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In reply to the discussion: You post character names. We'll guess the book/movie/play/TV show. [View all]cliffordu
(30,994 posts)I had no idea that thee Ukelele was that recent an invention.....
If I recall correctly, Scientific American had a lot of fun with
the formula towards the end of the book that ends with "=Log Cabin"
I was obsessed with the novel for a couple of years....
I probably read it 7 or 8 times, and parts of it dozens of times.
And yes, Pynchon has always stretched reality for his purpose, sometimes
for great thematic juxtapositions Re: Slothrop's being lost and completely
out of his element as are the fictional Schwartzcommando
(African commando rocket troops) wandering through postwar Germany with whole V2 rockets in tow....
I like his throwaway set pieces complete with musical numbers like the opening sequence where everyone billeted with Pirate
Prentice sing a musical number about bananas....