[meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World
From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:23:59 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <410422.46732.qm_at_web80202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dos Equis????TMIMMITW only?drinks Vaca Muerta. ----- Original Message ---- From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> To: mike <meteoritemike at gmail.com>; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, January 27, 2011 5:15:59 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World But the question remains: Do you drink Dos Equis ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:12:36 -0500 > From: meteoritemike at gmail.com > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World > > Greetings List Members, > > Having just returned from hunting meteorites in Antarctica (in my > shorts), I thought I would share some of the things that make me - The > Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World. > > > I once came home empty-handed from meteorite-hunting, just to see what > it felt like. > > Rare Earth magnets are attracted to me. > > My silver tongue sets off metal detectors. > > All of my finds are fully crusted and oriented. > > Museum curators give me their keys. > > My visual pairings are as accurate as an electron microprobe. > > Every meteorite in my collection is a main mass. > > If a meteorite from Venus is found, NonCom will name it after me. > > Property owners knock on my door after a meteorite fall. > > All of my meteorites have a pleasant aroma. > > Meteoriticists ask for my opinion. > > If you find a meteorite while hunting with me, it will always be an achondrite. > > The Smithsonian has me on speed-dial. > > I can identify minerals and phases at a glance. > > All of my meteorwrongs turn out to be new types of meteorite. > > NASA's Johnson Space Center allows me to handle all of their > meteorites with bare hands. > > I have never lost a meteorite auction, and I never pay too much. > > My touch removes caliche. > > The meteorites I traded away are rusting, because they are sad and miss me. > > Every year, a meteorite falls on my birthday. > > All of my export permits are approved instantly. > > I have memorized every Meteoritical Bulletin. > > If I witness a fireball, I can calculate exactly where the meteorite will fall. > > My glasses are cross-polarized. > > My touch will etch a polished iron. > > I could have bought Meteor Crater, but I am waiting for a new one. > > Harvey Nininger had a tattoo of me. > > My chessboard is a slab of Esquel pallasite and the pieces are > polished lunaites. > > All of my pets can find meteorites. > > "No Trespassing" signs make an exception for me. > > More will be forthcoming, but right now, I am thirsty.... > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites > > Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com > EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ??? ??? ??? ? ??? ??? ? > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Thu 27 Jan 2011 08:23:59 PM PST |
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