Yes. You've beaten me down. I lie on the ground, a pathetic putrifying mass of organic material. Flesh, bone, and blood, life trickling out. Steaming in the snow. Barely breathing except for my elbow.
Tom C. >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: RE: OT - for those of you >whohaveDVDequipthatcanplayPALsystemDVD's >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:18:26 -0400 > >you continuing arguing on this is wearing thin, >I clearly stated that my belief is based on >EVERYTHING I have heard on the topic in 10 years >which is considerably more that a single story by >you. And NO I dont belive everything I hear, so >your single contridictory tale isnt enought to >change my belief, factors like them not being >availble from ANY major U.S. Chains and the entire >existance of the region coding system itself heavily outweighs your >contradiction at this point for me. Is that >clear enough for you? >jco > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Tom C >Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:43 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: RE: OT - for those of you >whohaveDVDequipthatcanplayPALsystemDVD's > > > > > > >>I understand your words. However, if you don't know something for > >sure, > > >>i.e., you only think it may be the case, then why strenuously argue > >the > > >>>issue? > > > >Because thats MY HONEST BELIEF > >based on everything I have ever > >heard in my entire life on the topic. I dont > >have to know "for sure" to know > >what I beleive because it seems > >to me you dont know "for sure" > >the contrary or do you? > > > > > >Do you believe everything you hear? > >I assume when I purchase something at a legitimate retail outlet that >the >product I'm purchasing is legally being sold to me and it's legal for me >to >use it. That is the most logical assumption one can make. It's also >logical to assume that if 99.9% of potential DVD watchers in America >don't >care about non-region 1 DVD's that the major retailers will not stock >them >or players to view them with. I don't know if there's a legal issue >preventing them from stocking or selling them or not. > >It's the same principle as purchasing an exotic fruit or spice. My >supermarket does not carry it because not enough people care about it. >I >must go to a specialty to store to find it. Why would I think it was >illegal for the specialty store to sell the item just because the >supermarket chain does not? > > >You or no one else on this forum > >has provided me > >with anything to change that belief > >based on the 10 years of DVD > >experience/involvement I have. > > > >You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink. > > > >Regarding those players you just mention, > >I dont BELIEVE those were meant for > >distribution in the USA, they would > >be in the major chains if they were. > >I believe those are being sold > >on a gray or black market here, probably > >intended for those countries where > >region coding is not peritted by new > >laws as some other posters have noted. > > > >And? So...? What's that have to do with whether they are legal for sale >here >or not? Gray-market items certainly are. > > >Until > >I hear otherwise from trusty sources or see them being sold > >at the major U.S. chains, my belief will > >not change on the matter. Is that clear enough > >for you? > > > > > >jco > > > >Clear as a ding-dong bell. > >Tom C. > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
