[meteorite-list] Top Ten Names Contest

From: tracy latimer <daistiho_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:43 2004
Message-ID: <Sea2-F9taZkdx73N8Ss000235f1_at_hotmail.com>

Let me throw my hat in the ring:
In the reign of the great Hawaiian chief Houmanahoumana, there were reports
of great explosions and strange lights coming from the direction of the
volcano. Several valiant warriors and kahunas made the trek to investigate
the alarums and excursions, and returned to the great chief bearing a
strange rock which some guy stoned on pakalolo said he had seen fall from
the sky.

The rock was passed down through several generations and now makes its home
at Bob's Fish and Cheese Emporium. I was recently asked to authenticate
this rock, and now present a new Hawaiian meteorite:
Poopookaka

No Hawaiians were intentionally offended in the production of this report.
Tracy Latimer

>From: Fredmeteorhall_at_aol.com
>To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Top Ten Names Contest
>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:43:45 EST
>
> Super idea Mark! So the competition for the holiday contest "Best
>Sounding Fictitious Meteorite Names" is on! Just come up with ten names
>that you'd
>like to see in the Meteoritical Bulletin and I will award a "Meteorhall
>Grand
>Prize". More on the prize list later, and I promise that the prizes will
>have
>something to do with H. H. Nininger (And nothing to do with a Nininger
>toilet.
>No offense meant, Dave.) The prizes will be worthwhile. After all, it is
>the
>season of giving!
>Here are the rules:
>1. Keep the names clean, and no hitting below the belt!
>2. Have fun!
>3. Entries must be posted by the 19 of December 2003.
>4. I will choose 3 finalists, then I will let my dog Holbrook pull a name
>out
>of a hat. Of course I will have to tie the name tags to dog treats, but
>what
>the heck, Holbrook is nearly as qualified to decide this contest as I am,
>as
>Holbrook is a middle age dog and I'm an old dog.
>5. Prizes will be mailed either just before Christmas or just after the
>rush,
>whenever I get time to go and stand in line at the Post Office. But never
>fear, they will be awarded before 2004.
>High Regards, Fred Hall/Meteorhall

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Received on Wed 10 Dec 2003 10:00:40 PM PST