AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today

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I asked the same question a few years ago and I believe Monte replied - it refers to Elihu Yale, namegiver of the institution

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Subject: Re: AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today

Got it. Now it makes sense. Thanks Peter.


On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:45 AM peterthooper at juno.com <peterthooper at juno.com>
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> Guessing that "Eli" here means Yale Alumnus, and a canonical Eli venue 
> would be a place Kit - an Eli - could find others. (This reference 
> also crops up on the Stupendica.) I'm not sure whether he doubts he'll 
> be able to find such a venue, or - more sinister - feels it unwise to 
> venture among his old crowd.
>
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> From: Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
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> Subject: AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket 
> today
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 16:34:59 -0400
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> P321.38-322.7   He wandered without any clear plan, wanting to be anonymous
> among the town mobility, wanting at the same time to be alone. He knew 
> that nothing known to the alternate universe of vector analysis could 
> bring him comfort or help him see a way out. Moriarty’s wasn’t open 
> yet, Louis Lassen’s lunch stand would have been good for a hamburger 
> sandwich if Kit could’ve been sure he wouldn’t choke on it. Canonical 
> Eli venues were not the ticket today. He came to rest about a mile up 
> the Quinnipiac on top of West Rock, lay on the ground, and let himself cry.
>
> What are "canonical Eli venues"? I'm guessing it has to do with Eli 
> the biblical figure, but it's not quite clear what it means.
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