[meteorite-list] Meteorites forsale (AD)
From: Kevin Forbes <vk3ukf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:52:30 +1100 Message-ID: <BAY141-F27E905D9312E774CCE56BE99760_at_phx.gbl> Dunk them in the pond, everybody knows that flibbertigibbets are made from wood, if they are innocent they will sink. I demand a shrubbery. Neeeiiiiii Kevin. >From: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> >To: "Dave Carothers" ><david.carothers at verizon.net>,<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites forsale (AD) >Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:04:09 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from six.pairlist.net ([209.68.2.254]) by >bay0-mc3-f9.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Sun, 18 >Mar 2007 17:04:24 -0700 >Received: from six.pairlist.net (localhost [127.0.0.1])by six.pairlist.net >(Postfix) with ESMTP id 946DB2C25A;Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:04:12 -0400 (EDT) >Received: from mu.pair.com (mu.pair.com [209.68.1.23])by six.pairlist.net >(Postfix) with SMTP id 580272C126for ><meteorite-list at lists6.meteoritecentral.com>;Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:04:11 >-0400 (EDT) >Received: (qmail 80753 invoked by uid 7111); 19 Mar 2007 00:04:11 -0000 >Received: (qmail 80750 invoked from network); 19 Mar 2007 00:04:11 -0000 >Received: from mailwash5.pair.com (66.39.2.5)by mu.pair.com with SMTP; 19 >Mar 2007 00:04:11 -0000 >Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])by mailwash5.pair.com >(Postfix) with SMTP id 7D0F310552for ><meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>;Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:04:10 -0400 (EDT) >Received: from smtp102.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com >(smtp102.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com[68.142.229.103])by mailwash5.pair.com >(Postfix) with SMTP id 4E52E10543for ><meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>;Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:04:10 -0400 (EDT) >Received: (qmail 61602 invoked from network); 19 Mar 2007 00:04:10 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO >ATARIENGINE)(sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net_at_68.75.126.171 with login)by >smtp102.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 19 Mar 2007 00:04:10 -0000 >X-Message-Info: >oG9qAjD2BNG0yVlB517PPJDX+G0EJQMwulWOJ9FL7bSIyV/N86fa08ZeJkQUB/Mc >X-Original-To: meteorite-list at lists6.meteoritecentral.com >Delivered-To: meteorite-list at six.pairlist.net >Delivered-To: >arthur-meteoritecentral:com-meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >X-YMail-OSG: >heFCposVM1m6aV1tUkgJe5MEa2qhb4ZxO4euSIR7PSxFLKFWmYKRLpXIDoa_hI1QBS9aya6HHqbQRtlV4Z75sjswZuXQEyVLGw0xbrMYBp2LF3ofvYdTydQqZv_PybZm >References: ><627393.2764.qm at web57809.mail.re3.yahoo.com><04d001c7698d$4b47a440$6401a8c0 at WINBOOKJ><02c901c76999$97aae2a0$ab7e4b44 at ATARIENGINE><04eb01c769ae$5c105a30$6401a8c0 at WINBOOKJ> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 >X-BeenThere: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 >Precedence: list >List-Id: Meteorite Discussion Forum <meteorite-list.meteoritecentral.com> >List-Unsubscribe: ><http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list>,<mailto:meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/> >List-Post: <mailto:meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> >List-Help: ><mailto:meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com?subject=help> >List-Subscribe: ><http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list>,<mailto:meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com?subject=subscribe> >Errors-To: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com >Return-Path: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Mar 2007 00:04:25.0032 (UTC) >FILETIME=[27776C80:01C769BA] > >Dave, > >The term Steve used is "St. Paddy's Day." >He did not call anybody a "paddy." He not >refer to any ethnicity nor nationality. He used >the closest English language transliteration of >a person's actual name as pronounced by the >people of the nation of which he (Padric or >Padraigh, not Steve) is the patron saint, and >the term most frequently used by those >individuals to whom it matters most. > >Do you have similar views about Dewi Sant? >"Dewi" is pronounced "Davy" and refers to >the patron saint of Wales, Saint David, feast >celebrated on March 1 (and which 87% of >the Welsh people say ought to be a holiday). >Am I gonna be in big trouble if I ask you >if you had a good St. Davy's Day? > >And if offensive is not defined by usage, >linguistic origin, historical application, the >intent of the speaker, nor the acceptability >to those potentially offended, what in blue >blazes does define "offense"? > >You? > >And