O.K. but how come?

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

That blinking L.E.D . . .

          If you don't know by now
          Nobody's gonna tell you
          If you don't know by now
          The shock will probably kill you

          Declan McManus: "5 Gears in Reverse"

          kevincummiskey:

          Maybe a word or two as to why relevant, 
          might be in order?

          Dave Monroe:

          Cf. The Learned English Dog (a.k.a. Fang).  
          Never hurts to consult the
          OED(ipa Maas) whne it comes to Pynchon 
          (ask Charles Hollander) ...

Pynchon's stuff always points in multiple directions, see 
and as for dogs in Pynchon . . .