[meteorite-list] Cutting a large meteorite with ... (Slightly off-topic)

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Anne wrote:

> And here is a picture I took a couple years ago of the slice at the  
> Smithsonian: http://www.impactika.com/mundrabilla.jpg

and fessed up:

> Beautiful. And taller than me!

Hello Anne and List,

My wife is from Berlin and Berlin people are notorious for being
bigmouthed - at least here in Germany. She isn't very tall but loves
to say in her Berlin parlance: " Lieber klein und zackisch als lang
und dappisch (sp?)", well, how should I translate *that* into English?

Moni, any help in sight! OK, let me try: It's better to be small
and smart than to be tall and wacko / stupid / crazy / ... :-)

Best regards and
no offense implied !

Bernd