Ah, but, you see..... He thinks you take pictures. Tell him you collect cameras. He will understand. Mind you he will still think you are dippy (who the hell wants to collect cameras, or Barbie dolls, for that matter), but he will understand. He's a collector himself.
Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Malcolm Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 11:26 AM Subject: OT: An Xmas discussion about hobbies and putting them in perspective. > This is an off topic post so feel free to delete now. > > I am fortunate that I have known/know some real characters in life, one of > which I met today whilst doing the Christmas shopping. I hadn't seen him for > a while, and chat made its way around to what was acquired for Xmas, and I > mentioned my new LX. > > Well, he got on his soapbox (in a most amusing manner) ridiculing my need > for another camera, stating that perhaps I was taking photography to > extremes. > > I shook his hand, wished his family a happy Christmas, winked at his wife > (NO, not an LX or MX wink) and shook my head at her. > > My friend collects vintage commercial vehicles!! > > No more off topic posts for a while, but I hope you enjoyed the double > standards of the above. Plus remember, you may have your other half not keen > on photography, but at least you can say it could be way......... worse. > > Malcolm > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
