Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good one Andre, I printed it and showed it around. Everybody got it, without needing an explanation. However it shows you, just carrying a Leica does not protect you from making mistakes. Regards, Horst Schmidt > > > Andre Jean Quintal wrote: > > > PN: It's Carnival time in Venice, > > just for that on-topic touch... > > and definitely known as top photo op. > > > > AJQ > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > FROM THE SECRET LEICA ARCHIVES: > > > > GETTING TO KNOW YOU > > > > A Leica R-E / 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R, no filter, toting fellow > > met a beautiful lady and he decided he wanted to marry her right away. > > > > She said, "But we don't know anything about each other." He said, "That's > > all right, we'll learn about each other as we go along." So she consented, > > and they were married, and went on a honeymoon to a pricey resort island. > > > > So one morning they were lying by the pool, when he got up off of his > > designer towel, climbed up to the 10 meter board and did a two and a half tuck > > gainer, this followed by a three rotations in jack-knife position, where he > > straightened out and cut the water like a pro. After a few more > > demonstrations, he came back and lay down on the towel. > > > > She said, "That was incredible!" He said, "I used to be an Olympic diving > > champion. You see, I told you we'd learn more about ourselves as we went > > along." > > So she got up, jumped in the pool, and started doing laps. After about > > thirty laps she climbed back out and lay down on her towel hardly out of > > breath. > > > > He said, "That was incredible! Were you an Olympic endurance swimmer?" > > "No," she said, "I was a hooker in Venice and I worked both sides of the > > canal...