[meteorite-list] Cutting a large meteorite with ... (Slightly off-topic)

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Feb 26 17:28:30 2005
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000010000342D_at_paulinet.de>

Anne wrote:

> And here is a picture I took a couple years ago of the slice at the
> Smithsonian: http://www.impactika.com/mundrabilla.jpg

and fessed up:

> Beautiful. And taller than me!

Hello Anne and List,

My wife is from Berlin and Berlin people are notorious for being
bigmouthed - at least here in Germany. She isn't very tall but loves
to say in her Berlin parlance: " Lieber klein und zackisch als lang
und dappisch (sp?)", well, how should I translate *that* into English?

Moni, any help in sight! OK, let me try: It's better to be small
and smart than to be tall and wacko / stupid / crazy / ... :-)

Best regards and
no offense implied !

Bernd
Received on Sat 26 Feb 2005 05:28:28 PM PST