[meteorite-list] Re: Kiddy

From: Matt Morgan <mmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:34 2004
Message-ID: <3F96AA40.6060405_at_mhmeteorites.com>

I would love to see a web page for all these!! I could add many more
too, but usually then end up in my trash folder. Hilarious.
Matt

FERNLEA4_at_aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 22/10/03 16:02:56 GMT Daylight Time,
> meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net writes:
>
>> Anyone want to deal with these freaks? They have a large sandstone piece
>> worth tens of millions of pounds! Rob?
>
>
>
>
> They sent me their "meteorite Kiddy" pictures a couple of weeks ago, so
> I think I'll pass.
> Weird emails claiming "I've found a meteorite!!!!!!" seem to have
> increased recently. Some of them are pretty funny and obviously scams or
> spoofs......here's a few of my favourites from recent weeks. The only
> editing I've done is to remove names, email addresses, etc:
>
>
> "hi,i got the reply about the picture .i tried
> photographing it and it came out blank. the stone is 6
> kg and 6 months old since it was discovered. the
> characteristics are:very highly radioactive,when put
> near a car,the car would not start.emits very bright
> light.when place on soil,it digs itself in.it moves
> slowly from sunlight into a shade.if touch with bear
> hands it sends electric shocks."
>
>
>
> "Got a meteor fpor sale
> Urgent Ron is the Owner"
>
>
>
> "Important Factors :
> This Meteor has been continiously evapurating it's hard cosmic dust
> materials.
> e.g. :-> 1. When this Meteor was found 50 yrs back, it's weight was
> almost approximately 250 gms . However, From that onwards, this meteor
> has been continously loosing it's weight as well as continiously
> reducing it's size and shape . Now Today, it's weight remains only 60 gms ."
>
>
>
> "REIMBOLD METEORITE 1047 set in a s s pendant"
>
>
>
>
> Sadly, I do have many more ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Rob.
>
> Rob Elliott
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Received on Wed 22 Oct 2003 12:03:12 PM PDT