NoveMBER 19, 2004

Island to Island: A Newfie’s Perspective

Julie Bull Reporter

Here we go...round 2! Below are some words commonly used on my island, and I thought I would share them with youall! Enjoy!

am —any

ballyrag— to abuse

douse — to giveaquick blow

drung — anarrow, rocky lane

drook —a valley with steep wooded slopes

— pudding of flour, fat pork and molasses

— a bundle of firewood,

duff

faddle fardel faggot flipper gulvin gowdy huffed jinker nam nish scruff

— a pile ofhalf-dried fish — aseal’s forepaw

— the stomach ofa codfish — awkward

— vexed

— one who brings bad luck — none

— tender, easily injured

— the back of the neck sloo —togetout ofthe way swig — todrink froma bottle switchel— cold tea.

yatry | —rising early, alert

yer | —>here

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The Cadre Crossword

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Ladies champs.

UPEI Chinese partner school. Campus complaint.

Chucky Band.

Mature students group. Season’s over in this sport. Monologues.

New Building for the study of... Our writer in residence.

. William E. Andrew

Last Thursday we :

Watch our next issue for a new crossword and the answers to this week’s puzzle.

Tue CADRE © 6 Did you know?

Poppy seeds can stay in the soil, without germinating, for over 100 years.

From the Latin novem for “nine,” November was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar.

November begins on the same day of the week as March every year. February follows this same pattern except in leap years.

November is a big month for awareness...

Diabetes Awareness Month

Good Nutrition Month

National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month National Pepper Month

National Raisin Bread Month

Vegan Awareness Month

The biggest snow flake on record measured an amazing 8 inches in width! I wouldn’t want to be hit by that!

Ice cubes, anyone? The largest iceberg was reported, in the South Pacific, 208 miles long by 60 miles wide.

Raindrops are not tear-shaped. Scientists, using high-speed cameras, have discovered that raindrops resemble the shape of'a small hamburger bun.

Ifan average man had a metabolism comparable to that ofa hummingbird he would have to eat 285 pounds of hamburger every day to maintain his

weight.

Why is it called a “hamburger” if it doesn’t contain ham? Answer: the word “hamburger” actually traces its roots back to Hamburg Germany, where people used to eat a similar food called the“‘Hamburg steak.” Eventually, the Hamburg steak made its way to the United States, where people shortened itsname to “hamburger.”

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