Hi George:
My personal favorite is - "There isn't a battery in it so I couldn't test
it, but I'm sure it works fine."
Second place - "This is my favorite camera, I haven't used it in years, but
it worked fine the last time I used it."
Gord
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From: <ClassicVW@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM2s/135-2.8/35-70 100$ shipped-- is that good?
>
> It could be a Fang, or it could be a disaster.
> I always ask myself: "What is he really trying not to say...?"
>
> "Worked last time I checked" could mean ---
> "I never even looked at this camera I found."
>
> "need batteries" could mean---
> "It's as dead as a doornail, let me just say I never put batteries in it,
and
> that won't be dishonest, would it?"
>
> "Mirror in great condition" = "Everything else is so dirty, the mirror
looks
> great!"
>
> "Lenses dusty" = "The lenses are cloudy."
>
> "No scratches on the optics that I could see." = "There's certainly a few
> scratches,
> I'll just say I couldn't see them, musta checked them when I didn't have
my
> glasses on."
>
> Be careful,
> George S.
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