If General Napier dispatched his message in 1842 then Punch could not have been the origin of the saying. They published their Cartoon/caricature two years later in 1844 Joyce Munro -----Original Message----- bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Kendall Sent: 10 May 2008 14:08 Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] SINDH AND SINNED: GENERAL CHARLES NAPIERAND HIS IMPERIAL PUN Sadly and urban myth. Punch was the origin of the saying. J -----Original Message----- Sent: 10 May 2008 08:12 Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] SINDH AND SINNED: GENERAL CHARLES NAPIER AND HIS IMPERIAL PUN A new write-up on SINDH AND SINNED: GENERAL CHARLES NAPIER AND HIS IMPERIAL PUN May 9, 2008 http://cambridgeforecast.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/sindh-and-sinned-gener al-c harles-napier-and-his-imperial-pun/ ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 3086 (20080508) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.14/1425 - Release Date: 09/05/2008 12:38 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.14/1425 - Release Date: 09/05/2008 12:38