GR translation: mulled with the hammers of Hell

[Mark Kohut]

Hammers of Hell
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Apr 8, 2005 – The Origin of "Hammers of Hell" remains somewhat obscure, but can be traced at least back to the early 1900s. The term appears to relate to ...



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From: Madeleine Maudlin <madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com>
To: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net> 
Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org 
Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: GR translation: mulled with the hammers of Hell


So hammers of Hell is not a reference?  Okay, then how about the resultant hangover involved.


On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:16 AM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net> wrote:

On 6/5/2012 4:57 AM, Mike Jing wrote:
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>P193.27-35
>>The Ballad Of Tantivy Mucker-Maffick
>>Oh Italian gin is a mother’s curse,
>>And the beer of France is septic,
>>Drinking Bourbon in Spain is the lonely domain
>>Of the saint and the epileptic.
>>White lightning has fueled up many a hearse
>>In the mountains where ridge-runners dwell—
>>It’s a brew begot in a poison pot,
>>And mulled with the hammers of Hell!
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>>What does "mull" mean here?  I found this:
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>>to heat, sweeten, and flavor with spices for drinking, as ale or wine.
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>>Is that it?
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strongly seasoned to a degree comparable to the sound of hells bells, which are very loud???
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