[meteorite-list] Weird Meteorite-Related News Story

[David Freeman]

Dear Jerry;
Now what does Pink Floyd have to say about your pending claim to the 
dark side of the moon?
Best,
Dave F.

Jerry A. Wallace wrote:

> 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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