"Galloping gasbags, but it's just capital to see you fellows again!" the Professor greeted them.
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"Galloping gasbags"
Every insane cartoon professor type needs a stupid exclamation. He probably wears a lab coat and has crazy hair.
This is how I picture him.
I don't know if Professor Pat Pending had a specific exclamation like "Galloping gasbags!" but the real life version of him, Doc from Back to the Future, exclaimed "Great Scott!" all the time. See how comfortable all of these entertainment media tropes are? Reading Pynchon is a piece of cake!
"Galloping gasbags"
A galloping gasbag is just a clever way of saying an airship, probably. Because it's a vehicle, like a horse, and also it is full of gas.
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