Some kids I know crack up every time they see a sign for Glebe Road in Northern Virginia, and NoVa being what it is, you might in fact encounter Glebe Road three or four times on your way from point A to B. I assumed there was a Squire Glebe or something back in Georgian times (cf Sally Fairfax County) but thanks to Tristram Shandy (I've broken a heretofore inpenetrable barrier and am now in pages numbered in the 40's) I now know a glebe is land which provides revenue to a church.
I know the mother of some kids who's read everything written in the 19th Century who undoubtedly knew that. So, probably, did a weirdly literary computer geek I know.
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If I am said 'weirdly literary computer geek', I confess to not knowing 'glebe.' I did not know Glebe Road when I read the book, though. Perhaps if I did it would have become another of my hobby horses?
ReplyDeleteYou are said, etc. Based on the road, I'd say some church had a ridonkulously huge glebe! Of course you've read the book, I'm giving myself full credit for that.
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ReplyDeleteMany people think glebes are grebes, which indicates that those people truly are dweebs.
ReplyDeleteI tried to beat my way through Tristram Shandy last summer during my lunch breaks at the law firm. I think I read 8 pages. Everyone who had to read it senior year of high school whined and complained. I was like, psh, you kids. Reading is fun! Turns out that's not always the case. Good luck, and if you ever start to despair, just think: GLEEEEEEEEEEBE!!!
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How come when you delete a comment because you wanted to rearrange two of its words like a geek (or glebenik) -- it won't ever let anyone forget it!
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