if imaginary registration in a roll of >inherently offensive terms, without the application >of history, language, usage, and feelings as >requirements, is not an example of the most >mindless PC Culture, then nothing is. > >Where can I obtain a copy of this totally >authoritative but mystically known-only- >to-you list of offenses? Can I find it on >the internet, write off for it, or do I have to >consult the nearest flaming shrubbery? > > >Sterling K. Webb >------------------------------------------------------ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave Carothers" <david.carothers at verizon.net> >To: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>; ><meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 5:39 PM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites forsale (AD) > > >Sterling, Mike, and all, > >Go back and read my post again. I did not "bash" Steve. I merely stated >that he needed to be careful using a term that is deemed offensive. >NOTHING >MORE! Don't make more of this than it is. > >Whether you personally are of Irish ancestory or not, is not the issue. It >is not a "PC" issue and it has nothing to do with whether a group of people >are in the "majority" or not. > >The term is still offensive and polite people do not use the term. > >Dave > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> >To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> >Cc: <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com>; "Dave Carothers" ><david.carothers at verizon.net> >Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 4:11 PM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites forsale (AD) > > > > Dave, > > > > Don't let the desire to bash Steve carry you away. > > > > As the descendent of more Irish than you could count > > on your fingers even if you had binary digits, from folks > > who left County Monaghan in 1627 to great-grandparents > > who left A Habegh Lichagh in County Kerry in the > > 1880's and a pair of uncles who had to flee a death > > sentence after The Easter Uprising, I have the distinct > > pleasure of informing you that the Erse (Irish, or Gaelic) > > name that is Anglicized as Patrick is PADRIC. > > > > That third letter isn't a T-sound exactly but it isn't a > > D-sound exactly either, and typing this all in the Roman > > alphabet is a mistake, too, because Gaelic has its OWN > > alphabet, so we just have to limp along with Anglicizations > > that are only partially transliterative of the original. I would > > use Gaelic in this email except it would then be a violation > > of List Rules and you would need to have the Extended > > Latin 8 character set installed on your PC (ISO/IEC > > 8859-14) and a font that implemented it. > > > > Dave, give it rest. Have another beer. I do not doubt > > that one could find a Wild Gael who is willing to > > quarrel about a name, but one can find a Wild Gael > > who is willing to quarrel about almost anything. No, > > make that anything. Period. > > > > In a word, nobody cares. > > > > Besides, Saint PADRIC was a Welshman, anyway... > > > > > > Sterling K. Webb, > > Who has a great long Gaelic name all his owen, which > > he nivier uses except as his password for things like > > banks, credit cards, and PayPal, because that way he > > knows that he'll nivir be robbed ner swindled by any > > but a Good Irish Thief! Or, possibly someone from > > the West of the Kingdom of the Scots, or an Eccentric > > Welshman or maybe even a Sociopathic Polyglot... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Carothers" <david.carothers at verizon.net> > > To: "steve arnold" <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com>; > > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 1:43 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites forsale (AD) > > > > > > Steve, > > > > As always, you need to be a lot more careful in how you word your >emails. > > The term "paddy" is a dispariging term (an offensive term) for a person >of > > Irish descent. > > > > Dave > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "steve arnold" <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com> > > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:28 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites forsale (AD) > > > > > >> Good afternoon list.I hope everyone had a great > >> st.paddy's day.I listed 10 meteorites on my website > >> forsale at real low prices.I am saving up to buy more > >> gao stones.I will pay for shipping.So view at your > >> liesure and let me know off list. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> STEVE ARNOLD > >> > >> Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!! > >> Collecting Meteorites since 06/19/1999!! > >> www.chicagometeorites.net > >> Ebay I.D. 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