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When push
comes to shove
Doyou sometimesfind your-
self using a familiar phrase
that seems suddenly to make
no sense? Do these familiar,
everyday phrases now appear
weird, alien, other-worldly?
Do you feel that you might
be losing your mind?
"Ever and again" is such
a phrase. It has the same
meaning as "once in a while,"
which has the same meaning
as"now and again,"which has
the same meaning as "every
now and then."But when you
look more closely at "once in a
while,"not to mention "every
now and then"-when you say
it out loud, take it apart and
put it back together again, it
doesn't seemto saywhat com-
mon usage says it says.
Neither does "ever and
agaij^" This idiom , by the
way, is said to have replaced
the hallowed "ever and anon,"
whichwasin use asfar back as
the 1500s -before somebody
sat bolt upright one day and
asked, "What the hell does
'ever and anon'mean?"There
is no record of the response
but it might well have been,
"Never mind 'ever and anon;'
what the hell does 'bolt up-
right' mean?"
In any event , "ever and
anon" has pretty much had
it when it comes to idiom-
atic popularity. Were you to
hear somebody say "ever and
anon" these days instead of
"from time to time" or "now
and again" you would prob-
ably think that person a bit
hoity-toity or la-di-da,ifthose
adjectives happened to be
handy. If you spoke Dutch,
"hooghartigheid" would have
come immediately to mind.
But even the hooghar-
tigheid amongus are unlikely
to use 'ever and anon" any-
more when all they really
want to get across is a sense
of not-every-day-ness. As
in, "Yes, I wish more people
were as good and true and
fascinating as I am, but it's
not somethingI worryabout
every day. I think about it
once in a while, every once
in awhile,now and then, now
and again. Actually, I worry
about it very seldom, if you
see what I mean."
Someone listening to this
drivelmightbemovedtothink:
"Iamnotgoingtohemandhaw
nor amI goingto shilly-shally:
I can't makeheads or tails out
of what this fool is saying and
although I have no particular
axe to grind I'm afraid that if
I don't shut him off I'll end up
under the weather.It'sacinch
that before longI'llbe actingas
wet behindthe earsashe does,
so here goes nothing. Besides,
when push comes to shove, I
have other fish to fry."
If nothing else, this much
seems certain: the person
expressing the thoughts here
isnot goingto have awhaleof
time.Infact,ifhe thinksmuch
more about what he has been
thinking about, he is headed
for a breakdown. Nothing he
is thinking makes any sense
because none of the phrases
in his head make any sense.
But then, so much of ev-
eryday discourse is built on
well-wornidioms,expressions
that are used so often they
have become cliches. And of
course,clichescarryafamiliar
meaning,whichiswhyweuse
them and how they got to be
clichesin the first place, even
if the meaning is conveyed
in word combinations that
make no sense, especially
to one who knows what the
individual words mean but
is idiomatically challenged.
That familiar visitor from
Mars, for example, the one
everybody is always calling
on to help make some point
or other.
And here he is again ,
all pointy ears and stalk-
eyes, searching desperately
through a traveler 's guide
to useful English words and
phrases, trying to figure out
what "how doyou do"means.
He knows what "how"means
and he knows what "you"
means. "Do" is tricky and
is constantly getting mixed
up with other verbs, as in
"He does not understand
what the hell you're talking
about."
To encounter "do"twice in
a four-word phrase is going
to be -you should forgive
the expression - the undo-
ing of our Martian friend. If
he tries to parse the phrase,
he will get nowhere and may
in fact risk losing his pointy-
headed mind. He would do
well to memorize the mean-
ing of the phrase and move
on. The trouble here is that
whatever he moves on to is
likely to be just as trouble-
some: "How have you been?"
for example.
Probably thebest coursefor
the muddled Martian isto go
back to Mars. They may look
odd there,but they don't talk
so funny.
THE rrT VIEW FROM
& S&ANCE
L •*» * BY PAULDUFFY A
A promising start
When the deputy director of
the Cape Cod Commission can
give a presentation to the Barn-
stable Republican Town Com-
mittee and all walk away friend-
ly, something's got to be up.
