An experiment

[Pcdunn]

No, it's a word that begins with the letter 'J'.

Ah, okay, thank you. I was wondering about that.

[Abby Normal]

Yes, and more than that, I'm confident it will pass "the Pierre test" by which I mean those 20 questions that you asked every time someone offered a suggestion. In other words, I think you will have to accept it as a possibility.

I was going to say jurors

[Pierre]

I was going to say jurors

According to Halse the word was Juwes.

So it starts with Ju- and ends with -es.

[David Orsam]

There's no trick to this, it's a normal word and all perfectly genuine.

I kind of smacked my head when I saw it. A very obvious possibility. Overlooked by everyone.

[David Orsam]

According to Halse the word was Juwes.

So it starts with Ju- and ends with -es.

Are you trying to do this with me letter by letter?

[David Orsam]

According to Halse the word was Juwes.

So it starts with Ju- and ends with -es.

If we take the logic of your argument, the word starts with Ju is followed by a w and ends with es.

[Pierre]

There's no trick to this, it's a normal word and all perfectly genuine.

I kind of smacked my head when I saw it. A very obvious possibility. Overlooked by everyone.

And of course it is based on the statement of Halse so it starts with Ju- and ends with -es.

[David Orsam]

And of course it is based on the statement of Halse so it starts with Ju- and ends with -es.

So you are saying the Ju is followed by a w which is followed by es?

[David Orsam]

And of course it is based on the statement of Halse

I must say that I thought your entire thesis was that Halse was mistaken, perhaps because his eyesight was faulty.

If we rely on the accuracy of Halse then there's nothing to guess and the word he saw was "Juwes".

[Pcdunn]

Junkers. (Prussian nobles, not German aircraft-- or junk dealers, I suppose.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Junker

[Pierre]

So you are saying the Ju is followed by a w which is followed by es?

A you starting to worry, David?

it will be most interesting to read the word you have found. I am sure it corresponds with the stem in the word Juwes and the plural -es.

Looking forward to seeing your word.

[David Orsam]

Junkers. (Prussian nobles, not German aircraft-- or junk dealers, I suppose.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Junker

Nope.

[Abby Normal]

Are you trying to do this with me letter by letter?

Junkies? Not sure if that was a word back then.

[David Orsam]

A you starting to worry, David?

it will be most interesting to read the word you have found. I am sure it corresponds with the stem in the word Juwes and the plural -es.

Looking forward to seeing your word.

he he, worried about what?

Oh yes I'm terrified.

And actually yes it does correspond with "the stem" in the word Juwes and the plural -es, which is what struck me about it when I saw it.

[David Orsam]

Junkies? Not sure if that was a word back then.

I don't know either but it's not that word.