Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And I thought the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, where Indy is up against a scimitar wielding Arab, was pure fiction. Douglas Jeffery Smith wrote: >This week, in New Orleans, two young men (an army veteran and a marine >veteran) got into a heated discussion at work (security guards) over who >was tougher, army or marine. A heated verbal discussion followed by flying >fists. The marine soon settled the argument once and for all. He pulled out >his S&W .40 and shot the army veteran in the head. >http://tinyurl.com/pqtst >I guess it is best that the LUG stay on-line for these kinds of reasons. >-- >Jeffery > >---- Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> wrote: > > >>There is a scene in one of the early Raymond Chandler Philip Marlow PI >>novels where Marlow is in the hands of two police detectives, one of whom >>wants to treat him fairly and the other of whom wishes to do him dirt with >>trumped up evidence. The two detectives end up getting into a fist-fight >>and Marlow sarcastically suggests that this is must be a new and novel way >>of softening up a suspect by hving the cops beat each other into a pulp. >> >>I am rather astonished to find the disconnect on the LUG over the past day >>or so. I am especially astonished to note that the folks who have >>generally treated my comments with derision and mocking disdain are now >>attacking each other or, in one case, leaving the LUG entirely. >> >>Are you guys attempting to soften me up? It won't work, but I do >>appreciate the hard effort you've put into the effort. <he grins> You >>guys can't grind me down with such a patently obvious scheme! >> >>Calm down, guys, and let's get back to business. And, BD, get back on the >>List where you belong. It really isn't the same without your presence. >> >>Marc >> >> >> >>