VLVL2 (15): VLX

[Dave Monroe]

   "'What happens when we get to VLX?'" (VL, Ch. 15,
p. 354)


"VLX"

Vineland International Airport

Cf., e.g., ...

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

"'Lhasa International, good old LHX!'" (VL, p. 145)

And see as well ...

http://www.iata.org/codes/index

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_airport_code


"This long process of postings into what she called
Midol America because it always felt like her period
...." (ibid.)

http://www.midol.com/

p. 354 "...Midol America..." Another low Pynchon pun
("middle-America") referring to the popular brand of
menstrual medicine.

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


"cottonwoods"

Main Entry: cot·ton·wood 
Pronunciation: -"wud
Function: noun
: any of several poplars having seeds with cottony
hairs; especially : one (Populus deltoides) of the
eastern and central U.S. often cultivated for its
rapid growth and luxuriant foliage

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


	
		
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