tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post5656881043391372750..comments2023-03-29T10:25:18.702-04:00Comments on Read Me Deadly: The Murderous Month of MaySister Mary Murderoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-23734956957578547622013-05-02T20:26:50.888-04:002013-05-02T20:26:50.888-04:00Awesome post! I mentioned it to my readers in my w...Awesome post! I mentioned it to my readers in my weekly newsletter. Please let me know if you would like a copy. Cheers,<br />Kris<br />kris@kristenelisephd.comKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967379465694357930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-43804466716003420472013-05-02T19:49:19.453-04:002013-05-02T19:49:19.453-04:00MC, how interesting! I never knew why they used a ...MC, how interesting! I never knew why they used a holiday for a distress signal.<br /><br />If anyone is interested in reading Gladys Mitchell's long out of print books, Thomas and Mercer has purchased the electronic rights in the US, so we can count on more of her books to become available soon. Peripherahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534717949547090473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-84852494344658189662013-05-02T08:30:07.506-04:002013-05-02T08:30:07.506-04:00This is a fascinating post. It brought a question ...This is a fascinating post. It brought a question up which the internet answered for me. I wondered where the use of 'mayday' as an SOS began.<br />According to an encyclopedia entry on SOS, "mayday" was used as a distress signal for aviators because it approximates the French term m’aider, meaning "come help me!" The term came into use between the years 1925-30.<br />Maltese Condorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327846051123983457noreply@blogger.com