eath. "Supper" is a dated word for dinner. What was that Beatles song? "We can work it out!" "To work out" a problem is to agree how to solve it ("We can work it out" is also a famous Beatles song). It looks a little grim, doesn’t it? "Grim" is an excellent word meaning unhappy or perhaps threatening, severe or uninviting. I hope you don’t mind, but I just wrangled an invitation to dinner. In this case, "to wrangle" means to win by persuasion or argument. Marvelous; I’m delighted you’re coming. "Marvelous" is a nice alternative to wonderful or great. "Delighted" is a sweet way of saying very happy. I’ll tell Tillie. If you listen, you’ll hear her go through the roof. If somebody "goes through the roof," they are probably very angry. I brought you the latest bulletin. A "bulletin" is an official announcement or declaration of news. Matt and Christina struggle with the world and race, as Tillie makes clear what she thinks of John. Whatever happened to what’s-his-name? A common way to refer to a person whose name you have forgotten. It was only last Christmas that she said that Homer had the inside track. If a person has "the inside track" in a race (in this case for the love of a girl), they are the most likely to win. Daiquiri ice? Honeycomb candy? Coca coconut? Jamoca almond fudge? Peanut Butter and Jelly? Cinnamon Banana mint? These are all types of ice cream flavors. None of them are that important, though you should know that Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are a great contribution to American cuisine. Fresh Oregon Boysenberry sherbet. "Sherbet" is a healthier, less fattening dessert than ice cream (Oregon is a Northwestern State, and boysenberry is a great fruit). I got something to say to you, boy. Just what exactly are you trying to pull here? "To pull" is to do something so discretely or quietly that you hope nobody will object or try to prevent you from doing it (Note that "to pull off" something is simply to accomplish it). Oh, you make with witticisms and all, huh? A "witticism" is a fancy word for a joke (A "witty" person is funny). You’re one of them smooth talking smart ass niggers, just out for all you can get with your black power, and all that trouble making nonsense. The first expression is Tillie’s way of referring to educated black people who should not be trusted (And note that "nigger" is an extremely racist word for a black person, though some blacks will often use it among themselves). "Black Power" refers to the movement among some blacks in the 1960s who demanded radical political change, but in fact John was probably not the type of person who would have been involved in the Black Power movement. I brought up that child from a baby in her cradle and ain’t nobody
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