[meteorite-list] Limerick contest VOTING

From: GREG LINDH <geeg48_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:22:58 -0700
Message-ID: <BLU125-W29DEAC388EFDAED712B4EC9190_at_phx.gbl>

 
    Hello Martin,
 
  Well this is no a contest for me. Anita Westlake's third poem wins, hands down in my book. I cast all 5 of my votes for her 3rd limerick. The poem I refer to follows:
 
  I hunt for meteorites from afar
  But don't try to track me by car
  The site's undisclosed
  So stick that up your nose
  And go hunting instead in Dhofar
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  My the best person win,
 
  Greg Lindh
 
 


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> From: altmann at meteorite-martin.de
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:47:58 +0200
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Limerick contest VOTING
>
>
> Hello,
>
> different people - different favorites
>
> We have to vote.
>
> Rrrrrapid Rrrrrules:
>
> Everyone has 5 votes or points to distribute.
> Vote for the individual poems, not for the authors.
> Multiple votes on a poem are possible.
> Voting open for 1 day.
>
> Best!
> Martin
>
>
>
>
>
>
> A meteorite once fell in Spain
> Avoiding the moist and the rain
> The hunters had fun
> Right under the sun
> As they had not gone there in vain
>
>
> This is what just came to my mind:
> Would like to invest in a find!
> I look at my purse
> My mood, it gets worse
> Must leave the idea behind..
>
> Alex
>
>
> A meteor fell in Lost City
> T'was no one around, such a pity
> Except for a dog
> Who thought it a log
> And peed on the rock, oh how witty!
>
>
> There was an old lady from 'Bama
> Who was hit by a rock whilst in jamas
> The rock left a bruise
> It made all the news
> The rock is now known as a Hammer
>
>
> I hunt for meteorites from afar
> But don't try to track me by car
> The site's undisclosed
> So stick that up your nose
> And go hunting instead in Dhofar
>
> Anita
>
>
> Oh the meteorite hunter clan
> with metal detector in hand
> pounding the ground
> Walkin' all round
> luckily found
> a meteorite which fell down
> the treasure there lies in the sand
>
>
> fireballs are cool
> they make me drool
> so hard to find
> to make them mine
> the rocks they drop
> come from the top
> the rocks oh so rare
> they bring fan & fair
> to the people one and all
> and the world in which they fall
>
>
> A star which gives such pleasure
> becomes an Earthly treasure
> the knowledge that is sought
> by science and the lot
> is priceless in its measure
>
> Eric
>
>
> They found a rock from planet mars
> Which was then put in special jars
> Then cut in slices
> Probed with devices
> We now know more about the stars
>
>
> A fireball landed in West
> And some locals thought they were blessed
> Then a dog ?Hopper?
> Picked up a ?Whopper?
> I went and found one of my best
>
>
> As I look to the sky and see the light
> Hoping another to my collection
> When on display will get much attention
> Now it is turning green and getting bright
>
> And the sky looks like day instead on night
> I make sure I have enough protection
> And where it falls I will never mention
> After the landing a one of a kind
>
> With a shinny black crust there is the stone
> Quickly reach in my pocket for my phone
> While taking a picture ?what a find?
> Making the notes before starting to rome
> And thinking that soon I will not be alone
>
>
> The meteorite called Murchison
> Has Amino Acids therein
> Science studied it
> And had to admit
>>From space is how life did begin
>
> Greg S.
>
>
> A rock is worth more than a car
> If it has come from a star
> A shooting one aye
> That falls from the sky
> Is picked up and treasured
> Oh my
>
>
> I stumbled upon a huge rock
> Which was hardly a notable shock
> Then examined the same
> And determined it came
> Not from Earth
> But from realms
> I supposed are ad hoc
>
> Jerry
>
>
> 1. Some limericks about meteorites
> Not stamps or coins or stalagtites
> For a collector only knows
> Why he craves such curios
> It's other - world delights!
>
> 2. There once was an iron - Mundrabilla
> It's strength was that of a pillar
> But after one big explosion
> And much sulphide erosion
> It was left looking just like Godzilla!
>
> 3. From a place called Wolf Creek
> A meteorite we did seek
> To cut short the tale
> We found only shale
> And returned home all mild and meek!
>
> 4. There once was a stone - Millbillillie
> or was it the one - Milly Milly
> It looked much like Camel Donga
> But with iron no longer
> So that rusting was not willy nilly!
>
> 5. A stone called Camel Donga
> At Vesta 4 no longer
> It fell in a shower
