Wouldn't the analogy be more related to a gold rush, rather than the
insinuated plagiarism?
Cheers,
Pete
From: JKGwilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Notkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Meteorite List"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: The other Brenham hunter
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:13:59 -0700
Geoff,
Your link to www.BrenhamMeteoriteCompanyClone.com is broken - I can't get it
to load.
Seriously, don't you think that someone was going to do just what Mr.
Stimpson has done? This world is full of people who lack creativity, vision
and character. When they see someone else producing a successful enterprise
they hustle to find a way to swipe a slice of the pie.
Imitation surely is the sincerest form of flattery...but most folks of
character recognize it for what it really is. Don't you remember all the
copies of the Hula Hoop?
Best,
JKGwilliam
At 09:21 PM 5/11/2006, Notkin wrote:
Darren posted:
Meteorites mark fields of dreams
By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
Sorry, I cannot help making fun of this : )
So . . . I propose that we change the name of Kiowa County, KS to Copycat
County, KS.
My article on Steve's Brenham finds in the (current) February issue of
"Meteorite" is entitled: "Field of Dreams: Rediscovering the Brenham
Pallasite." Notice any similarity to "Meteorites Mark Fields of Dreams"?
Steve, you showed Keen the current issue of "M" during your interview
right? What a shameless swipe! The real headline here should be: "USA Today
Journalist Unable to Come Up with Original Story Idea."
Don Stimpson peers into a 3-foot-deep hole on his farm as
friends help dig up a 150-pound meteorite. "Interesting shape," he says.
The new
find will join the collection of meteorites sitting on foil-covered chairs
in his garage.
Well, at least he knows how to to display them properly.
Stimpson (owner of the land which contains the Brenham "crater") has been
doing little or nothing to locate new Brenham pallasites during the past
ten years. Once Steve and Phil figured out how to find the deeply-buried
Brenhams with new techniques and technology, Stimpson copied them, and has
been trying to jump on their bandwagon ever since. It's unfortunate that
Steve did all the groundbreaking work at Brenham, yet this journalist
decided to focus on the hapless Stimpson.
He'd like to give tours of his excavation sites, where small plastic
swimming pools cover the impressions made when the meteorites
Gee, I can't wait to see that. A plastic swimming pool cover will surely
allow visitors to experience the full excitement of unearthing a meteorite.
Maybe he could have little newts swimming around in the pools as well. And
everyone could wear those caps with the funny propellors.
I expect Stimpson will now get to work on his new website:
www.BrenhamMeteoriteCompanyClone.com
My Mom always used to tell me that imitation was the sincerest form of
flattery. I just call it laziness.
Geoff N.
www.aerolite.org
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