Not P but DFW on politics

[Mark Kohut]

bwana-voice is the voice of a boss, a master.....not always used
respectfully (Of course)

Simba comes from* The Lion King*, 1994
https://www.google.com/search?q=simba&newwindow=1&client=safari&sxsrf=AJOqlzXp7IRvl8ZOFfx5ub9xeVWDx7Zdyg:1676198877933&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=pCWrrxGKs32sfM%252CpVm7FgaKgOaZIM%252C_%253BTMf-YGA9Zze0rM%252CIq9LnPRiO6Gn8M%252C_%253BtvJ0mn0GyJl29M%252CpVm7FgaKgOaZIM%252C_%253Bem7YSjD7ew7o0M%252C3Ff8YwHIoYmBdM%252C_%253B7uncjGLElebERM%252Cj7jEj1Q8H-MB6M%252C_%253BBH7WDYEF7qK81M%252C3Ff8YwHIoYmBdM%252C_%253Bv_RJPZHaLhhICM%252CFLp_Pg-tLjdLHM%252C_%253BG4oEwPTjMXTb3M%252Cb7J6EJ45gDwKpM%252C_%253BciyIF5OrMhZahM%252CjTL9jel9maoBaM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSgFtD_LHCEZSUBmDyYh_qbGvpHYg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiarsS154_9AhVSMVkFHcxiCEAQ_h16BAh_EAE#imgrc=7uncjGLElebERM

On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 4:46 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The following excerpt is from David Foster Wallace's Up Simba:
>
> It is Jim C.’s custom always to say “Up, Simba” in a fake-deep bwana voice
> as he hefts the camera to his right shoulder, and he and Frank C. like to
> do a little pantomime of the way football players will bang their helmets
> together to get pumped for a big game, although obviously the techs do it
> carefully and make sure their equipment doesn’t touch or tangle cords.
>
> What's a "bwana voice" exactly? And where does the "Simba" reference come
> from?
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