> With almighty power
> Our collections are now that much stronger!
>
> 6. There once was a stone - Millbillillie
> It's name it sounded quite silly
> It got covered in dust
> With no rust on it's crust
> Some call it the black chantilly!
>
> 7. Out at Dalgaranga
> The 'roos they showed much anger
> For from out of the sky
> In the flash of an eye
> One was hit by a mesosiderite clanger!
>
> Keith
>
>
> 1. Hunters who are rated the best
> take time to teach all of the rest
> they seem to have fun
> with time in the sun
> and newbies whose lives they have blessed
>
> 2. When the big boys treat others so bad
> they deserve the sad title of cad
> they do entertain
> but cause much disdain
> that helps all of us not a tad
>
> 3. Meteorites are so unique
> for them we do eagerly seek
> when we find a few
> our spirits renewed
> keep us hunting them week after week
>
> Paul
>
>
> Science pokes at its rocks from the sky
> And measures them nice clean and dry
> But they fell in the dirt
> Got wiped with a shirt
> And now our jollies are all from fungi
>
> Marc
>
>
> There was meteorite called Hambleton,
> Twas' found by a track with some brambles on,
> but when kept in the dry,
> it's owners all cry,
> as all of their slices have rust on!
>
>
> There was a man from the west,
> Who swore his collection was best,
> Till it rolled down a hill,
> And came to a stand still ,
> Now it's a strewn field like all of the rest!
>
>
> There was a certain hunter from Tuscon,
> Who found that his car had a bug on,
> Everywhere that he went,
> His location was sent,
> So now he can't find rocks before you-can!
>
> Mark
>
>
> Three scientists once stated in Perth
> That spacerocks do have a great worth.
> So they smoked a blunt
> And forbade any hunt.
> All stones they found then were from Earth.
>
>
> There once was a fall ?Buzzard Cooley?
> They promised export permits duly.
> We waited a year
> And start now to fear
> That maybe they spoke not so truly?
>
>
> There is a young lady of Agadir,
> She shouts "All meteorites must stay here!"
> So no nomad went
> Anymore out of the tent
> And each scientist bitterly shed a tear.
>
>
> There are in London some shooters,
> Who called us all ?meteorite looters?.
> Though when they?re hunting alone,
> They can?t find a stone!
> Could they need some looters as tutors?
>
>
> I recently named my cat "Hopper"
> And prayed she may find such a whopper
> Of a rock from far space.
> But I felt in disgrace
> And she brought me a slag made of copper.
>
> Martin
>
>
> Old planet, circeling through space and time -
> The meteor impacts:
> Booooommmm.
>
> Matthias
>
>
> The once was a man from Peekskill,
> who chased every bolide with zeal
> He'd only find lunaites,
> and scoffed at mere chondrites
> So we put a bug on his automobile!
>
>
> The once was a man from Henbury,
> whom the Moroccans considered quite wary
> The rumor of the land,
> said he could find every rock in the sand
> And his collection was so big it was scary
>
> Mike G.
>
>
> Hickory, Dickory, Dock
> Please find the PA meteorite rock
> If we don't find it soon, I'll get a balloon
> to fly to the moon
> and all you mofos will be in shock
>
> Mike H.
>
>
> Time has come to find a met,
> told my mind, and you can bet
> on eBay was a real queen,
> after that my CC hasn?t been seen.
> So what you order, that you get..
>
> Pekka
>
>
> There once was a man named Hankey,
> He looked like Alfalfa or Spanky,
> His meteoritical pic caused quite a stir,
> At first making doubters quite cranky,
> Then it turned out,
> To be real no doubt,
> And now on the List,
> He's no longer dissed,
> Instead he's been knighted Sir Hankey!
>
>
> Silently streaking sibilant bolide
> Hissing whistling radiophonic
> Crackling sonic boom
> The cricket chorus falls silent
> Then starts to resume
>
> Phil
>
>
> Across the night sky,
> a rock from from space it did fly
> Visible to many, and beautiful to all
> The very next question, "Where did it fall?"
> It had left a trail both bright and then dim
> Not doubt that finding its pieces would be far from slim
> Quickly a piece was found, and then a few more
> To join the search we flew out the door
> Across the desert surface many did hunt
> but finding none of our own
> all one could do was shrug shoulders and grunt
> Under a hot summer desert sun the mileage we covered were many
> but as for those pretty black rocks?
> most have not yet found any
>
> Richard
>
>
> there was a remarkable fall
> in Germany known by all
> Neuschwanstein so called
> fell in Bavaria, so told
> but Main Mass was found here in Austria after all :))
>
> Stefan
>
>
>
>
>
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