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[iron_felix]

Now that I think about it, hot damn, that arc was good.

It was a good arc.  In particular, that one strip with the vomiting man reminded me of The Saragossa Manuscript.  It lost a little bit of the surrealist vibe after Onstad started to add dialogue, though, but I suppose that had to give way to plot for the story to have any resolution.  I had much the same issue with the end of the Cartilage Head arc.

I believe that "gizzerunds" may redeem entirely this otherwise pretty damn irritating slang/fake slang formation. It is basically like treasure, even if it will never be used again.

Well, that's what I get for assuming the insolence and braggadocio of a Rap person.  I really fucked up this time.  V completely hates rap.  It looks like I'm in Trouble yet again.

Maybe I did take it a bit too far, but you're absolutely right about the gizzerunds.  Such a word must be preserved for posterity.

[theinevitable]

my favorite: I read a big article about how Snoop stole that whole shtick from the Yay Area. Apparently the Bay is known for its innovative slang, which is often plundered by other rappers.

[iron_felix]

I thought I remembered reading somewhere about how that particular slang construction dated back to late '70s/early '80s funk, but I couldn't find the source.  After a fruitless search through my slang dictionary, I realized to my chagrin that it was just something I had read on Wikipedia.

[theinevitable]

I was thinking of this article.