OCR madness .....

Post by **AnneM** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:07 pm

Hi

There is also a new city in Scotland called Dinder. BTW the original is perfectly legible.

Anne

PS I think the Royal Artillery may be involved there somewhere. Otherwise I can't make a guess educated or otherwise at the various occupations largely because I can't stop laughing. Husband is confirmed in his view that I've lost it totally this time.

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:07 pm

If we keep this going Mary might not need lessons in this new language.

Meantime its getting too much for my ageing brain so I'm going to join
Robert Burn in Stirling as a Retired Phr Royalhary
The Retired bit fits comfortably
The Royal bit doesn't fit but the HARY does. (and Davie I said Hary no a wee Herry!)
So the offer of a professional 'head look' as a prize is off. I'm now retired.

The retiring russell

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:13 pm

Russell wrote:If we keep this going Mary might not need lessons in this new language.

Meantime its getting too much for my ageing brain so I'm going to join
Robert Burn in Stirling as a Retired Phr Royalhary
The Retired bit fits comfortably
The Royal bit doesn't fit but the HARY does. (and Davie I said Hary no a wee Herry!)
So the offer of a professional 'head look' as a prize is off. I'm now retired.

The retiring russell

Oh but the "Royal" bit does fit ...... but 48 hours to go before I desclose the actual entries

David

Post by **AnneM** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:13 pm

I reckon that one is Retired Sgt Royal Artillery. The last one is clearly Ploughman. The Phranaker one is probably something maker but what heaven alone knows.

Anne

Post by **SarahND** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:17 pm

AnneM wrote: BTW the original is perfectly legible.

Which reinforces my conviction that it was not read by a human (Russell excepted)

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:18 pm

AnneM wrote:I reckon that one is Retired Sgt Royal Artillery. .......snipped ............
Anne

You've got two words right there, but like that most annoying wee game with coloured pins, you don't get told which two

David

Post by **AnneM** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:30 pm

Could be Retired Cap Royal Navy or something like that.

Anne

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:49 pm

AnneM wrote:Could be Retired Cap Royal Navy or something like that.

Anne

Three words right

David

Post by **SarahND** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:57 pm

Hey! No fair coaching!

If you keep this up we'll all get the right answers

Shall we each give you a summary of our guesses so you don't have to search among 4 pages of posts?

Tomorrow, that is, when I've a brain again.
Good night

Sarah

Post by **Anne H** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:03 am

My humble try...

Robt H Hall in St Ninians is a Proppirval Phrendogist
…Professional “whatever” ???

Henry L Lewis in Edinburgh St Andrew is a Lectrirer On Phrenotoye
…Lecturer on “whatever as above”??

Robert Burn in Stirling is Retired Phr Royalhary
…Retired Cmr (Commander??) Royal Navy ??

Hugh Connel in Galston is a Sovaneno Phranaker
…a “ something” shoemaker ??

Joanna W Lennox in HAmilton is (of The Faculty Of Phrjeicitian Boycon)
…of the Faculty of What???

John Lindsay in Montrose is a Coal Fitter A Tichmeal Phrose Applud
Person And Employ Loal Gar Scholar
… I get the obvious...I think, but the rest?

Elisabeth Padge in Abbotshall is a Hawker Of Phread & Needles
…Hawker of Thread & Needles

John Kerr in Annan is a Farmer Of 150 Acceres Feplaying Phree 3 Labourers
…Farmer of 150 Acres employing three 3 labourers

Archibald Millar in Leith South is a simple Phryhman …ploughman
…ploughman

Regards,
Anne H