[Leica] Smart ass re-marks.

[jsluss at hughes.net (John Sluss)]

Thank you Ted wewor at least I needed that after this day of posts on the 
war.  ;^)

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:53 PM
Subject: [Leica] Smart ass re-marks.


> Smart Ass Remarks 1
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> I have this strange sort of humor, sick some folks say, where I make an 
> innocent smart ass comment at times placing me in harms way. Usually the 
> comment is made due to the curiosity of others wondering what I'm doing.
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> While shooting a National Film Board documentary on the automotive 
> industry in Canada I found myself in a situation I knew I could create a 
> smart ass remark.  Of course each time I get caught I swear I'll never do 
> it again.
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> I was at the General Motors assembly plant in St. Theresa, Quebec. In the 
> morning I was given a guided tour acquainting me with the assembly line 
> prior to starting the photography.  During the afternoon I was on my own 
> to shoot the action of building cars along the assembly lines.
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> During the shooting I had gone outside through one door and returned to 
> the assembly line through another giving it no thought I maybe perceived 
> as an intruder to the plant. So continuing my pictures until I became 
> aware of being carefully observed. A worker was obviously following me, 
> watching every time I put the camera to my eye.
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> I started to deliberately shoot close-ups of assembly gear, worker's 
> hands, parts of cars, etc.  Mean while keeping an eye on the character 
> following me, as I continued shooting bits and pieces sucking him in 
> deeper and deeper.  I could tell his curiosity was getting the better of 
> him. Finally not being able to contain himself any longer, he walked up to 
> me and challenged:  "I saw you come in from the yard, who are you taking 
> pictures for?"
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> The demanding tone of the voice, his body stance, everything indicated I 
> had sucked him in beautifully. It was about to be a  Smart Ass Comment 
> winner!.
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> "Well, uh, well," I somewhat stammered.  Then blurted out, "Geez are they
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> ever going to be mad at Ford when they find out I got caught."
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> The guy gasped, nearly going ballistic. He grabbed me, then my cameras, 
> started yelling for someone to get security and to help him hold me. 
> Meanwhile I just stood there waiting to see what would happen. All the 
> while trying not to laugh.
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> It was obvious the situation was getting out of hand with his grip on me 
> like I was really an evil spy. So I fessed up and gave him a note from the 
> GM PR director explaining whom I was and all employees should do their 
> utmost to assist my successful assignment!
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> He turned scarlet, then face to face, eyes into eyes, literally as close 
> as he could get without his nose touching mine, he spat out, "Smart ass!" 
> And stomped away.
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> I felt bad and swore I would never be a smart ass ever again. 
> Well........ you know! Sometimes it's so easy it just happens.. ;-)
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> ted
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