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[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 8 Mar 1996 ChrisO at fieldschool.com wrote:


> "The paraboloid transcontinental flight of a liquid-fuel
> strategic-delivery vehicle closely resembles a topspin lob."
>                         
>                              Infinite Jest, p. 324
> 
> Don't we talk a lot on this list about big missiles? Aren't
> there a lot of missiles in Eschaton? Plenty attention to
> trajectory - Orin's punt, certainly, describes a loblike
> "rainbow", gravity affected... Can anyone else push this?

And speaking of punter Orin, when "the Moms" lobs her sadly estranged
eldest son a long, loving letter c/o the New Orleans Saints, the "return" 
is  nothing more nor less than a form letter signed by Jethro BODINE,
Assistant Mailroom Technician, thanking her for the message of support. 
(portion of multi-page footnote 110, p. 1007)
 
There seem to be nods to TRP throughout the book.

				P.