Uncle George Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 5 minutes ago, neverforget said: Yes. Very easy to unintentionally mislead too, without any attempt to obfuscate. Old Voltaire used to intentionally and playfully use red herrings. I miss Voltaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 (edited) I chanced upon this chap while searching for one of the earlier WiT?s. He's appeared before in the olden days of the thread but not with this picture I think, but then we must be getting close to everyone who was photographed who was alive during 1914-18. He continues a bit of a theme from a day or two ago. Pete. Edited 22 January , 2023 by Fattyowls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 hour ago, Uncle George said: Is he Carl Hans Lody? No he isn't this chap is German Army..well at leasy briefly. An atheist but a follower to a degree of a prelate who sounds as though he hailed from a place named after an aquatic ungulate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 minute ago, Fattyowls said: I chanced upon this chap while searching for one of the earlier WiT?s. He's appeared before in the olden days of the thread but not with this picture I think, but then we must be getting close to everyone who was photographed who was alive during 1914-18. He continues a bit of a theme from a day or two ago. Pete. There’s no picture Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 8 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Old Voltaire used to intentionally and playfully use red herrings. I miss Voltaire. Yes, when we finally decide to put the band back together we will be getting in touch with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 minute ago, Uncle George said: There’s no picture Pete. I've just rectified the oversight mon oncle. I'd left the name of the individual on the photo; schoolboy error. 1 minute ago, neverforget said: Yes, when we finally decide to put the band back together we will be getting in touch with him. I'm looking forward to the greatest hits release........ F. Owls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 minute ago, Fattyowls said: I've just rectified the oversight mon oncle. I'd left the name of the individual on the photo; schoolboy error. I'm looking forward to the greatest hits release........ F. Owls. It's gonna have to be a box set at the very least Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 minute ago, neverforget said: It's gonna have to be a box set at the very least Pete. Sorting out the touring band for the world tour might be tricky. I'll broach the subject with the thread statto at the conference in March...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 minute ago, Fattyowls said: Sorting out the touring band for the world tour might be tricky. I'll broach the subject with the thread statto at the conference in March...... Give him my very best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 Another clue. His beliefs were more in tune with Nietzsche than with Wittgenstein but the big question was could he out consume David Hume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aim Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 hour ago, ilkley remembers said: No he isn't this chap is German Army..well at leasy briefly. An atheist but a follower to a degree of a prelate who sounds as though he hailed from a place named after an aquatic ungulate Dugong, manatee, sea cow? All mistaken for mermaids. aim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 January , 2023 Share Posted 22 January , 2023 1 hour ago, ilkley remembers said: could he out consume David Hume An homage to the Philosophers' Song in Monty Python perchance, where Hume could out consume Schopenhauer and Hegel? Like what you did there Mr IR. Pete. P.S Apologies for posting one while yours is still live; I got into a pickle as my old mum would say with the photo and took ages to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 8 hours ago, Fattyowls said: An homage to the Philosophers' Song in Monty Python perchance, where Hume could out consume Schopenhauer and Hegel? Well spotted it is the Philosophers Song, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 9 hours ago, aim said: Dugong, manatee, sea cow? All mistaken for mermaids. Not in this case I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 14 hours ago, Fattyowls said: I chanced upon this chap while searching for one of the earlier WiT?s. He's appeared before in the olden days of the thread but not with this picture I think, but then we must be getting close to everyone who was photographed who was alive during 1914-18. He continues a bit of a theme from a day or two ago. Pete. Is he James Rives Childs?An expert, apparently, on Giacomo Casanova but more to the point Head of the US Army Cipher Solutions Section. He was given a set of 44 cryptograms that were scrambled using a trench code. “Despite having no details of how the encryption worked, Childs returned to his commanding officer in less than a day with all 44 messages solved. This was the death knell for the first American trench code.” https://militaryhistorynow.com/2016/05/30/uncle-sams-first-code-breakers-how-the-u-s-military-helped-win-the-ww1-intelligence-war/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 29 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Is he James Rives Childs?An expert, apparently, on Giacomo Casanova but more to the point Head of the US Army Cipher Solutions Section. He was given a set of 44 cryptograms that were scrambled using a trench code. “Despite having no details of how the encryption worked, Childs returned to his commanding officer in less than a day with all 44 messages solved. This was the death knell for the first American trench code.” https://militaryhistorynow.com/2016/05/30/uncle-sams-first-code-breakers-how-the-u-s-military-helped-win-the-ww1-intelligence-war/ Not he mon oncle; but really interesting non the less. I may see if I can find a photo of Childs and store it for future use. My man's surname is now famous, despite being supplanted; I wonder if his specialism would be of use in cryptography. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 12 minutes ago, Fattyowls said: My man's surname is now famous, despite being supplanted; Bush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 2 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Bush? No, there is a clue in the name on the photo. He rushed to finish his Phd so as to be able to join up but never saw combat. If he continues to prove mysterious I will expand on his later career..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 18 hours ago, ilkley remembers said: a prelate who sounds as though he hailed from a place named after an aquatic ungulate Augustine of Hippo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 Just now, Uncle George said: Augustine of Hippo? Excellent Uncle thats exactly who it is just need the rather unpleasant piece of work who was a great follower. The Philosophers Song holds the key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 Just now, ilkley remembers said: Excellent Uncle thats exactly who it is just need the rather unpleasant piece of work who was a great follower. The Philosophers Song holds the key I want to say Ludwig Wittgenstein but the clues don’t really fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 1 minute ago, Uncle George said: I want to say Ludwig Wittgenstein but the clues don’t really fit. Not Wittgenstein I'm afraid he really wouldn't have got on with this chap who apparently would have drunk him under the table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 21 minutes ago, ilkley remembers said: Not Wittgenstein I'm afraid he really wouldn't have got on with this chap who apparently would have drunk him under the table Martin Heidegger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 2 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Martin Heidegger. Thats the man. Another of those impenetrable Middle European philosophers. Served in the German Army in 1918 most of the time in the meteorological unit apparently. Embraced National Socialism enthusiastically which didn't his academic reputation much good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar who could drink you under the table. From the Monty Python song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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