Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Should we have a M6 film loading contest?
From: Barney Quinn <barney@ncep.noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 06:11:48 -0400
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Ted,

Do we get to go drinking after we've won?

Barney

Ted Grant wrote:

> Barney Quinn, Jr. wrote:
> >>> At the age of many of us ( I'm speaking for myself, among others ) an M6
> > loading contest could easily become an M6 dropping contest.<<<<
>
> Hell no Barney we can't have them thar young whipper snappers think they can
> beat us!   Don't you know this one?
>
> "Old Age and Treachery will over come youth and skill!"
>
> The code of the old west when men were men and, well what the hell, you know
> the rest! ;-)
>
> Why we'll start earlier and finish quicker! :-) That's the treachery part,
> apart from that we'll run slow timers for us and fast timers fer them,
> that'll make us look like we blew them out of the water. :-)
>
> And for protection from dropping them M6's, we'll just lie flat on the
> floor, reload with no fear of the camera dropping and if you slip-up, why
> there'll be 6 " inches of good old fashion foam there to save the day!
>
> Leica loadings away, all hands! ;-) Bring 'em on we'll kick ass! :-)
> ted
>
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>
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