Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely. I always try to base my decisions on scant information, coming rapidly to a conclusion that I regret later. If I can compound it by forcibly putting my point across and insulting as many people as possible all the better. Neil - -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Jelliffe [mailto:pbjbike@yahoo.com] Sent: 25 February 2003 18:06 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] TRIVIA TUESDAY IS UPON US! Neil, Without seeing the contest picture, you found it offensive? Say it ain't so. :0) Patrick - --- "Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com> wrote: > Your impassioned rhetoric has won me over. Now > where did I put that link? > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kit McChesney | acmefoto > [mailto:kitmc@acmefoto.com] > Sent: 25 February 2003 16:34 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] TRIVIA TUESDAY IS UPON US! > > > Okay, guys, I've already apologized for posting the > messages about Trivia, > but at the same time, I think I'm going to take half > the apology back. Enuf > already. Gimmee a break. > > First, you can go see the image I posted without > doing anything. I've posted > in on our Web site, yes, and that's my choice. I can > post the image anywhere > I want. As you can post your images anywhere you > like. Just because it's > there, doesn't obligate you to do anything. > > If you want to guess or answer the questions posed > with the image, that's > your choice. No one is forcing you to buy anything > to see the image, or to > come back to the LUG and talk about the image, or do > anything about it. At > the same time, no one is forcing you not to talk > about it, either, and it is > a wonderful bit of history about Leica, and worth > talking about. It's no > worse than a discussion about 40 year old busted-up > Lucas electronics, > broken-down Minis, worn-out Hermes bags and ancient > typewriters, and > whatever the heck else, oh yes, German-made vs. > over-the-border Bosch > electronics, that the Forum busied itself with > yesterday! I mean, good lord, > let's have some fun! Why not? > > So I'm not going to fall all over myself apologizing > about it. If you want > to look at the picture and talk about it, fine. If > you want to send me an > email and tell me what it is, that's fine, too, and > I'll actually pay you > for doing it. That's my choice. Anyone else here > could do the same thing to > encourage the list members to look at their > pictures. Offer a prize for > doing so. Usually that isn't necessary, since the > pictures are their own > reward. (That's supposed to be a compliment). > > Maybe I should have announced it this way: "Your > Presence at A Highbrow > Discussion of Leica Collector Ephemera Requested." > Yes, maybe that might > have gone off better. Sorry. I chose the wrong > model. It should have been > Antiques Roadshow UK, instead of Wheel of Fortune. > ;-) > > Kit > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- > This message is intended only for the personal and > confidential use of the designated recipient(s) > named above. If you are not the intended recipient > of this message you are hereby notified that any > review, dissemination, distribution or copying of > this message is strictly prohibited. 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