M&D Deep Duck 6: Equator-crossing and the Royal Baby

[Mark Kohut]

Yes, James, Thankee...had also forgotten. Wonderful connection within Pynchon.

from a book about the ceremony, it seems it means the sailor has now traveled
far from home.....an initiation into dangerous high seas.....

Was once crossing the Tropic of Cancer, then moved on to the Equator.

https://books.google.com/books?id=0LiK9OhKIjYC&pg=PA32&dq=%27crossing+the+equator+ceremony%27&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KpLCVLW0N4yeNtCJgKgD&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q='crossing%20the%20equator%20ceremony'&f=false

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:45 AM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Thanks, James! I'd completely forgotten that passage in GR. Hard not to wonder if Pynchon himself ever endured the ceremony. I guess there's not much on record about his naval career, other than what he writes about in the intro to Slow Learner.
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> Laura
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> From: James Robertson
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> Subject: M&D Deep Duck 6: Equator-crossing and the Royal Baby
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> Joining in late on the group read so my apologies if this has already been covered. Just wanted to point out the similarities between the equator crossing ceremonies described in M&D chapter 6 and the same which are mentioned briefly in GR in relation to Chiclitz, he of Major Marvy's party.
> I have posted the two relevant passages on my blog. Here is the link:
> http://themutedposthorn.com/2015/01/equator-crossing-and-the-royal-baby/
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> Once again, apologies if this has been covered.
> Your humble servant,
> James Robertson
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