ATDTDA (17): a dynamiter's daughter (481.3)

[Michael Lee Bailey]

...she was only a stableman's daughter,
but all the horsemen knew 'er...



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Strzechowski [mailto:dedalus204 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 04:41 AM
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: ATDTDA (17): a dynamiter's daughter (481.3)
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> [...] "She was only a dynamiter's daughter," Mayva was singing in this dream, "but caps went off, where'ver she passed by. . . ." (p. 481).
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> According to the Pynchon Wiki, it's a template for a type of American folk joke. E.g.:
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> She was only a Boot-maker's daughter --
> but she said 'Shoo' to all the men.
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> She was only a Fruiterer's daughter --
> but she gave all the chaps the raspberry.
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> [...]
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> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0505d&L=ads-l&P=20602
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> http://www.crosswalk.com/fun/general/1307089/
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> Cf.
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> http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=56504097&aid=frg
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> a-and ...
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> http://www.geocities.com/vanityprojectfanzine/football/Dulwich004a.jpg
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