I am baffled by [b]Opus XVII[b]'s references.

[b]E Pluribus Unum[b] would have been a splendid name, prefectly fitting the situation, but was the misspelling of Unum an intentional reference far too obscure for my weak mind?

And what's with Dick Stuart? 17 betrays not only his geezerhood but his futile fanhood for the likes of Don Buddin, Pumpsie Green, Felix Mantilla, and maybe even the other Throneberry, Faye.