Jeez, a whole feckin' year and I only said 3 witty things. -- Bob
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Roberts > Sent: 01 January 2007 21:03 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: 2006 PDML quotations list: Part 1 > > The server doesn't allow posts of over 10k is size and, this being a > particularly prolific year for our local fonts of wisdom, I was faced > with a choice: Either edit the list down or break it up into > two posts. > Being loathe to remove any of these deserving gems (ahem), I selected > the latter option. Also, it's less work than reading through > everything > again and deciding what to leave in and what to leave out. > > Oh yeah, there was a third option: Get the listmeister to put > this post > through manually. But I haven't heard anything from Doug yet and I'm > sure no one wants me to postpone this any more. > > So here they are, in no particular order (for the most part): > > ------2006 PDML quotations list: Part 1------ > > "Well, the first thing we need to do is panic." > - Doug Brewer > > "Battery is charging! Rejoice, rejoice!" > - Ken Takeshita > > "I'm pretty close to Cotty's height when I have my ears on." > - Frank Theriault > > "Now, let me tell you how flawed you are..." > - Norm Baugher > > "My glasses are clean but my mind isn't." > - Annsan > > "Personally, I think a gorilla should cost a lot more than > 800 pounds, > but that's eBay for you." > - Bob Walkden > > "Have you considered the joys of snakeskin?" > - Frank Theriault > > "I *do* know a Hippo's bum when I see one." > - Mike Wilson > > "Photography isn't necessarily about making an exact 2 dimensional > duplicate of what was in front of the camera." > - Bill Robb > > "I was too excited to read the fine print" > - Cory Papenfuss > > "The amusing flame wars here are well worth pressing a little green > button every now and then." > - Juan Buhler > > "I'm not a fondler. I'm a photographer." > - Paul Stenquist > > "MARNIE CLEAN OUT YOUR MAILBOX!" > - Traditional > > "Was your dog in danger when you bought the DS?" > - Shel Belinkoff > > "The (aperture simulator is) now a vestige of the evolution of this > mount. Pretty much like the human appendix, it's there and can > sometimes cause inflammation (like the aperture simulator > periodically > does on this list). > - Gonz > > "A great lens feel is nice, but a superb rendering is better." > - Paul Stenquist > > "Complicated cameras are often made for people who believe > they can buy > 'skills' they don't have themselves :-)" > - Jens Bladt > > "It's Santa photos fer Gawds sake, it ain't high art." > - Bill Robb > > "Killfiles work miracles, not wimps" > - Kostas Kavoussanakis > > "Maybe phones don't take great pix, but Holgas make worse phones." > - Frank Theriault > > "Gawd, will I be happy to not have to type those asterisks*****." > - Paul Stenquist > > "The more you know, the better your results." > - Shel Belinkoff > > "I think I'll check to see if I've used up this year's quota > of commas." > - Doug Brewer > > "That's what happens when you write an English posting while you're > sitting in Germany and listening to French radio." > - Ralf R. Radermacher > > "An axiom is that no matter how well a digital camera > performs, people > will complain about noise. Corollary to that axiom is the > fact that all > digital cameras do have noise." > - Godfrey DiGiorgi > > "You can define things any way you like. This doesn't imply that your > definition is correct." > - Bill Robb > > "It's sometimes quite handy to have a second-grader around the house." > - Doug Brewer > > "I'm skimming all of these posts and still have no idea what the hell > an aperture simulator is. I guess it can't be too important > if I never > knew I needed it." > - "J and K Messervy" > > Adam Maas: "I'm just wondering what the heck Ingorant means" > Mark Roberts: "It's a large black seabird related to the cormorant." > > Paul Stenquist: "Tell me, Bill. How do you always manage to say what > the rest of us are thinking?" > Bill Robb: "Tourette Syndrome." > > "I feel so...dirty." > - D. Glenn Arthur (Re: Purchasing a *digital* SLR) > > "You have a French name. That makes you a gourmet." > - Bob Walkden > > "Is it just me, or does it seem like a bad idea to make a > decision on a > camera system based on a single consumer-zoom lens?" > - Mat Maessen > > "Canon aren't exactly going broke making some of the worst > entry-level > DSLRs available, and selling them by the truckload to people > who don't > know any better." > - John Francis > > "I have a lot of opinions. Some of them *must* be wrong." > - Rich Tietjens (A friend who's not on PDML but deserves to > be quoted > anyway) > > "I found the LA water to be awful, but then I was drinking it > straight > up." > - Shel Belinkoff > > "It's a good thing that Pentax doesn't offer new flagship cameras too > often. This way even I can - kinda - keep up!" > - Jens Bladt > > "My interpretation is typographically correct, although > perhaps unduly > optimistic" > - Bertil Holmberg > > "You're not kicking me when I'm down, you're just kicking me." > - Frank Theriault > > "I once saw Frans Lanting in Mike's eyebrows." > - Bob Walkden > > "No camera I've owned has been perfect." > - Godfrey DiGiorgi > > "Complaints about problems which exist only in speculation is really > stupid." > - Godfrey DiGiorgi > > "My istD used to take 6MP photos in 2004. Now it is down to > 1600x1200, > and that's only when I shoot cats and flowers. Also, it takes Canon > lenses now. I better upgrade before it gets even worse." > - Juan Buhler > > "I've never camped alone before as a woman, or as a man either :-)" > - Marnie aka Doe > > "Having more than one lens enables you to have the wrong lens mounted > at any given time." > - Doug Brewer > > "He looks like his emails." > - Annsan (Don't remember who she was writing about, but does > it really > matter?) > > "My favourite photographic accessory for shooting aggressive > and lethal > wild animals is a helicopter. > - John Forbes > > "It has the flare resistance of a 1970's Led Zeppelin groupie." > - Mike Wilson (though which third-party lens he was referring to is > long forgotten...) > > "It's a DATA POINT, for Pete's sake, not something chiseled > in granite!" > - Keith W > > "Specifications are cheap to produce." > - Bill Robb > > "And naturally, if you are going to quote someone, better me than > Cotty." > - Marnie aka Doe > > "I tend to eschew the whole street photography thing in the > same way I > eschew jazz music. I don't get it, and I don't really feel > the need to, > either." > - Bill Robb > > "Right now Magic Hour is about 8:30 to 9:30 in Yorkshire. I am told > there's another one in the morning, but so long as there is a Snooze > button, I have no chance of ever seeing it." > - Jim Kerslake > > "Why would I want a new lens? My digicam has a 12X digital zoom on it > AND it records video!" > - Russell Kerstetter > > "Exposure is much more than a reading from a meter. It's an > intelligent > decision that the photographer must be prepared to make." > - Paul Stenquist > > "Why would I take photos of people when I already know what they look > like?" > - Amita Guha > > "Wives are allowed to arrange furniture, but they are never permitted > to have any control over the purchase, placement or operation of > high-tech toys." > - Paul Stenquist > > "Maybe that's what the fellow on eBay was talking about, but more > likely he just doesn't know what he is talking about." > - Bob Shell > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
