[meteorite-list] Carrying idiots to Newcastle (and back)

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:42:06 -0700
Message-ID: <20071227014208.TFTQ18222.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net_at_fed1rmimpo01.cox.net>

I'd be grateful too, Michael.

"It's okay to say "Merry Christmas" to Me."
(quote from a tee shirt I saw at the Mall the other day)

Best,
John

At 05:06 AM 12/26/2007, Michael L Blood wrote:
>Would you two please write each other OFF LIST.
> I would be grateful. Anyone else be grateful?
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>on 12/26/07 2:19 AM, Jason Utas at meteoritekid at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > E.P.,
> >
> > I said I wouldn't argue the point anymore, but this is just insulting
> > - after I say I'm to leave, you repeatedly bash me? You're going into
> > overkill here - one might almost think you're compensating for your
> > own beliefs with this little romp-around.
> >
> > Sterling himself just told you that the neutron release from an impact
> > would be negligible compared to the levels about which you've been
> > talking.
> > He's the one disagreeing with you at this point; I've already told you
> > that I've had enough of this idiotic discussion; as Darren (not
> > 'Darryl,' as you incorrectly noted) put it, it's nothing but a waste
> > of time to try to explain to you what the concept of 'proof' means, so
> > there's no point in perpetuating your idiocy for all to read. I had
> > enough of this BS - if you want more of my end, by all means, try to
> > draw me out, but, to be perfectly frank, I feel much less inclined to
> > keep this argument even remotely civil given what you've just said.
> >
> > At this point, it's clear; the only person here who knows less than
> > impacts (out of the three of us) than me, is you, and I'm sure that if
> > anyone else saw any insanity in my so-called ravings, etc, etc, I'm
> > sure they'd tell me - they've certainly known me for long enough.
> > Whereas I admitted that my knowledge was limited, and based on my
> > understanding of Physics B (no calculus involved, though I'm learning
> > that in another class), you failed to provide any mathematical or
> > otherwise relevant credentials on your part when confronted with the
> > question, ignoring it completely, as I'm sure you will again should
> > you reply to this message (though now that I've said this, you might
> > actually deal with it - who knows?).
> >
> > Though I'm glad you saw the need to apologize...even if you did it for
> > the wrong person.
> >
> > I'll round this off with two quotes I think you should actually read,
> > whether or not you decide to read whatever else I've written over the
> > past week in the near future.
> >
> > It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a
> > fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
> > Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
> >
> > Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
> > Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC)
> >
> > I'd say this is it for me, but if you continue with your...I have no
> > other way of describing it other than 'immature' - messages (there's a
> > reason no one is standing up and agreeing with you on any point you've
> > so far put forth, in case you might not have noticed this *fact*), I
> > probably will reply, seeing as we've left the arena of scientific
> > discussion and you've now successfully, as I'm sure you wanted,
> > brought it to blows.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On Dec 25, 2007 10:26 PM, E.P. Grondine <epgrondine at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Hi all -
> >>
> >> For those trying to work out the pathology of Jason's
> >> mental defect, consider his claim here:
> >>
> >>> And you call me biased....maybe to the 'theory' that
> >> KE = 1/2mv^2, I suppose.
> >>> I've only been arguing based on impact dynamics and
> >>> known facts.
> >>
> >> You know and I know and (nearly) everyone else here
> >> knows that Jason's understanding of impact dynamics is
> >> nil, zero, zip, nada. Sterling has been through them
> >> with him again and again and again and again and
> >> again, and they still don't sink in - as for some
> >> strange reason Jason thinks that he already knows
> >> them.
> >>
> >> As Jason's obliviousness extends to the hard data, I
> >> give up. Not another minute of my time.
> >>
> >> As Jason's ravings are not only interfering with the
> >> Arctic Iron search, but have also taken away important
> >> space for commercial notices, my apologies not only to
> >> the hunters but to the dealers here as well.
> >>
> >> good hunting, and a prosperous new year to all,
> >> E.P. Grondine
> >> Man and Impact in the Americas
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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