[meteorite-list] Mike Farmer= "some guy"?
From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2004_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:10:41 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <671061.34746.qm_at_web26212.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> May lucky in USA, if here in Italy you take 500,000$ for year you have immediatly the controls of Financial Police.... Matteo --- Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net> ha scritto: > Or could she mean someone else? > > > "And some guy who sells meteorites supposedly made > $500,000 last year. They're > this century's Pet Rocks." > > http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/16540718.htm > > Rare rock hurled by God ... Make offer > JAN A. IGOE > EARTH TO JAN > It was a typical Monday for those without trust > funds. I was heading to work at > the news mine down S.C. 31 - where the speed limit > is 65 unless you're a dump > truck, like the one that blew past me as if I'd > grown roots. > > Clumps of dirt and rock spewed out the back as an > unidentified flying object > slammed into my windshield. I could just make out > the signs plastered on the > truck's rear end: "Not Responsible for Broken > Windshields." It was right above > "How's my Driving?" > > Since they asked, I called the trucking company to > oblige. But the troll who > answered didn't seem to be aware of the latter sign. > And he was less than > delighted to hear from yet another disgruntled > driver with a cracked windshield. > The troll assured me that: > > 1. The company does not haul, nor have they ever > knowingly hauled, any hard, > sharp objects. Only certified soft, friendly, > child-safe, nontoxic, organic yard > waste made from marshmallows. > > 2. It's my fault for getting in the truck's way. > > 3. This was an act of God, who disliked my > windshield. > > 4. Besides, insurance pays for this stuff, so quit > pouting. > > But I like to pout, so I kept whining that: > > 1. The vast scope of yard waste generally includes, > but is not limited to, sharp > rocks, small boulders, tree trunks and other > malicious, windshield-piercing > objects. > > 2. Since I do not pilot a helicopter, it's extremely > difficult to elude a > road-hogging predator passing me at 85 miles per > hour. > > 3. The God I pray to has a pretty full agenda what > with war, famine, disease, > hatred, natural disasters, my daughter's boyfriend > and My Space. He/she would > not waste time hurling rocks at cars recently > sighted in the Presbyterians' > parking lot. > > 4. Insurance may pay for this stuff, but I pay for > the insurance. And they like > to raise my rates. > > The third time I called the truck guy back (we kept > getting disconnected), he > had several suggestions - including one I can > repeat: "Sell it on eBay." > > Sell the car? No, he says, "the alleged flying rock. > Sell it on eBay." > > So I checked. Inanimate objects are big business on > eBay. A rare Nano Rex jaw > can be yours for just $6,995. And some guy who sells > meteorites supposedly made > $500,000 last year. They're this century's Pet > Rocks. > > This is swell news for the N.J. family who had one > come crashing through their > bathroom ceiling. They may just clear enough to fix > their roof. That's a good > thing, because the UFO it came from no doubt has a > sign: "Not Responsible for > Earthlings' Broken Roofs." > > And by the way, "How's my Flying?" > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: mcomemeteorite2004 at yahoo.it Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ ___________________________________ Vinci i biglietti per FIFA World Cup in Germania! yahoo.it/concorso_messenger Received on Fri 26 Jan 2007 01:10:41 AM PST |
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