Frannie Halcyon, en av karaktärerna i Armistad Maupins Ytterligare Tales of the City (1982) kallas "Gangie" av sina barnbarn:
Little Edgar and his sister Anna ran across the brown lawn at Halcyon Hill and accosted their grandmother on the terrace, each tugging joyfully at a leg.
"Gangie, Gangie ... look!"
Frannie set her teacup down on the glass-topped table and smiled at the four-year-olds. "What do you want to show Gangie?"
Little Anna thrust out her tiny fist and uncurled it. A small gray toad, pulsing like a heart, was offered for examination.
Djurnamnet är ovanligt att ett tecken frågar om det senare i romanen:
Claire smiled expansively at the twins. "They're just cute as a button, Frannie. What's that name they call you?"
Frannie reddened. "Uh... Gangie. It's just a pet name. Frannie's a little too personal... and Mrs. Halcyon seemed too... formal."
"Gangie," repeated Claire, her dark eyes twinkling with a hint of playfulness. "Sounds an awful lot like Grannie to me."
Frannie Halcyons karaktär är en riklig californisk socialite som "tillbringar större delen av sin dag i en oblivious, alkoholinducerad haze, " så det verkar troligt att Lucilles husdjursnamn är en referens till Maupins romaner. Jag har emellertid inte kunnat hitta någon bekräftelse på detta online.