Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: > > At 04:56 PM 1999-01-25 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >I think It's cool that some people don't mind keeping a higher profile > >and have a black belt or mugging insurance. The shooters out there who > >like to keep a low profile deserve better than to be accused of > >betraying or otherwise their beloved Leicas. (being ashamed) > >Smiley face with one eyebrow raised and corner of left lower lip turned > >slightly down. > > Mark > > Paranoia strikes deep: into your heart it will creep! Several points of > interest. First, crooks are dumb, and don't know a Leica from a > Lippinzaner Stallion, though they HAVE heard of Nikon and Canon. > Therefore, you are safe in the most worm-ridden hell-hole on this planet: > they haven't a clue what you've got around your neck! All THEY know is > that the fences won't give them much for it. Now, that dude over there > with the Nikon, he's fair game, but this "Leica?" guy, naw. > > Hoods steal to make money. They've never heard of Leica, nor have their > fences. You're safe with them. I know: I represent these guys, and hoods > are stupid, or else they'd do something more profitable for a living, like > working for the Infernal Revenue Service or an insurance company or a bank. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! Since when can junkies not smell money? If your out thiere in your tweeds and your red dots and your halaberten cases they you see you coming for blocks away. " how many fixes is rolling this guy worth?" What Profile did Josef Kodelka keep sleeping under a park bench?