GR translation: mulled with the hammers of Hell

[Madeleine Maudlin]

Wait, were you looking for what mull means, here?  It can mean whatever the
hell you want it to.  Have fun with it.  Play with it.  Dance with the
iodioms.  Put whatever mean, nasty, hellish verb Chinese can come up with,
stick it the hell in there.  Soup it up.  What's a popular, really
hellishly intense and godawful and very alcoholic drink in China.  Let's
say sake.  And raked with the hammers of Hell!  And socked with the hammers
of Hell!  Forsaken with the hammers of Hell!

Ever think of having Rainbow say and mean whatever the hell you want it to?
 That's what I do, anyway.


On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hammers of Hell
> www.phrases.org.uk › Discussion ForumCached - Similar
> 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:
> >
> >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!
> >>
> >>What does "mull" mean here?  I found this:
> >>
> >>to heat, sweeten, and flavor with spices for drinking, as ale or wine.
> >>
> >>Is that it?
> >>
> >>
> >
> strongly seasoned to a degree comparable to the sound of hells bells,
> which are very loud???
> >
> >P
> >
>
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