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From: Peter on 24 Jan 2010 13:12 "John McWilliams" <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hji0to$sfd$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Peter wrote: >> "Chris H" <chris(a)phaedsys.org> wrote in message >> news:2Ta7yvAj8BXLFAJj(a)phaedsys.demon.co.uk... >>> In message <52qml55jso75v14n8eptb937um2rstj9jk(a)4ax.com>, tony cooper >>> <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> writes >>>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:23:39 +0000, Chris H <chris(a)phaedsys.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> No, you are not. The Shriners are a very well known organization in >>>>>> the US, >>>>>> famous for participating in parades, building hospitals, putting on >>>>>> circuses, organizing an annual football game, constructing buildings >>>>>> in an >>>>>> "Moorish Revival" style, and holding a huge annual convention. They >>>>>> are a >>>>>> branch of the Freemasons. >>>>> >>>>> Technically they are not a branch of Freemasonry. However you do have >>>>> to >>>>> be a Freemason to join. >>>> >>>> Doesn't hurt if you're an insurance agent, accountant, car salesman, >>>> real estate agent, or in some other profession where you join things >>>> in order pass across your business card whilst giving the secret >>>> handshake. >>> >>> That should not happen. It does not in the UK. If you are found doing >>> that sort of thing they throw you out. >> >> >> >> Actually whether you get business in the UK largely depends upon which >> regimental tie you wear and which school you attended. > > So, you're not an "old boy"? > <G> At least not art of the network in the UK -- Peter
From: Robert Coe on 24 Jan 2010 17:04 On 21 Jan 2010 15:14:28 GMT, Chris Malcolm <cam(a)holyrood.ed.ac.uk> wrote: : In rec.photo.digital tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: : > On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:49:10 -0800, John McWilliams : > <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: : : >>On 1/20/10 PDT 7:49 PM, tony cooper wrote: : >>> As a Nikon shooter, I've always thought Canon shooters are a bit : >>> dorky. This photograph, taken at the practice field for the East-West : >>> Shrine Game to be held in Orlando, seems to prove my point. : >>> : >>> http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/photos/769666832_Z2Svd-XL.jpg : >> : >>Shoot, tony, you must be really bored to try to start with the C v N : >>bits....but just to help out: I've always thought many Nikon owners were : >>supercilious, insecure and pedantic! : >> : >>And look at the dork in the bg of the pic: long lens, but mono mounted : >>on camera body..... : : > Yeah, but the Nikon guy is the one in the cool hat. We pedantic types : > notice details like this. : : Clearly it's time Canon & Nikon woke up to the marketing opportunities : in this kind of brand loyalty lifestyle accessories stuff. Harley : Davidson have done a lot with their T-shirts, jackets, hats, belts, : shades, cigarette lighters, deodorants, and handbags. And since : "Nikon" (or "Canon") is much shorter than "Harley Davidson" you'll : have a lot more choice where to put the tattoo. As I imagine would : most of us :-) Well, every time I buy a Canon, it comes with a gaudier neck strap than the one before. Maybe that's as far as they're wiling to go. Bob
From: Frank ess on 24 Jan 2010 19:53 Robert Coe wrote: > On 21 Jan 2010 15:14:28 GMT, Chris Malcolm <cam(a)holyrood.ed.ac.uk> > wrote: >> In rec.photo.digital tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> >> wrote: >>> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:49:10 -0800, John McWilliams >>> <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> >>>> On 1/20/10 PDT 7:49 PM, tony cooper wrote: >>>>> As a Nikon shooter, I've always thought Canon shooters are a bit >>>>> dorky. This photograph, taken at the practice field for the >>>>> East-West Shrine Game to be held in Orlando, seems to prove my >>>>> point. >>>>> >>>>> http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/photos/769666832_Z2Svd-XL.jpg >>>> >>>> Shoot, tony, you must be really bored to try to start with the C >>>> v N bits....but just to help out: I've always thought many Nikon >>>> owners were supercilious, insecure and pedantic! >>>> >>>> And look at the dork in the bg of the pic: long lens, but mono >>>> mounted on camera body..... >> >>> Yeah, but the Nikon guy is the one in the cool hat. We pedantic >>> types notice details like this. >> >> Clearly it's time Canon & Nikon woke up to the marketing >> opportunities in this kind of brand loyalty lifestyle accessories >> stuff. Harley Davidson have done a lot with their T-shirts, >> jackets, hats, belts, shades, cigarette lighters, deodorants, and >> handbags. And since "Nikon" (or "Canon") is much shorter than >> "Harley Davidson" you'll have a lot more choice where to put the >> tattoo. As I imagine would most of us :-) > > Well, every time I buy a Canon, it comes with a gaudier neck strap > than the one before. Maybe that's as far as they're wiling to go. > > Back in history, when I was a Nikon user, I received a high-quality Nikon-emblazoned t-shirt as part of a promotion of I-forget-what product. Even farther back in history, when I was a Canon SLR film-camera user I'd quickly dispose of the supplied Canon shoestring-like strap and replace it with the Nikon two-inch-wide nylon item in my choice of garish yellow with black or garish yellow with maroon (those are still great straps: wide enough to be comfortable, slinky enough to take up essentially no space in the bag). Canon gave me a visor and a ball cap at the Long Beach Grand Prix; when I wore them both at once, bill of one to the front and the other to the rear, three people asked where I got that two-peaked cap. The interest was there ... More recently, when I returned to the Canon camp, I saw a pretty wide range of Canon-labeled shirts, bags, and ball caps on eBaY. Maybe modern photography people are more interested in function and output rather than style? -- Frank ess
From: tony cooper on 24 Jan 2010 20:10 On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:11:24 +0000, Chris H <chris(a)phaedsys.org> wrote: >Both comprehensives I went to and the Grammar School (dear old thing >had a 400 year History) had ties as did the two collages and university >I went to. They probably won't let you wear the old school tie because you don't know the difference between "college" and "collage". -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: mcescher on 27 Jan 2010 14:24
On Jan 24, 6:53 pm, "Frank ess" <fr...(a)fshe2fs.com> wrote: > Robert Coe wrote: > > On 21 Jan 2010 15:14:28 GMT, Chris Malcolm <c...(a)holyrood.ed.ac.uk> > > wrote: > >> In rec.photo.digital tony cooper <tony_cooper...(a)earthlink.net> > >> wrote: > >>> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:49:10 -0800, John McWilliams > >>> <jp...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > >>>> On 1/20/10 PDT 7:49 PM, tony cooper wrote: > >>>>> As a Nikon shooter, I've always thought Canon shooters are a bit > >>>>> dorky. This photograph, taken at the practice field for the > >>>>> East-West Shrine Game to be held in Orlando, seems to prove my > >>>>> point. > > >>>>>http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/photos/769666832_Z2Svd-XL.jpg > > >>>> Shoot, tony, you must be really bored to try to start with the C > >>>> v N bits....but just to help out: I've always thought many Nikon > >>>> owners were supercilious, insecure and pedantic! > > >>>> And look at the dork in the bg of the pic: long lens, but mono > >>>> mounted on camera body..... > > >>> Yeah, but the Nikon guy is the one in the cool hat. We pedantic > >>> types notice details like this. > > >> Clearly it's time Canon & Nikon woke up to the marketing > >> opportunities in this kind of brand loyalty lifestyle accessories > >> stuff. Harley Davidson have done a lot with their T-shirts, > >> jackets, hats, belts, shades, cigarette lighters, deodorants, and > >> handbags. And since "Nikon" (or "Canon") is much shorter than > >> "Harley Davidson" you'll have a lot more choice where to put the > >> tattoo. As I imagine would most of us :-) > > > Well, every time I buy a Canon, it comes with a gaudier neck strap > > than the one before. Maybe that's as far as they're wiling to go. > > Back in history, when I was a Nikon user, I received a high-quality > Nikon-emblazoned t-shirt as part of a promotion of I-forget-what > product. Even farther back in history, when I was a Canon SLR > film-camera user I'd quickly dispose of the supplied Canon > shoestring-like strap and replace it with the Nikon two-inch-wide > nylon item in my choice of garish yellow with black or garish yellow > with maroon (those are still great straps: wide enough to be > comfortable, slinky enough to take up essentially no space in the > bag). Canon gave me a visor and a ball cap at the Long Beach Grand > Prix; when I wore them both at once, bill of one to the front and the > other to the rear, three people asked where I got that two-peaked cap. > The interest was there ... > > More recently, when I returned to the Canon camp, I saw a pretty wide > range of Canon-labeled shirts, bags, and ball caps on eBaY. Maybe > modern photography people are more interested in function and output > rather than style? > > -- > Frank ess- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - No, people ARE interested in style. That's why they're selling the Canon items... CM |