VLVL2 (1): Annotations (pp. 3 - 4)

Bandwraith at aol.com Bandwraith at aol.com
Mon Jul 14 23:11:27 CDT 2003


In a message dated 7/14/03 10:27:35 PM, monrovius at yahoo.com writes:

<< Also note uncanny, cybernetic, not-quite-human
connotations of that "oid" there, e.g., humanoid,
Freakazoid, Thanatoid, et al.  Also Pynchonian ...

--- Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 3.1  "Zoyd"  "Z"ero + "void"  (i.e.
 >>

Do not forget, however, the substitution of Y for I. 
Y has become a new type of I, or, a new eye.

Trystero is alternatively spelled with a y in Lot 49.

Later on, we'll discuss mushroom soup.

Goodnight.



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