Hrm. This may not be such a good analogy, as the 47 ronin (if I recall
correctly, the story is called "Chushingura") spent several years acting
like drunken fools and wastrels in order to put the governor off his guard
before they struck. Also, after the massacre of the evil governor and his
retainers, and although everyone agreed that it was richly deserved, they
were ordered to commit seppuku themselves according to the law at the time.
This seems like a harsh fate just for liking Zuiko lenses.
At 07:00 PM 02/01/2000 -0600, you wrote:
I could not wait for this.
It is called 'Ronin'. The word was derived from true story about
47 worriors (samurai) who made ultimate revenge against one of
the governers, after several years of planning, to protest against
the Shogun for the shameful loss of their master who had been
ordered to commit seppuku (hara kiri).
Just a bit of cultual input - no flames intended.
Jim Terazawa and I am Japanese.
Dirk Wright wrote:
> > An additional consideration is the loyalty that Olympus
> > feels toward OM system photographers, who tend to be a dedicated
> > and loyal bunch.
>
> So, what's the Japanese word for a "dedicated and loyal bunch" of
> people???
>
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