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mem=C2=B7sa=C2=B7hib  (mms=C3=A4b)

Used formerly in colonial India as a form of respectful address for a=
=20
European woman

or an old queen as they  apparently  (used to)  say in the  east  end=
 ?

The though had crossed ..
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From: "g4gvw" <g4gvw@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 12:30 AM
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Subject: Re: LF: Re: Ofcom Update: GPS Jamming Message

>
> Good lord! Roger,
>
> You actually allow Memsahib input to the guidance of your conveyance=
?
> They actually have little ability in the spatial awareness requireme=
nt
> area. 'Tis a proven fact! Have you ever "studied" a quilt? Absolutel=
y no
> resemblance to any sort of map or chart that would get a chap anywhe=
re.
> Sort of thing best left to chaps like Mal.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 22:35 +0200, John Rabson wrote:
>> On 13 May 2011, at 22:04CEST, Roger Lapthorn wrote:
>>
>> > I've just finished reading "The Railway Man" by Eric Lomax, a
>> > must-read book about his imprisonment and torture by the Japanese=
 in
>> > WW2 and his later meeting and forgiving his torturer. It had me=
 in
>> > floods of tears I was so moved. It was amazing what these guys di=
d
>> > to be able to receive an allied signal from the depths of the jun=
gle
>> > with next to nothing to hand.
>> >
>> I once worked with Sgt Len Beckett who had been an FEPOW. When he=
 was
>> a prisoner it was his job to crank the generator with which their
>> clandestine radio was powered. He received additional rations to gi=
ve
>> him the energy to do so.
>>
>>
>> He never talked about this period of his life. The information abou=
t
>> his activities I got from G3HJL who worked in the same lab but was
>> even more circumspect about his wartime activities.
>>
>>
>> John
>> F5VLF/G3PAI
>
> --=20
> 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw
> qth nr felixstowe uk
> (east coast, county of suffolk)
>
>
>=20