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**psoo** · 02-07-2021, 12:42 PM - **5 Likes**

I was looking at some photos I took a couple of summers ago in my backyard on Long Island, NY. I was horrified to see the virus growing on our dogwood tree proving the virus originated on Long Island, not Wuhan. Please do not talk about this until I have had the tree vaccinated. I was using my Kx with a Tampon 18-300 mm lens.

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35mmfilmfan · 02-07-2021, 02:23 PM - **3 Likes**

At first, I thought it was a variant of bird flu - and they couldn't spell 'Corvid'.

Whichever, I am not intending to use a FLU card.

gifthorse · 02-07-2021, 03:45 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by psoo

I was looking at some photos I took a couple of summers ago in my backyard on Long Island, NY. I was horrified to see the virus growing on our dogwood tree proving the virus originated on Long Island, not Wuhan. Please do not talk about this until I have had the tree vaccinated. I was using my Kx with a Tampon 18-300 mm lens.

A "a Tampon 18-300 mm lens"? I think you're trying to string us along with a story like that.

**clackers** · 02-07-2021, 04:07 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by psoo

with a Tampon 18-300 mm

Really good seals and gaskets on that lens!

35mmfilmfan · 02-07-2021, 04:15 PM - **4 Likes**

Someone's got to say it :

Must be for use in a monthly challenge !

**pepperberry farm** · 02-07-2021, 04:35 PM - **1 Like**

... don't get it wet....

**boriscleto** · 02-07-2021, 04:40 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan

At first, I thought it was a variant of bird flu - and they couldn't spell 'Corvid'.

Whichever, I am not intending to use a FLU card.

**Ash** · 02-07-2021, 05:15 PM

Tampons are not weather sealed.
They are therefore not immune to COVID.

**psoo** · 02-07-2021, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by gifthorse

A "a Tampon 18-300 mm lens"? I think you're trying to string us along with a story like that.

A thousand apologies. I meant Tamron. The auto spell check thought I had something else on my mind.

Wheatfield · 02-07-2021, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by psoo

A thousand apologies. I meant Tamron. The auto spell check thought I had something else on my mind.

That was the best part of the thread so far.

dlhawes · 02-08-2021, 03:41 AM

That first picture, especially, made me think, "What if the newsfaces pick that story up and run with it, not understanding the humorous import." I bet they could be fooled. And, by the way, what world-domination-conspiracy group could be behind it on Lawngeyeland, anyway, if not the CCP/PLA?

35mmfilmfan · 02-08-2021, 04:58 AM - **2 Likes**

Mods - please remove this if necessary

At least they didn't say it was a Tampax camera with a fecal plane shutter - both of which I have seen in small ads. Actually, 'shutter' was mis-spelt as well, but 'I' couldn't put that.

**psoo** · 02-08-2021, 07:49 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by dlhawes

That first picture, especially, made me think, "What if the newsfaces pick that story up and run with it, not understanding the humorous import." I bet they could be fooled. And, by the way, what world-domination-conspiracy group could be behind it on Lawngeyeland, anyway, if not the CCP/PLA?

It's amazing how the press can influence people. I remember in the 1950's, when I was growing up in England, the BBC news on TV showed photos of people in Italy harvesting spaghetti from trees. The long strands of the pasta were draped over the tree branches and they were being removed and placed in baskets. At that time, the Brits were not into spaghetti and thought the story was genuine. The news article was on April Fools Day but few people realized they were being fooled. Some viewers contacted the BBC to ask where they could buy spaghetti trees. Another case in the US was a radio show hosted by Orson Welles in the 1930's that reported the landing of Martians in New Jersey and their advancement towards New York. It caused panic in some listeners. So let's keep my photos within the Pentax Forum. We don't want to scare anybody.

dlhawes · 02-09-2021, 06:20 AM

Originally posted by psoo

It's amazing how the press can influence people. I remember in the 1950's, when I was growing up in England, the BBC news on TV showed photos of people in Italy harvesting spaghetti from trees. The long strands of the pasta were draped over the tree branches and they were being removed and placed in baskets. At that time, the Brits were not into spaghetti and thought the story was genuine. The news article was on April Fools Day but few people realized they were being fooled. Some viewers contacted the BBC to ask where they could buy spaghetti trees. Another case in the US was a radio show hosted by Orson Welles in the 1930's that reported the landing of Martians in New Jersey and their advancement towards New York. It caused panic in some listeners. So let's keep my photos within the Pentax Forum. We don't want to scare anybody.

I remember that spaghetti thing - same reaction over here (Washington DC area); and the subsequent explanation that they'd been drying the noodles by hanging them in the open air on tree branches.

**psoo** · 02-09-2021, 07:28 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dlhawes

I remember that spaghetti thing - same reaction over here (Washington DC area); and the subsequent explanation that they'd been drying the noodles by hanging them in the open air on tree branches.

Yes, it was quite a joke, which we and many others remember so well. Other catastrophic events, like the Covid pandemic, will be completely forgotten in a couple of years, like the Spanish flu. I suppose our brains tend to store happy memories while bad ones are expunged as completely as possible.

