13Feb 2013

Voynich pub meet with Klaus Schmeh on 7th March 2013…

It’s been a while, but the time has finally come round for another Voynich London pub meet, on Thursday 7th March 2013 at the Prospect of Whitby in Wapping, a pub with its own gallows and noose (though admittedly these days it’s Somali pirates who get all the press rather than privateers). I’ll be there from 6pm onwards, hope to see some of you there too!

The reason for the weekday (i.e. not the usual Sunday) is that German cipher mystery skeptic Klaus Schmeh is over in the UK for a very few days & the 7th is the only evening he can squeeze into his packed schedule. I can’t change that and would like to catch up with him, so what’s a Cipher Mysteries blogger to do? Make do with the cards he’s dealt, that’s what… it is what it is.

This has, of course, been Schmeh Week on Cipher Mysteries, what with The Gentlemen’s Cipher from Klaus’ blog and this week’s diplomatic cipher conference in Gotha. So if (like me) you’d like to chat with Klaus about the conference, or perhaps chat with me about cipher stuff (if reading all my posts isn’t a rich enough diet for you), then feel free to swing along to Wapping. WW2 cipher pigeon fans welcome too! Cheers! 🙂

Posted in: Gentlemen's Cipher, Historical Ciphers, Voynich Manuscript, WW2 Cipher Pigeon

8 thoughts on “Voynich pub meet with Klaus Schmeh on 7th March 2013…”

Diane on February 14, 2013 at 6:01 am said:

Have they Guinness on tap?
nickpelling on February 14, 2013 at 9:56 am said:

Diane: apparently that problem with the plumbing has been fixed. 😉
Diane on February 15, 2013 at 4:47 pm said:

😀
bdid1dr on February 15, 2013 at 5:12 pm said:

Do I see the prospect of a little gallows humor in Whitby? Have fun!

🙂
Klaus Schmeh on February 17, 2013 at 3:06 pm said:

Thanks for organising this meeting. I am sorry that I am only available on this week-day evening. I am looking forward to meeting some of you.
bdid1dr on February 20, 2013 at 5:04 pm said:

Really, Nick, I AM curious about the hangman’s noose I see dangling in front of the pub. Is there any “history” there? (Or did you do a “cut and paste” b4 putting this topic in place?)

🙂
nickpelling on February 20, 2013 at 5:12 pm said:

bdid1dr: loads of history, it’s one of the most historic pubs in London. Just don’t get caught being a pirate there, it might well end badly… 😉
Diane on March 23, 2013 at 6:54 am said:

Nick,
Thanks to your mentioning it, I’ve been looking at the occasional post on Klaus’ blog.

Very interesting.

I think you may be doing him an injustice by calling Klaus a skeptic.

Properly speaking, a skeptic seeks all the evidence an weighs it neutrally before forming any opinion at all.

I think Klaus is much more engaged than that. He seems to be quite passionate about the views he espouses, and not to consider them skeptically at all.

But I admit, this is only an interim impression; I haven’t watched any of his YouTube offerings yet.

D.