[meteorite-list] Holy Grail

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:22:43 -0400
Message-ID: <eotol31ram2b3qrsunff9mndm5lo0u0hsn_at_4ax.com>

On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 17:36:16 -0600, you wrote:

>And when all is said and done at the end of the day, it's still in the eye
>of the beholder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, since the term "holy grail" means something that is difficult to find and
requires time and effort to aquire, then it can't be just any Martian that you
happen to like, and it can't be one that you find for sale regularly on Ebay or
on someone's web site. To fit the actual meaning of the term "holy grail", it
would have to be a Martian that turns up only rarely, and in small amounts.
Which is why I said Governador Valadares.


http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Holy_Grail

noun

1. A distant, all-but-unobtainable ultimate goal of a person or organization.

2. A difficult or near-impossible goal that would prove to be a major benefit
(example: "nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine")
Received on Sun 09 Dec 2007 06:22:43 PM PST