jmac: Sometimes Boris' humour doesn't translate well in tex, as Chris
noted. But he DID put in the smiley-face :)
Breathe, dude.
Earl
James N. McBride wrote:
>Boris, your continuous line of negative BS is getting old. Unhappy people
>seem to try to drag all others around them into the same dark place they
>reside. You would be better served to try to improve your attitude. If you
>are in a situation you don't like, there are three ways you can improve it:
>(1) change it; (2) accept it; or (3) leave it. Hanging around and
>complaining doesn't make anything better and makes things worse for those
>around you. /jmac
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
>Behalf Of Willie Wonka
>Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:03 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] WTB Zuiko 24 shift
>
>
>Krabi is where you belong, you big crab. Everything was fine until you
>showed up and started criticizing and finger pointing...you deserve that
>snoring woman...:)
>I was asking Mike about the Canon's 24mm tilt/shift lens which exists and
>one can purchase it for around $1200 brand new from B&H. Not long ago I was
>going to get into the system, just because of that lens (blasphemy).
>I think in one of his posts he stated that its edge to edge resolution is
>not as good as Zuiko's, did I understand that right, Mike?
>Have fun with the margaritas in Thailand. I once knew Margarita and she was
>fun, in addition to being one of the smartest and most beautiful women I
>have ever known...
>Boris
>P.S. So, what are you doing on the 7th next month...since you said you
>might have a few moments between drinks, you can come to our New England OM
>meeting...Thailand, Rhode Island...same, see? Whaddaya say?
>
>
>Original message........
>From: Thomas Clausen <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [OM] Re: WTB Zuiko 24 shift
>Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:10:51 +0200
>
>
>Heeeey Willie Wonka / Boris / Alienspecimen...what're you doing?!?!?!?
>
>On 15 Apr 2005, at 01:48, Willie Wonka wrote:
>
>
>
>>Pssst,
>>Over here...
>>Still wandering where those nanometers come from? Well, let me give
>>some tips on how to get the info you want from the members of this
>>list.
>>The reason you don't have the answer is, because you are not one of
>>us... yet...Believe or not, the fact you have Zuikos, does not matter
>>much (you probably noticed already that this is not a popular topic
>>
>>
>on
>
>
>>this list...)
>>Here is how to improve your status:
>>1. Praise your big, shiny SUV as often as you can. If you don't
>>
>>
>have
>
>
>>one, you'd better get one, or at least become very knowledgeable
>>
>>
>about
>
>
>>SUV's. Never criticize others for having SUV's. that's for
>>
>>
>furriners,
>
>
>>we tolerate it from time to time, because we cant kick them out of
>>
>>
>the
>
>
>>country.
>>
>>
>
>Well, sure, praise your SUV -- just not on the list, least you'll
>summon the wrath of the list-mum....
>
>
>
>>2. Get a gun. Dont kill anyone, just get one. Praise the guns of
>>others (especially the ones with big ones...). Never criticize gun
>>owners. That's for furriners, we tolerate it from time to time,
>>because we cant kick them out of the country.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Well sure, gun away to your fancy -- just not on the list, least you'll
>summon the wrath of the list-mum....
>
>
>
>>3. Last, but most important. Discuss politics as often as you can.
>>Have to warn you though, that we are rough and tough and don't
>>tolerate liberal weenies around. If you think that the current
>>occupant of the oval office is dumb, retarded idiot, your place is
>>
>>
>not
>
>
>>here. Yep, you guessed it, that's for furriners, we tolerate it from
>>time to time, because we cant kick them out of the country.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Oval office? What oval office? Ohh, right, yeah....well, if you
>absolutely *must* make a political opinion known, I'd suggest doing so
>in your local community center, newspaper or (gasp) election. We're an
>international list, so "oval office" makes sense only for a geographic
>minority. Also, being an international list, whatever geopolitical
>opinion one has, it's sure to go against the opinion of someone else --
>with the ensuring flamefest. So I'd suggest taking that elsewhere too,
>least you'll summon the wrath of.....well, you get the general idea
>now, right?
>
>
>
>>Now, can I ask for a quick favor (I gave you all this tips how to
>>become popular, remember...?)
>>
>>
>
>Here's a tip: whatever you do, never trust advice given to a guy who
>picks an email-address containing "Willie Wonka". If he does give you a
>tip, doing the *opposite* of what he suggests is probably sound advice
>;)
>
>
>
>>No one brought it up, but I am curious:
>>Why don't you just slap a 24 tilt/shift lens in front of your camera?
>>I only good things about it. In addition to that, you get the tilt
>>function the Zuiko does not have for half the price.
>>
>>
>
>So let me get this straight: you want to slap a lens which doesn't
>exist in front of your camera???? There's something I'm not getting
>here ;)
>
>--thomas
>
>(anyone wants to trade seats with me? The woman next to me in the
>flight has started to snoore....)
>
>
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