Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe Leica users are less likely to get AIDS, since we spend most of our time sleeping with our cameras.... > > I don't expect the next plague to be the Black Death, indeed, >bubonic plague is now eminently treatable. The next plague is likely to be >a rapidly moving virus which will be able to jump populations because of >our >inability to control it...much like the indiscriminate influenza epidemics >of the early part of the Twentieth Century. > > AIDS, anyone? > > It is true, that the best prophylaxis against early death is >wealth, but the broad band of Leica users will not be immune because we >have >already dissipated our wealth on cameras and lenses. > > Sad, and somewhat true. However, as we can afford film and >processing for our Leicas, we are still way above the level of the most >plague susceptible. > > > > Buzz Hausner > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com