Re's to "what's a wolery"
neil_...@ndirect.co.uk
Hi there, me again Sorry about the lack of capitals in the first post, I
took the "no shouting" rule too far. Sorry about the first post, seems to
have stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest. I hadn't found it in the nine,
or was it ten?, dictionarys that i looked in, the three search engines
that I tried mentioned Poo and some people whose surnames were Wolery but
nothing that seems to fit the bill. Mum had seen it as a house name, like
"Dunromin" and "Naview" ( someone built a house in front of his and now
he has no view!) and wondered what it was. She thinks it may come from
old Scots but we're not sure. Neil comes from the Irish "Niadh" meaning
champion. Smith comes from black, tin, silver and other smiths. Wolery
comes from "Winnie the Poo" books? I'll keep looking. Apologies and
thanks to all. Neil
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Brian J Goggin
On Sat, 29 Nov 1997 18:34:48 -0600, neil_...@ndirect.co.uk wrote:
>Hi there, me again Sorry about the lack of capitals in the first post, I
>took the "no shouting" rule too far. Sorry about the first post, seems to
>have stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest. I hadn't found it in the nine,
>or was it ten?, dictionarys that i looked in, the three search engines
>that I tried mentioned Poo and some people whose surnames were Wolery but
>nothing that seems to fit the bill. Mum had seen it as a house name, like
>"Dunromin" and "Naview" ( someone built a house in front of his and now
>he has no view!) and wondered what it was. She thinks it may come from
>old Scots but we're not sure. Neil comes from the Irish "Niadh" meaning
>champion. Smith comes from black, tin, silver and other smiths. Wolery
>comes from "Winnie the Poo" books? I'll keep looking. Apologies and
>thanks to all. Neil
If it's the name of a house, it is almost certainly from
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Towards the end of *The House at Pooh Corner*, Wol's old house (a
tree) is blown down. Wol first thinks of a name ("The Wolery"), and
makes a name-board, for his new house; then the characters search for
a suitable house.
Eventually Eeyore finds a suitable house; the chapter is called
"Eeyore finds The Wolery". (The house is actually that in which Piglet
had been living; Piglet then moves in with Pooh.)
bjg
Donna Richoux
Mimi Kahn <njk...@mindspringerspaniel.com> wrote:
[in response to <neil_...@ndirect.co.uk>, who had said "Mum had seen
it as a house name"]
> On Sat, 29 Nov 1997 18:34:48 -0600, neil_...@ndirect.co.uk wrote:
>
> >Wolery
> >comes from "Winnie the Poo" books? I'll keep looking.
>
> Try looking under "Winnie the Pooh." That might ease your search.
Mimi is right about the spelling. Not that you are going to find the
complete texts on the Internet, the books are not old enough to be in
the public domain.
Furthermore, I challenge anyone who has so confidently said "wolery" is
in "Winnie the Pooh" to come up with a precise chapter reference. I was
brought up the books, too, you know, and I have a complete set in the
hall bookcase. I do not remember the word, I do not see it in the
chapter that introduces Owl and his house or in the illustrations of the
signs by his door. The map on the end paper says "Owls House." (You guys
aren't thinking of "Where the Woozle Wasn't," are you?)
--- BEGIN QUOTE FROM Chapter IV, :In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh
Finds One":
Owl lived at The Chestnuts, an old world residence of great charm, which
was grander than anybody else's, or seemed so to Bear, because it had
both a knocker and a bell-pull. Underneath the knocker there was a
notice which said:
PLES RING IF AN RNSER IS REQIRD.
Underneath the bell-pull there was a notice which said:
PLEZ CNOKE IF AN RNSR IS NOT REQID.
These notices had been written by Christopher Robin, who was the only
one in the forest who could spell; for Owl, wise though he was in many
ways, able to read and write and spell his own name WOL, yet somehow
went all to pieces over delicate words like MEASLES and BUTTERED TOAST.
--- END QUOTE
I will be interested in being proved wrong. If it's something from the
Disney version, well, then...
[Having lately quoted word-related extracts from Dr. Seuss, "The
Hobbit," and "Alice in Wonderland" I wonder if there's a book in that,
or at least a web page... Language concepts as shown in passages from
beloved children's classics...]
Back to wolery: since wool has played a role in English history for a
thousand years, I would look there for the meaning. Either that, or it
was coined by the person who put it on the house.
Best wishes --- Donna Richoux
Donna Richoux
Following up my post:
Brian has posted the reference "The House at Pooh Corner, Chapter IX,
"In Which Eeyore Finds the Wolery and Owl Moves Into It" thus answering
my question. Thanks, Brian.
