[meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World

From: Becky and Kirk <bandk_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:54:10 -0600
Message-ID: <9220B73BF2DE4AF7A0E848959349E5BD_at_owner55652f88b>

Classic----:-)

Kirk.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gilmer" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "Frank Cressy" <fcressy at prodigy.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the
World


> Greetings List Members,
>
> I only drink fine coffee, but if I were to drink beer, it would be Dos
> Equis.
>
>
> For those who want to live vicariously through me, here are some more
> reasons I am the Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World :
>
> I put the "HEDO" in Hedonism.
>
> When I give a meteorite to Chicago Steve, he keeps it for life.
>
> My garden is a strewnfield.
>
> I won the Meteoritical Society's Lifetime Achievement Award - twice.
>
> When ANSMET first arrived at the Thiel Mountains, I was waiting with a
> thermos of hot coffee.
>
> When Google receives a meteorite-related query, they call me.
>
> My metal detector's discriminator will ignore ugly meteorites.
>
> I once found a meteorite in Shangri-La.
>
> Best regards and happy huntings,
>
> MikeG
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites
>
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>
> On 1/27/11, Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net> wrote:
>> 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
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