And there is, but it's all to the
good.
The commission has a history
of understanding the limitations
of a one-stop approach. Almost
from the outset, comments such
as "What works in Truro doesn't
work in Hyannis," could be
heard emanating from within the
commission's walls.
While perhaps obvious, the
ability to self-diagnose, while
far from perfect , helps temper
criticism of the regulatory and
planning agency.
What's happening in Hyannis's
downtown is another good
example. In exchange for fairly
rigorous planning, the commis-
sion is willing to walk away (up
to a point) and let the town self-
govern and self-regulate projects
that would normally exceed its
review threshold.
What was talked about the
other night with the Republi-
cans is the other end of the spec-
trum. With its 10,000 square-foot
threshold for reviewing new
development, the commission
spawned a whole lot of 9,000-
square-foot-plus construction
across the Cape. These projects
come in, not under the radar, but
under the level where mitigation
is mandatory, and the cumula-
tive effect is taking its toll. It
also means that if a developer is
going to exceed the threshold,
the project is likely going to be
larger to accommodate the ad-
ditional time and cost of a com-
mission review.
The concept for the future is
something of a sliding scale for
review that allows limited re-
view of smaller projects and that
would assist developers in plan-
ning the buildings they want,
not the ones the have to do to
make the numbers work.
All of this comes under the
heading of the commission's
every-five-year review of the
Regional Policy Plan, which is
barely out of the gates.
Be that as it may, it appears to
be off to a good start.
DS II
editor@barnstablepatriot.com
Our new look
By now it's probably apparent that
we've changed a couple of things with
this week's issue.
The most obvious is the addition of
color to our editorial and advertising
repertoire. In advance of the change,
we did some sprucing up. A little
change here, some clean-up there ,
but all within the spirit of what we've
done before.
What may not be quite as apparent is
that we also got a little skinnier. With
the new width comes another section,
allowingus to better highlight the arts
and entertainment world of Cape Cod,
and that's a very good thing.
For those who remember our really
wide days - eight arm-stretching col-
umns 17 inches edge to edge -we're a
full 4.5 inches narrower.
We have to admit,it'salittle strange
to see color photos staring back from
the Patriot's pages, but we also have
to admit we like it.
Over the course of 175 years, this
paper has changed with the times, in
size,tone and,thisisjust another piece
of that ever-rollingprogression.
Other changes are planned. Over
the next few months, we'll be bulking
up our village, business and general
news coverage.
What's next? How about the Pa-
triot on your doorstep? More on that
shortly.
DS II
editor@barnstablepatriot.com
Please see Publisher Rob Sennott's Open Letter
on page C:12.
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COMPILED BYJOHN WAITERS~
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From The Patriot Files. January 16,
1986
CLASS BOOSTER - Osterville
Rotarian Bruce Harris presents
a check for $150 to Barnstable
High School Sophomore Tracy
Baldner, representing a portion
of the proceeds from the club's
pancake festival at which the
sophomore class helped with
serving and clean-up.
1836
Welearnthat aLyceumhasrecently been formed
inBrewster,underthemostfavorable auspices,and
that meetings are regularly held at the Academy
Hall.A generalinterest is excited, and should it be
continued under its present good management,
much good will doubtless be done. The Rev. Mr.
Simpkinsdelivered amost excellent address before
thisInstitutionlastweek.The questiondiscussedat
theirlast meetingwas,"Whoenjoys the most happi-
ness,the Rich manor the Poor?" This question was
decided in favor of the Poor. The question for the
next meeting: "Is Capital Punishment productive
of more good than evilin the United States?"
1866
Mr.FreemanG.Hall,one ofthemost efficient and
successful teachers of music in the County,has re-
centlyopened aSingingSchoolinDennis,hisnative
village. He is most ably seconded by Miss Minerva
Chapman, who presides at the Harmonium with
much grace and skill.Alreadythe school evidences
marked proficiency, and we predict that before its
close the most difficult pieces willbe rendered with
ease and precision.
