[meteorite-list] Isn't the word supposed to be "paisano"?

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:11 2004
Message-ID: <20020728193816.2994.qmail_at_web11602.mail.yahoo.com>

Something the equivalent of "good buddy" in Italian?
Something along the lines of "fellow countryman"?
A term of mutual endearment?
A word indicative of fraternity?

I hope list memebers will excuse this intrusion into
matters meteoritic, but deleting without reading all
of these messages that I possibly could was a task
which took up more time than I could spare right
now...

And of course, if you belittle my Native American
ancestors' achievements...

oh well,
ep

--- magellon <magellon_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> Rhett,
> I am even more confused? Steve said "pisano" in a
> private e-mail that
> Matteo made public...
> Then Steve admits his mistake to you privately, and
> you then teach him
> a lesson by putting him on
> "probation"? Does he still receive posts from the
> IMCA group site? Or
> did you stop those?
> If he admitted he was mad and wrong, why punish him?
> He's not racist - He was just being mad and wrong.
>
> Rhett, I may not know the whole story but I know
> this was between two
> people.
> Why are you bringing the IMCA into this?
> To establish "peace" is NOT a good reason.
> The IMCA is for the authenticity of meteorites
> "period".
> Are things more peaceful now?
> You know as well as anyone that people get mad and
> say things they
> should not.
> First, it is up to the two individuals to try to
> straighten things out
> on their own.
> It saddens me that you say you would do it again.
> Rhett, this appears not be a matter of racism but
> more an excuse
> to push someone around you admittedly don't like.
> No? Just substitute any other big dealer in Steve's
> place.
> If Mike Farmer (not picking on you Mike :>) had said
> this to Matteo,
> would you have reacted the same way?
> If you answer "yes," then why haven't you in the
> past?
>
> You can not force people to be nice but they can
> learn from your good
> example.
> You have kindly and privately reproved me when I
> broke IMCA rules.
> So, I know you can create a harmonious environment
> when you try without
> changing the path of IMCA.
>
> I could not understand from your comment if the
> board had any say so in
> the new change to IMCA or not?
> It sounded as if you did it on your own.
> Does the board no longer make these type of policy
> changing decisions?
>
> Please don't start talking about quitting like you
> did before.
> We all appreciate your past achievements.
> But, If you are serious (which I doubt), I will be
> glad accept the
> position. (thank you)
> Best case scenario, I would share it with Jake
> Delgato or another
> member)
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Newton
> How fights get started
> #9632
>


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Received on Sun 28 Jul 2002 03:38:16 PM PDT