[meteorite-list] Thank you,Cmcdon0923!

From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:49 2004
Message-ID: <001101c1a281$61b7c940$0200a8c0_at_Domain>

Isn't it time for your medication?

  xoxo, MC


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
To: <MARSROX_at_aol.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Cc: <jschiff_at_ihug.co.nz>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Thank you,Cmcdon0923!


> This is the stupidist damned argument I have seen in a very long time.
> Why fought over something that occured long before any of us were even
born!
> WE WILL NEVER know one way or the other, Kevin, you make a great case, but
> in the end, it is your opinion, based on good facts, but it proves
> absolutely nothing. The stupid dog story is almost a century old, and will
> be around after we are dead. Leave it alone, people like it and you cant
> prove or disprove it. I am sick of this useless endless circle of Nakhla
dog
> #$%.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MARSROX_at_aol.com>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Cc: <jschiff_at_ihug.co.nz>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:49 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Thank you,Cmcdon0923!
>
>
> > Dear Cmcdon0923:
> >
> > You wrote -- "And this was posted to the list for what reason? Was this
a
> > serious challenge....was it meant to be humorous?...
> >
> > Yes. I'll pay $200 in serious USA currency (small bills if you insist,
> none
> > of that funny new "Euro" stuff) for the 1911 "Al Ahali" newspaper. Laugh
> if
> > you like.
> >
> > You wrote -- "do you have an issue surrounding government employees?
> >
> > Yes. I deal with Lee County, Florida officials all day on land use and
> > zoning issues. They're lazy, arbitrary and stupid. I tell them this and
> they
> > throw "spitballs" at me. But to the point, Ron administers an
influential
> USA
> > Gov. website that we USA citizens pay for. It is traditional here that
our
> > government information sites not stray "too-far" from the truth. This
site
> > knowingly distributes information that is false. As a civic-minded
patriot
> I
> > know that this is wrong. It is my duty to object.
> >
> > You wrote -- "If you have a personal beef with Ron over the Nakhla
story,
> > then handle it that way- personally."
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > You wrote -- "Just because Ron can't prove it happened, doesn't mean it
> > didn't."
> >
> > Really? Then everyone accused of a crime goes to jail.
> >
> > You wrote -- "Just because you can't prove it didn't happen, doesn't
mean
> it
> > did."
> >
> > Really? Illogical double negatives. What democracy are you from that
> forces a
> > person "to prove he didn't commit a crime?" Ron's "law" would have you
> wait
> > in jail until the Valera cow comes home (trust me, that's a l-o-n-g
time)
> > while he looks for the proof he "knows" exists. Luckily Cmcdon0923, in
the
> > USA, if there's no proof, it didn't happen and you walk a free
meteorite,
> er,
> > man. Have a beer on me. And take a cigar out of the box for the lady.
> >
> > I want to thank CMcdon0923 for so wonderfully distilling this
discussion.
> In
> > the primeval past, a "story" claimed that a meteorite hit a dog and
killed
> > it. So sensational it was, that officials on the scene that refuted it
> were
> > ignored by the popular forces of ignorance. (What makes these forces
> > "popular" anyway? Who wants to hang around people that start their
> sentences
> > with -- "Duh." Thank God I'm on this list with you good people.)
> >
> > By effort (a pen, an envelope and a stamp) and serendipity, I easily
found
> > that NO evidence exists that a dog was struck by a meteorite in Egypt in
> > 1911. Any of you would have found the same if you weren't so busy
trading
> > NWA's. I'm sure if Ron had "discovered" this he would correctly state
the
> > truth on the website he works for us citizens and at least one more
> asteroid
> > would be named after him -- "Ron"-- but I don't expect or want any such
> honor
> > for myself (hold your applause).
> >
> > And after all, NONE OF THIS IS important if we all get radioactive
anthrax
> > tomorrow.
> >
> > But IF WE MANAGE TO EXCAPE certain excruciating death tomorrow, than
this
> IS
> > the seminal meteorite "story." Boys and girls, it didn't happen. Now
let's
> > all grow up and be good little scientists and admit it didn't happen.
> >
> > BTW - Thank you each and every one for emailing me your favorite
"Nakhla"
> dog
> > (sic) photo attachments with their heads blown off, I'm touched by your
> > sentiments.
> >
> > Kevin Kichinka
> >
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