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When famed reclusive author Thomas Pynchon appeared as himself on The Simpsons, he refused to speak one of the lines in which he was supposed to call Homer a "fat ass," arguing he couldn't possibly say anything bad about his "role model"
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One of the most reclusive public figures, Thomas Pynchon, has avoided virtually all media attention since his publication of V in 1963, even having someone else accept his National Book Award, but agreed to appear on a 2004 episode of the Simpsons
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The quality of the writing in David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest brought comparisons to the work of Thomas Pynchon, William Gaddis and Don DeLillo.
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Novelist Thomas Pynchon is known reclusiveness but has been on The Simpsons. He returned the script with notes and a refusal to say "No wonder Homer is such a fatass." It had nothing to do with the language, as he explained in a footnote, "...Homer is my role model and I can't speak ill of him."
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Thomas Pynchon's iconic novel "Gravity's Rainbow" inspired the lyrics to Devo's hit single "Whip It".
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When the notoriously camera shy Thomas Pynchon won the National Book Award for "Gravity's Rainbow" in 1973 refused to accept the award himself and sent comedian "Professor" Irwin Corey to give a speech in his absence
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The lyrics to Devo's hit "Whip It" were inspirited Thomas Pynchon's parody limericks and poems in his novel "Gravity's Rainbow."
