Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/17
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Marc-
Looks like the British Army has entered the 21st century! A web site, and
selling 'cool' gear, no less!
I guess Us 'Old Farts' will just have to adjust!
Dan
- - Hairless in the Hinterland!
~{o:|} (With baseball cap in "Full Doo-Dah Position"!)
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 9:44 AM
Subject: [Leica] Hats Again -- I may have to give up my protests!
> This gets frustrating. Even the British Army is now selling military
> clothing -- I suspect as a recruiting tool, to make it seem "cool" to be
> togged out in the latest military garb, but one cannot help seeing this as
> a fund-raising tool under a parsiminous Labour government. In any event,
> they -- the BRITISH Army, mind you, not the Yanks or the Canadians or even
> those fellows who walk around on the heads in the Antipodes -- are selling
> BASEBALL CAPS:
>
> http://www.army.mod.uk/army/index2.htm
>
> and follow the links.
>
> I am humiliated. Brollies, maybe, or even a discretely marked bowler. Or
> underwear. Yes -- I could see them selling British Army underwear for the
> likes of Ted and his ilk. But BASEBALL CAPS? Why not be authentic and
> sell cricket caps?
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
>