*Episode 16 is the first part of the Nostos
*The talk of Ireland in this chapter is an exhausted topic
*There is much misunderstanding between Bloom and Stephen. They share few opinions, they don't have a communicating connection but they do have a spiritual connection
*The number 16 is tattooed on Murphy's chest, the date is June 16th, Eumaeus is the 16th episode and 16 is associated with homosexuality and prostitution
*misprision - mistakes that appear in our everyday lives
*L. Boom's extra L is found in "that other world"
*Nothing is what it seems to be - Connelly is not really a lord for example
*The Bloomsian religion preaches compassion, decency, and tolerance
*Bloom married Marion Tweedy on the 8th of October, 1888
*Molly was born in Gibralter the 8th of September and is a Virgo
*We know more about Bloom than anyone else in literature: He is 5'9", 158 lbs, and has a 17 inch collar
*Odysseus must enter like a beggar and Bloom like a stranger
*Odysseus is hit with a footstool and Bloom with a solid timber angle
*Ithaca's symbol is the skeleton because it strips away any extraneous emotions
*Bloom's poetry is plainly sweet and cute
*Bloom and Stephen were baptised by the same priest
*Molly and Bloom sleep in a ying-yang position
*Stephen and Bloom are parallel lines that never meet
*Adultery is not a good thing but not that bad (Dalliance of Ares)
*Bloom outsips Stephen 3 to 1 when they drink their Epps Cocoa
*Molly is the mother earth, Circe, Nausicaa, every woman and the earth mother
"Woman. I am the flesh that always affirms."
*8 is the number of the chapter - infinity when turned on the side, 8 sentences
*4 cardinal points: breasts-because, arse-bottom (in all uses), womb-woman, cunt-yes
*Penelope is full of contradictions
*Molly is the only one who talks about God
*Molly is a SLUT, but this is holy to Joyce, life itself
*Bloom is a flower on her amoral breast