[meteorite-list] apology

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:54:32 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <567864.40779.qm_at_web33115.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Dude, LAY OFF THE CRACK!
Mike Farmer


--- MexicoDoug <MexicoDoug at aim.com> wrote:

> Michael wrote:
> "It should be added that many list members do NOT
> resent Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and
> do, in fact, gleefully read his posts but mostly -
> in anticipation of the
> posts of those who hate him to be hysterically
> humorous - like watching pin
> ball machines run amok in a giant Greyhound bus
> station."
>
> Dear Michael, Superb prose so parsimoniously pining,
> and pegging the posse:
>
> "Feefee! phopho!! foorchtha!!! aggala!!!!
> jeeshee!!!!! paloola!!!!!!
> ooridiminy!!!!!!! ... Phopho !! The meteor pulp of
> him, the seamless
> rainbowpeel. Aggala !!!! His bellyvoid of nebulose
> with his neverstop navel.
> Paloola !!!!!! And his veins shooting melanite
> phosphor, his creamtocustard
> cometshair and his asteroid knuckles, ribs and
> members. Ooridiminy !!!!!!!!
> His electrolatiginous twisted entrails belt."
>
> Such suffering sorts of souls are these, soothingly
> seething from
> stickyspacebars or capricious losses of
> capitalization.one must remember a
> mighty dragon lives forever, besiegedly bent in
> sorrow, e-mails fall like
> rain... being banished to a wintery windy liar,
> where any fool freely may
> inspire - the frolicking on the autumn list again...
>
> Best wishes, Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
> To: "Bruce Yankewitz" <yankb04 at hotmail.com>;
> <endophasy at yahoo.com>;
> "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 6:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] apology
>
>
> > Dear Thaddeus,
> > Though you may be a master of sorts
> regarding the use
> > of "big words" (I had to look up two in your post
> below - and
> > I have a rather large comprehensive, if not usage
> vocabulary)
> > you seem not to be able to distinguish between the
> rather
> > savvy and certainly socially competent - and in my
> estimation,
> > exceptionally diplomatic, Steve Arnold the
> meteorite dealer,
> > finder, and recent "King of the Brenham Strewn
> Field"
> > from the remarkably dissimilar "Chicago Steve"
> Arnold.
> > This, in my estimation, establishes
> clearly your limited
> > exposure to this list. Allow me to suggest you go
> to my
> > "Meteorite Friends" page at:
> >
> >
>
http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MeteoriteFriends.html
> >
> > and scroll down to "Steve Arnold" (the entire page
> is arranged
> > alphabetically by first name). There you will see
> a visual difference
> > of significant magnitude between the two:
> > Chicago Steve is the one who is standing
> on his front porch,
> > all 6 foot, 7 inches of him, in his classic
> slippers, shorts and sun
> > glasses.
> > Steve Arnold on the other hand is a far
> less dapper individual,
> > seen in his photo in his usual T shirt and jeans
> looking like a
> > mellow biker who is having a spiritual vision.
> There is also
> > a "Chicago Steve" after the name of same
> individual, just for the
> > uninitiated.
> > I tell you this, not so much as to help
> you recognize each of
> > them, for you likely will never encounter either
> unless you attend
> > the Tucson Show, rather because their differences
> in appearance is
> > not nearly as great as the differences in their
> personalities. However,
> > I suggest you burn their images into your mind (it
> will be easy if
> > you click on each image and see the large version)
> and reflect on
> > same when reading a post from either of them.
> > I always refer to "Chicago Steve" when
> referring to Chicago
> > Steve and use "Steve Arnold" when I speak of
> Steve Arnold.
> > Unfortunately, these distinguishing references
> have not fully caught
> > on, yet, though I keep hoping.
> > As a list "newbie" you can always
> distinguish the two when
> > they post by the repetitions of exclamation points
> used by Chicago
> > Steve!!! If that fails, said posts frequently
> include simple questions
> > that even casual research would answer. This is a
> dead give away,
> > as is offering meteorite gifts - especially
> exceptionally small ones of
> > common types of meteorites, with the offer
> repeated several times.
> > Other communications are, shall we say, less than
> diplomatic are not
> > exemplary of keen social skills. Chicago Steve has
> been collecting
> > meteorites for about 3 years.
> > In contrast, Steve Arnold rarely posts to
> the list, and almost
> > always to provide, rather than ask for,
> information. Occasionally
> > he will offer meteoritic specimens, usually from
> Brenham, for sale,
> > but never, ever repeats said offerings. Steve
> Arnold has been a
> > meteorite dealer for over 20 years. Steve is also
> "partners" of sorts
> > with another of the meteoritic communities
> "classy" fellows, Geoff
> > Notkin and they co-founded the prestigious "Harvey
> Awards" which
> > are presented in Tucson every year at their wide
> open, rollickin'
> > "Birthday Bash" to which nearly everyone comes, as
> their birthdays
> > both fall within a week of the primary weekend of
> the Tucson Show.
> > So, with just a little focus on the above
> facts, one can easily
> > avoid ever mistaking Chicago Steve for the
> original Steve Arnold.
> > It should be added that many list members
> do NOT resent
> > Chicago Steve, and do, in fact, gleefully read his
> posts but mostly
> > in anticipation of the posts of those who hate him
> to be hysterically
> > humorous - like watching pin ball machines run
> amok in a giant
> > Greyhound bus station. Chicago Steve makes a
> couple of posts and
> > 30 or 40 list members go entirely berserk. It
> never fails. Nothing on
> > the list has made many of us laugh so hard since
> old Proud Tom
> > disappeared.
> > So, tall or short, master of fashion or
> just a good ol' boy jeans
> &
> > a T shirt, they both hold special places in the
> meteorite community.
> > However, it is a pity to mistake one for the
> other.
> > Best wishes, Michael
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > on 12/20/06 12:48 AM, Bruce Yankewitz at
> yankb04 at hotmail.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Well. That's easy for YOU to say. :)
> > >
> > > By the way, before (or maybe after) you delve
> too deeply into your
> > > Steve-analysis - and this point has been
> driven home frequently on the
> > > list, although apparently not frequently enough
> - the Steve Arnold of
> > > Brenham-fame (whom you mention below) and the
> Steve Arnold currently
> > > referenced are two entirely different
> people....possibly altering
> someone's
> > > proximity to the Ka'bah a smidge. :)
> > >
>
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