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Subject: [Leica] RE: Filming a television commercial
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon Oct 31 06:23:37 2005
References: <21209106.1130724564149.JavaMail.root@mswamui-thinleaf.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <43658D1B.4030108@hemenway.com> <6e74b3700510310553y416e3c86od5ad4a135fd4aed6@mail.gmail.com>

The film was, but this is definitely not funny Simon, 
British humour can, and does, push the borders of propriety a bit, but 
this is just downright sick.

Please be so kind as to post a resurrection soon.
Douglas

Simon Ogilvie wrote:

>It is with much regret that I have to report the sad passing of our fellow
>LUGGER Graham Battison (known as GeeBee to his friends) who passed away
>earlier today. Cause of death was a heart attack, which close family say was
>brought on after watching a TV commercial of a car. Lawyers have been
>instructed to find the source of the commercial in order to bring a civil
>action against the publishers...
>
>:-)
>
>(Sorry Graham - only kidding!)
>
>Simon.
>
>On 10/31/05, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:
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>
>>:-) I'm guessing that you DID turn up your volume.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
>>hlritter@mindspring.com wrote:
>>
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>>>Nice Trick-or-Treat. I'm still comforting my 16-year-old budding
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>>photojournalist, and rubbing my ears!
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>>>It translates "You've never been so awake! Coffee in tall cans."
>>>
>>>--howard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: lug-bounces+hlritter=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:
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>>lug-bounces+hlritter=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim
>>Hemenway
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>>>Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:33 PM
>>>To: Leica Users Group
>>>Subject: [Leica] Filming a television commercial
>>>
>>>I sent this to some of you many months ago, but not all LUGgers have
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>>been lucky enough to appreciate this great photographic endeavor.
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>>>The following is a car advertisement that was never released. When the
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>>crew finished filming, the folks in the cutting room noticed something
>>moving along the side of the car, like a ghostly white mist. They also
>>noticed that the soundtrack had a strangely pitched ghostly sound as the
>>mist disappeared. The ad was never put on tv because of the unexplained
>>phenomenon.
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>>>Watch closely... as the car comes from behind the trees, about halfway
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>>through the commercial, look and you will see the white mist crossing in
>>front of the car, then following it along the road.
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>>>You'll need to turn up your sound in order to hear the strange low
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>>pitched noise.
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>>>http://209.197.89.228/Automobile.mpe
>>>
>>>I've been told that Leica glass was used for the last portion of the
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>>filming. :-) ;-)
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>>>
>>>
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In reply to: Message from hlritter at mindspring.com (hlritter@mindspring.com) ([Leica] RE: Filming a television commercial)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] RE: Filming a television commercial)
Message from simon.ogilvie at gmail.com (Simon Ogilvie) ([Leica] RE: Filming a television commercial)