[meteorite-list] a true story about meteorite hunting!
From: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:29 2004 Message-ID: <001d01c26119$02f0b000$54b60344_at_ph.cox.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C260DE.56471360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you for the chuckle..... Mark M. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James_TOM Knudson=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] a true story about meteorite hunting! I have it on good authority that this is a true story, The names have = been omitted because the two collectors are probably on the List. Two meteorite collectors ( you can picture any two collectors on the = list) went to the Morocco to hunt for meteorites. When they arrived they = rented the last camel Avis rent a camel had. They road through the = desert all day and only found one small stone, I believe it was an = ordinary chondrite probably an L-5. When night time fell, they set up = their camp. When they woke up the next day they were surrounded by = sleeping Nomads and hundreds of camels. Wanting an early start they set = off to find their camel, but all the camels looked the same! One of the = collectors said I know, our camel is different than the rest of the = camels and started to walk along and lift all of the camels tails. The = other collector asked " what are you doing"? The first collector = responded; Yesterday when we passed some Nomads I heard on of them say " = look at the two A_ _ - holes on that camel! Tom -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: Click = Here ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing = list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com = http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C260DE.56471360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3314.2100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for the = chuckle.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mark M.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:peregrineflier_at_hotmail.com"=20 title=3Dperegrineflier_at_hotmail.com>James_TOM Knudson</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 20, = 2002 10:04=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] a = true story=20 about meteorite hunting!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P>I have it on good authority that this is a true story, The names = have been=20 omitted because the two collectors are probably on the List.</P> <P>Two meteorite collectors ( you can picture any two collectors = on the=20 list) went to the Morocco to hunt for meteorites. When they = arrived=20 they rented the last camel Avis rent a camel had. They road through = the desert=20 all day and only found one small stone, I believe it was an ordinary = chondrite=20 probably an L-5. When night time fell, they set up = their camp.=20 When they woke up the next day they were surrounded by sleeping Nomads = and=20 hundreds of camels. Wanting an early start they set off to find their = camel,=20 but all the camels looked the same! One of the collectors said I know, = our=20 camel is different than the rest of the camels and started to walk = along and=20 lift all of the camels tails. The other collector asked " what are you = doing"?=20 The first collector responded; Yesterday when we passed some Nomads I = heard on=20 of them say " look at the two A_ _ - holes on that = camel!<BR><BR><BR>Tom</P> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR = clear=3Dall> <HR> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <A=20 href=3D"http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c156??PI=3D44364">Click=20 Here</A><BR>______________________________________________ = Meteorite-list=20 mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list=20 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C260DE.56471360-- Received on Fri 20 Sep 2002 10:45:56 PM PDT |
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