M&D p.71 (and 79)-- Ketjap

[still lookin 4 the face i had b4 the world was made]

spoilers...














On Sat, 3 May 1997, Paul York wrote:
> > Actually, the suspected anachronism that caught my attention re ketjap 
> is on the last paragraph of page 79:  "Dixon meanwhile is struggling 
> with the very Chinese Concoction, or rather *with its slender Bottle, 
> out of whose long neck he finds he has trouble getting stuff the stuff 
> to flow*" (italics mine).  He is then advised by Els to "Strike her [the 
> bottle that is] on the bottom."  While I don't doubt that the ketjap is 
> historically accurate, I do think that its behavior and packaging in 
> this scene is much more in keeping with the condiment we are all so 
> familiar with 

I'm sure this is an intentional anachronism...like the joke at the end of
Ch. 1 (p.10) which I've not seen mentioned yet:

"Keep away from harmful Substances, in particular Coffee, Tobacco and Indian
Hemp.  If you must use the latter, do not inhale."

Max

M a x i m u s  D a v i d  C l a r k e | It is by caffeine alone I set my mind
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                                      | warning.  It is by caffeine alone I
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