why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

**monochrome** · 07-01-2014, 06:59 PM

Off to 8 Mile - well, Lake St. Clair anyway - in the company of my goodly wife and our trusty Q and Q7.

Leaving the heavy firepower at home.

My host has paid his water bill.

Racer X 69 · 07-01-2014, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

I finally have a legitimate (to me) reason for not buying a K-3. Here goes...

----

As long as I can make shots like this :

... with my K-30 I will not upgrade to a K-3!

Very nice!

Jean Poitiers · 07-02-2014, 04:11 AM

Too bad ... I watched it. (sigh) A stolen FB image ... not even a K-3 would have helped the defense ...

**savoche** · 07-02-2014, 08:12 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Too bad ... I watched it. (sigh) A stolen FB image ... not even a K-3 would have helped the defense ...

Men in shorts and knee stockings making out in front of an audience... I don't say it's wrong, mind you! It's just not my kind of entertainment.

But I suppose it could be worse

(Not my image!)

**savoche** · 07-02-2014, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by jac

"Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing .... after they have exhausted all other possibilities." - Winston Churchill

“I don't believe there's any problem in this country, no matter how tough it is, that Americans, when they roll up their sleeves, can't completely ignore.”
- George Carlin

But hey, I haven't visited any society where that isn't true. Must be the work of hociR!

**jac** · 07-02-2014, 02:47 PM - **2 Likes**

Anyone want to play "Find the Canadian'. We always stand-out in a crowd.

**Ex Finn.** · 07-02-2014, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by jac

Anyone want to play "Find the Canadian'. We always stand-out in a crowd.

The Blonde on the very left?

**gaweidert** · 07-02-2014, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by karro

that's not the worst case.
worst case is this: people speaking roughly the same language, using the same terms, but the terms have completely different meaning. now, that is where the trouble really is

I say we table this subject.

Yes this means different things on different sides of the Atlantic.

**jac** · 07-02-2014, 03:39 PM

Here's a hint. She only dates real men. Canadians.

Pioneer · 07-02-2014, 04:26 PM

Can't be the one in the middle. I happen to know she is from North Dakota. And she is a judge.

**Ex Finn.** · 07-02-2014, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by jac

Here's a hint. She only dates real men. Canadians.

Pardon me.
We used to float down the river on ice-floats.

The Chick in the middle is either a Swede or a Brit

**jac** · 07-02-2014, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

We used to float down the river on ice-floats.:

Yeah, but didya do it with a full cooler of Labatt's Blue, eh?

normhead · 07-02-2014, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by jac

Yeah, but didya do it with a full cooler of Labatt's Blue, eh?

Or Molson's Canadian... eh? Ya hose heads....

**savoche** · 07-03-2014, 03:59 AM

The hociR is calling my name...

Must. Resist.

Must...

**jac** · 07-03-2014, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by normhead

Or Molson's Canadian... eh? Ya hose heads....

Yeah, you tellum, eh.

07-01-2014, 06:59 PM	#9226
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	No hociR Off to 8 Mile - well, Lake St. Clair anyway - in the company of my goodly wife and our trusty Q and Q7. Leaving the heavy firepower at home. My host has paid his water bill.

07-02-2014, 02:47 PM - 2 Likes	#9231
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Anyone want to play "Find the Canadian'. We always stand-out in a crowd. Attached Images

07-02-2014, 03:39 PM	#9234
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Here's a hint. She only dates real men. Canadians. Attached Images

07-02-2014, 06:18 PM	#9237
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Originally posted by Ex Finn. We used to float down the river on ice-floats.: Yeah, but didya do it with a full cooler of Labatt's Blue, eh? Last edited by jac; 07-02-2014 at 06:24 PM.

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Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by 6BQ5 I finally have a legitimate (to me) reason for not buying a K-3. Here goes... ---- As long as I can make shots like this : ... with my K-30 I will not upgrade to a K-3! Very nice!

07-02-2014, 04:11 AM	#9228
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Too bad ... I watched it. (sigh) A stolen FB image ... not even a K-3 would have helped the defense ...

07-02-2014, 08:12 AM	#9229
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Too bad ... I watched it. (sigh) A stolen FB image ... not even a K-3 would have helped the defense ... Men in shorts and knee stockings making out in front of an audience... I don't say it's wrong, mind you! It's just not my kind of entertainment. But I suppose it could be worse (Not my image!)

07-02-2014, 08:23 AM	#9230
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by jac "Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing .... after they have exhausted all other possibilities." - Winston Churchill “I don't believe there's any problem in this country, no matter how tough it is, that Americans, when they roll up their sleeves, can't completely ignore.” - George Carlin But hey, I haven't visited any society where that isn't true. Must be the work of hociR!

07-02-2014, 03:12 PM	#9232
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by jac Anyone want to play "Find the Canadian'. We always stand-out in a crowd. The Blonde on the very left?

07-02-2014, 03:35 PM	#9233
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Originally posted by karro that's not the worst case. worst case is this: people speaking roughly the same language, using the same terms, but the terms have completely different meaning. now, that is where the trouble really is I say we table this subject. Yes this means different things on different sides of the Atlantic.

07-02-2014, 04:26 PM	#9235
Pioneer Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wandering the Streets Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,411	Can't be the one in the middle. I happen to know she is from North Dakota. And she is a judge.

07-02-2014, 06:10 PM	#9236
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by jac Here's a hint. She only dates real men. Canadians. Pardon me. We used to float down the river on ice-floats. The Chick in the middle is either a Swede or a Brit

07-02-2014, 06:35 PM	#9238
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by jac Yeah, but didya do it with a full cooler of Labatt's Blue, eh? Or Molson's Canadian... eh? Ya hose heads....

07-03-2014, 03:59 AM	#9239
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	The hociR is calling my name... Must. Resist. Must...

07-03-2014, 04:25 AM	#9240
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Originally posted by normhead Or Molson's Canadian... eh? Ya hose heads.... Yeah, you tellum, eh.