BE group read: CH 2

[David Elliott]

 “I was the best cook Uncle Sam ever saw. Slinging hash for the fighting 103rd.” ~ Frank Costanza - the Seinfeld episode “The Fatigues” 
I couldn’t resist. I’ll shut up about Seinfeld. 
    On Monday, November 8, 2021, 08:09:31 PM EST, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 In other words (in case you missed my drift), “Hashslingerz” would seem to
be an obviously derogatory moniker.  *Do the characters in BE see that
obvious put-down when referring to this company*?  If they don’t see what
is so obvious to the even slightly aware reader, then *why is that*? Is
this an inside joke between Pynchon and the reader?  If so, what is Pynchon
winking at us about?  I think THAT question will take you a lot further
than trying to find some hidden code in the name.

But maybe I just can’t get beyond the obvious.

David Morris

On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 3:51 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> A hash slinger is a short order cook. Someone who “slings” crap food
> across a grill and onto a plate, to be served in a cheap diner.  “Crap
> thrower” might be its equivalent.  Or crap “server”:  somebody who serves
> crap.
>
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