[meteorite-list] Other on Eagle Butte

From: Dave Mouat <dmouat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:07 2004
Message-ID: <3C744791.F4E1226F_at_dri.edu>

Dear Listees
Sorry but I can't resist. On a flight from SFO to Palm Springs today, I
sat next to two very delightful Albertans who claimed hey have never
heard of TL (no, don't go there, dave, "TL" doesn't stand for ...)
Listees, whenever anyone tries to hide behind a Ph.D. or uses it to add
credence to their rhetoric, grab your wallet.
not so gently decaying as one of the other daves
dave, Ph.D. (paid good money for it too)

Walter Branch wrote:

> Matteo,
>
> Well, what is she REALLY trying to say? :-)
>
> -Walter
> -----------------------------------------------
> Walter Branch, Ph.D.
> Branch Meteorites
> 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B
> Savannah, GA 31405 USA
> www.branchmeteorites.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matteo Chinellato" <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>
> To: "Meteoritecentral" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 4:45 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Other on Eagle Butte
>
> > hello all
> >
> > Is arrive to me this nice email from the dealear of
> > the famous Eagle Butte METEORITE...WOW....
> >
> > Hey, IDIOT! Are you telling me that the University of
> > Calgary and a university in Miami not to mention
> > myself (having a PhD in Geology/Paleontology and a BSc
> > with a major in Astrophysics) are liars? I know this
> > guy very well and have seen the meteorites first hand.
> > They are genuine! ALSO, he does not require a permit
> > to sell them, I talked to the government of Alberta
> > for him to obtain all the necessary documents needed
> > to sell, THERE WERE NONE REQUIRED! If you would like
> > to contact them yourself, go ahead. As far as I am
> > concerned if you do not stop contacting all of his
> > buyers I will have you suspended from eBay. I have
> > studied the area from which these meteorites were
> > collected, if you knew what a map looked like you
> > would see the astrobleme for yourself (considering you
> > know what the hell an astrobleme is). If you know how
> > to read coordinates the site is located at Lat.49.70,
> > Long. 110.58 on the Alberta Geological Survey's
> > Geological map of Alberta, you can find this map on
> > the Alberta Geological Surveys Web site, I'd send you
> > the link but I have no patients for people who speak
> > before they think or RESEARCH!!!!! Another note, you
> > addressed the e-mail you sent me "Dear Sir", well
> > unless I've grown a penis in the time it's taken you
> > to get your small minded theories on to an e-mail to
> > irritate people you don't even know and make a
> > complete ass out of yourself, I prefer to be called
> > "Dr. or Ma'am". You have no idea how stupid you sound.
> > These meteorites are for real so I suggest you get a
> > life and find another hobby, maybe something you're
> > good at, because you obviously can't tell genuine
> > material from the empty space in your head. One more
> > thing, IF it were illegal to sell these items on
> > e-Bay, e-Bay would have sent notification of such, not
> > only this but there are numerous Professors,
> > Geologists, Paleontologists, etc., etc. who watch
> > e-Bay like hawks to ensure that Alberta's protected
> > resources are not being sold illegally over the
> > internet. A good friend and collegue of mine has
> > contacted this seller to let him know that he was not
> > to sell some of his other items due to protectability
> > under the Alberta Government, for example, dinosaur
> > bones I believe you notably criticized as being
> > 'cattle bones' (if my recollection serves me
> > correctly). This seller has sent me numerous copies of
> > your rediculous e-mails, I gave him all the
> > information he needed to deal with your sorry ass and
> > now you're taking up my time. I write this letter not
> > as a professional but as a friend, so please, don't go
> > opening your big mouth to people you don't know, when
> > you don't know what you are talking about; that is
> > unless you enjoy making an ass out of yourself.
> >
> > Do not try to contact me again, I WILL have you
> > suspended from e-Bay for harassment of buyers and
> > obstruction of a sellers auctions.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > T.L. Schimpf, PhD. BSc.
> >
> > Any question?
> > regards
> >
> > matteo
> >
> >
> > =====
> > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato
> > Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY
> > Email: mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it
> > Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site:
> http://www.mcomemeteorite.info
> > International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140
> > MSN Messanger: esquel54_at_hotmail.com
> > EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite_at_excite.it/
> >
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Received on Wed 20 Feb 2002 08:04:17 PM PST