Flatland

[rich]

wondered about that too--context would suggest square or straight
society apparel--Shasta's sold out?

On 7/7/09, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Remember the excerpt from IV that was posted everywhere? What the heck
> does "flatland gear" mean? It's there in the first paragraph
> describing Shasta and the closest I can get is "flatlander" as a
> derogatory term for an outsider in eastern areas of the US -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatlander
>
> OR
>
> an 1884 novella about (wait for it) dimensional physics!
>
> "Meanwhile, the author is up to his usual business" indeed.
>