If we're going yet the ridiculous tour, 'sundial' in Dutch is 'zonnewijzer' 'wijzer' is the comparative of 'wijs' (wise in English) and the owl is a symbol for wisdom.
Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be Op 19-nov-2010, om 17:16 heeft Wolfgang R. Dick het volgende geschreven: > John, > > There may be another connection - between humor and owls, since this was > a humor journal. In Germany the accociation between humor and owls > come from "Till Eulenspiegel" ("Till Owlmirror", in English literature > known as "Owlglass", see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_Eulenspiegel). > Perhaps the former editor had this in mind, and because the journal > was called The Sundial, there was the connection between sundials and > owls. Just a guess. > > Best, > Wolfgang > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:43:02 -0700 > Von: "John Carmichael" <[email protected]> > An: "\'Sundial Mailing List\'" <[email protected]> > Betreff: FW: Sundial Information > > Hi Dialists: > > I received this intriguing letter from Ohio State University. The writer > talks about an old publication called "The Sundial". And then asked me if I > am aware of any relationship between sundials and owls! I am not aware of > any association between the two. I asked him to send me any photos of this. > Meanwhile, I'm asking you guys if you have seen any relationship between > owls and sundials. > > Thanks! > > I'll forward your answers to him, or you can write him directly. > > John > > > From: Nathan Varrone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Sundial Information > > > Dear John Carmichael, > > I am currently reviving a humor magazine titled The Sundial at The Ohio > State University. In old issues of The Sundial, I often see an owl on top of > the drawn images of sundials. Is there any association with owls and > sundials that you would know of? > > Thanks so much for your time, we may do business with you in the future! > > Best, > > -- > Nathan L. Varrone > The Ohio State University > Associate Director, 8th Floor Improv > President, The Sundial > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
