Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"What's the buzz tell me what's happening?" Jesus Christ Superstar Rob Mueller EAIMS (Middleware Services) - -----Original Message----- From: Tim Atherton [mailto:timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:40 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Pukka & Duff Gen, (SP?) Pukka or duff gen (from GENeral information) What's the gen (or what's the buzz if you are from a Royal Naval background) = what's the scoop - in colloquial use - make sense? So, "what's the gen on the new Leica M autofocus?" Could be pukka gen, could be duff gen? (though I must say, I only ever really heard the word pukka used by cavalry officers in the mess of the 14th/20th Hussars and such like. Duff gen would be more general usage). Interesting that the word "buzz" has now developed a hip NY meaning. I used to hear this from a friend at college 15 years ago, who was Captain of the Sir Tristram in the Falklands War. To get ever so slightly on topic (photography at least) - he had a photograph on the wall in his college office taken by a news photographer on shore whilst his ship was unloading troops. It showed an Argentine jet flying across his deck between the masts. He pointed out he had been on the bridge at the time and was basically looking down on the pilot! A similar thing happened a few days later to the Sir Galahad, but this time the Argentines hit the target, which also included a large number of Welsh Guards. A damn good photograph from Margaret Thatcher's pathetic little war. (The war was pathetic, the soldiers did their job). Tim A - way off topic here Tim A > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Paul Nelson > Sent: November 16, 1999 8:32 AM > To: Lug > Subject: [Leica] Pukka & Duff Gin, (SP?) > > > Akhil, > Pukka Gin means good information, > Duff Gin means bad information, > I believe the above was used by the English Army in India. I still come > across the phrases which are still used by my Canadian and British > cohorts. > Reference the Pukka Leica usage I think the originator meant "Good Leica > Information". Evendently there is allot of Duff Gin concerning Leica. > Paul > > >