tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post7812022671743320983..comments2023-10-24T08:42:01.834+01:00Comments on Jobbing Writer: Thursday extracts: John Irving on divine retributionMorningAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-41757543405421414492012-01-08T09:39:49.735+00:002012-01-08T09:39:49.735+00:00H Anne .. never heard of the name Sagamore - rathe...H Anne .. never heard of the name Sagamore - rather like it .. nor had I heard of Owen Meany .. 'good' name too .. <br /><br />Interesting how we get names mixed up as Snafu says ... <br /><br />Cheers - interesting post .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-39531289647877967292012-01-07T20:43:55.179+00:002012-01-07T20:43:55.179+00:00Interesting mix up and so easily happens. As a ch...Interesting mix up and so easily happens. As a child I beleived the name Droitwhich on our ancient rado's Long Wave dial was the name of a town in Germany. It turned out to be the name of the place where the BBC's Radio 4 transmitter was based.snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588812293454033077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-17585112531014768372012-01-05T12:25:23.890+00:002012-01-05T12:25:23.890+00:00It's even more ironic that I've been to Ca...It's even more ironic that I've been to Cape Cod, know the bridge you mean and understood what it meant - because I've read Owen Meany. <br /><br />I thought most of New England thought it was 'higher up' than the rest of the US. ;)MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-77525316800156804622012-01-05T02:16:16.372+00:002012-01-05T02:16:16.372+00:00It is true, Americans don't know their history...It is true, Americans don't know their history.<br />I first heard this word, Sagamore on my trip to Cape Cod three years ago. I had no idea what it meant. I know that the bridge that crosses on to the cape is named the Sagamore Bridge. How appropriate since most people that live on the cape think of themselves as "higher-ups".<br />Yes, there is a town there named that as well as a small lake and perhaps that is where the name came from. But I can't get over the irony.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.com