Mystery Solved: What Was That Character That Looked Like an Underlined "th" on the Genuine Bush Document?

There was some discussion of what appeared to be a small, but not really superscripted, th that appears in one of the Bush documents that comes from the Pentagon (i.e., one of the documents known to be genuine). This odd character was discussed previously.

Well, this mystery is officially solved. Although I'm not sure how much credence we can give to Killian's secretary, Ms. Knox, otherwise, I think we can trust her as to what sort of typewriter they had at the base.

She says they used conventional-type typewriters rather than very-high-end quasi-typesetting contraptions (duh). She says they were made by Olympia, and actually did feature a superscripted "th" character.

Well, a member of the Pajamadeen actually has just that model of Olympia typewriter to play with, and he provides us with samples of the machine's printing.

The "th" it prints out is "mid-scripted" rather than super-scripted -- it is slightl elevated above the main line, but does not actually reach up to the top of the line -- and it has an underline beneath it.

Exactly like the character seen on that page of George Bush's records.

Hat tip to Rathergate.com. Thanks, Rathergate.com. Now I can sleep again.

That really had been bothering me.

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