[meteorite-list] AW: I, persidious!

[Norbert Classen]

Hi Dave "Persidious" Freeman & All,

I guess the meteor shower was named for the star constellation of
Perseus, just as the leonids were named for the constellation of Leo
(lion), the geminids for Gemini (twins), etc.
BTW, Perseus wasn't a Greek explorer but a mythical hero - you may
look it up in any library, or try a Google search; I don't want to go
into too much detail here ;)

Persidiously yours,
Norbert "Lunaticus" Classen

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>
>
> Dear Pat, and meteorite central email list;
> I have corrupted the word "persid", meaning the persids meteor shower.
>  I, persidious, being  that I am taken up with or are "of" persid meteor
> shower.....I presume that the meteor shower was named after some greek
> explorer if I had a guess.
>
> Any List member care to take a shot at this one?
>
> Not as much persidious as I once thought,
> Dave Freeman
> mjwy
>
> Patricia Whitehurst wrote:
>
> >My granddaughter was asked by her teacher to find the meaning of
> persidious.
> >Your site is the only place I can find the word.  Could you let
> me know what
> >it means?
> >
> >Pat
> >