Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A modest proposal. -
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:01:35 EDT

In a message dated 9/26/00 2:09:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:

<< Ode On An Over-Price Lens Cap
 
 There once was a camera called Leica,
 Too expensive to be purchased by peikas,
 A lens cap alone,
 Caused most bankas to moan,
 For its price was a way out of sighta!
 
  >>

Would it be too soon to declare a winner by acclamation?  It's T.S. Eliot's 
birthday.  This probably explains not only the contest idea but the striking 
resemblance of the style and content of the above verse to that of Eliot.  
Remember, "April is the cruelest month".

Joe Sobel

Joe Sobel