[meteorite-list] apology

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:28:37 -0700
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061220162811.01d4b768_at_pop.west.cox.net>

What ever it is your smoking......

John

At 09:51 AM 12/20/2006, MexicoDoug 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. :)
> > >
> > > B
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > >> From: Thaddeus Besedin <endophasy at yahoo.com>
> > >> To: Bruce Yankewitz <yankb04 at hotmail.com>
> > >> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] apology
> > >> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:00:54 -0800 (PST)
> > >>
> > >> Steve is capable of distinguishing the objective case of the
>pronoun"who"
> > >> from its subjective function - this alone constitutes evidence that
>Steve
> > >> isn't incapable of commanding acrolectic communication. Orthography is
>the
> > >> possession of normative entities. Not all of us have the need to
> > >> communicate in a fashion exempting us from reproach by merit of
>formality
> > >> alone.
> > >> Steve is a meteorite dealer, and although I have reservations about
>the
> > >> possible loss of paleoenvironmental and archaeological information
>during
> > >> the course of deep excavation of Brenham specimens, he is obviously
> > >> successful at his hobby and livelihood - and I'm sure he thinks the
>same.
> > >> This permits us to hold him to high ethical standards, but not to
>publicly
> > >> ridicule quirks of his personality irrelevant to business. Offenses
> > >> committed as a result of exchanges are not unassailable, though.
> > >>
> > >> The commodification of meteoritic material is a catalyst for any
>deceit
> > >> or misdemeanor.
> > >>
> > >> Steve's grammar is fine if we understand what he is saying (I
>imagine).
> > >>
> > >> If I, as a qualified representative of a human in subjective
>grammatical
> > >> usage, were dyslexic, my indignation of your belittling patronization,
>if
> > >> expressed in language more asyntactic than you permit yourself to leak
>from
> > >> your head, would still warrant censorship in most contexts by most
>censors.
> > >>
> > >> We all have our motives for possessing extraterrestrial materials. In
> > >> the end, the reasons are perhaps tied to metaphysical concerns, even if
>our
> > >> positivism denies what is common to our humanity: empirical certainty
>and
> > >> faith are equivalent. Both approaches to the limits our experience
>arrive
> > >> at security. To be close to the Ka'bah, after all, is to be in the
>company
> > >> of the heavens - of the cosmos.
> > >>
> > >> -Thaddeus
> > >>
> > >> Bruce Yankewitz <yankb04 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >> steve arnold writes:
> > >>
> > >> << I really want to start gaining the respect of people of whom I know
>and
> > >> would like to
> > >> know on this list >>
> > >>
> > >> __________________________________________________________________
> > >>
> > >> Steve: Assuming you are getting tired of making endless apologies to
>the
> > >> list (and most listees are getting tired of reading them), how about
>giving
> > >> this a try: Stop doing things you will have to apologize FOR.
> > >>
> > >> Plus (aside from the seemingly self-evident solutions of obeying
>list-rules
> > >> and displaying higher ethical standards in buying, selling, and
>posting),
> > >> there are a couple of very simple changes you could make in your posts.
> > >> They couldn't hurt:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> There is no such word (in English anyway) as "forsale". Same for
>"alot".
> > >>
> > >> You might introduce yourself to the space bar on your keyboard (it's
>the
> > >> long skinny one in the bottom row). Use between sentences and after
> > >> commas.
> > >>
> > >> While you're figuring out how to correct "forsale", give "stoney" a
>shot,
> > >> too.
> > >>
> > >> Ditto: Millibbilliee, Glorietta, viens, liesure, givaway, shrapnal,
> > >> mororroco, rediculous, siderlit, nininnger, allie, mes, "to" vs. "too"
>vs.
> > >> "two", et. al.
> > >>
> > >> A "fusion-crustless fragment"? Marks for originality.
> > >>
> > >> While familiarizing yourself with the space bar, spend a little
> > >> quality-time
> > >> with the key which says "Shift" on it. It Capitalizes things. Consider
>its
> > >> use with "texas", "monnig", "chicago", "usa", most everyone's
> > >> names....maybe
> > >> even "steve" and "arnold", too.
> > >>
> > >> Not everything you mention is particularly
> > >> exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >>
> > >> A discernible attempt at eliminating the linguistic laziness in your
>posts
> > >> would demonstrate that you have some respect for the listees who read
>them,
> > >> a prerequisite for your receiving their respect in return.
> > >>
> > >> At the very least, try to set your grammatical goal as high as listees
>for
> > >> whom English is a second, third, or fourth language. From a
>well-meaning
> > >> friend,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Bruce
> > >>
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