Re: GR translation: Bloat’s hat down over his ears

[Mike Jing]

That's exactly what I was wondering, if Slothrop pulled down the hat
intentionally because of the rain, and if that's even possible. Thanks for
replying, Mike.


On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 10:21 AM Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> I think the different size of their heads is irrelevant. Hat bands will
> stretch a little - what can sit high in good weather can be pulled down
> in the bad weather -  it's a comic look and if my memory wasn't failing
> I'd think of a 1940s/50s film with a character so dressed - mac or
> trench coat belted tight, collar up and hat pulled down, face on into
> the driving rain.
>
> cheers
> Mike
>
> On 24/11/2024 07:56, Michael Bailey wrote:
> > Quite likely. Like Newt Gingrich and OJ Simpson, notable for their large
> > crania requiring special helmets for college football, Bloat may have a
> > slight case of macrocephaly?
> >
> > Or Slothrop has a small one but that isn’t noted anywhere else afaik.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> V205.18-21, P207.39-208.1   Collar up, Bloat’s hat down over his ears,
> >> saying shit every few minutes, shivering, his back aching from that fall
> >> out of that tree, he goes stumbling along in the rain. He thinks he
> might
> >> begin to cry.
> >>
> >> Is Bloat’s hat down over his ears because it's too big for Slothrop?
> >> --
> >> Pynchon-L: https://waste.org/mailman/listinfo/pynchon-l
> >>
> > --
> > Pynchon-L: https://waste.org/mailman/listinfo/pynchon-l
>