[meteorite-list] Weird Meteorite-Related News Story

[Jerry A. Wallace]

Geoff,

Interesting story.

I noticed this at the bottom of the story:

> For more than 20 years, Budnick tried to file and peddle mining claims 
> in such diverse places as George's Bank, the asteroid belt, Mars and 
> the moons of Jupiter. After trying several states without success, he 
> finally persuaded Texas authorities to accept his astral mineral 
> rights claims in 1984.


Texas is a bit unique and far more liberal than most other states about
filing and eventually granting and /or recognizing land claims. Just 
because
the claim is not on our particular planet is somewhat irrelevant to our 
state
government boneheads.

Please Note: My own claim for "the dark side of the moon" is still pending
but I expect it to be approved soon.

Regards,

Jerry


Notkin wrote:

> Dear Listees:
>
> Check out this story from the Associated Press.
>
> Be sure to read half-way down the article, where it says, "Budnick, 
> who claimed he had accidentally given Gauthier a bottle of acid he 
> kept in his garage for cleaning his collection of meteorites . . ."
>
> http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=647000
>
>
> And the story is from Springfield, Mass. too. To think, we might have 
> seen this character at the Springfield show?
>
> Mining claims on Mars, indeed? Sounds like our kind of guy.
>
>
> Geoff N.
>
>
> p.s.  And this is nothing to do with my April Fool's "article" about 
> the ants, which a number of List members thought was for real. I'm a 
> little worried about some of you guys    : )
>
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