Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi guys. As this (hitherto) has been one of the most civilised and focussed groups on the net, I suppose we ought to thank our Parisian friend for contributing a new word to the English language in time for Christmas: "provocating". I think it's a great cross between 'provoking' and 'prevaricating', both of which he seems to achieve in equal measure. But then 'provocateur' is a great French word to use as a starting point. Of course, as an Englishman living in Cork, Ireland, I must be suffering from a very bad attack of 'ethnocentrism'. Funny, I thought all of us on this side of the Pond were Europeans now. We all know that there's only one way to deal with this tendentious nonsense, and that's to let it wither on the vine. If you're 'provocated' into replying, the objective is achieved. Hence this is my first and last post on the subject. Why don't we see if we can consign the 'Odd' word to the same glorious oblivion as the Fogg bag thread of early '96? All it takes is the willpower not to reply. BTW, I've just acquired a 'virtual darkroom' using Photoshop on a PowerMac with a reasonably decent ink-jet printer. I'm still on the learning curve, but the results are pretty near to photographic quality, and the flexibility is of course tremendous. Anyone else out there in the Leica community gone the same route? As this is definitely an 'oddity' in being off-topic, all email to me personally is welcome to save cluttering up the LUG. Best wishes for the festive season. Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website:http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists