Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When my last daughter was born, I was in the maternity ward to feed her. I noticed in the room a little form in the shape of a ginger bread man, maybe over 20 inches. It had straps for the arms and legs. It turned out that it was a circumcision restraining board. Even though I had my camera with me, I didn't take a picture of it. Slobodan Dimitrov - ---------- >From: Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> >To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] Some things really are best left unphotographed. >Date: Tue, Dec 16, 2003, 8:05 AM > > So, years back, I'm in college and the telephone rings. It's my roommates > mother. She was going through the attic cleaning up junk and came across the > super 8 home move of her son's briss. Do you think he would want it? She > asks. I'm certain he would, I tell her, just send it down care of me, I'll > be sure that he gets it. Oh, imagine the dear boy's mortification when I > showed it to a party full of his friends. That ghastly look has still not > left his face, lo, these many years later. > > If you're going to let someone mutilate a baby's genitals, I'd say it's best > to keep the cameras outta the room ... There are some events best not > recorded for posterity..... > > Kc > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html