Chomsky nails it, Tracy doesn't

[Jed Kelestron]

  "One wants a place among those who read Pynchon  where one can let
it rip with sharp arguments, jokes, and speculative ideas without
letting disagreements turn personal. I sometimes fail in this and try
to admit it when that happens."

I could see how you were reading my post, and enjoyed the banter back
and forth about it. No harm no foul.

I'm Irish, too.