Retromancer (32 page)

[1]
Dot of the Antarctic was the founder of TSFTFSOTF, the unpronounceable and instantly forgettable acronym of The Society for the Forgotten Sisters of the Famous. In its heyday TSFTFSOTF numbered amongst its members not only Florence of Arabia, Fay Guevara and Sharon Munchausen, but also Jordon of Khartoum and Julia Caesar. Today the society is, alas, all but forgotten.

[2]
And a good one, too: Knees Up Mother Earth.

[3]
Before some astute reader takes me to task regarding the year that the first broadcast of The World At War took place (1973), let me clarify that this is not a mistake on my part; it is caused by the Chevalier Effect (see The Brightonomicon for details of this phenomenon).

[4]
Hugo Rune’s favourite cocktail, comprising: 1 part absinthe, 1 part liquid ether, 2 parts laudanum and a glacé cherry. Neither shaken nor stirred, but drunk with extreme caution.

[5]
For a full explanation see The Brightonomicon. But a brief explanation follows here.

[6]
‘Uncle Ted’ was not my Uncle Ted. Uncle Ted’s Greengrocer’s Shop was simply the name of the shop. Although it was run by a man named Ted, who was possibly someone’s uncle.

[7]
Although I could not recall exactly when he did. But I assume that he must have done as it is the title of the book.

[8]
See The Brightonomicon, if for some inexplicable reason you have not yet purchased a copy.

[9]
A track from the Before and After Science album, 1977. One of his best, according to popular opinion.

[10]
Cabbies still carry this today. It is a tradition, or an old charter, or something.

[11]
These classic lines of movie dialogue have been included to add that little bit of extra class to an otherwise pretty classy scene.

[12]
Although it might well be argued that it was still July, it was not, as it was September. It is unlikely that poor continuity plays a part in this, more likely that it is a product of the Chevalier Effect.

[13]
Although technically these would be peahen eggs.

[14]
For further details check your now-treasured copy of The Brightonomicon.

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