Editing Pynchon?

[Robin Landseadel]

A: Ian is obviously writing with tongue firmly in cheek.

B. The recently completed restoration of the ceiling of the Sistine  
Chapel constitutes a variety of editing.

On Aug 6, 2009, at 11:57 AM, David Morris wrote:

> How many sketches were discarded by the big M before he started  
> painting?
>
> I'm frankly (sorry to say) astounded by the sophomoric idiocy of you  
> question.
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Ian  
> Livingston<igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Which parts of the Sistine Chapel ceiling might be edited to  
>> improve the work, I wonder?