You just gotta love a word like "gobsmacked".
Any article with a word like this has just got to be genuine.
Pete
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From: "Darren Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 9:29 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] A possible 'wrong and a probable 'wrong in the
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http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/latestnews/3163460.Man_claims_a_meteorite_left_a_hole_in_his_garden/>> A WINSFORD man had an unwelcome visitor
on Sunday night in the form of asmall> meteorite.>> Graham Brooks, 37, a heavy goods vehicle fitter, lives at his motherChristine's> house at
Railway Cottages in Rilshaw Lane.>> He was sitting at home looking at wedding magazines with his partner Karenat> around 10.30pm when he heard a
loud bang outside.>> When the couple went to see what had happened, they found a pile of stonesand> soil up against their caravan in the back garden
and a small golf-ballsized> hole in the ground leaving bits of silver fragments around it.>> Graham said: "It felt like a gas cylinder exploded
or something and therewas a> very loud bang.">> The incident was believed to have been caused by a small meteorite hittingthe> ground that
caused soil and stones to make dents in the caravan.>> Graham added: "I've never seen or heard anything like it before.!
>> "If it had been three feet closer then it would have come through theskylight> in the roof and hit us.>> "It was as loud as a gunshot and
the neighbours were gobsmacked.>> "I was very shocked by the incident and we're supposed to be gettingmarried in> September as well.">> Graham
spoke to Terry O' Brian, who works for Manchester Museum, who asked> Graham to post the bits to him for analysis but believes it might havebeen a> meteorite from
Graham's description.>> It is estimated to have caused around £1,000 worth of damage to thecaravan.>> Graham and his partner Karen are currently speaking
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