An even murkier case of word-shifting (following on from 'Decimate ...' previously).
Thomas Pynchon, born 1937 (now 76):
![Thomas Pynchon. Thomas Pynchon.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82OciJUsqWeFISSzPZD3259aJwtHFuNXSoWIv_ND0Uh7rndlWXd1FXx6HUbzbklugHXOJ1wzQB6z0oxG1E4aDX8ZV4W4lnzXNw9pWX_kfZ-ATi3yMxgLOUbJ8UxCtZnuNdRDeR_Y_TJI/s1600/Thomas+Pynchon+1.jpg) ![Thomas Pynchon. Thomas Pynchon.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2OJGC5cvWs9eNJAyMoWcPRJvHgrzCqM_PxsKZdZy5Vexk9DvNxS043_jXpk79m8WtyeUmnvOJGy3hs_gW9bp3nU3HMhT_CpufAzd_Jb1giDsyImFSbUFWm8TY9YMsb4uNSrBuRtwqE4/s1600/Thomas+Pynchon+2.jpg) ![Thomas Pynchon. Thomas Pynchon.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Q0qjVMzxQvlbPTOqs5WuBE996SgtrM9ZqRWYUT7cm47M_NXYJeQEaSr77KxYM2RufJsZb4VZGXEcuvoZWdyHy-MnFS4D_7_kGXjh95uImuh6WZykqxRqIJaXtiaKunhktQ2UJuXjQeI/s1600/Thomas+Pynchon+3.jpg)
Photographs from late 50's early 60's.
1958-1964 Slow Learner (1984)
1963 V.
1966 The Crying of Lot 49
1973 Gravity's Rainbow
1990 Vineland
1997 Mason & Dixon (featuring 'tellurick')
2006 Against the Day (featuring Telluride Colorado)
2009 Inherent Vice
2013 Bleeding Edge (If someone finds value in this please tell me. I can't, yet.)
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From the OED:
Tellus : (from Latin 'earth') the goddess of the earth in Roman mythology; hence, the earth personified; the planet Earth, the terrestrial globe
tellurium : (from Tellus) one of the rarer elements, a tin-white shining brittle substance, formerly from its outward characters classed among the metals, but in its chemical properties and relations belonging to the same series as sulphur
telluric : derived from or containing tellurium
telluric : of or belonging to the earth, terrestrial; pertaining to the earth as a planet; also, of or arising from the earth or soil
[this next far-fetched leap from a seriously fragile & tenuous spring-board] telos : (from Greek 'end') end, purpose, ultimate object or aim
teleology : the doctrine or study of ends or final causes, especially as related to the evidences of design or purpose in nature; also transferred sense of design as exhibited in natural objects or phenomena
telomere: the compound structure found at the end of a chromosome in eukaryotes, having only one spindle pole |
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Telluride, Colorado:
![Telluride, Colorado. Telluride, Colorado.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSewhY_nBT00ApGJ23nZ28Ng9G_peMdz_dT2RSNTTrOLpV8qsDRTgHfQcCIvAdanDni6uYYqBPSGOpyxu-zqjodME3PDzUVHTshROrgaZDfNnNlBFZURMzkBlKL8pYofr4ezgUuO9qWA/s1600/Telluride+Colorado+1.jpg) ![Telluride, Colorado. Telluride, Colorado.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDgrS6gULofqlibisOs81Qyn52pNvs3SZZLKMrFdX1zXtZZ7meUINK6Dv53BScyf1ZBXzbdUhmMtNUw68qRzjL_icW8mmDCzjtE5GgbY82LIYc-pLXXzqySJmr34MSmRs77CgF_avBfE/s1600/Telluride+Colorado+2.jpg)
![Telluride, Colorado. Telluride, Colorado.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewwwUJcuWV-vfBwWxbBzK7hhVeXNZpCQEWBwi6kUSHrjr6uU0-VspFnhRaUn-iyxg2kqh0sGoZkHB9mXZL5oGT_ajBrZ-11kNWMZoSFyVBwLusNxc_pPzhAvpLMd7kx-wy8rrr8KaHic/s1600/Telluride+Colorado+3.JPG)
Alas, there is no Telluride in Telluride and never was. Like the rest of America it is fictional. It has now become a year-round resort, comparable to say, Rancho Mirage, used by the likes of the Koch brothers and Barack & Xi Jinping, or ... Disneyland.
