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 jbull, 19@excite.com Clues Down 1. Shawn Murphy talked about... ~ 10. 2. Findthemoonhere Mondays. 11. 3. Starting soon. 42, 4. Amusichall, _ 13. 5. Language elements. 14. 6. “We” movedupanotchhere. 15. Across 16. 7. Undergoing renovations. 17, 8. UPEI Theatre production. 18. 9. 2004 marks the of 19. higher education in PEI. 20. The Cadre Crossword bi 4 Te | 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.” |