GR translation: round black iron

[Mark Kohut]

A...and some did literally shed blood (in strikes, in freedom fighting) 
over--for--them...




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From: "kelber at mindspring.com" <kelber at mindspring.com>
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 12:12:12 PM
Subject: Re: GR translation: round black iron

Political progressives are disdainfully referred to (by conservatives) as 
"bleeding-heart" liberals, from the phrase: my heart bleeds for you, which means 
"I feel sorry for you." 


Laura 

-----Original Message----- 
>From: Paul Mackin 
>Sent: Jun 22, 2011 11:15 AM 
>To: Mike Jing , pynchon-l at waste.org 
>Subject: Re: GR translation: round black iron 
>
>On 6/22/2011 10:44 AM, Mike Jing wrote: 
>Sorry to ask again, but what does "bleeding over" mean here exactly? And what or 
>who is bleeding over?
>>
It means expressing concern over and doing so in a theatrical attentions-seeking 
manner.

The communists were "bleeding over" the distressed Americans of the Great 
Depression--the unemployed workers.

Also (and especially as the text has it)  the discriminated -against African 
Americans.

P


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>> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:15:11 -0400
>> From: mackin.paul at verizon.net
>> To: jedkelestron at gmail.com; pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: GR translation: round black iron
>> 
>> On 6/22/2011 10:03 AM, Jed Kelestron wrote:
>> > Round black iron may refer to spherical wicked iron bombs used in
>> > primitive mortars and made famous in cartoons:
>> >
>> > http://www.dreamstime.com/round-bomb-with-fuse-thumb16153545.jpg
>> >
>> Or could possibly refer to gas transporting pipes made of ungalvanized 
>> iron. Good way to start a fire.
>> 
>> Since the Communists are expressing concern about (bleeding over) them 
>> the Pollacks must be depression era unemployed Polish immigrants.
>> 
>> 
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