Well my years as a geologist and paleontologist tell me that it is a fossilized coprolite or a more recent chunk of horse puckey. but I'll bet it smells the same. a scam is a scam by any other name is still a scam. and that is free! Bill Mason
----- Original Message ----- From: "N Lehrman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom aka james Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor-doubtful > Hey guys, > > Don't be so astonished. We're all variously involved with a field of > interest that breeds and thrives on wild goose chases and tall tales, albeit > the "meter" or "astiroid" usually went down just behind the barn rather than > in it. No matter how jaded or seasoned we are, all of us sit up and pay > attention when some old timer starts to spin a yarn like this at the other > end of the bar. We get to be cynics and skeptics, but the dream never dies. > One of these tales will come good. Most of us are game to gamble some of > our time checking these stories. A few, perhaps the naive greenhorns > amongst us, still gamble some money, but either way we're buying > entertainment and fanning our fantasies. I always figured a great tale > followed by a wild goose chase was worth something! This is where grandpas > and grandmas get stories to tell the grandkids. > > The first law of serendipity is that in order to find anything you have to > be looking for something. > > May we all have a backlog of exploded barns, big holes, and hot rocks to > pursue! > > Regards, > > Norm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom aka james Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor-doubtful > > > > I bet this people, seller and bidders are in this together for some > reason? > > Maybe to get others to bid onit or some kind of scam! > > > > Thanks, Tom > > The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168 > > > > > > > > > > From: "Michael Masse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Matson, Robert" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor-doubtful > > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:35:33 -0800 > > > > Humorous ... the bid is now up to $247.50 ... > > The seller has newly changed ID; the seller > > and one of the bidders buy gun stuff. One > > bidder's feedback is both low and bad; the > > other bidder has no feedback at all. > > > > Michael M > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:07 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor-doubtful > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2900909851> > > > > > > The story says it all. And yet someone is willing to throw $100 at > > > it... No exact mass, no mention of being attracted to a magnet, and > > > only one low-resolution image. But $100 was enough to meet the > > > reserve... > > > > > > --Rob > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
