Pynchon mention

[pynchonoid]

" [...] If things turn more bleak for McCaw, Ellison
or Bertarelli, they can always look to the story of
the Wall Street tycoon George Mallory Pynchon for
inspiration. A few years after a failed effort aboard
his yacht Defiance in 1914, Pynchon's brokerage house
went bust and he was barred from the stock exchange.
But Pynchon landed on his feet. He was soon hired by a
rival broker — as a messenger. [...] "

YACHT RACING
Pursuit of the America's Cup Can Be Fulfilling, and a
Curse
By WARREN ST. JOHN
February 2, 2003 

<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/sports/othersports/02BOAT.html>


-Doug, thinking of those Pynchon characters who fail
to get the message





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