[meteorite-list] "Man Finds Heart-Shaped Meteorite In Greeley"(Colorado)

From: Bob King <nightsky55_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:11:58 -0500
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=w_Guop4=nOi7RG4gvCTt20OfqGA_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jeff,
I suppose the next step in reporting will be to just interview someone
who LOOKS like a professor and label them as such. I mean, it "looks
like a meteorite" appears to mean "it IS a meteorite".
Hope you're doing well, Jeff.
Bob

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote:
> I did the same Bob. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw he was in
> Archaeology and not geology. Frustrating isn't it!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob King" <nightsky55 at gmail.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Man Finds Heart-Shaped Meteorite In
> Greeley"(Colorado)
>
>
>> Michael and friends,
>> The level of reporting on the channel 9 news link is appalling. I
>> looked up their source, Dr. Brunswig, and he's a professor of
>> archaeology. While certainly a noble profession, it's clear he's
>> uniformed about meteorites. Neither the TV station nor the newspaper
>> reporter bothered to say what he was a professor of. I know these
>> poorly-done reports come out all the time, but it irks me because I
>> work at a newspaper, and getting the facts right and phrasing the
>> information accurately matters so much. By the way, does anybody have
>> an idea what the rock really is?
>> Bob
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Michael Murray <mikebevmurray at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I like the 26 miles per second bit! I bet he would have appreciated it
>>> too
>>> if it had been the real deal.
>>> On Jun 18, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Paul H. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rare heart-shaped meteorite turns up in man's backyard
>>>> by Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, June 12, 2011?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20110612/NEWS/706129976/1002&parentprofile=1001
>>>>
>>>> The meteorite found in their front yard (video of alleged meteorite)
>>>> 9NEWS.com, Denver, June 13, 2011?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.9news.com/news/article/203183/188/The-meteorite-found-in-their-front-yard-
>>>>
>>>> Man Finds Heart-Shaped Meteorite In Greeley
>>>> KMGH, Denver - ?Jun 13, 2011?
>>>> http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28221631/detail.html
>>>>
>>>> Yours,
>>>>
>>>> Paul H.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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