[meteorite-list] Turkmenistan falls not in their words

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:28:12 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <519650.67461.qm_at_web53203.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Dear Altman Martin and Doug Mexico and LIST,
 The 1ton stone would have hammered that Nyjazov right
on the head, as he was an especially idiotic example
of the meanwhile rarer species, called " the
megalomaniac dictator"; you forget to mention.
  Nyjazov wrote the incredible rubbish often described
as a pseudo-religious book. The examinee seeking a
diploma, being able to recite the word content word
for word, would have not understood the subject or the
context of Nyjazov`s content.
  In TV shows his people danced around his book (even
though his book was banned in libraries world-wide
and yet he refused to accept the fact that they
rejected the copies that he presented them).
  A golden statue of himself, in the capital, set to
rotate with the sun always shining on his face was
erected. All months were officially re-defined by
him; even one is named after his mother!
  Song contests were frequently arranged with the
requirement that all lyrics were to praise his
splendour, glory and wisdom. Even after some time he
was bored and did not attend the spectacles anymore.
In the capital he started a project, that on each
intersection underpass that was built, in which every
citizen by law had to avoid, to avoid disturbing HIM
just in case his car should pass.

Note: Tired!

  He bleed his people dry, destroyed the medicare,
which is now worse than in Africa, he cited the people
to hard labours, arbitrary imprisonments &
torture were the orders of each day.
  Thank God he wasn't so militaristic like e.g. Kim
Jong-il, but in the row of dictators a Lukashenko is a
choirboy in comparision. That man was mentally insane
unlike George Bush who is just a plain stupid idiot
and a fascist pig.
  I've some hundred grams of his "Sapamurat
Turkmenbashi" H5 left. Small rusty fragments. But I
will store them a few years, as they are still
suffering from the Russian disease and under-rated.
Yep, it has 1ton tkw, but 1ton of that 1ton is a
single stone. No supply anymore.
  Happy those, who bought in time!
  Buckleboo!
  Martin
  
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> -----Urspr?Egliche Nachricht-----
> Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> Im Auftrag von
> MexicoDoug
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. M?rz 2007 04:31
> An: Meteorite Mailing List
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Turkmenistan falls
>
> Dear Listees,
>
> I just noticed Mike offered up for sale a meteorite
> from Turkmenistan,
> beautiful!
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170095403910
>
> DASHOGUZ (H5) fall, 1998. This would appear to be
> the fresh good stuff
> recovered by Kakabay Annaniyazov around the rim of
> the crater as everything
> in the crater was apparently terribly oxidized
> officially with a total of
> only 7kg. While NAU only has 21 grams for
> classification the rest seems to
> be in the hands of an anonymous private collector.
>
> Check out this little gem that coincidentally came
> into my inbox
> (embellished only slightly):
>
> On June 20, 1998, the eve of the anniversary of the
> democratic authoritarian
> head of state of Turkmenistan was to celebrate the
> anniversary of his rise
> to power on June 21 (Summer Solstice). By decree, a
> meteorite fell on his
> country on that day to herald in the celebration -
> weighing well over a
> metric ton! A diehard meteorite devotee, the kingly
> leader thought, ...
> "This one has my name all over it".
>
> He then decreed that the meteorite would be named
> "His Excellency, World
> Leader of Turkmens and President Saparmurat
> Atayevich Niyazov", after
> himself. We better know this meteorite as
> KUNYA-URGENCH (H5), as the
> Nomenclature Committee did not respect his wishes
> with official status. It
> was then decreed in some circles underground, that
> members of said committee
> would have their tongues cut out if they ever set
> foot in Turkmenistan
> looking for meteorites. The King emphasized this
> point by commanding a
> repeat occurrence for collectors.
>
> Sure enough, on September 5, 1998, two and a half
> months later, another H5
> fell which was named DASHOGUZ, just 50 kilometers
> away from the original.
> The British Museum then was rumored to
> diplomatically motion for the tongues
> of its colleagues by making Turkmenbashy (=Great
> Leader of the Turkmens) a
> synonym in the style of Alexander the Great, using
> his first name: also
> known as: Saparmurat Turkmenbashy (Saparmurat the
> Great Leader of the
> Turkmens). And that official synonym, given the nod
> by Turkmen scientists
> for the original Turkmenbashy fall, continues today.
>
> His Excellency, Great Leader of Turkmens and
> President Saparmurat Atayevich
> Niyazov unfortunately joined the stars from whence
> he came officially around
> the Winter Solstice (December 21, 2006).
>
> It is an interesting footnote that those are the
> only two witnessed falls
> ever recorded for Turkmenistan :-) The new
> President of Turkmenistan is:
> Gurbanguly M?likguly?ewi?EBerdimuhammedow soon maybe
> to add Turkmenbashy.
> The grapevine has it he may also command a meteorite
> fall in his name to
> consolidate rule in this challenging resource rich
> country - and his is
> rumored to be the son of Turkmenbashy.
>
> Best Health and Best Wishes,
> Doug
>
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Received on Wed 28 Mar 2007 09:28:12 AM PDT