Something About 90 Seconds

To play till doomsday.

Something About Clabber and Nog

You’ve got egg on your face.

Something More About 'Lost Hearts'

Say uncle!

Something About Whistles, Winks, and Wildroot

Heir apparent.

Something About Corduroy Trousers

Whoosh-Whoosh-Flap.

Who’s Who: Emmanuel de Grouchy

One of Jonathan’s illusions of famous scenes from the past includes a version of the Battle of Waterloo where the French won; setting the scene to his nephew, Jonathan says this French general was sent to keep the Prussian general Blücher busy [The House with a Clock in its Walls; 79].

Where's There: University of Göttingen

We learn that Mrs. Zimmermann earned a D. Mag. A. degree (Doctor Magicorum Artium) from the University of Göttingen in Germany in back 1922 [The House with a Clock in its Walls; 34].

Something About the New Zebedee Water Tower

Pipe dream.

Where’s There: Barnavelt House

The residence at 100 High Street in New Zebedee, Michigan, is the home of Jonathan Barnavelt and his nephew, Lewis, who moves to the house in the summer of 1948 [The House with a Clock in its Walls; 3].

What’s What: Doomsday Clock

A device hidden in the walls of the Barnavelt House that, when wound properly, will bring about the End of the World (The House with a Clock in its Walls; 133-6).

Something About a Heart-Shaped Padlock

I got a new complaint.

Who’s Who: David Rizzio

Before bed, Lewis reads Stoddard’s account of the murder of this member of the Scottish court [The House with a Clock in its Walls; 19].

Something About the Khaki Mailboxes

Drab, drab! I am the olive-colored mailbox.

Something About the New Zebedee Waterworks

Spouting water in many pipes.

Something About View-master Slides

Real by real.

Something About the Calhoun County Courthouse

Judiciously!

Something About Big Mac

Hopefully they don't let you down when you need 'em.

Something About Becoming an Orphan

Just kidding!

Something About Small Towns Near Milwaukee

The German Athens of America.

Something About Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Around the pleasant lands.