Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica revisited & production tolerances
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 10:09:23 -0700

"A.H.SCHMIDT" wrote:
> 
> Eric Welch wrote:
> 
> > At 12:34 AM 5/2/99 +1000, you wrote:
> > > > Someone who can say this has obviously NOT understood what is being
> > > said here.
> > > >
> > > > Not understood what?
> > >
> > >Horst Schmidt
> >
> > Horst,
> 
> Horst,
> 
> I'm answering the privately because this horse has been beaten way beyond
> recognition.

e. e. cummings could not match the above. Nor Sam Beckett.
> 
> (This guy goes to his psychiatrist and says, "Doctor, I'm having those strange
> dreams again." Doctor: What dreams? Man: "You know, the ones where
> I'm into M, necrophilia and bestiality. Is there anything really wrong
> with me, or am I just beating a dead horse?")
What's M I hate to ask? out of school that day. I always ask, I'm shameless.
>snip But I could not take the two Led's in the view finder glaring at
> me. I walked away with 2 red triangles permanently burned in my eyes. snip
Love the above
> I hope I made my point. This time without sarcasm or humor. (the Australian
> German humor seems to be to subtle for most of the US population. It probably
> lacks the simplicity of the American sitcoms).
Is Horst Schmidt an Australian name?
> Now I suppose I upset quite a few people:
> Marc Small would have felt he was personally attacked,
> Erwin Puts will sulk,
> Jim Brick will advise me to sell all my Leica gear
> and you will tell me, that I had not understood.
> So be it.   Horst Schmidt
Is this the Horst horse? What ever it is I enjoyed reading it. Best
thing in weeks. Agreed with half.
I am glad we have a new fearless strong and smart and perceptive voice
on board. As I have no sense of humer I won't judge that aspect but I
don't think the psychiatrist joke came through the translation.
I've got one:
Guy goes into the psychiatrist office, lies on couch, stuffs tobacco up
his nose.
"I can see you have a problem!" says the shrink
"Yea Doc, Got a light?"
Mark Rabiner