[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 > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sat 23 Feb 2002 09:05:06 AM PST |
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