Wrong Again Bodine

[Monte Davis]

My guess is that they're parallel, independent descendants of Navy
nicknaming: pick any salient physical feature of a shipmate, exaggerate it,
and see if the tag sticks. 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Bailey
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 11:05 PM
To: P-list
Subject: Re: Wrong Again Bodine

is Fender-Belly Bodine a tribute to the Heinlein character "Kettle-Belly" ?