basque and Catalan, pilota; in French pelote, from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontó in Catalan) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net. | ||
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| + | '''''permanent siege'''''<br /> | ||
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'''perpetual-motion machine'''<br /> | '''perpetual-motion machine'''<br /> | ||
6; Perpetual motion refers to a condition in which an object continues to move indefinitely without being driven by an external source of energy. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_motion Wikipedia entry] | 6; Perpetual motion refers to a condition in which an object continues to move indefinitely without being driven by an external source of energy. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_motion Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''''pétroleurs'' of Paris'''<br /> | ||
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| + | Philosopher's Stone'''<br /> | ||
| + | 77; The philosopher's stone, in Latin ''philosophi lapis'', is a legendary substance that supposedly could turn inexpensive metals such as lead into gold ("chrysopoeia") and/or create an elixir that would make humans younger, thus delaying death. It was a longtime "holy grail" of Western alchemy; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher's_stone Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''Philosophic Mercury'''<br /> | ||
| + | 77; Mercury minus "everything not essential" | ||
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| + | Pike's Peak<br /> | ||
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| + | '''Pinkerton, Allan (1819-1884)'''<br /> | ||
| + | 43; Allan Pinkerton was a U.S. detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency.; "The Unsleeping Eye" 51; 112; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton Wikipedia entry] | ||
'''''Princess Casamassima, The'''''<br /> | '''''Princess Casamassima, The'''''<br /> | ||
6; an Italian Romance; ''The Princess Casamassima'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. It is the story of an intelligent but confused young London bookbinder, Hyacinth Robinson, who becomes involved in radical politics and a terrorist assassination plot. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Casamassima Wikipedia entry] | 6; an Italian Romance; ''The Princess Casamassima'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. It is the story of an intelligent but confused young London bookbinder, Hyacinth Robinson, who becomes involved in radical politics and a terrorist assassination plot. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Casamassima Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | '''Privett, Nate'''<br /> | ||
| + | 24; White City Investigations, 43; in Denver, 179; | ||
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| + | '''Propaganda of Deed'''<br /> | ||
| + | 81; Propaganda of the deed is an anarchist doctrine that promotes the practical application of anarchist ideas in hopes that such actions will set an example and inspire others. A violent variant of the concept was popular around the world in the late 19th century. According to the 19th century take, it was thought that a spectacular action, such as a political assassination, would ignite a revolutionary fervor among the working classes. Peter Kropotkin, an early proponent of propaganda by the deed, wrote that "A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets." [http://www.infoshop.org/wiki/index.php/Propaganda_of_the_deed From the InfoShop Open Wiki] | ||
'''Pugnax'''<br /> | '''Pugnax'''<br /> | ||
| − | 5; (Latin: ''pugnax'' = fond of fighting) sentient canine aboard ''The Inconvenience''; 17; Also, there's a bird called the Ruff (''Philomachus pugnax'') which is a medium-sized wader | + | 5; (Latin: ''pugnax'' = fond of fighting) sentient canine aboard ''The Inconvenience''; 17; Also, there's a bird called the Ruff (''Philomachus pugnax'') which is a medium-sized wader; cuisine, 111; |
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Revision as of 15:19, 18 October 2006
Packer's Inn
31;
Padzhitnoff, Igor ("Padzy")
123; "Randolph's mysterious Russian counterpart"
Palmer House
30;
Paranoia
33; "counter-transformer" 34; 54; 94; "Something" 132; 180;
Parry, Hubert
49; Blake's Jerusalem
pelota games
7; Pelota (in Basque and Catalan, pilota; in French pelote, from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontó in Catalan) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net.
permanent siege
19;
perpetual-motion machine
6; Perpetual motion refers to a condition in which an object continues to move indefinitely without being driven by an external source of energy. Wikipedia entry
pétroleurs of Paris
19;
Philosopher's Stone
77; The philosopher's stone, in Latin philosophi lapis, is a legendary substance that supposedly could turn inexpensive metals such as lead into gold ("chrysopoeia") and/or create an elixir that would make humans younger, thus delaying death. It was a longtime "holy grail" of Western alchemy; Wikipedia entry
Philosophic Mercury
77; Mercury minus "everything not essential"
Pike's Peak
112;
Pinkerton, Allan (1819-1884)
43; Allan Pinkerton was a U.S. detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency.; "The Unsleeping Eye" 51; 112; Wikipedia entry
Princess Casamassima, The
6; an Italian Romance; The Princess Casamassima is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. It is the story of an intelligent but confused young London bookbinder, Hyacinth Robinson, who becomes involved in radical politics and a terrorist assassination plot. Wikipedia entry
Privett, Nate
24; White City Investigations, 43; in Denver, 179;
Propaganda of Deed
81; Propaganda of the deed is an anarchist doctrine that promotes the practical application of anarchist ideas in hopes that such actions will set an example and inspire others. A violent variant of the concept was popular around the world in the late 19th century. According to the 19th century take, it was thought that a spectacular action, such as a political assassination, would ignite a revolutionary fervor among the working classes. Peter Kropotkin, an early proponent of propaganda by the deed, wrote that "A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets." From the InfoShop Open Wiki
Pugnax
5; (Latin: pugnax = fond of fighting) sentient canine aboard The Inconvenience; 17; Also, there's a bird called the Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) which is a medium-sized wader; cuisine, 111;
