[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite Fall in Zimbabwe?

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Frederic posted:

> So this article describes the phenomenon in a way that can be 
> understood by readers, even those who do not know what a meteorite is, 
> and once again I do not see any wrong word nor definition.


Dear Frederic, Doug and Listees:

Doug, the writer's final comment was more on the metaphysical side than 
I was prepared for, but then you seem like a metaphysical kind of guy 
(that intended as a compliment). So, thanks for explaining his pretty 
abstract concept there in small, bite-sized words that I can understand 
on a hot Tuesday morning. It is Tuesday today, right?    : )   Thanks 
also for the "Python" snippet -- one of my favorites.

Fredric, very well put, and agreed that the content of the article is 
more accurate than what we've come to expect from journalists writing 
meteorite stories. However, as a writer I found the style and syntax to 
be amateurish and a little silly, and had the urge to share my 
amusement with the List.

I could point out that the author's comment "a meteorite on a celestial 
body is a SMALL object" is inaccurate when contemplating the mighty 
Hoba, Bacubirito, and Cape York irons, but that would be really 
nitpicky wouldn't it? Yeah, I thought so.

Okay, just having a little fun: "A stone is not a stone, when it's 
ajar," or something like that.

Now, back to business . . . how 'bout a half-price, three-for-one 
Campos Sales sale with free shipping to an asteroid of your choice?


Regards to all,

Geoff N.