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[rich]

for me the name Blatnoyd evokes something along the lines of 'a
screaming pain the ass'

rich

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:57 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> That was me and that was the interesting thing that I found. Most
> interesting because as usual I'd written off Blatnoyd as another goofy
> pynchon name chosen as much for the sound as any possible allusions.
> But the russian meaning is a pretty cut-and-dried pointer towards the
> guy's association with ugly and exclusive networks of power.
>
> It also just came to me that "blatnoyd" might be the sound you'd hear
> if someone was trying to say "black noise" while, I don't know, in the
> dentist's chair. I looked up "black noise" and it's fascinating:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_noise#Black_noise
>
> Who knew there were so many coloured noises?
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Michael Bailey
> <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> think I remember somebody on the list hinting they looked it up
>> and found something interesting.
>> Best I could do is
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blat_(Russia)
>> Blat (Russian: блат, blat) is a term which appeared in the Soviet Union
>> to denote the use of informal agreements, exchangements of services,
>>  connections, Party contacts, or black market deals to achieve results
>> or get ahead. Accordingly, blatnoy means a man who obtains a job
>> or gets into a university using connections, or sometimes bribes.
>> The system of blat led to formation of social networks similar to
>> Good ol' boy network, Old boy network, or Guanxi. In the Soviet republics,
>>  blatnoys were very much in demand as it was difficult to gain a post
>> or enroll in some prestigious majors in universities without proper connections.
>>
>>
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