> On 14 October 2018 at 17:48 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On 10/14/2018 5:38 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> On 14 October 2018 at 00:30 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 10/13/2018 9:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >>>> On 13 October 2018 at 13:43 Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> It's a misprint of dévot. They were a kind of hard-right Catholic > >>>> puritan cabal, most notably the Company of the Holy Sacrament, of > >>>> 17th-century France, with a fanatical devotion to Pope, who took it upon > >>>> themselves to guarantee the doctrinal purity of France in the face of > >>>> Protestantism and Jansenism. > >>>> > >>>> Leica purists insist that a modern-day dévot accompany each camera sold, > >>>> to ensure the purity and correctness of its use. > >>>> > >>> This from the birthplace of Protestantism? What is the world coming to? > >>> Next it will be Italian cars with accessories nailed to them. > >> Doesn't that describe the Soviet produced version of the FIAT 124? > >> > > I thought it was more a left-field description of one of the (alleged) > > actions of Martin Luther near the beginning of the reformation. > > > > At least the Russian versions of the FIATs did not have rust holes in the > > showroom - seen with my own eyes. > > > So what you're saying is that the Soviets made better FIATs that the > Italians did...
I think the flaws were different, that's all. > > On the other hand I was staying away from the Leica discussion because I > don't discuss other peoples religions... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
