[meteorite-list] re: Why didn't we hear about this?
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:11 2004 Message-ID: <1c9.175c9d2d.2da23fc4_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1081140676 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (OK, OK, in retrospect I suppose I should have posted all this a few days ago, on April First! Just trying to lighten things up a little, after a pretty difficult list-week....) In answer to the question I posed in the original subject line.....the only part of the front-page 1883 story I didn't quote was the first paragraph, consisting of these two sentences: "The following from yesterdays' associate press dispatches, would, but for a single reason, attract the attention of scientific men the world over. The reason is there is absolutely no truth in the story:". I suppose we can only liken this to the tabloids today, with their "Three-headed baby born to Margaret Thatcher, Proud Tom the father?" headlines. At least this story admits to be being fictional, right from the git-go. http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/wellsville2.jpg Gregory J. Gregory Wilson 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918 Santa Monica, CA 90403 USA (310) 913-2598 -------------------------------1081140676 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUS-ASCII http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; cha= rset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>(OK, OK, in retrospect I suppose I should have posted all this a few da= ys ago, on April First! Just trying to lighten things up a little, aft= er a pretty difficult list-week....)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In answer to the question I posed in the original subject line.....the=20= only part of the front-page 1883 story I didn't quote was the first paragrap= h, consisting of these two sentences:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"The following from yesterdays' associate press dispatches, would, but=20= for a single reason, attract the attention of scientific men the world over.= The reason is there is absolutely no truth in the story:". </DI= V> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I suppose we can only liken this to the tabloids today, with=20= their "<EM>Three-headed baby born to Margaret Thatcher, Proud Tom the father= ?</EM>" headlines. At least this story admits to be being fictional, r= ight from the git-go. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A title=3Dhttp://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/wellsville2.jpg href=3D"http= ://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/wellsville2.jpg">http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8= /wellsville2.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3 FAMILY= =3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12"><B>Gregory</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color= =3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR><BR>J. Gregory Wi= lson</B><BR>2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918 <BR>Santa Monica, CA 90403<BR>USA<BR>(3= 10) 913-2598</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1081140676-- Received on Mon 05 Apr 2004 12:51:16 AM PDT |
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