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  • Pierre
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    • Sep 2015
    • 4407

    #496
    Originally posted by David Orsam View Post
    The absence of a blackboard.

    I already said this.
    No, David. He could have chosen another type of wall.

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    • Pierre
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      • Sep 2015
      • 4407

      #497
      Originally posted by Pierre View Post
      No, David. He could have chosen another type of wall.
      Why didnīt he?

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      • David Orsam
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        • Nov 2014
        • 7916

        #498
        Originally posted by Pierre View Post
        No, David. He could have chosen another type of wall.
        But unless it was a blackboard the writing would probably still be somewhat blurred.

        Mind you, I doubt the author of the writing cared too much about that.

        The writing was a bit blurred, so what?

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        • Pierre
          Inactive
          • Sep 2015
          • 4407

          #499
          Originally posted by Pierre View Post
          Important point.

          And another thing: why did he chose a bit of the apron?

          Why not a bit of some other clothing?

          Regards, Pierre
          Any suggestions? Anyone?

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          • David Orsam
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            • Nov 2014
            • 7916

            #500
            Originally posted by Pierre View Post
            Why didnīt he?
            Because he didn't care if the writing was a bit blurred?

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            • Pierre
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              • Sep 2015
              • 4407

              #501
              [QUOTE=David Orsam;394797]

              But unless it was a blackboard the writing would probably still be somewhat blurred.

              Mind you, I doubt the author of the writing cared too much about that.

              The writing was a bit blurred, so what?
              He wanted it to be blurred.

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              • Pierre
                Inactive
                • Sep 2015
                • 4407

                #502
                Originally posted by David Orsam View Post
                Because he didn't care if the writing was a bit blurred?
                He wanted it to be blurred.

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                • David Orsam
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                  • Nov 2014
                  • 7916

                  #503
                  Originally posted by Pierre View Post
                  Any suggestions? Anyone?
                  But if he had chosen the skirt, someone could ask "why did he chose the skirt, not the apron?". If he had chosen the jacket, someone could ask "why did he chose the jacket, not the skirt?"

                  If we accept that he wanted to cut off a piece of material, why is it of any interest which piece he cut?

                  I think you need to explain that first before asking us to play guessing games.

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                  • David Orsam
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                    • Nov 2014
                    • 7916

                    #504
                    Originally posted by Pierre View Post
                    He wanted it to be blurred.
                    Well he didn't have a blackboard available so he didn't really have any choice.

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                    • John G
                      Commissioner
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 4919

                      #505
                      Originally posted by Pierre View Post
                      OK, John. Letīs see if you can do it. David wrote:



                      My comment to this was:



                      So John:

                      What is the simple reason, what historical explanation can there be?


                      Regards, Pierre
                      Hi Pierre,

                      I don't accept your basic premise. Assuming the GSG was written by JtR, I can't imagine him wandering around Whitechapel looking for the most appropriate surface to write on. And, after all, diffuse or not the message was clearly fully readable, so the writer's objective had been achieved.

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                      • John G
                        Commissioner
                        • Sep 2014
                        • 4919

                        #506
                        Originally posted by Pierre View Post
                        He wanted it to be blurred.
                        Source? Hypothesis?

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                        • Pierre
                          Inactive
                          • Sep 2015
                          • 4407

                          #507
                          Originally posted by David Orsam View Post
                          But if he had chosen the skirt, someone could ask "why did he chose the skirt, not the apron?". If he had chosen the jacket, someone could ask "why did he chose the jacket, not the skirt?"

                          If we accept that he wanted to cut off a piece of material, why is it of any interest which piece he cut?

                          I think you need to explain that first before asking us to play guessing games.
                          The apron and the GSG were two sides of the same strategy. It was a coherent communication to someone.

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                          • John G
                            Commissioner
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 4919

                            #508
                            Originally posted by Pierre View Post
                            The apron and the GSG were two sides of the same strategy. It was a coherent communication to someone.
                            Source? Hypothesis?

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                            • Pierre
                              Inactive
                              • Sep 2015
                              • 4407

                              #509
                              Originally posted by John G View Post
                              Source? Hypothesis?
                              All the original sources for people in 1888 who could not read the GSG.

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                              • David Orsam
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                                • Nov 2014
                                • 7916

                                #510
                                Originally posted by Pierre View Post
                                The apron and the GSG were two sides of the same strategy. It was a coherent communication to someone.
                                Coherent but metaphorical no doubt.

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