1896
The HyannisYacht club has been recently incor-
porated under the laws of Massachusetts, with a
capital stock of $5,000. The by-laws declare that
"the object of the club is for the enjoyment and
development ofyachting,andforthe establishment
and maintenanceof a place for reading rooms and
place for social meetings.'The club was organized
this past October. The officers are L. N. Oliver,
president; A. E Eagleston, G. W. Hallett, Maynard
Bearse, O.H. Crowell, N. B. Parker, directors. Plans
arenowbeingmade byHoward&Austin,architects
of Brockton,for a$5,000 clubhouse to be erected at
the foot of Pleasant Street.
1906
TheMassachusettsShipCanalCo.isgoingforward
with its plans to construct a canal across the Cape
at BassRiver and has filed articles of incorporation
with the state.
SenatorHermanA.Hardingof Chathamhasintro-
duced a bill in the Legislature to protect seagulls.
1916
Two of the men from the John R, Burke dredger
inLewisBay made preparations to go home on the
morning train Wednesday. One of the men put his
extra clothing in a bundle to take along, while the
other put on his extra suit. The man who wore all
his clothes took the bundle containing the extra
clothes of his companion, and in passing from one
scow to the other, made a miscalculation as to
distance and took an involuntary bath in the bay,
bundle and all.It isneedlessto saythat both waited
for a later train.
1926
Guy D. Tobey of Boston has bought 500 acres
in Mashpee bordering John's Pond, with two mile
frontage on the pond valued at $40,000 from the
Bacon estate.
The broker was Charles L. Swift. The tract has
been resold to W. S. Moody and resold by him to
John H. Hinston for development. Another tract
of 500 acres in Mashpee with a large frontage on
Poponessett Bay and the Santuit river with three
sets of buildingshas been purchased by Mr.Tobey.
Mr. Tobey formed a syndicate, with several other
investors in what is probably the largest sale of
acreage ever recorded on Cape Cod in recent years
consisting of adjoining parcels ... makes a total of
1,800 acres, with a salt-water frontage of approxi-
mately nine miles.
1936
With approximately 150 men at work digging
clamsinBarnstableharbor largequantities ofthese
shellfish are being shipped out of town on orders as
well as razorfish. ClamWarden Ernest O.Dottridge
issupervisingthiswork andisfree to declare that at
present more clamsarebeingtakenthanthe growth
replacessothat unlesssomemethod of conservation
and propagation isadopted the supplywillbe sadly
depleted. "Barnstable harbor never was and never
will be big enough to allow 150 men to dig clams
there daily all the year around so that we must do
something to replenish the supply," he said.
1946
Miss Harriet Scudder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederic F.Scudder of Ocean Street, Hyannis, was
a recent guest of the King and Queen of England
along with other members of her Red Cross outfit
now serving in the United Kingdom. The occasion
was a tea given at BuckinghamPalace.
1956
Barnstableschoolkids,recent gradshomefor the
holidays, and yes oldsters as well, had one grand
and glorious week of skating, hockey and general
cavorting on ice if they never have another. For a
whole generation of youngsters up to about age 18
it was the first time in their lives on Cape Cod that
they could count on solid, snow-free ice day after
day.It was a happy coincidence that the best days
came during vacation and Tuesday; when all sad
sacks dragged back to work or classes, was a mis-
erable day good for nothing else. Aunt Betts Pond
out by the new rotary in Hyannis drew the biggest
crowds last week, even as it did 25 years ago.How-
ever there were picture postcard scenes and many
merry skaters at CogginsPond inBarnstable,Sam's
in Osterville, Long Pond and Wequaquet Lake in
Centerville,Moore'sGardensinSouthHyannis,and
on cranberry bogs and various other surfaces.
1966
The boom town of Barnstable that is growing
faster, percentage-wise than any other commu-
nity in the eastern sector of the nation, is facing
a 1966 school budget that is set at $2,227,648 it
was disclosed Monday night at an initial meeting
between the school and finance committees. The
record high figure to meet the cost of educating
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