Who's that in the picture?
Mar 21st 2006 | 5:36 am
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Who's that in the picture?
Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
the feet off them, I did).
Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
than locals to be targeted for street crime).
As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
"sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
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PB
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the feet off them, I did).
Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
than locals to be targeted for street crime).
As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
"sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
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PB
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Mar 21st 2006 | 6:00 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
> the feet off them, I did).
> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
> --
> PB
> The return address has been MUNGED
That's funny. Did the French students mind having all the strangers included
in their picture?
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> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
> the feet off them, I did).
> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
> --
> PB
> The return address has been MUNGED
That's funny. Did the French students mind having all the strangers included
in their picture?
Mar 21st 2006 | 6:37 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
"Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
>> the feet off them, I did).
>> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
>> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
>> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
>> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
>> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
>> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
>> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
>> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
>> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
>> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
>> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
>> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>That's funny. Did the French students mind having all the strangers included
>in their picture?
They had just spent four hours with me, so they were already tuned
into the idea that the Irish are, well, different.
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PB
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>"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
>> the feet off them, I did).
>> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
>> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
>> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
>> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
>> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
>> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
>> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
>> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
>> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
>> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
>> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
>> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>That's funny. Did the French students mind having all the strangers included
>in their picture?
They had just spent four hours with me, so they were already tuned
into the idea that the Irish are, well, different.
--
PB
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Mar 21st 2006 | 7:30 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
Pfffff
"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
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> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
> the feet off them, I did).
> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
> --
> PB
> The return address has been MUNGED
>
"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news: [email protected]...
> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
> the feet off them, I did).
> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
> --
> PB
> The return address has been MUNGED
>
Mar 21st 2006 | 11:39 pm
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
> the feet off them, I did).
>
> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
>
> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
>
> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>
That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
Can I see the picture?? Please??
news:[email protected]:
> Yesterday I brought a group of French students around Dublin (walked
> the feet off them, I did).
>
> Towards the end of our expedition, at Trinity College, they wanted a
> group photograph as a record of their visit. I offered to take the
> picture, but they declined, saying that they wanted me included. So it
> was decided to ask a passer-by, making sure that it was somebody who
> looked as if he or she could not run faster than Yann, the big guy who
> owned the camera (I had done the bit about tourists being more likely
> than locals to be targeted for street crime).
>
> As Yann was looking around, a young man who was accompanied by a young
> woman, saw him, interpreted the situation, and offered to take the
> picture. I knew from his accent that he was a working-class Dubliner,
> and from his demeanour that he was what we in Ireland describe as
> "sound". So the job was entrusted to him.
>
> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>
That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
Can I see the picture?? Please??
Mar 22nd 2006 | 12:03 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
mini Mini <[email protected]> wrote:
>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>>
>That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
>"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
>Can I see the picture?? Please??
I don't have it. I don't know if they will think of sending me a copy.
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>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>>
>That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
>"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
>Can I see the picture?? Please??
I don't have it. I don't know if they will think of sending me a copy.
--
PB
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Mar 22nd 2006 | 12:36 am
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Following up to Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> :
>He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
Brilliant! Only in Ireland. :-)
--
Tim C.
>He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
Brilliant! Only in Ireland. :-)
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Tim C.
Mar 22nd 2006 | 1:11 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> mini Mini <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>>news:[email protected] m:
>>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>>>
>>That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
>>"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
>>Can I see the picture?? Please??
> I don't have it. I don't know if they will think of sending me a copy.
>
I'm dying with curiosity....
news:[email protected]:
> mini Mini <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>>news:[email protected] m:
>>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>>>
>>That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
>>"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
>>Can I see the picture?? Please??
> I don't have it. I don't know if they will think of sending me a copy.
>
I'm dying with curiosity....
Mar 22nd 2006 | 1:27 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
mini Mini <[email protected]> wrote:
>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>> mini Mini <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>news:[email protected] :
>>>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>>>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>>>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>>>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>>>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>>>>
>>>That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
>>>"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
>>>Can I see the picture?? Please??
>> I don't have it. I don't know if they will think of sending me a copy.
>>
>I'm dying with curiosity....
I'm the handsome one in the second row.
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>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected] :
>> mini Mini <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>news:[email protected] :
>>>> He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>>>> not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>>>> left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>>>> among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>>>> arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>>>>
>>>That is so great! I'm sure years from now they will remember who the
>>>"extras" are but not remember their travel partners! :o)
>>>Can I see the picture?? Please??
>> I don't have it. I don't know if they will think of sending me a copy.
>>
>I'm dying with curiosity....
I'm the handsome one in the second row.
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PB
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Mar 22nd 2006 | 2:42 am
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Re: Who's that in the picture?
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:36:05 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Following up to Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> :
>>He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>>not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>>left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>>among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>>arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>Brilliant! Only in Ireland. :-)
Hehe
Motoring tourist to Irishman "Is my indicator working?"
Irishman "yes it is" "no it isn't" "yes it is" "no it isn't"
Derek
wrote:
>Following up to Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> :
>>He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
>>not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
>>left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
>>among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
>>arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
>Brilliant! Only in Ireland. :-)
Hehe
Motoring tourist to Irishman "Is my indicator working?"
Irishman "yes it is" "no it isn't" "yes it is" "no it isn't"
Derek
Mar 22nd 2006 | 6:41 am
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Tim C. wrote:
> Following up to Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> :
> >He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> >not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> >left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> >among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> >arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
> Brilliant! Only in Ireland. :-)
[snip]
I found it almost impossible to read a map in Ireland without
being
"set upon" by a half dozen locals all offering to help. And help they
do. In one location, it wasn't enough to tell me how to get to my
B&B, they had to climb in the back and accompany us there. In
a mall, it wasn't enough to explain how the phones worked, they
had to come out, dial, and negotiate the reservation with the distant
B&B (got a good price too). I've been driven to dinner by B&B owners
who felt it was "to wet to walk".
> Following up to Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> :
> >He looked through the viewfinder, decided the group composition was
> >not right, and told his girlfriend to move in to a fill gap on the
> >left. Still not satisfied, he recruited three passers-by, placed them
> >among the group, and then took the picture. Happy with the
> >arrangement, he took the picture and handed the camera bach to Yann.
> Brilliant! Only in Ireland. :-)
[snip]
I found it almost impossible to read a map in Ireland without
being
"set upon" by a half dozen locals all offering to help. And help they
do. In one location, it wasn't enough to tell me how to get to my
B&B, they had to climb in the back and accompany us there. In
a mall, it wasn't enough to explain how the phones worked, they
had to come out, dial, and negotiate the reservation with the distant
B&B (got a good price too). I've been driven to dinner by B&B owners
who felt it was "to wet to walk".
