GR translation: Wormwood Scrubs School Tie

[Bekah]

Zac Smith's rendition of the Wormwood Scrubs School tie: 
http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/zak_smith/190.htm

I think gangster types used to wear similar things.  

Bek

On Jun 4, 2012, at 11:55 PM, Mike Jing wrote:

> P193.1-3  “No, this is very embarrassing, you’ve got to take it off.”
> “You like that? She’s genuine hand-painted! Look! Nice tits, huh?”
> “It’s the Wormwood Scrubs School Tie.”
> 
> Is this a (hand-painted) tie often worn by ex-inmates of the Wormwood
> Scrubs Prison?