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| BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU |
| 1 | Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?   | BBB | Performing Arts | Songs |
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Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?
Larry Underwood's hit single.
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| 2 | Boulder Baywatch | BBB | Video | TV Shows-misc |
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Boulder Baywatch
Joke Teddy makes to Harold.
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| 3 | Cemetery Dance | BBB | Companies | Publishing Companies |
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Cemetery Dance
Company that rejects Harold's manuscript Soulmate.
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| 4 | Center for Handicapable Workers | BBB | Services | Job Services |
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Center for Handicapable Workers
Tom Cullen: My name is Tom Cullen. I'm 42 years old and developmentally disabled. Please do not be alarmed by my behavior, for I have difficulty reading social cues. If you find my behavior inappropriate to the situation, please tell me, and I will endeavor to change. I am a hard worker, very strong, and capable of basic physical labor. I cannot read, but I can follow simple direction. If you know of employment opportunities, please contact Miss Sykes at the Center for Handicapable Workers.
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| 5 | Danny's Inn | BBB | Travel | Inns |
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Danny's Inn
Hotel in New York City.
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| 6 | Derry & Sons Antiques | BBB | Home Furnishing | Antique Stores |
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Derry & Sons Antiques
Antique store in Ogunquit, Maine.
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| 7 | Empire Explotech | BBB | Weapons | Explosives |
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Empire Explotech
Explosives that Harold uses to make his bomb.
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| 8 | Epic Stories from Beyond | BBB | Media | Magazines-misc |
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Epic Stories from Beyond
Harold Lauder receives a rejection letter from literary magazine Epic Stories from Beyond.
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| 9 | Gas 'n Sip | BBB | Retail | Gas Stations |
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Gas 'n Sip
Teddy mentions to Harold.
 
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| 10 | Guideposts to a Better Life | BBB | Literature | Books-Biography |
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Guideposts to a Better Life
Harold's manifesto.
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| 11 | Hapscomb's Gas & Market | BBB | Retail | Gas Stations |
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Hapscomb's Gas & Market
Stu Redman's friend Bill's service station in Arnette, Texas.
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| 12 | Inferno Hotel and Casino | BBB | Entertainment | Casinos |
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Inferno Hotel and Casino
The Dark Man's headquarters in New Vegas.
 
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| 13 | Larry Underwood | BBB | Performing Arts | Music-Pop |
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Larry Underwood
Musician, singer of the hit single, "Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?".
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| 14 | Lucky Se7en Lager | BBB | Beverage Products | Beer |
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Lucky Se7en Lager
Beer brand.
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| 15 | Ogunquit Police | BBB | Legal Aid | Police Departments |
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Ogunquit Police
Local police in Ogunquit, Maine. Harold Lauder investigates one of their abandoned cruisers.
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| 16 | Pocket Savior | BBB | Performing Arts | Albums |
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Pocket Savior
Record album by Larry Underwood featuring the hit single "Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?".
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| 17 | Salty's | BBB | Dining | Snack Bars |
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Salty's
Snack shop on the boardwalk in Ogunquit, Maine where Fran and Harold live.
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| 18 | Shining Creek Brewing  | BBB | Beverage Products | Beer |
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Shining Creek Brewing
Beer brand.
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| 19 | Shoyo Evening Herald | BBB | Media | Newspapers-Heralds |
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Shoyo Evening Herald
Newspaper headline: Is This the End?
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| 20 | Soulmate | BBB | Literature | Books-Fiction |
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Soulmate
Harold's manuscript rejected by Cemetery Dance publisher.
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| 21 | Taduz Planchette | BBB | Toys | Tabletop Games |
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Taduz Planchette
Ouija-inspired game. Taduz Lemke was the name of the old gypsy in Richard Bachman/Stephen King's novel Thinner.
 
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| FICTITIOUS TIMELINE |
| 22 | May 8, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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May 8, 2020
Harold Lauder receives a rejection letter from literary magazine Epic Stories from Beyond.
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| 23 | July 4, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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July 4, 2020
Harold Lauder gets caught spying on his former babysitter Fran Goldsmith and wrecks his bicycle attempting to run away. Fran's father show signs of the illness ravaging the world.
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| 24 | September 11, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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September 11, 2020
Harold begins writing his manifesto.
 
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| 25 | September 14, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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September 14, 2020
Harold Lauder and Fran Goldsmith leave their hometown of Ogunquit, Maine, heading for the CDC in Atlanta.
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| 26 | November 10, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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November 10, 2020
Date that Judge Harris marks off on her calendar - the day before she is scheduled to enter New Vegas as a spy for the Boulder Free Zone. While the calendar itself appears to be for the year 2021, Harold's rejection letter indicates that the year is 2020.
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| 27 | November 11, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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November 11, 2020
Harold finishes writing his manifesto.
 
