GR 'Father Rapier'

[P. Chevalier]

"Rapier" isn't a French word.
The closest is "rapière", which is a sword from the 17th century. Don't 
know if it can be of any help...


At 07:12 23/04/2003 -0700, pynchonoid wrote:

> > on 23/4/03 6:06 AM, pynchonoid wrote:
> > > I'm guessing Pynchon probably did realize how
> > silly it
> > > might sound, at times, for book critics to discuss
> > and
> > > take seriously a priest called Father Raper.
>
>
>--- jbor <jbor at bigpond.com> wrote:
> > It's actually "Rapier".
>
>No shit? Thanks for pointing that out.
>
>Meanwhile, say it outloud, using whatever you think
>might be an American pronounciation for the French
>word "rapier".
>
>The question being, is this a father who rapes, or
>somebody who rapes your father (see also the popular
>Vietnam War protest song,  "Alice's Restaurant").
>
>
>
>
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