pynchon-l-digest V2 #4596

[Glenn Scheper]

> the little book,
> in Revelations was eaten,
> and sweet on the tongue but bitter in the belly?
> I've often wondered about that book.
> Why would John of Patmos eat the book?

Word = eat this
    <Book 02 Exodus>
hich the LORD hath given you to eat. 016:016 This is the thing which the LORD ha
    <Book 12 2 Kings>
l be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves,
    <Book 23 Isaiah>
l be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the
    <Book 26 Ezekiel>
 of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Is
    <Book 40 Matthew>
 the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 026:027 And he took the cu
    <Book 41 Mark>
d gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 014:023 And he took the cu
    <Book 42 Luke>
, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 022:
    <Book 46 1 Corinthians>
s, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: t
 me. 011:026 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew t
1:027 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, 

Word = eat the bread
    <Book 03 Leviticus>
 his God. 021:022 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and 
    <Book 19 Psalms>
 early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his belove
    <Book 20 Proverbs>
 to fall. 004:017 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of vi
    <Book 26 Ezekiel>
l not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 024:023 And your tires shall be

> Slothrop's "explorations of racial tensions"
> resonate with Pirate's prejudices as well.

> More character development of Pirate,
> his lack of confidence,
> and the way They have chosen to develop him.
> If his Loaf-fantasy of sharing an agape feast with the
> unfortunates whom Britain is colonizing has shown them he
> has intelligence and a measure of compassion,
> perhaps They are trying him out in civilian life,

I did not see the role of the unfortunates, as much
as the role of that alternate, original, fantisizer.

GR:
 There to stumble into an orgy held by a Messiah
 no one has quite recognized yet,
 and to know,
 as your eyes meet,
 that you are his John the Baptist,
 his Nathan of Gaza,
 that it is you who must convince him of his Godhead,
 proclaim him to others,
 love him both profanely and in the Name of what he is ...

 it could be no one's fantasy but H. A. Loaf's.


THE NAME OF WHAT HE IS ...

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=loaf
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=loaf
   
5 entries found for loaf.

loaf1    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (lf)
n. pl. loaves (lvz) 
A shaped mass of bread baked in one piece. 
A shaped, usually rounded or oblong, mass of food: veal loaf. 

[Middle English lof, from Old English hlf.] 
Word History: Loaf, lord, and lady are closely related words that testify to bread's fundamental importance in the Middle Ages. Curiously, though bread was a staple food in many Indo-European cultures, loaf and its cognates occur only in the Germanic languages, and lord and lady only in English. Loaf derives from Old English hlf, “bread, loaf of bread,” related to Gothic hlaifs, Old Norse hleifr, and Modern German Laib, all of which mean “loaf of bread.” Hlf survives in Lammas, originally Hlfmaesse, “Loaf-

loaf2    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (lf)
intr.v. loafed, loaf·ing, loafs 
To pass time at leisure; idle.

[Probably back-formation from loafer.] 

see half a loaf is better than none.

n : a shaped mass of baked bread [syn: loaf of bread] v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about] 2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mil

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14 entries found for loaf.
Main Entry:   loaf 
Part of Speech:   noun 
Definition:   block 
Synonyms:   bun, cake, cube, dough, lump, mass, pastry, roll, slab, twist 

Main Entry:   loaf 
Part of Speech:   verb 
Definition:   be lazy 
Synonyms:   be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum, bum around, dally, dillydally, dream, drift, evade, fool around, fritter away, goldbrick, goof off, hang out, idle, kill time, knock around, laze, let down, lie around, loiter, loll, lollygag, lounge, lounge around, malinger, pass time, piddle, potter, relax, saunter, shirk, sit around, slack, slack off, slow down, stall, stand around, stroll, trifle, twiddle thumbs, vegetate, waste time 
Antonyms:   toil, work 

Main Entry:   block 
Part of Speech:   noun 1 
Definition:   mass 
Synonyms:   bar, brick, cake, chunk, cube, hunk, ingot, loaf, lump, oblong, piece, section, segment, slab, slice, solid, square 

Main Entry:   cake 
Part of Speech:   noun 
Definition:   bar 
Synonyms:   block, brick, cub, loaf, lump, mass, slab 

Main Entry:   dawdle 
Part of Speech:   verb 
Definition:   delay 
Synonyms:   amble, bum, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally, drag, fool around, fritter away, goof around, goof off, hang about, hang around, hang out, idle, jack around, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey, poke, poke along, procrastinate, put off, saunter, screw off, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, stay, stroll, tarry, toddle, tool, toy, trail, trifle, wait, waste, waste time 
Antonyms:   hasten, hurry, rush, speed 

Main Entry:   hunk 
Part of Speech:   noun 
Definition:   glob 
Synonyms:   a lot, batch, bit, block, bulk, bunch, chunk, clod, gob, hank, large piece, loads, loaf, lump, mass, morsel, nugget, piece, pile, portion, quantity, slab, slice, wad, wedge 

Main Entry:   loiter 
Part of Speech:   verb 
Definition:   stroll 
Synonyms:   amble, bum, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, drag, flag, fritter away, goof off, halt, hang about, hang around, hang back, hover, idle, jack around, lag, laze, laze along, linger, loaf, loll, lounge, monkey around, pass time, pause, poke, potter, procrastinate, put off, ramble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, slacken, slough, tarry, trail, traipse, wait, waste time 

Main Entry:   loll 
Part of Speech:   verb 
Definition:   sprawl 
Synonyms:   bum, dangle, dawdle, droop, drop, flap, flop, goof off, hang, hang loose, idle, laze, lean, loaf, loiter, lounge, recline, relax, rest, sag, slouch, slump, sprawl 

Main Entry:   lounge 
Part of Speech:   verb 
Definition:   idle 
Synonyms:   bum, dawdle, fritter away, goldbrick, goof off, idle, kill time, laze, loaf, loiter, loll, pass time, potter, recline, relax, repose, saunter, sprawl 
Antonyms:   work 

Main Entry:   repose 
Part of Speech:   verb 
Definition:   relax 
Synonyms:   deposit, lay down, lie, lie down, loaf, loll, lounge, place, recline, rest, settle, settle down, slant, sleep, slumber, stretch, stretch out, tilt 
Antonyms:   work 

Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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