VL 249 F1

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Sun Sep 29 23:01:12 CDT 2013


Re. Slacker.
Duh.

On Sunday, September 29, 2013, David Morris wrote:

> "Slack" as an adverb to walking would mean "slowly," maybe even more
> so "despondently," as a symptom of mental state.
>
> On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Bekah wrote:
>
>> I also think it just means slowly although perhaps DL is more or less
>> leading -  Howie and Sledge are following her lead as to which direction
>> and speed -  (not leading as  "in front of").   Slowly tagging along is
>> good,  but definitely "with" her - ("loyal or just in shock,").
>>
>> Vineland, p 249:
>> DL in the meantime had come straggling back to Berkeley, to the workshop
>> off San Pablo, with Howie and Sledge, either loyal to the end or just in
>> shock, walking slack for her, and found they were just about all that was
>> left of 24fps.
>>
>> Bekah
>>
>>
>> On Sep 29, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I think you're correct.
>> >
>> > On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Rev'd Seventy-Six wrote:
>> > These are all potential readings, one supposes, but sometimes p-list
>> > doth overcode the meaning of the simplest word.
>> >
>> > They're walking slowly. That's all "slack" signifies here.
>> >
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