eGad: Pynchon excerpt from new novel

[Rcfchess at aol.com]

In a message dated 08/04/2006 1:09:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
paul.mackin at verizon.net writes:

Good  thinking, Ya Sam. I don't necessarily believe you're correct,  
but  you're focussing on the right question. Why was this particular   
passage chosen?




Another hazarded (& hazardous, in this list!) guess: it's "folksy"; as  such, 
it's an attempt to appeal to the LCD (Least Common Denominator, from old  
math classes), i.e., the popular masses, whom the publishers want to attract.  
They know they've got a lock on the die-hards (e.g., us, & other literati or  
whatever); they want more bucks from the buckaroos, the unwashed masses out  
there...
 
RF
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