Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/30

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Subject: RE: [Leica] B.D. the flaming leftist with a guilt complex
From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:41:04 -0500
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJEEOOBDAB.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

Flaming Leftist sounds like an oxymoron, but I prefer my leftists to be 
flaming and my conservatives to be kind and gentle. It tends to round out 
their personality. Now, what I find weird about B.D. is that I think he 
works for a P.R. firm.

An enigma wrapped in a riddle. ;-)

JLS

At 03:25 PM 7/30/02, you wrote:
>You tell me. I was sitting at my desk, working on a writing assignment for a
>major pharmaceutical company - that's the kind of thing we flaming leftists
>spend our time doing ;-) - when, BLAM! A waterballon from the man who thinks
>of himself as the Gary Winnogrand of Annapolis flew in the window and soaked
>my desktop. Go figure.
>
>B. D.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Austin
>Franklin
>Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 3:55 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: RE: [Leica] B.D. the flaming leftist with a guilt complex
>
>
> > SL wrote: "I hate to say this, so apologies to B.D. in advance,
> > but he is a
> > flaming
> > leftist with a guilt complex who does not think people should have fun
> > with such a bourgeois icon. Hmmm, he might be hypcritical too since he has
> > Leicas himself."
> >
> > I must say that as someone who spent a week with B.D. in Maine,
> > the man has
> > nothing against having fun.
>
>I agree, he's a bit stiff in the collar every now and then, but nope, I
>haven't noticed him having anything against having fun.
>
>As far as "flaming leftist"...he's one or the other, but not both....
>
>Guilt complex...I doubt that too...he's perfectly happy to take the last
>piece of cheese cake ;-)
>
>Austin
>
>P.S.  Damn, B.D., how on earth do you get your self into these things?
>
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In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] B.D. the flaming leftist with a guilt complex)