Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Schlaf gut, traum s?ss , und mach ins Bett kein Gem?ss Ade Der Filip Le 20 sept. 10 ? 21:27, kyle cassidy on the LUG a ?crit : > > A deal may have been reached. > > I bid on a Digilux but swiftly received a counter offer from an > attorney representing "a concerned group" who explained if that if I > would cease this pursuit of a Leica and promise not to represent > myself as "a photographer who uses Leica gear, at all, ever" they > would offer me a sum of money and some gear of a competitor. I > replied "go jump in a lake, I only use Leica gear!" at which point > two gentlemen appeared at my door. I recognized them after a moment > as Jesse "the Body" Ventura and Alex Trebeck. They wrestled me into > a bag and drove me to a barn where I heard a few men speaking in > German -- the only words I remember were repeated again and again as > they poured freezing cold water over me: "Viel Gem?se ist ver?rgert. > Winkelst?ckenergie. Fischha?t?rkn?ufe!" > > When it became woefully apparent that they spoke no English and I > spoke no German, they took me out of the bag and pantomimed what I > think was the plot of the pilot for Father Knows Best but I wasn't > sure. After a while they handed me a Digilux while at the same time > distributing a powerful electric shock. Every time I touched the > camera, the same thing happened; electricity would shoot through my > body and the men would shout: "Langsamer Toastermann. Feiern Sie! > Langsamer Toastermann. Feiern Sie!" They got really worked up. But I > couldn't stop picking up the shiny shiny beautiful Leica. This went > on for a long time. > > Eventually they gave up and dropped me off in the park. > > I called the guy who's Leica I'd bid on and he said he'd put it in a > box and ship it out. > > So. In the near future, I will most likely have new Leica photos for > you!!!!! > > kc > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > NO ARCHIVE