OCR madness .....

Post by **emanday** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:51 am

Well said Sally. =D>

One point - As an ex programmer and therefore fully aware of the true intelligence level of my beloved PC - until they can recreate the human brain with technology? It will never happen!

Computers are as thick as two short planks! Without a human brain to tell them what to do, they are as useful as a sandpit in the Sahara!

Post by **emanday** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:58 am

Russell wrote:Hi Pinkshoes

No! I didn't think you meant it but the theme was getting so outrageous I thought it should come down to earth a bit. I can usually tell when your tongue is in your cheek. It takes away your dimple

I could hardly drink my whisky toddy for spluttering over the keyboard.
This has been the funniest thread in a long time but what must the casual 'guest' think. "Who are these nutcases?"
I'm just glad I never subscribed to such a money grabbing site. Their motto must be" forget accuracy and grab the quids"

Russell

Nutcases

Us

Never

We are a highly intelligent, serious group of family history researchers

OK, our slightly off the wall sense of humour may cause some consternation..........

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:23 am

Now Mary

Either my nail's firmly embedded in the plaster
or
I'm firmly plastered and have been nailed

I have never fallen off a wall but I have given a few a Glesca kiss

Regards

Humpty

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:37 am

OK, our slightly off the wall sense of humour may cause some consternation..........

For the record I am not currently consternated. I find switching between red wine, cold toddies and Sovaneno keeps it at bay. However consternation "runs" in the family My ggg grandmother died after 8 days of severe consternation. Should I be consterned ?

Sally

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Post by **emanday** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:14 am

Russell wrote:Now Mary

Either my nail's firmly embedded in the plaster
or
I'm firmly plastered and have been nailed

I have never fallen off a wall but I have given a few a Glesca kiss

Regards

Humpty

Eh?

Post by **emanday** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:18 am

grannysrock wrote:
OK, our slightly off the wall sense of humour may cause some consternation..........
For the record I am not currently consternated. I find switching between red wine, cold toddies and Sovaneno keeps it at bay. However consternation "runs" in the family My ggg grandmother died after 8 days of severe consternation. Should I be consterned ?

Sally

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What's Sovaneno and where can I buy it? Does it go with red wine and cold toddies (

why would you want a toddy cold anyway? Yeeuuch)

As to your GGG Grandmother - Ouch! Any indication it might be hereditary?

PS to Russell (aka Humpty): Yes, I know, It's getting nuttier by the minute

Post by **AnneM** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:24 am

Definitely a Lecturer on Theology there. Apart from that it's all Jabberwocky.

Anne

Post by **SarahND** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:18 am

Well, I certainly had no idea of the topic's amazing potential when I innocently started this thread a few days ago

Hope you night owls don't have too much of a headache this morning

Bringing it back to serious matters...

Here are my final thoughts on Sally's OCR puzzles. I'll be away from the internet Wednesday and Thursday, but will look forward to seeing where the tangents have gone by then!

Robt H Hall in St Ninians is a Proppirval Phrendogist
Proverbial Phrenologist

Henry L Lewis in Edinburgh St Andrew is a Lectrirer On Phrenotoye
Lecturer on Phenotypes

Robert Burn in Stirling is Retired Phr Royalhary
Retired Cmr Royal Navy (With all David's hints I think this is the end result?)

Hugh Connel in Galston is a Sovaneno Phranaker
Son of a Homewrecker

Joanna W Lennox in Hamilton is (of The Faculty Of Phrjeicitian Boycon)
of the Faculty of Physicians & Surgeons - as David originally said

Either the name is actually John W Lennox and she is a man, or the occupation was so long-winded that it continued onto the next line from her husbands and the OCR thought it applied to Joanna.

John Lindsay in Montrose is a Coal Fitter A Tichmeal Phrose Applud Person And Employ Loal Gar Scholar
I'll stick with Coal Fitter A common phrase applied persons employed as coal fire installers
Now we know what to call them

And finally, the easy ones:

Elisabeth Padge in Abbotshall is a Hawker Of Phread & Needles common pronunciation fault !
Hawker of thread & needles

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

Archibald Millar in Leith South is a simple Phryhman
Ploughman

Now I've really got to get that Christmas parcel in the mail for my family in the U.S. or it will never get there in time.
Talk to you later!
Sarah

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:48 pm

New County for Scotland!!

Linbethgoneshire

Any guesses as to what it really is?

Jean

Post by **emanday** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:45 pm

Jean Jeanie wrote:New County for Scotland!!

Linbethgoneshire

Any guesses as to what it really is?

Jean

The way things are going so far it could be anything

Mind-boggling - innit?