MDDM18: Flower-de-Luce

[Dave Monroe]

Double take here.  Thought for a moment His Duditude
had returned.  Very good ...

--- Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
> As to the coffee house frequented by that seemingly
> diverse group, my ear gave me the distinct (or at
> least not TOO indistinct) impression of the writer
> playing around with the related ideas of magnetic,
> magnate, iron, lodestone and power, beginning with
> cafe's name Flower-de-Luce, which coming from 
> Pynchon can be read as a reference to media magnate
> Henry Luce, in addition of course to Fleur de Lys as
> it is associated with the powerful French Monarchy.
> So too, can't the various clientele of the
> establishment be placed among this constellation of
> ideas.  Consumers of steel symbols of power, compass
> users of one sort or another, prescribers metalic
> dietary supplements, etc. Except for the watch
> thieves. How can they be fitted in? Maybe they're
> just there for the watches.

Again, apparently never mentioned this, but, for the
Land-Surveyors' watches, methinks, in particular, as
they'd be esp. likely to carry them in the first place
(not everybody would have).  Yet another little
something for me to research--hurrah!  Will report
back ...

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