I'm going to further stir this up. In addition to my last comment, that
"hammer" should only refer to the offending stone that did damage, I
think there has to be a certain fame or notoriety associated with the
impact for it to be noteworthy enough for a special name like this.
Certainly, the larger Sylacauga stone is worthy of the term. Peekskill,
for the image of the mashed car that appeared everywhere. Benld is a
great one, for those of you who remember the FMNH exhibit. If one of the
Nakhla stones really got a dog or Valera got a cow, which everybody has
heard about, then sure, these are hammers. But a piddly piece of some
shower that dings a shingle on a roof? No way. It's still a subjective
term, but let's give it some force.
jeff
meteorh...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:28:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
gmh...@htn.net writes:
Adding trees, dams, mounds, playfields, lawns and other man-made or touched
places is reaching to an extreme, and "yes", it does cheapen the true
"smashers".
.
Greg,
I found two specimens in an Indian Camp Site with arrow points around, and
Qynne found one in a different Indian Camp Site, next to where I found a real
cool flint chisel.
How is that for extreme? An "Ancient Indian Yard Hammer."
I also found some specimens near where I found some dinosaur bones too. So
how about a "Dino Grave Hammer" for the list?
Yes, it gets ridiculous.
But I just like the sound of "Dam Hammer" damn it!
OK, I will go back to my Photobucket and change the names to "Dam
Non-Hammer" just so people will feel better.
I think civil conversations on these types of topics are great. It makes
the M-list a good place to be.
Steve
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