I suspect there's no relationship. The publishers of the humor magazine were probably making an oblique reference to the owl of Athena, which is a symbol of wisdom. A bit sly, but also a bit self-congratulatory (but this is a college humor magazine, not Dean Swift). Brad
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:43 AM, John Carmichael <jlcarmich...@comcast.net>wrote: > 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:nathanvarr...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, November 19, 2010 1:20 AM > *To:* jlcarmich...@comcast.net > *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 > > >
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