I couldn't resist, so here are a few more - Meteorblight - when a meteorite causes reports of sickness, like Carancas.
Condrite - a misrepresented meteorite sold by an unscrupulous dealer. Loonar - a bogus lunaite offered by some nut who is convinced it is a real lunar. A recent example is that guy who bombards list members with hundreds of photo attachments of his loonars. On 1/24/10, Bob Loeffler <b...@peaktopeak.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I was hoping to not get involved in this, but Greg's just gave me the idea > for this clever one (I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet): > > Hemaroid - The horrible feeling, very low in your gut, that you get when you > find out that your meteorite is really a hematite meteor-wrong. > > Ok, no more from me. :-) > > Bob Loeffler > > > -----Original Message----- > From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Greg Hupe > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:58 AM > To: Richard Kowalski; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Some meteorite words > > Asteroid = An itching to collect and hunt meteorites. > Meteoroid = Similar to above, butt smaller. Sometimes a visit to the doctor > is required! > > Greg > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Kowalski" <damoc...@yahoo.com> > To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 12:51 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Some meteorite words > > >> I'll add two more >> >> Mete-awe - The feeling wen you walk into a museum with a spectacular >> meteorite display. That same feeling occurs when you walk into the various > >> meteorite dealer's rooms in Tucson! >> >> Mete-Awe Right! - The exultation you feel when the specimen you've long >> searched out is found and added to your collection. >> >> >> -- >> Richard Kowalski >> http://fullmoonphotography.net >> IMCA #1081 >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@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@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2640 - Release Date: 01/24/10 > 00:33:00 > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@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@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list