[meteorite-list] A whopper from Deming, NM

From: Mike Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:46:23 2004
Message-ID: <3AFD6DE3.3DAE95DA_at_concentric.net>

This guy is a real FREAK!! I have also had contact with him as have many =
other people I know. Rhian Jones at UNM saw him a few months ago and told=
 him his rocks were not meteorites, he called the SHERIFF on her claiming=
 government conspiracy to hide the truth!
If you get an email from him, JUST IGNORE IT! DO NOT REPLY, you will be i=
n for a barrage of emails like this one.
Mike Farmer

meteorites_at_space.com wrote:

> Hello folks, just thought I would share with you a real whopper from a =
guy in Deming, NM. I get hundreds of e-mails at my meteorite identificat=
ion site ( http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification ) per month,=
 but this is one of the best thought I'd share it. The text is all in up=
per case and with the spelling as he sent it.
>
> BTW-- This person was all bent out of shape after I told him that the r=
ocks he sent me for identification, were not meteorites:
>
> "HELLO FROM : Arthur IN DEMING, N.M., I HAVE NEWS THAT IS RATHER ASTOUN=
DING AND AT FIRST SOMEWHAT UNBELIEVABLE, BUT IF YOU ARE A SCIENTIST INTER=
ESTED IN THE TRUTH , THEN YOU WILL HEAR ME OUT AND CHECK OUT THE INFORMAT=
ION I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL . THE CITY OF ROCKS , 25 MILES NORTH OF DEMING I=
S A GIANT COLLECTION OF METEORITES, COMPLETE WITH FUSION CRUST . THERE MU=
ST BE AT LEAST A MILLION TONS OF METEORITES THERE AND THEY ARE OF THE STO=
NY VARIETY, CALLED ACHONDRITES , PROBABLY DIOGENITES. I HAVE DISCOVERED M=
ANY MORE LARGE METEORITES ALSO IN LUNA COUNTY. THE GOLD IN GOLD BASIN ARI=
ZONA CAME FROM THE GOLD BASIN METEORITES. THE GREAT COPPER CHUNKS IN MICH=
IGAN ARE METEORITE FRAGMENTS. THE COPPER MINES IN ARIZONA AND N.M. ARE AL=
SO FROM METEORITES, THE DIAMONDS IN AFRICA ARE FROM METEORITES, THE SURFA=
CE COAL DEPOSITS IN KENTUCKY , N.M. AND ELSEWHERE ARE CARBONACEOUS CHONDR=
ITES IN LARGE QUANTITY. I HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT THE GREAT STONES IN TEXAS C=
ANYON IN ARIZONA AND IN THE FORT DAVIS- BIG BEND AREA OF TEXAS , BUT I'LL=
 BET THEY ARE ALSO STONEY METEORITES . METEORITES ARE NOT RARE AS IS COMM=
ONLY BELIEVED , WHAT IS RARE IS THE FINDING OF SOMEONE WHO CAN RECOGNIZE =
THEM. I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME YOU SCIENTISTS WAKE UP AND FACE UP TO THE T=
RUTHS ABOUT METEORITES. IF YOU ARE A TRUE SCIENTIST INTERESTED IN THE TRU=
TH , THEN I WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU, IF YOU ARE BENT ON BELIEVI=
NG A LIE , THEN I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. I HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME =
AND EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE TRUTHFULNESS OF MY CLAIMS . THERE IS MUCH MOR=
E TO TELL , BUT THIS INFORMATION SHOULD SUFFICE FOR NOW. SINCERELY, : Art=
hur:
>
> -----
> And after I gave him the correct, obvious and short obligitory response=
 (with an invitation to apporach us with his mountain of meteorites-- the=
 following is his response:
> -----
>
> Date Fri, 11 May 2001 11:16:25 -0600
>
> HELLO MR. SCHONER,
> THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY ANDYOUR VIEWS, HOWEVER MUCH I DISAGREE WITH THEM.=
 I PREFER NOT TO HACK AWAY WITH NON-PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE (BY POSTING AS YO=
U SUGGEST)AS I AM HAVING ENOUGH TROUBLE CONVINCING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD KNOW=
 BETTER. MY PROOF IS IN THE FORM OF MANY TONS OF MATERIALS DIRECTLY FROM =
OUTER SPACE. YOU CAN COME YOU CAN SEE , BUT IF YOUR COMPRENSION OF REALIT=
Y DOES NOT OVERCOME YOUR BIAS THEN I'M AFRAID I'M WASTING MY TIME WITH YO=
U.YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COME TO DEMING AND SEE FOR YOURSELF, I WON=
' ARGUE WITH YOU AT ALL , JUST SHOW YOU THE EVIDENCE . ARE YOU AFRAID OF =
THAT?? IF NOT, THEN HOPE IN YOUR WAGON AND COME ON DOWN, CALL ME WHEN YOU=
 ARRIVE AND WE WILL BE OFF AND RUNNING TO REALITY INSTEAD OF FICTION. I C=
AN NOT MAKE IT ANY SIMPLER THAN THAT , SO IF YOU'R UP TO THE PROOF- CHALL=
ENGE, BRING ANY PROFFESSIONAL YOU CAN MUSTER AND LETS GET IT ON.
> SINCERELY,
> : Arthur
>
> ----
>
> The above just goes to show that some people choose to remain ignorant =
even when clear and convincing (at least to us) evidence is presented to =
them.
>
> Steve Schoner
> http://www.geocites.com/american_meteorite_survey
>
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Received on Sat 12 May 2001 01:07:47 PM PDT