Question: "Congratulate this"

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Dave's explanation is clearly the right interpretation.  Might also be translated as "Congratulate my ass" or "Congratulate my dick" to make it more explicit.

LK


-----Original Message-----
>From: alice wellintown <alicewellintown at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 21, 2011 10:11 AM
>To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Question: "Congratulate this"
>
>A common expression in English, used as a movie title, Analyze This,
>but I am not sure this Monroe reading is correct. Minus the hand
>gesture, and depending on the context,  "this" might connote almost
>anything.
>
>2011/2/21 Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
>> 2011/2/21 János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> As always, the most simple is the most difficult. Please help. In IV,
>>> Ch Two, Bigfoot says to Doc that except for loads of cannabis debris
>>> in his car, he is clean. "No blood or impact evidence we can use.
>>> Congratulations." To which Doc answers nervously, "Congratulate this,
>>> Bigfoot". What is "this", what is the connotation"?
>>
>> ... as in, "congratulate THIS" [grabbing his crotch] and/or
>> "congratulate THIS" [shaking his fist] ...
>>