VLVL2 (15): Ernie and Sid

[Dave Monroe]

   "All he had for hope--how he fingered it,
obsessively, like a Miraculous Medal--was a typed
copy, signed by Hector, Ernie Triggerman, and his
partner, Sid Liftoff, of an agreement on this movie
deal, or, as Ernie liked to say, film project [...]. 
Despite his personal savegery [...] Hector in these
show-biz matters registered as fatally innocent [...]
offering Ernie and Sid a million clues he wasn't even
aware of ...." (VL, Ch. 15, p. 337)

p. 337 Hollywood producers "Sid Liftoff" and "Ernie
Triggerman"   More cool names.

Cf. Sid & Marty Krofft?  Anyway ...

p. 337 "bizcochos" = Spanish for "biscuits, cookies."

p. 337 "lizard-skin etui"    Etui = a four letter word
made of odd letters, therefore useful to crossword
constructors, and meaning "small case." Pynchon does
crossword puzzles? Maybe he just loves words

http://www.mindspring.com/~shadow88/chapter15.htm

Main Entry: etui 
Pronunciation: A-'twE, 'A-"
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural etuis
Etymology: French étui
: a small ornamental case

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=etui



	
		
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