[meteorite-list] Peru Meteorite Crater Hit by New Meteorite (Spoof)

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:21:41 -0500
Message-ID: <ptfps3hrnva8vjq28l0oa25unqencqlkqc_at_4ax.com>

That site has meteorite-related "spoofs" often-- I haven't checked to see if
they were all written by the same guy, but if so, whoever told him he had talent
and creativity as a writer was lying to him. I only hope, for his sake, that he
is still in High School, because I hate the idea of an adult writing such banal,
sophomoric stuff.


On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:03:47 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s3i31269
>
>Lima Beana, Peru (IPP) - Scientists report that the
>Peru meteorite which is inside the crater it created
>when it hit the Earth has been hit by another
>meteorite.
>
>Astronomer Dr. Povenmire Finootch says he is not
>surprised by this event. He told reporters that there
>is a phenomenon known as "training" wherein objects
>like meteors follow the exact path taken by previous
>meteors. Training occurs because the objects
>travelling along the same path share the exact point
>of origin.
>
>No one was hurt when the new meteorite hit. A nearby
>taco vending stand sustained minor damage. The old
>meteorite was pushed further into its crater by the
>new meteorite.
>
>Dr. Povenmire Finootch who prefers to be called Mr.
>Finootch says that scientists have discovered a new
>class of Sun orbiting objects called meteorwrongs
>which travel from Earth to space instead of falling
>from space onto the Earth or other planets and
>planetoids.
>
>The story above is a satire or parody. It is entirely
>fictitious.
>
>
>
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