Calgarry Cuba Unguard confute duck fagan egypt
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Fascinating. You can read the entire paper here. From the paper, here's the transcription of the two sheets.
1.1 Smith nostrum linnet get none event
1.2 Antonio rubric lisstd (?) full ink
1.3 Make Indpls barometer nerite
1.4 Spring wilderness lining one reading novice bale
1.5 Vicksbg rough-rock lining my nanny bucket
1.6 Saint west lunar malay new market bale
1.7 Leawth merry lemon sunk each
1.8 Cairo rural lining new johnson none ice
1.9 Missouri windy lunar mew Johnson none bucket
1.10 Elliott remorse legacy sunk dew
1.11 Concordia mammon layman null event
1.12 Concordia meraccous (?) humuss nail menu barrack
2.1 Bismark Omit leafage buck bank
2.2 Paul Ramify loamy event false new event
2.3 Helena onus lofo us nail each
2.4 Green Bay nobby piped
2.5 Assin Onago league new forbade event
2.6 Custer Down
2.7 Garry noun Tertal lawful palm novice event
2.8 Minnedos noun Tommy leafage beak doffin
2.9 Calgarry Cuba Unguard confute duck fagan egypt
2.10 Grub wrongful hug duck fagan each
2.11 Calgarry noun Signor loamy mew ginned
2.12 Landing noun Rugins legacy dsrch (?) baby ice
Of course the remaining mystery is why this woman had weather messages from a specific date hidden in her dress
posted by vacapinta at 11:34 PM on December 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
1.1 Smith nostrum linnet get none event
1.2 Antonio rubric lisstd (?) full ink
1.3 Make Indpls barometer nerite
1.4 Spring wilderness lining one reading novice bale
1.5 Vicksbg rough-rock lining my nanny bucket
1.6 Saint west lunar malay new market bale
1.7 Leawth merry lemon sunk each
1.8 Cairo rural lining new johnson none ice
1.9 Missouri windy lunar mew Johnson none bucket
1.10 Elliott remorse legacy sunk dew
1.11 Concordia mammon layman null event
1.12 Concordia meraccous (?) humuss nail menu barrack
2.1 Bismark Omit leafage buck bank
2.2 Paul Ramify loamy event false new event
2.3 Helena onus lofo us nail each
2.4 Green Bay nobby piped
2.5 Assin Onago league new forbade event
2.6 Custer Down
2.7 Garry noun Tertal lawful palm novice event
2.8 Minnedos noun Tommy leafage beak doffin
2.9 Calgarry Cuba Unguard confute duck fagan egypt
2.10 Grub wrongful hug duck fagan each
2.11 Calgarry noun Signor loamy mew ginned
2.12 Landing noun Rugins legacy dsrch (?) baby ice
Of course the remaining mystery is why this woman had weather messages from a specific date hidden in her dress
posted by vacapinta at 11:34 PM on December 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
Oooo. This tinkled a distant bell. Like UK railway codes which attached [not] random words to longer, often used, phrases.
BILTONG Arrange special collection today on account of Woodley and Co. of Cardiff
ARGUS Barge (or boat) proceeding with difficulty. Let down all water you can spare
RIFLE If not too late, divert undermentioned to place named and advise me when done.
UPHARSIN your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians
Dozens of people internalized, through deliberate practice, extensive code words essential for their job performance.
And if we're in historical Britain [apols for parallel track derail]. Here's Flag Lt Pasco being more efficient off Cabo Trafalgar in Oct 1805:
His Lordship came to me on the poop, and after ordering certain signals to be made, about a quarter to noon, he said, 'Mr. Pasco, I wish to say to the fleet, ENGLAND CONFIDES THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY' and he added 'You must be quick, for I have one more to make which is for close action.' I replied, 'If your Lordship will permit me to substitute the confides for expects the signal will soon be completed, because the word expects is in the vocabulary, and confides must be spelt,' His Lordship replied, in haste, and with seeming satisfaction, 'That will do, Pasco, make it directly.'
posted by BobTheScientist at 11:37 PM on December 17, 2023 [10 favorites]
BILTONG Arrange special collection today on account of Woodley and Co. of Cardiff
ARGUS Barge (or boat) proceeding with difficulty. Let down all water you can spare
RIFLE If not too late, divert undermentioned to place named and advise me when done.
UPHARSIN your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians
Dozens of people internalized, through deliberate practice, extensive code words essential for their job performance.
And if we're in historical Britain [apols for parallel track derail]. Here's Flag Lt Pasco being more efficient off Cabo Trafalgar in Oct 1805:
His Lordship came to me on the poop, and after ordering certain signals to be made, about a quarter to noon, he said, 'Mr. Pasco, I wish to say to the fleet, ENGLAND CONFIDES THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY' and he added 'You must be quick, for I have one more to make which is for close action.' I replied, 'If your Lordship will permit me to substitute the confides for expects the signal will soon be completed, because the word expects is in the vocabulary, and confides must be spelt,' His Lordship replied, in haste, and with seeming satisfaction, 'That will do, Pasco, make it directly.'
posted by BobTheScientist at 11:37 PM on December 17, 2023 [10 favorites]
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin?
posted by aramaic at 11:59 PM on December 17, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by aramaic at 11:59 PM on December 17, 2023 [3 favorites]
Sokath, his eyes open!
posted by DreamerFi at 12:55 AM on December 18, 2023 [8 favorites]
posted by DreamerFi at 12:55 AM on December 18, 2023 [8 favorites]
Codes to save time and money with telegraph communication were common place at the time. Companies with a lot of telegraphic traffic would naturally develop short hand and commercial code books were available that were specialized for specific industries. The intent wasn't privacy but to save money in a system where you paid per word.
posted by Mitheral at 3:23 AM on December 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Mitheral at 3:23 AM on December 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
The codes could also include error correction.
posted by Mitheral at 3:33 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Mitheral at 3:33 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
An old AskMe in which we decipher some telegrams using Bentley’s Phrase Code.
posted by zamboni at 3:41 AM on December 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by zamboni at 3:41 AM on December 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
lining my nanny bucket
That'd make a good username.
posted by Foosnark at 6:37 AM on December 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
That'd make a good username.
posted by Foosnark at 6:37 AM on December 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
I feel like this is a Tim Powers book that hasn't been written yet
posted by The otter lady at 7:32 AM on December 18, 2023 [8 favorites]
posted by The otter lady at 7:32 AM on December 18, 2023 [8 favorites]
"Be sure to bring your umbrella."
posted by Flaffigan at 8:45 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Flaffigan at 8:45 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
Previous telegraph codes post by MeFite Horace Rumpole.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 9:50 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Horace Rumpole at 9:50 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
KORD 181928Z 30017G27KT 10SM -SN BKN044 M02/M11 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 32028/1904 SNB27 P0000 T10171106
posted by JoeZydeco at 11:39 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by JoeZydeco at 11:39 AM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
"lining my nanny bucket"
Uhm... I'll be in my bunk.
posted by Floydd at 7:49 PM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
Uhm... I'll be in my bunk.
posted by Floydd at 7:49 PM on December 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
Person, woman, man, camera, TV
posted by kirkaracha at 10:36 AM on December 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by kirkaracha at 10:36 AM on December 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
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