Thomas Pynchon/YMMV
- Embarrassing Middle Name: Ruggles.
- Epileptic Trees: It was once rumored that Pynchon and fellow reclusive author J. D. Salinger were the same person; the rumor is less popular now that the latter has passed away.
- Genius Bonus / Viewers Are Geniuses: One or the other, depending on the work; whichever it is, he's probably the king of the trope in question.
- Memetic Mutation: The Trystero sign from Lot 49, as well as the fun he has with acronyms:
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We Await Silent Trystero's Empire |
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- Radiohead adopted W.A.S.T.E. as the name of their fan club and online store, in a deliberate Shout-Out to Pynchon.
- Paranoia Fuel: Hoo boy.
- Squick: Often used symbolically, no less!
- True Art Is Incomprehensible