Thursday, 31 October 2013 (FW 248.35)

On October 31 we stopped at

"pick them in their pink of panties" (248.35). 


Some favourites were:

My bellyswain's a twalf whulerusspower though he  knows as much how to man a wife as Dunckle Dalton of matching wools. (248.21)

(Note: The English chemist John Dalton published the first scientific paper on the subject of color blindness, 1798)

I've a seeklet to sell thee if old Deanns won't be threaspanning. (248.26)

Underwoods spells bushment's business. So if you sprig poplar you're bound to twig this. 248.29) 

let henker's halter hang the halunkenend. (248.14)

To those who've seen the FW memory games at the Foundation, this illustration may make sense: 

Own favourites and comments may be poster here, too.

Thursday, 24 October 2013 (FW 248.6)

On October 24 we stopped at 248.6:

"she'll prick you where you're proudest with her unsatt speagle eye."

One favourite was: 

He knows for he's seen it in black and white through his eyetrompit trained upon jenny's and all that sort of thing which is dandymount to a clearobscure. (247.32)

For this passage:

Prettimaid tints may try their taunts: apple, bacchante, custard, dove, eskimo, feldgrau, hematite, isingglass, jet, kipper, lucile, mimosa, nut, oysterette, prune, quasimodo, royal, sago, tango, umber, vanilla, wisteria, xray, yesplease, zaza, philomel, theerose. What are they all by? Shee.(247.35)

see one possible interpretation, which is to read the colours (27, possibly 28 if "feldgrau" is taken to contain two colours/letters from feld+grau) as referring the the girls' undergarments (offered by Ron Ewart during the reading, visualized by Sabrina Alonso for this blog):

Objections, approval, alternative readings may be posted here, too.

Thursday, 17 October 2013 (FW 247.7)

On October 17 we stopped at 247.7: 

"the besterwhole of his yougendtougend"

One favourite was: 

"Bettlimbraves" (246.33)

battling braves; brav is Bettli (mother to infant) (Swiss German)

Thursday, 10 October 2013 (FW 246.14)

On October 10 we stopped at 246.14:

"the ring in her mouth of joyous guard, stars astir and stirabout."

Some favourites:

But meetings mate not as forsehn. (245.22)

So who over comes ever for Whoopee Weeks  must put up with the Jug and Chambers. (246.01)

Keep track of the Finnegans Wake reading group at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation

Keep track of the Finnegans Wake reading group at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation

You will here find page and line number of how far the Thursday Finnegans Wake group has read. You're welcome to post your own comments, favourite quotes, suggestions and things you'd like to share.

October 3 stopped at:

245.17  "It goes. It does not go."

Some favourites:

The time of lying together will come and the wildering of the nicht till cockeedoodle aubens Aurore. 

Panther monster. Send leabarrow loads amorrow.

[Hear: Pater noster. Sed libera nos a malo.]

Elenfant has siang his triump, Great is Eliphas Magistrodontos and after kneeprayer pious for behemuth and mahamoth will rest him from tusker toils. Salamsalaim.