Infinity symbol in bookbinding to indicate that a book is printed on acid-free paper and will therefore be long-lasting. In modern mysticism, the infinity symbol has become identified with a variation of the ouroboros, an ancient image of a snake eating its own tail that has also come to symbolize the infinite, and the ouroboros is sometimes drawn in figure-eight form to reflect this identification, rather than in its more traditional circular form. In the works of Vladimir Nabokov, including "The Gift" and "Pale Fire", the figure-eight shape is used symbolically to refer to the Möbius strip and the infinite, for instance
Sideways Bob Sideways Bob Sideways Bob is a comic book character from Wildstorm Comics. Sideways Bob (for this is how he demands to be known, and nobody argues out of their fear and/or respect for him) is a formidable "security expert" (mercenary), attached to Ivana’s operation to keep the penthouse secure from enemy attack - and, if necessary, to keep DV8 in. Bob’s pushing fifty, a grizzled horrible ugly sod with white hair and sky blue eyes. As an acknowledged expert in all fields of vice, crime, and disgusting things, he becomes something of an advisor to the young members of DV8