Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reminds me of the "divided by a common language" experience I had when I wnt to Las Vegas for the 1982 Grand Prix. In England a "fag" is a cigarette and "partying" is what you do on your birthday. Plenty of potential for an embarassing misunderstanding. One of our mechanics announced loudly "I'm dying for a fag". That drew some strange looks. The circuit was laid out in the car park of Caesars Palace. There was much pre-event publicity about the glamour of the Championship. Keke Rosberg who confirmed his victory in the 1982 World Championship there, was interviewed by a local journalist. "Does this remind you of Monaco?" he was asked. "No, it reminds me of a car park" he replied. The days before sports stars were briefed on what to say. FD >________________________________ > From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Monday, 27 August 2012, 16:04 >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: New Travel a speed-walk through Paris > >Not only does Vegas have copies of the Eiffel tower and the Venetian >Canals, they even have hookers similar to those in Paris and Italy, but >they accept charge cards, (. . . I am told.) > >On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >wrote: > >> Smart decision.? I've been to Las Vegas a few times when I was paid to go >> but I'd never go there if I didn't have to!? It's a totally depressing >> place full of depressed people. >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu >> >wrote: >> >> > That old tower reminds me of an argument I had with my wife last night, >> > after arriving in San Francisco. She has never been to the West Coast >> > and >> > is falling into the classic trap of wanting to go to too many places. >> > Las >> > Vegas came up, and in nixing that idea, I said, rather loudly, why the >> hell >> > would I spend two days travelling to a place where I could see a fake >> > Eiffel tower when we have seen the real thing many times... >> > >> > The furthest I intend to venture from here is Yosemite and Big Sur. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Nathan >> > >> > -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > >-- >Regards, > >Sonny >http://sonc.com/look/ >Natchitoches, Louisiana > >USA > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >