Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Guinness, the Breakfast of Champions
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Sun Jul 13 06:27:46 2008
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At 11:07 PM 7/12/2008, Chris Williams wrote:
 >Thanks Marc.
 >
 >My true thirst is in black magic,otherwise known as Guinness but I do like
 >to play with LTM lenses.

Well, while I do not wish to appear to cast ANY 
aspersions against the Drink of Choice for the 
LUG, the Lagavulin, I will cheerfully admit to 
having tasted an occasional Guinness.  The view 
from the top floor of their brewery at St James' 
Gate in Dublin is outstanding, especially so for 
students of Irish literary and Civil War 
history.  I strongly recommend a visit.  (I have 
been using a Guinness mouse pad since 2001 and it 
is time for me to replace it with a new one.  My 
lust for solitaire causes me to be hell on mouse pads.)

The son-in-law of the Guinness at the turn of the 
last century was Marconi and he funded 
Marconi's  development of wireless.  So we can 
praise Guinness as a drink while reacting with 
regret to its having brought about modern radio and televion.

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!



In reply to: Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Info on a 300mm f/5.6 tele kilar Kilfitt Munchen)
Message from marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Info on a 300mm f/5.6 tele kilar Kilfitt Munchen)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Info on a 300mm f/5.6 tele kilar Kilfitt Munchen)
Message from marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Info on a 300mm f/5.6 tele kilar Kilfitt Munchen)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Info on a 300mm f/5.6 tele kilar Kilfitt Munchen)