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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A modest proposal. -
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:41:47 -0600

I will readily admit I was quite struck by the quality of this early entrant
and nearly did stop the contest, however, a sharp whack behind the ear
reminded me that it is out of my hands. A higher power than I (me?) is now
in charge.

John Collier

> From: Krechtz@aol.com
> 
> 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