> like someone telling an elaborate lie just for the fun of knowing that people are falling for it I believe Pynchon is the grand master of telling Shaggy dog

> like someone telling an elaborate lie just for the fun of knowing that people are falling for it I believe Pynchon is the grand master of telling Shaggy dog stories. Norm MacDonald was a huge fan of Pynchon, it feels like they had/have very similar humor.