[meteorite-list] CONTEST

From: Dave Mouat <dmouat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jan 31 19:29:02 2006
Message-ID: <43E00136.FF77500D_at_dri.edu>

It was a no brainer, but Martin's computer obviously failed to crash in
the process of answering as mine did!!

Dave


Martin Horejsi wrote:

> Title: The Meteortie
>
> Author: C.S. Lewis
>
> Book: Poems
>
> Books: Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories and Till We Have Faces: A
> Myth Retold
>
> Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin
>
> On 1/31/06, Thomas Webb <webbth1_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- Thomas Webb <webbth1_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:47:26 -0800 (PST)
> > > From: Thomas Webb <webbth1_at_yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: CONTEST
> > > To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > >
> > > Hello List Members,
> > > As some of us are sitting at home wishing we were
> > > at the Tucson show I thought it might be interesting
> > > to have a little contest to work on.
> > > For the first person to send me the answers to the
> > > following five questions pertaining to this poem, I
> > > will send a 7.1g polished slice of the Wagon Mound
> > > meteorite.
> > >
> > > Among the hills a meteorite
> > > Lies huge; and moss has overgrown,
> > > And wind and rain with touches light
> > > Made soft, the contours of the stone.
> > >
> > > Thus easily can earth digest
> > > A cinder of sidereal fire,
> > > And make her translunary guest
> > > The native of an English shire.
> > >
> > > Nor is it strange these wanderers
> > > Find in her lap their fitting place,
> > > For every particle that's hers
> > > Came at the first from outer space.
> > >
> > > All that is Earth has once been sky;
> > > Down from the sun of old she came,
> > > Or from some star that travelled by
> > > Too close to his entangling flame.
> > >
> > > Hence, if belated drops yet fall
> > > From heaven, on these her plastic power
> > > Still works as once it worked on all
> > > The glad rush of the golden shower.
> > >
> > > 1. What is the name of the poem?
> > > 2. Name the author of the poem.
> > > 3. Which of this author's books uses this poem as
> > > an introduction?
> > > 4. Name two other books this author wrote.
> > > 5. What current movie was based on this author's
> > > writings?
> > >
> > > Be certain that you spell everything correctly in
> > > your answers as this may make the difference in a
> > > correct or incorrect answer.
> > >
> > > Reply to me offlist and I will post the answers
> > > and the winner of the contest on the list. The
> > > first person with correct answers for all 5
> > > questions wins.
> > >
> > > My best and good luck,
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Bring words and photos together (easily) with
> > > PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail.
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > ______________________________________________
> > Meteorite-list mailing list
> > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
> >
> ______________________________________________
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Received on Tue 31 Jan 2006 07:30:46 PM PST