[meteorite-list] Re: Eagle Butte - "Dr." Schimpf and the Royal Tyrell Museum

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:10 2004
Message-ID: <3C77A191.A6D3386A_at_tkc.att.ne.jp>

Dear Col,
   God save us all. Piled High and Deep (S....). Take cover the sky will
fall.
Chicken Little.....Dirk Ross...Tokyo

colin wade wrote:

> Hi listees
>
> so the mystery deepens
>
> my 2 dhirams worth
> PhD Phallus Deficiency syndrome
> T L Turrets? emaiL syndrome
> as she seems to enjoy the odd misspell ( kettle calling ! )
> Iwonder if the trustee is in fact a trusty at another kind of more closed
> institution.
>
> and the worst of all for mankind
> the beastrix has already spawned !
>
> save yourselves & take cover :`)
>
> Col
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Sharkkb8_at_aol.com>
> To: <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 8:58 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Eagle Butte - "Dr." Schimpf and the Royal
> Tyrell Museum
>
> >
> > In regard to the rather astonishingly crude and unprofessional emails
> Matteo
> > has been receiving from the self-styled member of the Board of Trustees of
> > the Royal Tyrell Museum in Alberta, I sent a polite email to the Museum,
> > explaining the situation in nonaccusatory terms, and asking about Dr.
> > Schimpf's relationship, if any, to the institution. They have very kindly
> > emailed me back, as follows. The response is not surprising, but
> gratifying
> > to know. Hmmm, I just might have a few spare moments to write a little
> > colorful email today....Matteo, what was that email address for "Dr."
> > Schimpf, again?!
> > (Anyone else?)
> >
> > Gregory
> >
> >
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> __
> >
> > _____
> >
> > Dear Mr. Wilson,
> > In response to your recent email, the Royal Tyrrell Museum is not governed
> by
> > a board of trustees. Our Cooperating Society, which is a non-profit
> > organization which supports the operation of the Museum, is made up of a
> > 10-member board. However, T.L. Schimpf is not one of its members - nor
> have
> > we heard of this individual.
> >
> > The Royal Tyrrell Museum focuses on Alberta's palaeontological history and
> is
> > not directly involved in the study or exhibition of meteorites.
> >
> > I hope this clears up any misunderstandings.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Marty Eberth
> > Media and Community Relations
> > Royal Tyrrell Museum
> > PO Box 7500 Drumheller, Alberta, Canada T0J 0Y0
> >
> >
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> __
> >
> > ____
> >
> > Dear good Museum folks,
> >
> > A person by the name of T.L. Schimpf has been defending the sale of an
> > alleged Canadian "meteorite" on ebay, named "Eagle Butte". This meteorite
> > name is not recognized by the Meteoritical Society, and potential buyers
> have
> > been emailing this person accordingly, questioning the "meteorite's"
> > authenticity. There have alledgedly been email responses from this Dr.
> > Schimpf, who claims to be on your Museum's Board of Trustees, which have
> been
> > threatening, obscene and astonishingly unprofessional.
> >
> > If this person is not associated with your Museum, and is merely
> dishonestly
> > claiming to be, I think it's important that you know that someone is
> > fraudulently representing you. And if this person does represent your
> > Museum (and is doing such a poor job of it) and is knowingly endorsing the
> > sale of a fraudulent meteorite, I would think you would want to know that,
> > too.
> >
> > Either way, it appears your good Museum may have a problem. Those of us
> > concerned are only interested in establishing the truth, so I welcome your
> > comments. Thank you very much.
> >
> > Gregory Wilson
> > I.M.C.A. #5877
> > 2118 Wilshire Blvd #918
> > Santa Monica, CA 90403
> >
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Received on Sat 23 Feb 2002 09:05:06 AM PST