[meteorite-list] 10 Reasons Everyone Should Own A Meteorite.

[Spaceguard]

Eric,

Worry not!  Some revel in "political correctness", but grown-ups deal in 
common sense!  Your post was very amusing, and don't let the kill-joys 
dissuade you.

Jay Tate
The Spaceguard Centre


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Wichman" <eric at meteoritewatch.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 10 Reasons Everyone Should Own A Meteorite.


> Wow!
>
> I never thought the 10 Reasons List would cause such a fuss... ;) I think 
> it's funny that some people think it's all about gender, when in fact it's 
> about the fantastic nature of the meteorites themselves. The comment 
> "Chicks dig meteorites." is a simple play on words from the slogan "Chicks 
> dig scars.". I thought that would be a cool thing to add in the list to 
> get a laugh out of everyone that read it. In fact I thought of all the 
> things that someone would debate over would be the opinions and theories I 
> presented in numbers 8 & 9...
>
> Some peoples reactions however are way more interesting to say the least 
> and probably some comments should be reigned in a bit so as not to offend 
> any of the many women who do truly "Dig meteorites!" :) My girlfriend 
> loves them, my girl cousins love them, my mother and sister love them, and 
> if you're sitting in a bar and place one on the counter it won't take long 
> for someone to ask what it is... Women are very much interested in 
> meteorites!
>
> If you're simply talking statistics, I'm sure women can agree that from a 
> purely statistical and scientific point of view the male of our species 
> (not to use the word MAN :) ) out numbers the females in this particular 
> interest group. Even saying this could be arguable and could promote even 
> more debate which could be good if people are lighthearted about it... ;)
>
> To all who have responded thus far THANKS!
>
> To all who are about to respond to my comments Be Gentle Please... ;)
>
> Eric Wichman
> www.MeteoritesUSA.com
> www.Meteoritewatch.com
>
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