Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/21

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Subject: [Leica] OT Re: 2009 Survey
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:32:33 -0700
References: <36172e5a0903211534o7e2a0df9t563d9fce433276be@mail.gmail.com> <49C585CD.90000@gmx.de>

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
>>>>       
>>> _



In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] OT Re: 2009 Survey)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] OT Re: 2009 Survey)