[meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:15:59 -0800
Message-ID: <SNT117-W15E8209735C1F5F8D1D3DBD2E10_at_phx.gbl>

But the question remains:
 
Do you drink Dos Equis

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> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:12:36 -0500
> From: meteoritemike at gmail.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] The Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World
>
> Greetings List Members,
>
> Having just returned from hunting meteorites in Antarctica (in my
> shorts), I thought I would share some of the things that make me - The
> Most Interesting Meteorite Man in the World.
>
>
> I once came home empty-handed from meteorite-hunting, just to see what
> it felt like.
>
> Rare Earth magnets are attracted to me.
>
> My silver tongue sets off metal detectors.
>
> All of my finds are fully crusted and oriented.
>
> Museum curators give me their keys.
>
> My visual pairings are as accurate as an electron microprobe.
>
> Every meteorite in my collection is a main mass.
>
> If a meteorite from Venus is found, NonCom will name it after me.
>
> Property owners knock on my door after a meteorite fall.
>
> All of my meteorites have a pleasant aroma.
>
> Meteoriticists ask for my opinion.
>
> If you find a meteorite while hunting with me, it will always be an achondrite.
>
> The Smithsonian has me on speed-dial.
>
> I can identify minerals and phases at a glance.
>
> All of my meteorwrongs turn out to be new types of meteorite.
>
> NASA's Johnson Space Center allows me to handle all of their
> meteorites with bare hands.
>
> I have never lost a meteorite auction, and I never pay too much.
>
> My touch removes caliche.
>
> The meteorites I traded away are rusting, because they are sad and miss me.
>
> Every year, a meteorite falls on my birthday.
>
> All of my export permits are approved instantly.
>
> I have memorized every Meteoritical Bulletin.
>
> If I witness a fireball, I can calculate exactly where the meteorite will fall.
>
> My glasses are cross-polarized.
>
> My touch will etch a polished iron.
>
> I could have bought Meteor Crater, but I am waiting for a new one.
>
> Harvey Nininger had a tattoo of me.
>
> My chessboard is a slab of Esquel pallasite and the pieces are
> polished lunaites.
>
> All of my pets can find meteorites.
>
> "No Trespassing" signs make an exception for me.
>
> More will be forthcoming, but right now, I am thirsty....
>
>
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