BEg2 chapter 9

[Mark Kohut]

What does the sound of Lavoof's name remind a Pynchon reader of?
Half-a-Loaf?

And Phipps Epperdew definition:

Éperdue definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/eperdue>

Éperdue definition: feminine form of eperdu , meaning distracted | Meaning,
pronunciation, translations and examples

On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 2:55 AM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Quoth Quail:
>
> Cue Homer Simpson forehead slap and "D'oh!" on my part. You are right;
> of *course* Maxine's probably being sarcastic!
>
>
> - Only after a similar brow assault did that occur to me, hours after I
> posted.
>
>  I was getting ready to tie Guys and Dolls action into the theme of
> the book; the way Nathan Detroit was unable to commit, like Horst,
> might’ve been a good entry point. Windust would be like that Sky
> Masterson character, hustling Maxine off to Havana for Cuba Libres,
> and plotting against Castro at the same time? ACFE would be like the
> Salvation Army, Nicely Nicely Johnson could be…
>
>
> High School Musical? Noooooooooooooo!
>
>
> - Yeah, maybe one of the sequels instead. So hard to choose!
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