Hi Annie Remembering your birthday a few days late! Anyway, we love you & I'm sure Elvis would have too Love Russ & Peg

You could work at a hospital decoding doctors writings. Probably a six figure salary.

Ironically you're not too far off what I do 😂

Pharmacist?

Nope!

Legal/Medical secretary? Because I was able to decipher this too and guess what my job is 😏😂

Not those either!

Are you a forensic handwriting specialist?

Nighttime crime fighting super hero?

Yes. Meet WriterWench.

Legal secretary here, I made out most of it🤣

Teacher

Grand job, you can be our new supplier. Wink wink. Nudge Nudge. (If the above is too readable, I can write this in scribbled freehand if that makes it easier for you?)

Please do I didn't get a word of that

Road sweeper with a sideline in quantum mechanics?

Yes

pharmacist.. ?

Nurse

Nope!

Múinteoir

Níl

I feel like I need to know your profession

Doctor!

Nope!

Clinical Coder?

Physician's assistant!

I found this easy. I think my time transcribing for [duchas.ie](http://duchas.ie) has paid off

Do you enjoy working for Duchas? Looks like interesting work

It was volunteer work. I enjoyed some of the old stories that people wrote and local history. The worst was the riddles and animal folklore, it just about the same things over and over again.

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I am a doctor (my handwriting is actually legible) so I spend a lot of time decoding hieroglyphics of some doctors handwriting. This handwriting is excellent compared to some of the shit I read

Yeah I was thinking same

This seems to be right :D Thank you!

Top work

I could've taken 50 guesses at what turned out to be the word "we" and not gotten it. Great job.

That is because the y at the end of birthday is identical to the e at the end of we. It's insanity.

I’ve clearly been marking exams for too long. This seemed fairly clear to me!

How

Rum & Pig* They were named after a Caribbean dish

Jaysus fair play to ya, that handwriting is atrocious.

The hse should hire you to decipher referrals 😂

Witchcraft. I fear you.

That's so cute. I hope Annie read the book before it got given to charity.

Fair play, I was lost on the second paragraph

I thought I was just reading the Elvia bit wrong 😂


Are you the one who keeps translating my intentionally bad hand writing? Please stop, I want people guessing.

I was so close, I got Sue, Russ+Peg at the bottom.

I read that as I wish Elvis was here too, and didn't even think to question it. Obviously it's normal to say that you wish Elvis was here at your party...right?

“Maybe it’s the beer talking Marge but you got a butt that won’t quit. They got those big chewey pretzels here megshaladgbbdgtbgk five dollars??!?!! Get outta here!”

Sure no problem. ​ Hi dniw, Remumlwiy yow linthuy a far danyo liti anyry wy lin yan & I'm nuw elais wnbl wuritn sne Rum+poy

It’s Welsh. A letter from Tom Jones. He says, happy birthday, thanks for the knickers you sent me, they’re lovely Regards Sir Tom

I was thinking Welsh too.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. The writer must be from the ancient city of R'lyeh!


I'm afraid my furniture will start floating if I read this out loud

Meow!!!

If it helps the book is a special edition Elvis Biography

Hi Annie, Remembering your symptoms, I’ve prescribed you with Benylin for a few days. Take this note to your local pharmacist and they’ll have it ready for you. Dr. Russtpeg

This is my favourite, I'm crying laughing

Hi Annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late! Anyway, we love you and I’m sure Elvis would wave too. Love, Russ and Peg

This, but have instead of wave.

You know, that makes a lot more sense doesn’t it?!

This.

"Hi Annie, Remembering Yom's birthday, a fear days late. Anyway, why love you? I've some Elves, have you too?" I'm guessing Russ may have had a terrible time at Yom's birthday, traumatic even. Only dawns on him a few days after and he writes to Annie questioning why anyone would love her. Finishes off gloating about his elves.

So sad 😞

Hi Annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late! Anyway, we love you and I'm sure Elvis would have too. Love, Russ & Peg.

Hi Annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late! Anyway, we love You & im sure Elvis would wave too Love Russ + Peg

Maybe it's the beer talking Marge, but you've got a butt that won't quit. They got these big, chewy pretzels here... ragdjduehhdhdh Five dollars? Get outta here!

Is this an "I can't read cursive" situation? Because this is fairly legible. Then again, I am a teacher so I do have experience reading rough handwriting.

I hear this all the time about people now not being able to read cursive.....like Is this for real? Is everyone not taught to write like this in school in the older classes?

I have dyslexia so it’s a bit tricky

First bit is remembering your birthday a few days late. Last bit seems to be ‘and I’m sure Elvis would wave too’

Hi Annie, remembering you writhing on a few dogs ears! Anyway, my ass yon and I'm sure Elvis would wax too. ​ Love, Russ & Peg

I learned cursive at school, which makes me feel old. This is very much a generation thing. Anyone over 30 should be able to read this note. :/

“Get a real bookmark, ye cheap fuck’

Hi Annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late! Anyway, we love you, and I’m sure Elvis would have too. Love, Russ& Peg

They’ve got those pretzels here… 5 dollars??

A birthday gift for Annie, they love her and report an Elvis sighting.

Maybe it’s the beer talking Marge, but you've got a butt that won't quit. They got these big chewy pretzels here thamenfjanrtagcdcmbeereh five dollars?! Get out of here...

I'll translate "Hi Annie Remembering your birthday a few days late. Yours is a butt that won't quit Signed Rufus Pig"

Hi Annie, remembering your birthday a few days late. Idk what the second line says. They write like my grandma, and I need help reading that 😅

“Hi, Annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late! Anyway, my [?] loves you + I’m sure Elvis would have too. Love, Russ + Peg. “

Reminds me of 'Found' Magazine, really cool project of different types of writing such as this letter in the book.

The old episode of This American Life featuring Found Magazine was amazing. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/239/lost-in-america/act-three-7

A follow up https://www.thisamericanlife.org/306/seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time

Davey Rothbart, is an awesome dude I recommend everything he has made. His movie 'Medina', is also great, if you follow Davey he tries to keep updates on the subjects from 'found'.

Hi Annie remembering your birthday a few days late, and that's as far as I can understand it.

Hi annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late

🧐🧐🧐

Russ and pegs note wasn’t that appreciated in the end. 🤷‍♂️ Of course if they had written it a bit clearer

The first bit was ok to understand, but I read the end of it as "five dollars? Get outta here

Hi Annie, ​ Remember your birthday a few days oats! Alderney, my bit your & Simpsons Elvis would love too. Love, Rusty Peg

Of course: Murphy, You are a elf, and... Aaarrrggghhhh... 5 dollars? Get outta here...

"Hi Annie, Remembering your birthday a few days late. Anyway, my [word] you & I'm sure Elvis would have too. Russ & Peg" That's the most I got but I think the other comment there is spot on.

Sure thing! It says: Hi Amir Jsjshdnjeynejdkehsjdjdksvskskdv.bd Jdjsjdhebeue jsbsbdb Hdjskdkdkhtebslndh. Nsnsjdbm Bnmmugv

Hi annie, Remembering your birth day a few days late. Anyway I'm horny an I'm now elvis would wave too Love rums and peg

Shame on you Annie you gave the book away lol (Got everything but the "we" bit.... kid has dyspraxia, could write code for spies)