VLVL2 (15): The Harleyite Order

[Dave Monroe]

   "'The Sisters have their headquarters in Walnut
Creek,' Van Meter twinkled, 'so no prob.'  He referred
to the Harleyite Order, a male motorcycle club who for
tax purposes had been reconstituted as a group of
nuns...."  (VL, Ch. 15, p. 358)


Walnut Creek

http://www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/


"the Harleyite Order"

Mt. Diablo HOG, chapter #0364, is sponsored by
McGuire's Harley Davidson located in Walnut Creek and
San Ramon, CA. 

Members of Mt. Diablo HOG have at least two common
interests ¡Ì Harley Davidson motorcycles and having
fun. Being a member means meeting new people,
participating in rides, events and charitable efforts.

Meetings
Chapter meetings are held at Fuddruckers, Willows
Shopping Center - off Willow Pass Road in Concord, on
the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM sharp....

http://www.mcguire-hd.com/hog/about/about.htm

http://www.mcguire-hd.com/hog/

H.O.G. = Harley Owners Group

http://www.harley-davidson.com/selector.asp?hog=true

http://www.harley-davidson.com/ex/hog/template.asp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US&fnc=hog

And speaking of "unpeakably derogatory" jokes ...

http://www.damnbikers.com/Jokes/joke50.htm

But why "twinkled"?  Let me know ...


"well known graffito"

Is it?  Let me know ...


Mrs. Grundy 
  
NOUN: A person who is too much concerned with being
proper, modest, or righteous: bluenose, prude,
puritan, Victorian. Informal : old maid. See SEX.

http://www.bartleby.com/62/79/M1007900.html


"wimple askew"

Main Entry: wim¡¤ple 
Pronunciation: 'wim-p&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wimpel, from Old English;
perhaps akin to Old English wIpian to wipe
1 : a cloth covering worn over the head and around the
neck and chin especially by women in the late medieval
period and by some nuns
2 Scottish a : a crafty turn : TWIST b : CURVE, BEND

http://m-w.com/mw/art/wimple.htm

Main Entry: askew 
Pronunciation: &-'sky¨¹
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: probably from a- + skew
: out of line : AWRY <the picture hung askew>

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Cf., e.g., ...

"she was a beast of venery" (V., Ch. 14, Sec. ii, p.
412)

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0106&msg=56887


"'Why do you think they call it Motocross, dude?'"

Brilliant ...


	
		
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