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Thematic to TRP's vision. Most blatant in [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Against the Day''], from title and | Thematic to TRP's vision. Most blatant in [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Against the Day''], from title and | ||
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| + | '''Jamoke'''<br> | ||
| + | Didnt surface until the 20th century, seems Pynchon is having Overseer Barnes be the originator, notice how M&D dont understand what it means: Appearing at the end of the 19th century, as a blend of java and mocha. By the 1920's, it became slang for someone who lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, probably influenced by moke. In the 1960's, it began to also be used as slang for male genitalia. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jamoke WIKI] | ||
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| + | '''Mason prefers to switch to Tea... Dixon replies, "Coffee is an art, where precision is all..."'''<br> | ||
| + | Parallels Mason & Dixon's earlier argument over Wine vs. Beer. See page | ||
==Annotation Index== | ==Annotation Index== | ||
{{MD PbP}} | {{MD PbP}} | ||
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begin the Day
see Against the Day, thematic, passim.
simple Diurnal Rhythms,- going ever with the Sun, was not the same as this going against it.
Thematic to TRP's vision. Most blatant in Against the Day, from title and
passim.
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Jamoke
Didnt surface until the 20th century, seems Pynchon is having Overseer Barnes be the originator, notice how M&D dont understand what it means: Appearing at the end of the 19th century, as a blend of java and mocha. By the 1920's, it became slang for someone who lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, probably influenced by moke. In the 1960's, it began to also be used as slang for male genitalia. From WIKI
Mason prefers to switch to Tea... Dixon replies, "Coffee is an art, where precision is all..."
Parallels Mason & Dixon's earlier argument over Wine vs. Beer. See page
