Not sure what it means in Cory's neck of the woods, but in the upper mid-west it means "no f*****g good"
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:16 PM Subject: Re: something dumb I did > Condolences.. I know the horror. In my conscription days, one of the only > things that kept me sane was my beautiful Ovation/Applause slim round-backed > semi acoustic guitar. For non-muzos, a lens equivalent would be something > like maybe a high end consumer zoom, but in guitar form.. Doing reasonably > well, towards the end I managed to get the coveted appointment of running > the Officers' lounge, which increased my freedom and made life quite > pleasant. About 2 months from the end, one fine day I put my darl aside, > leaned against the wall on a high stack of newspapers, to get a couple of > officers a couple of beers. I turned around and saw the headstock somewhat > at 3 o'clock, leaning against thin air. That instant was then unfrozen in > the loudest most horrible sound you could ever imagine coming from a guitar, > and the result was the lifeless guitar body on the ground, with it's strings > like innards sliming across the floor to the neck half a metre away. I was > quite depressed for a couple of weeks, and upon finishing with the stupid > army, I went guitar shopping. I've now got a Yamaha AEX 500 (maybe an FA* 43 > 1.9 compared to the prev one) and I love it. > http://www.guitarist.co.uk/gear/gear_page.asp?ID=198 She gets really good > treatment and I'll be damned if I break her neck too. Alway keep a hand on > your gear full-stop (period- depending where you're from) :) > Cheer up, > Ryan > PS What does NFG stand for? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:00 AM > Subject: something dumb I did > > > > This weekend I was taking a picture of a nice scene with my *ist D and m y > > F35-135 3.5-4.5 and turned my back to the tripod for a second to find my > > kids or something. When I looked again it was about six inches from > > smacking the ground, lens-first. Nothing I could do but watch in shock > and > > frustration. > > The lens is NFG but the camera is fine. > > > > On unstable ground, always keep a hand on your gear. > > > > Cory > > stood there for about a minute, not wanting to see what damage his > > carelessness had wrought. > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/2003 > > > > > > >
