Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0014755, Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:08:03 -0200

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Re: Russian-Ukranian history: Zemblan heraldry; VN on Wikiped.
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After reading that "Since 16 th century it was also certain number of princes, graphs
etc..." Alexey exclaimed: "Graphs"?! Counts! Only a mathematician could make that wonderful "Pninian" mistake.

In my hopinion it was, probably, a Logograff.
(Although in "Ada" we learn that "the creation of a great logogriph or inspired pun...should not preclude the help of a dictionary, gruff or complacent."

verbal circuses, ‘performing words,’ ‘poodle-doodles,’ and so forth, might be redeemable by the quality of the brain work required for

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