A lathe is the table metal pieces (say, a grill) are placed on when they’re being cut or shaped.
Innoccous by itself, but considering that it sounds like he’ll be reshaping your grill while it’s still in your mouth…

…yeah, ouch.

“The Tribe of Set” is Five Percenter-influenced terminology, a blanket description of liars, fakes, and shysty motherfuckers. Set was the Khemetic (ancient Egyptian) name for the god of darkness and chaos.)

Because of the significance of numerology in 5%er beliefs, “‘97” has special significance here. 1997 was seen as a “God year” by members of the Nation of Gods and Earths. This is because the final digits add up to seven through casting out nines. (For more on Five Percenter numerology, peep RG’s breakdown of Supreme Mathematics.)

There are 28 grams in an ounce (standard unit of measurement for large orders of weed), so Nacho’s “not all there” (a little crazy-see also “not playing with a full deck”)
But look! The last 2 grams are accounted for-they’re already rolled up, lit, and in rotation.

(Pictured: Approx. 2 grams of weed)

Although fucking a high school senior is still a little shady, most girls are 18 by their Senior year, making this pursuit a lot safer than hooking up with, say, Juniors or below

Depression frequently goes undiagnosed in men due to social stigma around mental illness.

In French Canada, “sou” is a common term for the Canadian cent. It originally referred to gold currency minted in France, equivalent in worth to one-twentieth of a pound of silver.

The “yellow metal” is gold, which is obviously insignificant from Buck’s point of view.
This line establishes that Call Of The Wild will be narrated from the mindset of a dog rather than a human, although Buck’s thoughts never precisely make an appearance and the novel remains in the 3rd person (3rd canine?) throughout.