Gorge Soot (Part 19, Charlie Kirk)

soot build up on the train's surface

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I have updated my recent September 23 post, Lance Twigs and Fire (Part 17 Charlie Kirk) UPDATED...

adding the following  to the list provided re additions to the “Fire and Spear Making” pattern cluster : 

Gilberto Lopes (14 February 1927 – 22 September 2025)———————————lops***

George Smoot  (February 20, 1945 – c. September 24, 2025) ————————— soot***

I didn’t see the “lop” in the surname Lopes until yesterday, and the word is used today to describe “cut”, note the etymology: 

lop(v.1)

"to cut off," originally of branches of a tree, mid-15c. (implied in lopped; place name Loppedthorn is attested from 1287), a verb from Middle English loppe (n.) "small branches and twigs trimmed from trees" (early 15c.)

We get the word “lop” by applying the recent “Remove “e” in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster.  

That lop originally meant “to cut off branches from a tree” is particularly meaningful, given that tree branches especially during earlier times, was used for burning as well as spear making.  

As well the name George Smoot, provides us with “gorge”, “soot” (fire residue), “moot”,  “shoot”, “scoot” (via the “Remove “e” in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster; “Exchange Letter in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster; “Remove a Letter in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster; “Word in Name” pattern cluster).  

Some of the words don’t seem to apply, like “moot” and “gorge” (Note the etymology at bottom of post), butt there’s a likelihood that they were strategically included as part of the overall cryptic communication.  

On following leads —investigating George Smoot’s wiki page, we discover the following: 

• John Cromwell Mather (born August 7, 1946) 
• Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958)
• George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946)
• Johnson Tal Crawford (31 August 1889 – 1 January 1955)
• Oliver Reed Smoot, Jr. (born August 24, 1940) 
• Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988)
• Arno Allan Penzias (April 26, 1933 – January 22, 2024)
• Robert Woodrow Wilson (born January 10, 1936)
• Richard A. Muller (born January 6, 1944) 
• Christian Andreas Doppler (29 November 1803 – 17 March 1853)
• Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (19 Nov [O.S. 8 Nov] 1711 – 15 April [O.S. 4 April] 1765)
• Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) 

Four of the dates are personally meaningful — August 27th the day of my Dad’s passing a month ago; August 8th is the birthday of my exhusband; August 7th the day of my nephew’s passing; June 13 is my birthday.  

The name George Smoot that provides us with the cryptic phrase “gorge soot”, seems to imply “ingesting soot”, butt there’s more than one way to ingest things ie: inhale, so deciphering it then to “inhale soot”.  We are definitely inhaling soot, although it’s not that visible to us, until you look at the image above of the soot covered city transit train—THAT is what our lungs have to deal with!!   Some cities are worse than others, I found one site that claims my city of Halifax as being the 6th city in the world having the cleanest air.  Hmmm, I’m also reminded of the Peppered Moth Evolution — that shows how moths evolved as a result of pollution covering trees .  One of my earlier posts covers the topic: 

Natural selection in black and white: how industrial pollution changed moths

Note this excerpt from the article:

Pollution drives natural selection  

Throughout the industrial revolution, people noticed that white moths became much rarer while black moths became much more common. Bernard Kettlewell, a research fellow at the University of Oxford, was among the first to investigate this puzzling change in abundance.

Now no one would purposely inhale soot, butt it is a component of smog, note the following that AI brings up on searching the internet: 

What is Soot?

• A type of particulate matter: Soot is essentially black, carbon-based particulate matter. 
• Origin: It comes from the incomplete burning of fossil fuels, including gasoline in vehicle engines, and emissions from power plants and heavy industries. 
• Role in Smog: Soot can be a component of smog and is a significant contributor to particulate matter in the air

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gorge(n.)

mid-14c., "throat," from Old French gorge "throat; a narrow passage" (12c.)… 

There’s a cryptic “throat/neck” connection!!  

As for moot, not the following definition: 

1. "Moot" as a concept (especially "Moot Point")

• Open to debate: 

  The traditional meaning, still used in legal and academic contexts, describes a point that is debatable or hypothetical but may not have a practical resolution. 
• Irrelevant/No longer important: 

  The newer, common usage, especially in American English, describes something that is no longer worth discussing because it has become irrelevant or unimportant due to changed circumstances. 

  • Example: "The debate over where to eat dinner is moot now that the restaurant has closed". 

2. "Moot" in a legal context

• In a legal case, an issue is considered "moot" if it no longer has practical significance because the underlying dispute has been resolved. 
• Courts only have the power to hear "cases and controversies," so if the issue is no longer a real dispute, the court must dismiss the case. 

3. "Moot" as social media slang 

• On social media, particularly K-pop fan communities, "moot" (short for mutual follower) refers to a user who you follow and who also follows you back and engages with your content. 
• The term identifies these users without needing to use their names.