Best wishes -- Donna Richoux
Donna Richoux
Donna Richoux <tr...@euronet.nl> wrote:
> Following up my post:
>
> Brian has posted the reference "The House at Pooh Corner, Chapter IX,
> "In Which Eeyore Finds the Wolery and Owl Moves Into It" thus answering
> my question. Thanks, Brian.
Sorry to repeat this, but my machine choked and died (well, lost
consciousness) while attempting to post this, and although it shows on
my machine as posted, I'm not so sure it does on your-all's.
--- DR
KB (see signature)
> Furthermore, I challenge anyone who has so confidently said "wolery" is
> in "Winnie the Pooh" to come up with a precise chapter reference. I was
> brought up the books, too, you know, and I have a complete set in the
> hall bookcase. I do not remember the word, I do not see it in the
> chapter that introduces Owl and his house or in the illustrations of the
> signs by his door. The map on the end paper says "Owls House." (You guys
> aren't thinking of "Where the Woozle Wasn't," are you?)
>
From my copy of the _The House at Pooh Corner_ (which comes complete with
my marginal annotations,. made at about age 6) Capitalized as in the
original.:
CHAPTER IX. IN WHICH Eeyore Finds the Wolery and Owl Moves Into It
"I am calling it this," said Owl importantly, and he showed them what he
had been making. It was a square piece of board with the name of the
house painted on it:
THE WOLERY
--
Kathy Brunetti
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Truly Donovan
It is indeed a house name in Winnie the Pooh -- it is the
sign posted on the house that Owl lived in. Owl is a bird
of great erudition, but spelling impaired. Today, we would
label him dyslexic and put him in "special education"
classes.
--
Truly Donovan
reply to truly at lunemere dot com
Aaron J. Dinkin
In article <1997113014...@p025.hlm.euronet.nl>, tr...@euronet.nl
(Donna Richoux) wrote:
> Furthermore, I challenge anyone who has so confidently said "wolery" is
> in "Winnie the Pooh" to come up with a precise chapter reference. I was
> brought up the books, too, you know, and I have a complete set in the
> hall bookcase. I do not remember the word, I do not see it in the
> chapter that introduces Owl and his house or in the illustrations of the
> signs by his door. The map on the end paper says "Owls House." (You guys
> aren't thinking of "Where the Woozle Wasn't," are you?)
From _The House at Pooh Corner_, Chapter IX, in which Eeyore Finds the
Wolery and Owl Moves Into It (p. 157 in the Dell Yearling edition):
"And what about the new house?" asked Pooh. "Have you found it, Owl?"
"He's found a name for it," said Christopher Robin, lazily nibbling at a
piece of grass, "so now all he wants is the house."
"I am calling it this," said Owl importantly, and he showed them what he
had been making. It was a square piece of board with the name of the house
painted on it.
THE WOLERY
<end quote>
(The Wolery, by the way, turns out to be the erstwhile home of Piglet, who
then moves in with Pooh.)
-Aaron J. Dinkin
Dr. Whom
Brian J Goggin
On 30 Nov 1997 13:53:12 GMT, tr...@euronet.nl (Donna Richoux) wrote:
[...]
>Furthermore, I challenge anyone who has so confidently said "wolery" is
>in "Winnie the Pooh" to come up with a precise chapter reference. I was
>brought up the books, too, you know, and I have a complete set in the
>hall bookcase. I do not remember the word, I do not see it in the
>chapter that introduces Owl and his house or in the illustrations of the
>signs by his door. The map on the end paper says "Owls House." (You guys
>aren't thinking of "Where the Woozle Wasn't," are you?)
>
>--- BEGIN QUOTE FROM Chapter IV, :In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh
>Finds One":
[...]
>I will be interested in being proved wrong. If it's something from the
>Disney version, well, then...
Disney version? Go and wash your mouth out with soap!
It's in the Winnie-the-Pooh books, but in the second, *The House at
Pooh Corner*, rather than the first, *Winnie-the-Pooh*. Chapter Nine
is titled "In which Eeyore finds the Wolery and Owl moves into it".
>Back to wolery: since wool has played a role in English history for a
>thousand years, I would look there for the meaning. Either that, or it
>was coined by the person who put it on the house.
No, I don't think so. Owl chooses the name for his new house and then
paints the name on a board:
THE WOLERY
bjg [posted and mailed]
Peter Moylan
I tried this out on my nine-year-old son this evening, and to
my surprise he didn't know what a wolery was. He was, on
the other hand, able to tell me that Owl had trouble spelling
"measles" and "buttered toast".
Civilisation has not yet collapsed.
--
Peter Moylan pe...@ee.newcastle.edu.au
http://www.ee.newcastle.edu.au/users/staff/peter/Moylan.html
