Colfax Vibe: Into the Pynchon-Verse - a running compendium of politicos with Pychonian names

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I've seen several examples in recent months, so why not a thread to catalog them all? Nominating Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon to begin the thread, as (doubly) pointed out by C. Grisso/McCain in the rolling politics thread.

a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:34 (two years ago)

*immediately smacks forehead*

spell check doesn't help on made up words, sorry for the botched thread title!

a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:36 (two years ago)

I was contemplating an ILM style poll of favorite character names. AtD alone has too many for a button poll.

i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:44 (two years ago)

I guess that’s the opposite of what this thread is for.

i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:45 (two years ago)

Denver Wriggleman
Zephyr Teachout
Reality Winner

Blanking on more, but seems like there was a fuck-ton of these working for Trump

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:58 (two years ago)

That's what I looking to catalog right there!

xp - a Pynchon character poll would be fun, but I feel like it would take multiple rounds just to whittle down to the top 50!

a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 21:36 (two years ago)

Otto Warmbier

Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Monday, 3 October 2022 21:48 (two years ago)

Madison Cawthorn

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 October 2022 23:49 (two years ago)

Deep Cut: Sandra Fluke

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 October 2022 23:58 (two years ago)

Pano Churchill

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:21 (two years ago)

Denver Wriggleman


Riggleman, actually

sweating like Cathy *aaaack* (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:37 (two years ago)

Came off of posting hiatus to say: Mercedes Schlapp

New York Review of Wooks (swim), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:45 (two years ago)

Xpost lol Mercedes Schlapp

“uhh”—like, this is an insane oatmeal raisin cookie “uhh” (President Keyes), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:48 (two years ago)

Cassidy M. Dumbauld

“uhh”—like, this is an insane oatmeal raisin cookie “uhh” (President Keyes), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:50 (two years ago)

Paul Dominique Laxalt

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:52 (two years ago)

caius julius caesar mussolini

adam, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 00:40 (two years ago)

Saxby Chambliss

jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 01:06 (two years ago)

Butch Otter

jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 01:07 (two years ago)

Reince Priebus

jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 01:41 (two years ago)

Biden staff:

Zephranie Buetow
Kelliann Blazek
Terri Tanielian
Carahna Magwood
Homer Venters
TJ Ducklo
David Recordon
Jim Secreto

“uhh”—like, this is an insane oatmeal raisin cookie “uhh” (President Keyes), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 02:46 (two years ago)

Pierre Delecto

symsymsym, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 03:02 (two years ago)

irl lol

more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 03:03 (two years ago)

Nick Sandmann

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 04:15 (two years ago)

Teddy Roosevelt
Ivana Trump
Newt Gingrich

i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 12:46 (two years ago)

Lee Zeldin

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 10 October 2022 21:50 (two years ago)

Liz Truss

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 20 October 2022 13:51 (two years ago)

two weeks pass...

Wiley Nickel

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 9 November 2022 05:47 (two years ago)

Winsome Sears

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 November 2022 20:30 (two years ago)

three months pass...

Blaise Ingoglia

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 1 March 2023 14:32 (two years ago)

two weeks pass...

Joe Tacopina

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 02:08 (two years ago)

two months pass...

Jim Trusty

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 16 June 2023 17:21 (two years ago)

^ beat me to it, esp for his occupation

Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 June 2023 20:10 (two years ago)

Sam Power

Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 16 June 2023 21:44 (two years ago)

Waltine Nauta

with hidden noise, Saturday, 17 June 2023 06:45 (two years ago)

Joe Tacopina

Affectionately known as "Joey Tacopants."

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 17 June 2023 17:53 (two years ago)

three months pass...

Tommy Tuberville

Then Pynchon goes into a typical digression about how Tuberville had a minor doo wop hit with his group, The Tubervilles, dipping into the song lyrics for half a page.

il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 12:30 (one year ago)

two weeks pass...

Cenk Uygur

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:36 (one year ago)

beat me to it

Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 October 2023 14:42 (one year ago)

four weeks pass...

Big Jim Justice

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 9 November 2023 20:11 (one year ago)

nine months pass...

Washington Post columnist Philip Bump

(From today's posts on the US politics thread)

Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 August 2024 14:50 (one year ago)

three months pass...

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy

Okay, heteros are cutting edge this year, too. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 December 2024 13:20 (eight months ago)

two months pass...

McLaurine Pinover

Okay, heteros are cutting edge this year, too. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 12 March 2025 04:24 (five months ago)

Thank you, was going to add that one myself!

better than ezra collective soul asylum (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 12 March 2025 14:43 (five months ago)

Calamitous Ortbo

pfutt, Friday, 14 March 2025 22:35 (five months ago)


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