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SLE Photography
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I found this absolutely hilarious post last night and wanted to share it with you all.  I've seen plenty of the convos this was styled after & it's sadly true!

Here's the intro in the author's own words:

With the recent camera releases (or maybe Spring fever) I’ve been rather amazed watching various photography forums have major melt downs during the last few weeks. I said something about cameras and lenses just being tools, not life and death, and got immediately annihilated. They aren’t just tools, I was told, they are the means to make a living for some people, and the passionate hobby of others. That got me thinking, though: I have friends who make their living as carpenters, and others for whom woodworking is a passionate hobby. I got to thinking how silly their forums would seem if they acted like we do

Here's a post some of you might recognize similarities to:

Hammerfiend: You know, Ken Rockbuster said the Stiletto is really overpriced and he wouldn’t have one. For $14 you can get a Tekton rubber mallet set. It’s not any good for driving nails, but it is great for body work on your car. That’s what Ken recommends.

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/media/2012/03/tekton.jpeg

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Gary M Knotts
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lol  Is there a forum topic on MI like this?

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Emeritus
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This forum needs a "like" button.

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John Rayner
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Curtis Wood
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-I actually own several of those hammers...

-what does that say about me?

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John Rayner
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Ummm Curtis...

I think those are technically mallets, but what do I know, I am not a carpenter smile

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Rick Gordon Photography
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Curtis, it means that some of us have serious mallet envy!   big_smile

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Thanks for posting this!  lol  What a great read!!

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John Rayner
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Rick Gordon Photography wrote:

Curtis, it means that some of us have serious mallet envy!   big_smile

Ooooo... I want a bigger mallet!

Do they come with owners manuals?

I had a vice once... Got caught in the thing for 2 days with the manual just out of reach...

Finally had to call the vice squad to come and let me out of the durn thing...