Hi Mike and all, Mike, please decode the acronym IMNPA Thanks, Michael
On 6/15/12 6:49 AM, "Met. Michael Gilmer" <meteoritem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jim and List, > > No need to apologize. This discussion has been (for some) : > > a) interesting > b) fun > c) horribly redundant > d) cruel to horses > e) epic > f) none of the above > > A key point to remember, when considering the virtues of the term > "hammer fall" or the merit of this discussion is : the hammerheads on > this list were minding their own business, when it was strongly > suggested that were are scammers who are trying to confuse innocent > collectors and swindle them out of their money by engaging in > "marketing". We (or I) weren't going around in public proselytizing > the usage of the term and encouraging others to use it. We were not > engaging in any campaign to promote hammerheadery or launching salvos > against those that do not use the term. I simply defended myself (and > a small handful of others) from negative allegations regarding the way > in which we choose to enjoy our common hobby. > > Mike Farmer is suggesting I am retarded. I'm used to that and wear it > as a badge of honor when one of the world's best meteorite hunters > takes time out of this day to single me out as mentally deficient. As > for everyone else, I will only say this - there are a few of us > (although I only speak for myself here), who didn't want our > participation in this hobby needlessly nit-picked, so we avoided > joining IMNPA. Of course, my membership in the IMNPA was shelved > because I have 5% Swahili and 2% Beatnik in my bloodline, but that is > another story... > > Jim has said it best I think - "Using the term might make the seller > feel the stone is >> more important and makes it more marketable, but to an educated and >> knowledgeable buyer, it doesn't really matter." > > I asked a specimen of Park Forest today if it feels more important > because it is arbitrarily labeled a "hammer fall" by a small > percentage of dealers and collectors. It hasn't answered me yet. > When it does finally answer me, I'm not sure I will understand it > because I'm not educated or knowledgeable enough. I will forward the > answer, when I receive it, to the IMNPA for decryption and > interpretation. Hopefully then this poor horse can be laid to rest. > > In the meantime, there is an episode of Jersey Shore on TV today that > I am going to watch. It is a new episode where Snooki and J-Wow > debate the merits of orientation feature terminology as it pertains to > meteorites. I'm definitely going to TIVO this one. :) > > Best regards and happy collecting, > > MikeG ______________________________________________ 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