Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/28
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While there is really something wrong with the timeframe linkage between =
the plague years and the Napoleonic political reformation, I can still =
see some members of this list singing:
Ring around the rosy
a pocketful of Leicas
ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ted, is that what you sang at the time?
I think I have been reading too many of Mark's messages and it is =
impacting my sense of humour. (and my apologies to the digest readers =
who have to read the html crap Buzz posted --- I don't know how to =
remove it).
Bill
Buzz comments:
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At its worst, the bubonic plague is estimated to have killed about =
three fourths of the population of Europe. If another plague claimed =
the same proportion, I would expect that it wouldn't reduce the price of =
new Leica gear, in fact, because of labour shortages, the cost of new =
gear would rise. However, the lower demand might force a steep =
reduction in the cost of used Leica equipment to those unfortunate =
enough to survive.
For those who still use a measuring system coming from the =
Middle=20
Age :-), an inch is about 25,4 mm.=20
Oh, come now! The metric system is responsible more than =
anything for the decline of civilization since the Napoleonic Era. If =
we resurrect the firkin, rood, and fortnight and dump those silly metric =
measures peace and prosperity would spread across the world and every =
photographer could afford Leica lenses!
While Bernard replied:
Of course that might solve the problem of war and conflict, but =
who knows.... The Plague could hit us again!
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>While there is really something wrong with =
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reformation, I can still see some members of this list =
singing:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Ring around the rosy</DIV>
<DIV>a pocketful of Leicas</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>ashes, ashes, all fall down</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Ted, is that what you sang at the time?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think I have been reading too many of Mark's messages and it is =
impacting=20
my sense of humour. (and my apologies to the digest readers who have to =
read the=20
html crap Buzz posted --- I don't know how to remove it).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bill</DIV>
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<DIV>Buzz comments:</DIV>
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size=3D3>At its worst, the bubonic plague is estimated to have =
killed about=20
three fourths of the population of Europe. If another plague =
claimed=20
the same proportion, I would expect that it wouldn't reduce the =
price of new=20
Leica gear, in fact, because of labour shortages, the cost of new =
gear would=20
rise. However, the lower demand might force a steep reduction =
in the=20
cost of used Leica equipment to those unfortunate enough to=20
survive.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE><FONT size=3D-1>For those who still =
use a=20
measuring system coming from the Middle</FONT> <BR><FONT =
size=3D-1>Age=20
:-), an inch is about 25,4 mm.</FONT>=20
<P><FONT size=3D-1>Oh, come now! The metric system is=20
responsible more than anything for the decline of =
civilization since=20
the Napoleonic Era. If we resurrect the firkin, rood, =
and=20
fortnight and dump those silly metric measures peace and =
prosperity=20
would spread across the world and every photographer could =
afford=20
Leica lenses!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D-1></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>While =
Bernard=20
replied:</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Of course that might solve the problem of war and =
conflict,=20
but who knows.... The Plague could hit us again!</BLOCKQUOTE>
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