Comments for (b)logophile http://www.logophile.org/blog blog of a logophile (not "logos", but "λόγος") Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on An unexpected acquisition by tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/28/an-unexpected-acquisition/#comment-5735 tikitu Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:06:50 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=419#comment-5735 <p>No μουμινάκι? Tragic...</p> No μουμινάκι? Tragic…

]]> Comment on An unexpected acquisition by Olga http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/28/an-unexpected-acquisition/#comment-5734 Olga Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:10:20 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=419#comment-5734 <p>No?</p> No?

]]> Comment on An unexpected acquisition by tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/28/an-unexpected-acquisition/#comment-5733 tikitu Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:19:37 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=419#comment-5733 <p>Hm, that would indeed be fun. I wonder if I can find parallel Tove Jansson in Greek? ...</p> Hm, that would indeed be fun. I wonder if I can find parallel Tove Jansson in Greek? …

]]> Comment on An unexpected acquisition by S. glaber http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/28/an-unexpected-acquisition/#comment-5732 S. glaber Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:28:20 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=419#comment-5732 <p>You can read them in English or Dutch translation, and if you ever wanted to start learning Swedish (yes, I know, Greek has priority), parallel Tove Jansson would be a good way to go.</p> You can read them in English or Dutch translation, and if you ever wanted to start learning Swedish (yes, I know, Greek has priority), parallel Tove Jansson would be a good way to go.

]]> Comment on The bird that baas by tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/29/the-bird-that-baas/#comment-5730 tikitu Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:23:53 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=421#comment-5730 <p>I wouldn't know, but it had a fish and it definitely looked to me like it was calling attention to it. (It's the only noise I've ever heard one make too. Funny sound for such an aristocratic-looking beasty.)</p> I wouldn’t know, but it had a fish and it definitely looked to me like it was calling attention to it. (It’s the only noise I’ve ever heard one make too. Funny sound for such an aristocratic-looking beasty.)

]]> Comment on An unexpected acquisition by tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/28/an-unexpected-acquisition/#comment-5729 tikitu Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:21:52 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=419#comment-5729 <p>Envy envy. Especially as I won't be able to read them. Sigh. (Also: nice mug.)</p> Envy envy. Especially as I won’t be able to read them. Sigh. (Also: nice mug.)

]]> Comment on My clever friends by tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/19/my-clever-friends/#comment-5728 tikitu Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:20:17 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=404#comment-5728 <p>Yeah, coolness no? She's (brace yourself) office manager of a gold mine. In Mongolia. (Downside: six months working seven days a week, no days off. They stop when ... the ground freezes so they can't dig any more. Heavy stuff.)</p> Yeah, coolness no? She’s (brace yourself) office manager of a gold mine. In Mongolia. (Downside: six months working seven days a week, no days off. They stop when … the ground freezes so they can’t dig any more. Heavy stuff.)

]]> Comment on My clever friends by S. glaber http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/19/my-clever-friends/#comment-5727 S. glaber Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:38:29 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=404#comment-5727 <p>The Jean Burgers swallow brooch I bought Antje in Monza in January has been garnering plaudits wherever it goes.</p> <p>Also: Mongolia! Nice one, Zoe!</p> The Jean Burgers swallow brooch I bought Antje in Monza in January has been garnering plaudits wherever it goes.

Also: Mongolia! Nice one, Zoe!

]]> Comment on An unexpected acquisition by S. glaber http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/28/an-unexpected-acquisition/#comment-5726 S. glaber Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:27:26 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=419#comment-5726 <p>Yum! Tove Jansson's brother took over the strip at some point (IIRC), so presumably this set will be covering her tenure.</p> <p>My own Moominary acquisitions for this year: A <a href="http://kok-design.jp/pic-labo/hattifatteners_mug1.jpg" rel="nofollow">very funky orange mug</a> and (at last!) <i>Det Osynliga Barnet</i> (The Invisible Child), a collection of Moomin short stories.</p> Yum! Tove Jansson’s brother took over the strip at some point (IIRC), so presumably this set will be covering her tenure.

My own Moominary acquisitions for this year: A very funky orange mug and (at last!) Det Osynliga Barnet (The Invisible Child), a collection of Moomin short stories.

]]> Comment on The bird that baas by S. glaber http://www.logophile.org/blog/2008/07/29/the-bird-that-baas/#comment-5725 S. glaber Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:21:22 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=421#comment-5725 <p>Nice one! I have seen many a Great Crested Grebe but never heard one make a noise. Heather & Robertson claims they only call when mating, but late July seems a bit late for that.</p> Nice one! I have seen many a Great Crested Grebe but never heard one make a noise. Heather & Robertson claims they only call when mating, but late July seems a bit late for that.

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