queries inherent vice

[David Kipen]

I agree, "car lot" shapes up as the only sensible interpretation. But it sounds strange to my ears too, almost as if...translated from the Dutch?

All finest,
David 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf Of Mark Kohut
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 12:13 PM
To: David Morris; rich
Cc: Charles Albert; pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: queries inherent vice

Seconded.

--- On Fri, 11/6/09, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: queries inherent vice
> To: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Charles Albert" <cfalbert at gmail.com>, pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:56 AM
> i've always equated car agencies with
> rental companies--avis, budget, etc.
> 
> rich
> 
> On 11/6/09, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > But the term does sound strange to my ears.  I've
> heard of car
> > dealerships before, but never a car agency.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> To be an "agent" of an enterprise is to act in an
> official capacity on
> >> behalf of it, as opposed to in a role as
> "broker"..
> >
>