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9th December, 2004

Film washing

Filed under: Random Mumblings, — bsag @ 01:12 PM

Here are a few photographic tips for you:

  1. When you put your trousers in the wash, check the pockets for 35 mm film canisters that you meant to drop off at the photo processors on your way through town. Vigourous agitation in a detergent solution at 40°C does not suit colour film—who would have guessed?
  2. When you forget about Tip 1 and you go to pick up the photographs after having experimentally submitted them for processing, do remember to run away when the assistant tells you that the film couldn’t be processed because it was wet for some reason, and also smelled of summer meadows. Under no circumstances should you hang around and try to explain why, because you’ll just end up sounding stupid or crazy or both.
  3. When you realise too late that you should have followed Tip 2, do remember to pay for that sandwich you’re holding before you make a hasty exit, blushing deeply. Otherwise you’ll look like a stupid, crazy shoplifter.
  1. 1

    what are you on and where's mine?----- I almost choked on my apple!! grin

    by Martin McCallion @ 10/12/2004 1:13 pm • Permalink

  2. 2

    Ted Groony: Hehe—I'm not sure, but I seem to be better now. wink

    Martin McCallion: Sorry!

    by bsag @ 11/12/2004 8:12 pm • Permalink

  3. 3

    Ha! That's the worst excuse for shoplifting I've ever heard, so contrived!!

    Seriously though, we've all been there. Well OK, not REALLY but I can sympathise. As long as you don't mind a healthy dose of giggles with your sympathy!

    by Gordon @ 13/12/2004 10:13 am • Permalink

  4. 4

    The situation you describe is all purely hypothetical, I'm sure. Obviously, you had a flash of insight while taking a break from some other world-advancing research project, and you realized that you were obliged to post it here so that we could all benefit from it.

    by Andrew Willett @ 16/12/2004 2:12 pm • Permalink

  5. 5

    Andrew Willett: Ah, if only what you say was true. On any count. :-D Unfortunately, it was all too horribly real.

    by bsag @ 16/12/2004 7:12 pm • Permalink

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