Subject: Re: April Fools camera for work
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "al petrie" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:26:33 -0800

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From: "al petrie" <[email-masked]>
To: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:59 AM
Subject: April Fools camera for work

> In the other life of mine, I always try to have something for 04-01 every
> year. This is the "Proctica" Endoscopic camera made in East Germany in the
> early 1970s. Note the helical flash tube, which was part of the motorised
> front cone assembly. Two button switches on the hand grips allowed the
> lens/flash assembly to be inserted/extracted efficiently, using a 24 volt
> electric motor. The external flash tube allowed for positive inserting
grip,
> and efficient internal illumination, as well as the ability to cauterise
> polyps, growths, and some internal organs.
> AS a guy in my 40s, all I can say is.......OWWWWWWW! "Okay, zer vill be a
> zlight burningkt zenzation, Herr Braun..." ZZZAAAPPPP-Pop!
> "Ieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
> Okay, NOW it's time for bed!
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