NP: find the hidden Pynchon reference in this comic

[Bekah]

LOL - cracking up now -  yes -  the 8=D might look like a penis.  

From what I've observed here,  y'r a true Pynch-head,  m'man - seeing it everywhere. 

Bekah 

On Dec 11, 2012, at 7:38 AM, Carlo Trimarchi <mr.spoon21 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I know, I know it says "READ", but its covered and looks like "DEAD".
> 
> The penis would be the " 8 = D " equation.
> Anyway I wasn't that serious about the Pynchon reference. I just put
> together these elements and thought about Gravity's rainbow.
> 
> 2012/12/11 Bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>:
>> I can't see the penis for the life of me  (not saying it's not there),    but that sign - which I certainly considered -  says "Read."  Look carefully at the size of the curve in the R - it's smaller than the curve of the D and the leg of the R is starting to show.   That's a very common sign in classrooms.
>> 
>> The html alt-text for the cartoon is "Though you guys did clean up the language."
>> 
>> Bekah
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Carlo Trimarchi <mr.spoon21 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> No.
>>> 
>>> There's clearly a penis in the first panel, drawn on the blackboard.
>>> And in the second one there's a rainbow with the word "dead" written
>>> on it : D
>>> 
>>> 2012/12/10 Bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>:
>>>> "Though you guys did clean up the language."
>>>> 
>>>> and
>>>> 
>>>> the bag in the teacher's hand?
>>>> 
>>>> Bek
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 10, 2012, at 8:13 AM, Carlo Trimarchi <mr.spoon21 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> So, here's the the comic:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2012/12/telephone/
>>>>> (there's also an alt-text on the image and a hidden comic:
>>>>> http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/hc/12102012/)
>>>>> 
>>>>> And for the Pynchon reference: find it!
>>>> 
>>