explorer and conqueror in the 1500s). That’s Don Giovanni. :: Ah, hence the opera. Don Giovanni was a famous playboy from a Mozart opera. "Hence" is another way of saying therefore, or thus. Did you know Kiekergaard was obsessed with Don Giovanni? To be "obsessed" with something is to always be thinking about it. It usually works with a weak-minded woman, but clearly a superior intellect like yours doesn’t fall for it. If a person is "weak-minded," they are easily convinced or persuaded by others. A person with a "superior intellect" is very intelligent, and if you "fall for" something, you believe it even though it isn’t true. He talked about faith in other people. :: Elaborate. If you tell a person to "elaborate," you are asking them to clarify what they have said, or to speak with more detail or analysis. You know his fiancée? :: He was afraid that once she got to know his dark side, she wouldn’t love him anymore. A person’s "fiancée" is the person that they plan to marry. A person’s "dark side" is the scary or unpleasant part of their personality. You have to say "even though I’m afraid, I’m not going to be rejected. I’m going to make a leap of faith and love this person"---but he couldn’t. In this context, to be "rejected" by another person is to be told that they are not interested in a romantic or sexual relationship. A "leap of faith" is to decide to do something even though the odds of success are not good (To leap is to jump). Here’s a leap of faith; Do you want to go out sometime? In this case, to "go out" with a person is go out with them romantically, on a date. Dex and Dave discuss women, desire and the Tao of Steve. Why does he always get a "Hey Steve," and all I get is a "Hey, guy"? What is this Steve shit, anyways? Note the grammatically interesting use of ‘shit,’ which functions as a noun meaning nonsense. Steve is the prototypical American male. "Prototypical" is an original or classic example, in this case of a cool American male. Steve McGarrett, Steve Austin, Steve McQueen. The three "cool Steves:" McGarett was a police man on the 1960s TV show Hawaii 5-0, Austin was the title character of the 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man, and McQueen was a great American actor (Dex considers all three to be very cool). "The Great Escape" McQueen’s best-known movie, about an American solider fighting the Germans under Hitler (the Nazis). Steve’s not a man. Steve is a state of mind. A popular expression that means a certain attitude or way of thinking about life. James Bond, Spider Man, Michael Jordan….is a Steve. :: Touché. "Touché" (pronounced Tu-shay) is a French word that is used to mean "well said" or "good point" after something clever or intelligent has been said. You’re
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