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| 28 | November 11, 2020 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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November 11, 2020
Date on Judge Harris' calendar that she is schedule to enter New Vegas as a spy for the Boulder Free Zone.
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| 29 | July 4, 2021 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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July 4, 2021
The Boulder Free Zone celebates the 4th of July.
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| MAKE BELIEVE MAP |
| 30 | Arnette | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-Texas |
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Arnette
Town in Texas where Stu Redman lives. The town is quarantined after soldier Charles Campion crashes his car into Hapscomb's Gas & Market.
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| 31 | Hemingford Home | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-U.S. |
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Hemingford Home
Town in Nebraska - Mother Abigail's home town.
 
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| 32 | Kenneth Avenue | Map | Transit Routes | Streets-Avenues |
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Kenneth Avenue
Address in Lake George, New York of Epic Stories from Beyond, literary magazine that sends Harold Lauder a rejection letter.
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| 33 | New Vegas | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-U.S. |
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New Vegas
Flagg's followers rename Las Vegas and make it their new home.
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| 34 | Ocean Street | Map | Transit Routes | Streets |
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Ocean Street
Harold Lauder's address in Ogunquit, Maine.
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| 35 | Ogunquit | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-Maine |
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Ogunquit
City in Maine where Fran Goldsmith and Harold Lauder live.
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| 36 | Shoyo | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-U.S. |
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Shoyo
Town in Arkansas where Nick Andros' flashback begins.
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| 37 | The Zone | Map | Urban Areas | Cities |
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The Zone
Populated area where survivors of the super flu gather, attempting to rebuild society.
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| OTHER |
| 38 | Captain Trips | Other | Medical Conditions | Conditions |
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Captain Trips
Nickname for the super flu that destroys the world.
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| 39 | Glen Bateman | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Glen Bateman
Glen Bateman: The reason we have spent our entire lifetimes not believing in what so many of our species were so determined to believe in God and magic and not because it wasn't true, Harold. It's because there was no proof that it was true.
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| 40 | Glen Bateman | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Glen Bateman
Glen Bateman: Think about the first man to look into the microscope. What's it all mean? Could be that psychic is nothing more than just a germ. Or maybe it'll turn out that every word of the Bible was true. Right? The point is, as a man of science, don't you kind of want to know? Come with us. Let's see how far down the rabbit hole goes.
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| 41 | Glen Bateman & Stu Redman | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Glen Bateman & Stu Redman
Glen Bateman: It was a pleasure getting to know you.
Stu Redman: Wish I could say the same.
Glen Bateman: I didn't mean it when I said it.
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| 42 | Glen Bateman's dog's name. | Other | Trivia | Name Game-Animals |
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Glen Bateman's dog's name.
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| 43 | Harold Lauder | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Harold Lauder
Harold Lauder (racing away from local bully): Fucking T-1000!
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| 44 | Larry Underwood | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Larry Underwood
Larry Underwood: This is how 'Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?' sounded before it was used to sell fucking cologne.
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| 45 | Nadine | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Nadine
Nadine: It's better this way, Harold. You see that, don't you? He would have never let you live. He needs me. And I need him. You were never meant to be a part of that. Sorry, Harold. I am. You can end it quickly, you know. If you're brave.
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| 46 | Nadine | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Nadine
Nadine: Larry was right.
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| 47 | Randall Flagg | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Randall Flagg
Randll Flagg: Lloyd, cancel the nursery.
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| 48 | Stu Redman & Tom Cullen | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Stu Redman & Tom Cullen
Stu Redman: And, Tom, how do you know when it's time to come back?
Tom Cullen: I'll see the the full moon. M-O-O-N, and that spells "full".
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| 49 | Tom Cullen | Other | Quotes | Quotes |
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Tom Cullen
Tom Cullen: My name is Tom Cullen. I'm 42 years old and developmentally disabled. Please do not be alarmed by my behavior, for I have difficulty reading social cues. If you find my behavior inappropriate to the situation, please tell me, and I will endeavor to change. I am a hard worker, very strong, and capable of basic physical labor. I cannot read, but I can follow simple direction. If you know of employment opportunities, please contact Miss Sykes at the Center for Handicapable Workers.
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| 50 | Trashcan Man's real name. | Other | Trivia | Name Game-Real Names |
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Trashcan Man's real name.
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| 51 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Color Out of Space |
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| 52 | Wildcats | Other | Sports | School Mascots |
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Wildcats
School mascot in the gymnasium where the town residents meet in the Boulder Free Zone.
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