GR translation: Is the baby smiling, or is it just gas?

[Mark Kohut]

But smiling, then laughing, at farts starts young.....


From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: Henry M <scuffling at gmail.com>
Cc: Pynchon Liste <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: GR translation: Is the baby smiling, or is it just gas?

Right.  The baby's not smiling if it has gas.  Truth (smile OR gas) is
in interpreting the facial signs.

>> P133.40-41  Is the baby smiling, or is it just gas?

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Henry M <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've riffed on this for years, telling people that I don't know about
> them, but having gas sure doesn't make me smile!
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