Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 10:28 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > This whole thread reminds me of a rather naughty limerick that is set in my > home town, Madras, as it was known before the name got changed to Chennai > (the correct local name). Is it the one with the lightning? > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 2:06 AM Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Don, they are definitely metallic. > > > > Brian, thanks for the story. We usually don't go to that part of town, > > and > > only saw the giant balls because the building is on Middlefield. We > > didn't > > know what it was, but google map said it's a mortuary, and I said, "so > > this > > is the controversial Clubhouse" (for the readers: she got some > > noise complaints a few years ago for holding holiday parties there). > > Yesterday we actually drove down that street to Waverley to wave goodbye > > to > > your ex-house, and I took a pic of a house decked out with Frozen theme > > Christmas decorations. Later on, I found out that in fact it was Ms. > > Mayer's house. > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 7:34 AM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> > > wrote: > > > > > It was a mortician named Roller and Hapgood. I always wondered if > > > Roller > > > meant they would roll their, um, clients around. > > > > > > For decades, Richard Man was the 2nd closest LUGger to me, just a mile > > > away. I know there are several in greater Lost Angeles. I wonder if > > > anyone is in northern San Diego County. > > > > > > BTW: I knew Marissa pretty well when we both worked at the same > > > small-ish company. I'm sure the balls are made of brass. > > > > > > > > > On 2020-12-13 3:24 am, Douglas Barry wrote: > > > > Good one, Richard, but I'm surprised with the sharp spike in CoVid, > > > > she didn't reverse her decision and make a bigger and better morgue. > > > > Plus those balls could be repurposed. I'd get one so that my > > > > relatives > > > > could roll me easily to the oven. Mind you, if there was a steep > > > > hill, > > > > that idea may have a slight flaw :-) > > > > > > > > Douglas > > > > > > > > On 13/12/2020 10:27, Richard Man wrote: > > > >> A friend gifted me with some 8x10 films, so I tested them out before > > > >> doing > > > >> my Ansel Adams quality work ;-) > > > >> Marissa Mayer was the last CEO of Yahoo. A few years ago, she > > > >> bought a > > > >> morgue and turned it into a clubhouse. This year, there are many > > > >> giant > > > >> balls decorations on the clubhouse area. > > > >> Gibellini ACN810, TMAX-400, 210 Rodenstock W > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > https://richardman.photo/nPICS/810-2020-12-MarissaMeyersMort-positive.jpg > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard http://imagecraft.com > > JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information