M & D Group Read (cont)

[matthew cissell]

Hi,

DePugh is rarely a first name; this character gets the double French touch:
DePugh LeSpark. It is mentioned he is good with numbers after which the Rev
bids the Lord watch over the young man in from Cambridge.

Doesn't seem to fit an allusion to Robert DePugh of Minutemen infamy. So
then what?

Might seem a stretch, but the most famous name in US pop culture that is
close is... Pepe Le Pew. I believe TP was really influenced by Loony Tunes,
a-and not just Porky, ok? But does it fit? Not sure. Then again the
character is fairly minor so there isn't a lot of weight hanging on the
name. Is it that his math talent is a "debut of the Spark"? Maybe. Smart
kid off to school far from home... sound familiar? Remember TP himself once
indicated that he includes his biography in his work (not a verbatim quote).

ciao
mc

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 5:26 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> DePugh is not "common" in the US, but it isn't unheard of.  The second
> sylable is pronounced "pew."
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> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:14 AM, Thomas Eckhardt <
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>> I don't believe it is of much significance, but has it been mentioned
>> that "DePugh" is also the surname of the founder of the Minutemen?
>>
>> Is DePugh a common name in the US? Do US-Americans think of Robert DePugh
>> when they read "DePugh"? Is the second syllable pronounced "pew"?
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