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Offline sami

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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #99 on: Wednesday 19 June 13 00:42 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Maureeng on Tuesday 18 June 13 19:56 BST (UK)
Hi, i am still trying to find out what is on this photo. I have posted it on Facebook & The Omniglot site & no one seems to know. Maybe the professor will have some news, no news is good news as they say.
Maureen x

Thanks for the update - I keep wondering about it.  :)

sami
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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #100 on: Tuesday 25 June 13 17:28 BST (UK) »
Hi All

Sorry for the lack of activity from me recently - family issues.

I've had no response so far, so I've just fired another e-mail off to SOAS.  Here's hoping  :)

Gaie
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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #101 on: Tuesday 25 June 13 20:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Gaie,
 Thanks for all your help. I am still searching the internet, with no luck.

Maureen

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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #102 on: Thursday 01 August 13 07:27 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Sandra thought it looked like casanow. How about casanova?
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« Reply #103 on: Thursday 01 August 13 17:07 BST (UK) »
Hi All,
Sorry not been in touch moving house and pretty much just got back online.
Not heard of Casanow,that's a new one on me.  Anyway I am still keeping my eyes open in case something looks similar. It must be out there somewhere,someone wrote it.
Sandra

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« Reply #104 on: Thursday 01 August 13 21:00 BST (UK) »
Yes, someone wrote it - but they could have made it up themselves!  My brothers and I often used to write in code when we were kids; maybe this is an example of something from childhood still used for secrecy.  In which case, we will never find out what it means, sadly.
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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #105 on: Thursday 01 August 13 23:27 BST (UK) »
As another who used to make up codes in my youth, I'm inclined to agree with GS.

In which case, sadly we will never have the answer.

Maggie  :)
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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #106 on: Friday 02 August 13 01:59 BST (UK) »
   Perhaps its time to call in the Bletchley Circle?     But seriously someone who has worked on deciphering codes might unlock this mystery.     I guess that the Germans did use some shorthand ciphers - any chance that the young ladies were part of a military decoding team?
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Re: Shorthand writing on old photo?
« Reply #107 on: Saturday 03 August 13 10:05 BST (UK) »
On the top line: characters '4' and '6': are those question marks intergrated into the letter-forms?

Top line seems to be in one hand; the bottom seems to be in another.

Probably says:
Q: Are you going out to the dance tonight?
A: Try stopping me!

I'm joking...!
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