rip van winkle
- n a person oblivious to social changes
- n a person who sleeps a lot
- n the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens
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- Puss in Boots Fortune-Teller fulfills its prophecy of success, sells for $21,000 at Morphy's
8-piece Coca-Cola window display featuring Rip Van Winkle and the Jolly Elves, $7,800. Morphy Auctions image. DENVER, PA .- A storybook cat with a talent for prognostication leaped to the top of prices realized at Morphy’s June 1st auction of antique advertising and coin-op machines.
June 14, 2013 - Art Daily - Report on Mississippi’s economy has poor cause, effect relations
I did a double-take when I picked up my morning Clarion-Ledger. The headline read, “Mississippi’s Economic Outlook Ranks in Top 10 Nationally, Annual Report Says.” Seriously? While I love trumpeting good news about my state, I’m no Pollyanna. Was this a Rip Van Winkle thing?
June 13, 2013 - Mississippi Business Journal - Joseph Cramer, M.D.: The present is so overwhelming we need a good nap
The present is so overwhelming that like Rip Van Winkle, sometimes we need a good nap.
June 10, 2013 - Deseret News