"turned good" (the Onion)

David Kellogg kellogg at duke.edu
Tue Feb 8 06:01:13 CST 2000



> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:13:26 -0600
> From: Spencer Thiel <spen at fictiondepartment.com>
> Subject: Re: Pynchon reference in "The Onion"
> 
> At 7:56 PM -0600 2/7/00, you wrote:
> 
> >Pynchon turned good?
> >
> >We all know why "English" departments are reading wwf books
> >and Pynchon has nothing to do with it, but what is meant by
> >"Pynchon turned good"?/
> 
> Strange humor, but I think it's a wrestling reference.  Some wrestlers
> 'turn good' or turn bad.

Doh!  [slaps forehead]  Of course.  How would this translate into GR?  
"Turning good" would mean going over to Their side, I suppose.  

Cheers,
David
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