Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30

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Subject: Re: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis]
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:41:06 -0400
References: <DAEOKOEHIBMMGOJNOFECAEEKDLAA.phong@metrowerks.com> <3.0.2.32.20020830184540.01492fa0@roanoke.infi.net> <006001c25081$434fed30$6501a8c0@sphillips> <001f01c25089$bd05a2c0$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net> <00ba01c25095$f8ba3fe0$6501a8c0@sphillips> <004b01c25099$a23e3780$4360a4d0@jherron>

Said a lot of other things too - I guess you DO like slave jokes?

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Herron" <jherron@theriver.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care
system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis]


> If you don't like slave jokes, use the delete button, but in the meantime,
> try to get back on topic, which is what Ted said.
> Jack C. Herron
> 8118 E. 20th St.
> Tucson, AZ 85710
> 520 885-6933
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 7:27 PM
> Subject: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care
> system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis]
>
>
> > If you don't like a topic - use the delete button.  But spare us slave
> > jokes. Don't bother trying to pass it off as irony. Some people must
have
> > some repect for you on this list and if they've got any shame they just
> > gotta be shaking their heads when they read this whitebread Amos 'n'
Andy
> > crap. Man, I wouldn't point my Leica at you in case it cracked.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system:
> OT...oh
> > and Nazis too [No Nazis]
> >
> >
> > > Hey guys, you folks are creating a strained relationship with me and
the
> > > slaves I keep 'round here cleanin' the property, grass cut and the
> stables
> > > mucked out!
> > >
> > > Not only that, they're now whining about health care insurance I never
> > told
> > > them about! Now they want health insurance, a Leica and a free trip to
> > their
> > > mother land somewhere in the southern USA to stay on and be my
faithful
> > > slaves and servants!
> > >
> > > I don't know how this topic got so loosey goosey off Leica topic with
> your
> > > guys running up here and spilling the beans to the slaves and spoiling
> the
> > > good life, but it'd be nice if maybe we could humour my slaves with
some
> > > nice things about living here and the medical plan of a nation.
> > >
> > > Actually two of my older slaves had to nearly be  put down recently
> > because
> > > they hadn't paid their $39 dollar a month medical insurance.
> > >
> > > However a local wood lot owner who's now out of work because the wood
> > barons
> > > south of us put everyone out of work in the forests up here and he
gave
> > his
> > > last $39 dollars and both the old guys had triple heart bi-passes for
> the
> > > enormous amount of $39.00 each plus the GST federal government tax of
> > $2.37
> > > . ( They charge a tax you know 'cause operations are service oriented
> > work.
> > > Oh you didn't know what GST stood for did you. It's our Goods and
> Services
> > > tax, a sort of legacy of one of our lousy political parties.)
> > >
> > > But now the old boys have recovered they both want photo lessons some
> > where
> > > warm with Leica users who can keep on topic about photography and
Leica
> > > cameras.  And if you think, which I'm sure you will, that this post is
> > > stupid, then that's fine. It's meant to be!!!!!!!
> > >
> > > However, before you get yer knickers in a knot and blast at me, just
> take
> > a
> > > look at the crap that has been posted about this dumb ass slavery and
> > > medical stuff for the past few days...... Now that's really stupid and
> > > completely off topic of the worst kind!
> > >
> > > So let's make this a draw and get back to something, my God, anything
at
> > all
> > > about using a damn Leica and drop this crap.  Thank you very kindly!
> > > ted
> > >
> > >
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In reply to: Message from "Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com> (RE: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com> (Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com> (OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])
Message from "Jack Herron" <jherron@theriver.com> (Re: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis])