Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug and Lugers For all you non-Yorkshiremen, Pudsey is a little hamlet between Leeds and Bradford. Jerry (an honorary Lancashireman) Douglas Sharp wrote: > Geoff, > > A bit of trivia from a slightly older LUGGER. > > As a sixth former I actually saw the filming of one episode (in 1968 > or 1969, I think) at the station in my home town of Pudsey (near > Leeds) while on my way home from school. > > It was the episode with "You're No Fun Anymore", where the two > characters, Mr and Mrs Samuel Brainsample, can be seen walking along > the platform of > <http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/New_Pudsey_railway_station>New > Pudsey railway station. I think that was also the episode with the > Hell's Grannies in it. > > Probably the only thing exciting that ever happened in Pudsey, apart > from producing some world class cricketers. > > Len Hutton (born in Pudsey Fulneck), Herbert Sutcliffe, Ray > Illingworth and Matthew Hoggard all began their careers in Pudsey and > the 19th Century cricket star John Tunnicliffe was born in Pudsey > Lowtown. > > Apart from that, Leary Constantine (political activist, first black > peer and cricket legend), Diana "Mrs Peel" Rigg and Paul and Barry > Ryan (Eloise) all attended the Moravian public school in Pudsey Fulneck. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> Forrest you are showing your (lack of) age ;-) ;-) >> Everyone who grew up when the Python movies were new remembers that the >> debate was about swallows not sparrows. >> >> No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time! >> 2009/3/22 Forrest Herr <os.penguin at gmail.com> >> >> >>> I think the answer to that question is simple, The Sparrow (African or >>> European) is Slower than Doug and his DMR/Telyt combination. >>> >>> -Forrest >>> >>> >>> >>>> Interesting results. They bear out Sherry Krauter's observation that >>>> >>> Leica >>> >>>> owners are aging as fast as their (film) cameras. But the real >>>> question >>>> >>> is >>> >>>> unanswered. How fast does a sparrow fly? Inquiring minds want to know. >>>> >>>> Larry Z >>>> >>> _