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Subject: [Leica] REAL LIFE TIME???????????? Vince Passaro ?..
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:37:30 +1000
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Vince, yes humour is not unkown here. I'm sure that you understand that this
is an international group and humour doesn't always translate well
though. Ask any of the south of the equator contingent.
Dr Ted is your genial friend off list hey? Now that makes me grin.

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 31 March 2010 22:59, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> wrote:

> Your sense of humor and mine are not in sync alas. I doubt there are many
> on
> the list who admire Luis' work more than I do. I have told him this several
> times. I was joking ONLY about his formal, gentlemanly and unfailing thank
> yous being numerically competitive with my ALLEGED 81 posts. Off list Dr.
> Ted and I are genial friends. In fact (some might argue this), I don't
> think
> you can tell someone he's "back like Banquo" and not like him.
>
> Did you never go to grade school? High school? Are you Canadian? Lutheran?
>
> Sorry -- I withdraw those remarks. I kid. Really, it's all love. Like Don
> Rickles always says.
>
> (You know Don Rickles? He was in the Reagan defense department and was back
> under Bush II. He was the one who wanted us to invade Thailand because
> their
> food is too hot.)
>
> V
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Vince, no-one on this list posts more fine street photography, nor more
> > consistently, than Lluis (does). This fine Catalan gentleman is my
> friend,
> > but I do not know of anyone on this list who does not respect and admire
> > his
> > work. Doubting Dr Ted and then Lluis here means to many that you haven't
> > seen enough work by either gentleman.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 31 March 2010 13:20, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If I have 81 there have to be more by Luis, thanking people who like
> his
> > > work.
> > >
> > > V
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Vince Passaro <
> passaro.vince at gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > You counted? That's sweet.
> > > >
> > > > I'm stalling from work right now. It's this, or weep. And when I'm
> very
> > > > tired but feel I must stay up to work this is easier than doing the
> > work
> > > I'm
> > > > actually insisting on staying up to do. Surely you can understand
> this
> > as
> > > > it's perfectly logical.
> > > >
> > > > Also I have phases. I get VERY intensely interested in things. This
> is
> > > one
> > > > of them I suppose. I'm learning a lot. I enjoy language, I enjoy
> talk,
> > I
> > > > enjoy argument all too much, and I am fascinated by photography, and
> > > > particularly by the kind of photography that people who like Leicas
> > tend
> > > to
> > > > do. And I like Leicas.
> > > >
> > > > You back like Banquo brother. Again!  I see my name out there in your
> > > Subj
> > > > line and I'm shivering like Mickey B. I'm like oh shit oh shit oh
> shit
> > > but
> > > > Lady MacB is like "Man up dweeb or I'll go batty on you." Know what
> I'm
> > > > saying?  Scare a man.
> > > >
> > > > VP
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:05 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi Vince,
> > > >>
> > > >> I haven't been near a computer for 5 1/2 days and have just returned
> > > home,
> > > >> opened the LUG to have a quick peek. And right here before me are
> 1000
> > > >> e-mails stacked up.
> > > >>
> > > >> But old buddy I in all honesty, no offence intended, I have to ask
> you
> > a
> > > >> question, if you don't mind?
> > > >>
> > > >> There are 81 e-mails by yourself stacked one above the other, quite
> > > >> amazing really. So I have to ask... "What do you do in the real
> world,
> > > if
> > > >> you don't mind? That allows one to have the amount of time to read
> the
> > > LUG
> > > >> and respond with so many replies?" You are either an amazingly fast
> > > typist,
> > > >> God Bless you if your as fast as it appears, retired or one cool guy
> > at
> > > >> pounding on a machine (computer!) :-)
> > > >>
> > > >> cheers,
> > > >> Dr. ted :-)
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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