Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stuart, I find it difficult to join you in the radical assumption that there are no African Americans on this list amongst the 1000 plus members. I do know for a fact that some of us wear skins that range across the human spectrum, (My Cherokee / Scot mix being just one example.) Perhaps they were exercising "gentlemanly restraint," and not mixing it up because they, as we say around here, "were raised right." Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] the latest madness - > My point with Lord of the Flies was that there were no African Americans, > presumably true on this list. If it weren't true, I'd be surprised that they > said nothing during the recent "Madness". I didn't mean that there were no > minorities, visible or otherwise. Sorry. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 12:50 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] the latest madness - > > > > Hi Stuart, > > > > May I in my ever-oh-so polite :-) way remind you that > > I am not white, and Tina's not the only woman. For example, > > I also enjoy Lea Murphy's photography on the Whiny Dog Press > > (www.whinydogpress.com). I saw a photo of hers on the site, > > and she looks like a woman. And the way she take photos and > > wrote about her daughter sounds like a mother's. > > > > Take care, > > > > - Phong > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Stuart > > > Phillips > > > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 12:16 PM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] the latest madness Lord of the Flies > > > > > > > > > Yes, Lord of the Flies, that is a great analogy. All boys, no grown men, > all > > > white, no women (sorry Tina, you are an obvious exception). Too much > 'net > > > time is probably right. I've just crushed the ends of my typing fingers > with > > > a hammer and I'm going out into the rain to take some pictures. I might > be > > > some time... > > > > > > stuart phillips > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jeffery Smith" <JLS@runbox.com> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:51 AM > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] the latest madness > > > > > > > > > > Now THAT is a great analogy!! :-) And we aren't even stranded on an > > > > island. Maybe spending too much time at the keyboard. > > > > > > > > JLS > > > > > > > > At 04:25 PM 9/2/2002 +0100, you wrote: > > > > >Oh for god's sake shut up all of you. It's like Lord of the Bloody > Flies > > > in > > > > >here. It's only bloody photography. > > > > > > > > > >Neil > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html