Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A tough call. The Army veteran is in the hospital with a shattered jaw. The Marine veteran is in the slammer with a bunch of really bad dudes...and no gun. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philip Leeson Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:32 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] was: did I miss a fight? So, I guess da marines is tougher, eh? phil On Jun 30, 2006, at 3:53 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > This week, in New Orleans, two young men (an army veteran and a > marine veteran) got into a heated discussion at work (security > guards) over who was tougher, army or marine. A heated verbal > discussion followed by flying fists. The marine soon settled the > argument once and for all. He pulled out his S&W .40 and shot the > army veteran in the head. > http://tinyurl.com/pqtst > I guess it is best that the LUG stay on-line for these kinds of > reasons. > -- > Jeffery > > ---- Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> wrote: >> There is a scene in one of the early Raymond Chandler Philip >> Marlow PI >> novels where Marlow is in the hands of two police detectives, one >> of whom >> wants to treat him fairly and the other of whom wishes to do him >> dirt with >> trumped up evidence. The two detectives end up getting into a >> fist-fight >> and Marlow sarcastically suggests that this is must be a new and >> novel way >> of softening up a suspect by hving the cops beat each other into a >> pulp. >> >> I am rather astonished to find the disconnect on the LUG over the >> past day >> or so. I am especially astonished to note that the folks who have >> generally treated my comments with derision and mocking disdain >> are now >> attacking each other or, in one case, leaving the LUG entirely. >> >> Are you guys attempting to soften me up? It won't work, but I do >> appreciate the hard effort you've put into the effort. <he >> grins> You >> guys can't grind me down with such a patently obvious scheme! >> >> Calm down, guys, and let's get back to business. And, BD, get >> back on the >> List where you belong. It really isn't the same without your >> presence. >> >> Marc >> >> msmall@aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information