And the original is from a Chicago newspaper as well: "Say it ain't so, Joe." 
Directed at Shoeless Joe Jackson when he was indicted for throwing the World 
Series.

Paul via phone

On Aug 22, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh, dear!  Say it ain't so.  :-)  Cheers, Christine
> 
> P.S. I should probably explain:  When Michael Jordon retired from the Chicago 
> Bulls basketball team, a Chicago newspaper ran this headline:  "Say it ain't 
> so, Michael."  So I'm referencing that headline.  Everyone in the city was so 
> sad our shinning star was leaving our shinning team.
> 
> Cheers, Christine
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 1:49 AM, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> The last straw has been that my DA* 16-50 has stopped auto-focussing
>> again. The internal motor was replaced a couple of years ago (so out
>> of warranty) and now it looks like there's another couple of hundred
>> quid to be spent on it. And yes, I've cleaned all of the contacts and
>> yes, my DA* 50-135 works OK on my only remaining K-7 body.
>> 
>> So the decision's nearly made to sell off the K-7, DA* 16-50 (either
>> repaired or as is), DA* 50-135, a lovely F*300 4.5 (the one with the
>> tripod mount), an FA-135 2.8 (probably my favourite lens ever) and an
>> FA-50 1.7. I'll put the proceeds towards a backup Fuji X body and get
>> the excellent 55 - 200 zoom to cover the long end of the range and to
>> sit alongside my growing collection of Fuji X primes. I'll keep a
>> number of MF lenses so may still be able to appear in the PDML
>> annual...
>> 
>> Any guidance on how to price? Or if anyone's interested in making me
>> any sensible offers, contact me off list and I'll get more details and
>> photos arranged and we can sort out logistics.
>> 
>> Yours sadly, Chris
>> 
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