tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post4375745971047364114..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Visiting LinguistPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-16203835740802994352009-08-07T06:11:47.890-04:002009-08-07T06:11:47.890-04:00In a related topic I suppose a newspaper is read ...In a related topic I suppose a newspaper is read on the island and if so does the newspaper/weekly run the Jumble-- the world jumble puzzle-- and if so is there a friendly rivalry as to who can complete the puzzle the fastest--- or is there a community effort as one struggles and each day gets better at visually unscrambling the word?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-29129764947974119182009-08-05T14:08:36.492-04:002009-08-05T14:08:36.492-04:00well I was going to wait patiently for tomorrow an...well I was going to wait patiently for tomorrow and Philip's definition but now I just had to google the word and well i could spend an hour reading the stuff but I shall sip my iced coffee and see what katie is up to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-37666351051830124082009-08-05T11:09:51.934-04:002009-08-05T11:09:51.934-04:00N. C. Wyeth titled one of his paintings "The ...N. C. Wyeth titled one of his paintings "The Termagant." If I recall correctly, it portrayed a shriveled-up, ill-tempered old woman pointing a bony finger at someone and shrieking hell fire and damnation. Thank God my wife isn't like that.Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275239433901992909noreply@blogger.com