Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The blues guitarist B.B. King has his instrument (named Lucille) willed to the Pope on his death. Strange but true... Can you credit it?! If the pope outlives B.B., I shall wait for that first great solo to emanate from St Peters in the Vatican on Easter Day. I dare say it'll take a while... Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Steve LeHuray [SMTP:icommag@toad.net] Sent: 07 September 2000 17:45 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Erica the Red? > In my experience cars are male (as demonstrated by the testosterone > apotheosis of the Ferrari, Corvette and Dodge Viper). Support for this > inference may be derived from the fact that the most common form of address > to a car ("Why won't you work, you no-good worthless #$*&!@ POS") is also > used by wives when addressing their husbands. > > Paul > I don't know Paul, I call my beloved Alfa Romeo Spider 'Lucille' (do you remember the words from that Kenny Rogers song "...you picked a fine time to leave me Lucilleeee..."). Steve Annapolis