RE: [Leica] Re: dog

["Noel H. Charchuk" <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca>]

Or in response to Mark's question earlier this week, about "rex" how about
an Elmorex!!! :)
Noel Charchuk

On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:

> 
> Mark,
> 
> I personally like the levity you bring to this group (and it could certainly
> use some).
> Perhaps you could call the new lens an Elmo-rit.
> 
> Peter K
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rabiner [mailto:mrabiner@concentric.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 9:33 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: dog
> 
> 
> Bob Keene/Karen Shehade wrote:
> > 
> > Y'know Mark-
> > 
> > there are times when I become exasperated with your ramblings....
> snip
> > I wish I could design lenses, I'd create a new one, just so I could name
> it
> > after my dog.
> > I think it would be very hip to have a 120mm f2 "Yoda-lux"....
> > 
> > Bob Keene
> > (not crazy, but in training to become such)
> > 
> snip
> My dog is a 98 pound very dark German Shepard who goes by the name of
> "Elmo." He is four years old and predated the doll craze by .5 year. His
> precursor in this house was a white German Shepard named Prince who we
> rescued from an abusive situation down the street. That's how we got
> into German Shepards not through an obsession with all things German.
> Elmo just a minute ago place a large soggy pull toy rope on my keyboard
> as I type. I had to engage in this with him for a minute to finish the
> sentence. 
> By far the best dog I've every had despite wanting to dominate every
> situation every human every dog every object all the time. I thought
> about naming him something less "cute" as he is not cute but
> dramatically good looking, handsome. I can't take him for a walk with
> out people pulling over in the cars to complement me or at last winking
> through their windshields. The depth of his doggy intellect is
> impressive. I grew up in my family with Springer Spaniels. Great dogs
> but in terms of intellect a sad comparison.
> Of course the only reason I said any of this in the first place is to
> indicate how he guards the Hasselblads with equal diligence that he
> guards the Leica's. I think that's quite magnanimous of him!
> Mark :-) Rabiner
>