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02-07-2021, 02:23 PM - 3 Likes	#2
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,342	At first, I thought it was a variant of bird flu - and they couldn't spell 'Corvid'. Whichever, I am not intending to use a FLU card.

02-07-2021, 03:45 PM - 4 Likes	#3
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,950	Originally posted by psoo I was looking at some photos I took a couple of summers ago in my backyard on Long Island, NY. I was horrified to see the virus growing on our dogwood tree proving the virus originated on Long Island, not Wuhan. Please do not talk about this until I have had the tree vaccinated. I was using my Kx with a Tampon 18-300 mm lens. A "a Tampon 18-300 mm lens"? I think you're trying to string us along with a story like that.

02-07-2021, 04:07 PM - 2 Likes	#4
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by psoo with a Tampon 18-300 mm Really good seals and gaskets on that lens!

02-07-2021, 04:15 PM - 4 Likes	#5
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,342	Someone's got to say it : Must be for use in a monthly challenge !

02-07-2021, 04:35 PM - 1 Like	#6
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,780	... don't get it wet....

02-07-2021, 04:40 PM - 5 Likes	#7
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan At first, I thought it was a variant of bird flu - and they couldn't spell 'Corvid'. Whichever, I am not intending to use a FLU card.

02-07-2021, 05:15 PM	#8
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Tampons are not weather sealed. They are therefore not immune to COVID.

02-07-2021, 05:37 PM	#9
psoo Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 485 Original Poster	Originally posted by gifthorse A "a Tampon 18-300 mm lens"? I think you're trying to string us along with a story like that. A thousand apologies. I meant Tamron. The auto spell check thought I had something else on my mind.

02-07-2021, 08:29 PM	#10
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,991	Originally posted by psoo A thousand apologies. I meant Tamron. The auto spell check thought I had something else on my mind. That was the best part of the thread so far.

02-08-2021, 03:41 AM	#11
dlhawes Guest	That first picture, especially, made me think, "What if the newsfaces pick that story up and run with it, not understanding the humorous import." I bet they could be fooled. And, by the way, what world-domination-conspiracy group could be behind it on Lawngeyeland, anyway, if not the CCP/PLA?

02-08-2021, 04:58 AM - 2 Likes	#12
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,342	Mods - please remove this if necessary At least they didn't say it was a Tampax camera with a fecal plane shutter - both of which I have seen in small ads. Actually, 'shutter' was mis-spelt as well, but 'I' couldn't put that.

02-08-2021, 07:49 AM - 2 Likes	#13
psoo Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 485 Original Poster	Originally posted by dlhawes That first picture, especially, made me think, "What if the newsfaces pick that story up and run with it, not understanding the humorous import." I bet they could be fooled. And, by the way, what world-domination-conspiracy group could be behind it on Lawngeyeland, anyway, if not the CCP/PLA? It's amazing how the press can influence people. I remember in the 1950's, when I was growing up in England, the BBC news on TV showed photos of people in Italy harvesting spaghetti from trees. The long strands of the pasta were draped over the tree branches and they were being removed and placed in baskets. At that time, the Brits were not into spaghetti and thought the story was genuine. The news article was on April Fools Day but few people realized they were being fooled. Some viewers contacted the BBC to ask where they could buy spaghetti trees. Another case in the US was a radio show hosted by Orson Welles in the 1930's that reported the landing of Martians in New Jersey and their advancement towards New York. It caused panic in some listeners. So let's keep my photos within the Pentax Forum. We don't want to scare anybody.

02-09-2021, 06:20 AM	#14
dlhawes Guest	Originally posted by psoo It's amazing how the press can influence people. I remember in the 1950's, when I was growing up in England, the BBC news on TV showed photos of people in Italy harvesting spaghetti from trees. The long strands of the pasta were draped over the tree branches and they were being removed and placed in baskets. At that time, the Brits were not into spaghetti and thought the story was genuine. The news article was on April Fools Day but few people realized they were being fooled. Some viewers contacted the BBC to ask where they could buy spaghetti trees. Another case in the US was a radio show hosted by Orson Welles in the 1930's that reported the landing of Martians in New Jersey and their advancement towards New York. It caused panic in some listeners. So let's keep my photos within the Pentax Forum. We don't want to scare anybody. I remember that spaghetti thing - same reaction over here (Washington DC area); and the subsequent explanation that they'd been drying the noodles by hanging them in the open air on tree branches.

02-09-2021, 07:28 AM - 1 Like	#15
psoo Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 485 Original Poster	Originally posted by dlhawes I remember that spaghetti thing - same reaction over here (Washington DC area); and the subsequent explanation that they'd been drying the noodles by hanging them in the open air on tree branches. Yes, it was quite a joke, which we and many others remember so well. Other catastrophic events, like the Covid pandemic, will be completely forgotten in a couple of years, like the Spanish flu. I suppose our brains tend to store happy memories while bad ones are expunged as completely as possible.

Origin of Covid virus.

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