Re: Uncle Wiggily

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Do you also think that he called it Uncle Wiggily because a sore ankle
makes you hop? I think this is a really sweet discovery ... kind of
interesting when you consider the way we've just been discussing children's
books. I just did a Yahoo search on Uncle Wiggily, and I couldn't find
anything much other than a few Uncle Wiggily books
(http://www.erols.com/moffetts/sjsc1998.html for example) . Although while
searching I came across a JD Salinger page I don't think I've visited
before -http://res3.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/4619/bojds.html

J J R:
> Thank you, Tony Myers :)   Seems like Uncle Wiggly was what the woman's
> first husband called her sprained ankle in the short story by that name. 
> It was a device to help her laugh at her pain, and I think her loss of
> the ability to do so was the source of her angst in the story.
> 
> It seems fitting that Uncle Wiggly would be a cartoon character.  But
> yeah, it'd be real interesting to read some of the comics and see what
> went on :)

Camille
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