![Pearls Before Swine. Pearls Before Swine.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsu2PcraUSs09eM2wXK1chyUiA60kqwMJACH_HCgmsUYwa3KkXP014KZX2aT9aiEof59Pigsx3UBOm2EvMWlrCAVVARS7Jlm6OV2Zw2I2ly6cDyh416J0M_uoP2E7GBLGcmag59Dg2nWE/s1600/4d1+Pearls+Before+Swine+10-05-24+Poopyhead.jpg) ![Pearls Before Swine. Pearls Before Swine.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwxqV2WeVwOmGCo6d0jdUzDj9bqt1xz-ft6CMO80ZzYkvufqgaidCXkndu9F2DXoEetjDoYeXp2aLUjIxteshiO7Mc6MZNHvtCWZNiFFyrZswDJ8Cuypz3xGifmN9U_QdPLwsRaFv0Oo/s1600/4d2+Pearls+Before+Swine+11-01-22+Chance+of+Scattered+Showers.jpg)
![Rudy Park. Rudy Park.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVu4bg64hJm1ErFyjWcDV7QISJq4mCQNz7Qs1aLln6LHJemSnPmFAsDaWfxhBqurJE2JF55C0vglnDlgUiRiM2ROZZCyB7sq78liRnqRq-xU4uTkgRoV9pVuTMUB21evb69zMRgj8HBE/s1600/4e1+Rudy+Park+11-05-18+Maybe.jpg) ![Rudy Park. Rudy Park.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3cs4hf7swyIP_IIHxhC0obBEn-4MsDeD3qcBOwOypDRIYnwngeBxJZAf526L15mUrpeRdrD-mL40VpaYfvw0kOr07spt4Q3v7kaITuSRKQ-FfpKIxdtXkX7jc8zbNyGNcG3AXVV-LtA/s1600/4e2+Rudy+Park+11-05-17+Maybe.jpg)
![André Dahmer / Malvados. André Dahmer / Malvados.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF1aqwZFUhkdMCM80AxZi4GYoOj9TKnCZhKQQUEfINB9LsSG_HuRI4uAUjpDkxRe4KXIf9sUMcFKF7KobfCjK94ap8o7ZWU3cE0TEm6fFA9hAOXM-hyWqqOhA11u1uk_CioyU0YkO0Pc/s1600/9h+Malvados+11-06-08+Quero+tirar+voce+dessa+vida.jpg)
The prostitute fell in love with the congressman:I want to take you away from this life.
Or consider distance: miles, kilometres ... leagues:
![Puss in Seven League Boots. Puss in Seven League Boots.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIFaG98DzhAJJontTKhxtyMC3AK0LDTQ6JWL9Ug5yhIgKvqy2rMi8Rdak5VuSuLSVBQ2bDvUR0-rSgZMoYxDJ23a3L__wKlP4bF2IDgS-ctJ-UEDLVtqCLK0kihKEU-yw7PKCv9E_Zs8/s1600/3a+Puss+in+Seven+League+Boots.jpg) ![Tom Thumb stealing the ogre's Seven League Boots. Tom Thumb stealing the ogre's Seven League Boots.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hRmvBdx2toEprtCbYsZmIZNXvxMxNphtREhl3Jb5E4vB3i-nMv3xgo453nrD6_5cTyU85WwRdeXWXFDxLoWzcueF2FhBomU03PRL2nH8hkKkFG2KQiqVXuCIXqRSPZD4mBKrBHfwxKo/s1600/3b+Tom+Thumb+stealing+the+ogre's+Seven+League+Boots.jpg)
![William Springfield: Girl on a coffee table on the highway. William Springfield: Girl on a coffee table on the highway.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIOKSBTNe4ajSjYvANw2fsfO7q2wfvU3mQtOtFqN3kwODpYBJv6W0veVnAM4zlDWj-RoA6vRDplg6K3pbNdXQRV83EHKew8Ipj1sUgXzqK9jGDAimt5sXQK4sNekJa5ot0hFVAGg4buw/s1600/9g1t+girl+on+the+highway+William+Springfield.jpg) ![William Springfield: Girl on a coffee table on the highway. William Springfield: Girl on a coffee table on the highway.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_op4bZPpQ5-gO8RqeQGVlzq7GxfeJDS-KpIxV0Xv46jF9Lo28oqoks4OoMekOTC1xD_PGkFqegq1Gy3NKb1j-H5WHHj-_2j1KoBmeVEcr7T_VDI62UNf6Q21CxHPq8J0NmwVUpzdnY18/s1600/9g2t+girl+on+the+highway+William+Springfield.jpg) |
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