Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]GOD NO!!!!!! I didn't mean/want to start a Tilley thread. PLEASE!!!! ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Michael Cahill Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 3:14 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Awesome Web Site (morphed into Tilley hats) What is it about Tilley hats. Bought one in Bermuda, lost it sailing a day later. Bought another here in the states. You're right, BD ,they do make you look like a dork, or maybe it just looks better on someone else than you think it does on you. Can't kill 'em though. Still wear it to the beach whenever I can. MC On Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 02:38 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > It is the official LUG chapeau....Canadian made of heavy canvas, wide > brim, > brass grommets...makes one look like a total dork - what else - but it > is > tougher than steel and keeps sun and rain off the official bald pate. > > B. D. > (And, yes, I have one.;-) ) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Sam Krneta > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:04 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Awesome Web Site OT Opera - you're kidding right?! > > > BD, > > What the heck is a Tilley T3? Am I missing something? Shoot I thought I > had the look down pat. :-)) > > Sam Krneta > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D. > Colen > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:14 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Awesome Web Site OT Opera - you're kidding right?! > > Not a thing - as long as you walk to the grocery store in your > Mephistos, > your head covered with a Tilley T3, to buy them, charge them and sign > the > receipt with your Mont Blanc, carry them home in one of the pockets of > your > Domke vest, them down with a couple of single malts. > > Now, can we skip the Pop Tart thread and get back to photography?:-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Sam Krneta > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:15 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Awesome Web Site OT Opera - you're kidding right?! > > > And the problem with pop tarts is? :-) > > Sam Krneta > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim > Atherton > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:38 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Awesome Web Site OT Opera - you're kidding right?! > >>> and like it >>> or not, the vast majority of people like their web content with a > big >>> dose of multimedia. > > >>> Stuart Phillips > > > > Actually they don't - the analysis I've just been studying seems to show > that in fact more people prefer easy to navigate, clean, simple and > straightforward - even for museums and galleries, news sites and other > sites > displaying "content" rather than just "selling stuff" (for which the > clean, > simple, easy is even more important). > > It was the early/mid teens who were most into big doses of multimedia - > most > other people click on another site as soon as they see "flash loading" > or > things whizzing around and twirling or morphing, while they figure out > where > the hell to go to actually get into the site > > So some people do like a big dose of multimedia, but only if you're 13 > (or a > graphic /web designer), the same age group/job sector with the highest > WWF > watching quotient and who devour the most pop-tarts and pizza pops .... > something many people (LUG aside) grow out of. > > I enjoy watching such things for fun, but not for real life. > > tim > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > The Laurel Group On-Site Creative Services Site Location: Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies 199 Grandview Road Skillman, NJ 08558 908.874.2978 mcahill1@cpcus.jnj.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html