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

[Göran Axelsson]

It is an interesting discussion and fun too.

I have never noticed any difference between males or females interest in 
meteorites when speaking in front of a general group (school class for 
example).
What I have noticed is a more obsessive behaviour in males compared to 
females. That doesn't have anything to do with meteorites and can be 
seen in most hobbies.

... at least that is my experience.

I bought my first meteorite ten years ago, an etched Gibeon cube, when I 
was on a mineral fair. A couple of days later I gave it to my girlfriend 
without telling her what it was. She would get it if she could tell me 
what it was.
At first I got a disgusted "A piece of rusty iron pipe!" out of her, she 
expected a gemstone when I told her I bought something on that fair.
Second guess came not long after, "It's a meteorite!"
She still cherish that meteorite, she just got rid of me.  :-)

For me it took another seven years until I bought my first meteorite but 
now I'm just as obsessive as any male collector.

Enough now, I think I will pour a glass of wine and look at my meteorite 
collection a while.

Cheers!

Göran


Ruben Garcia wrote:
> Thanks Moni and Eric,
>
> I'll be gentle, but I always am...lol
>
> Anne says this,"And those are real women, with a
> functioning brain. Right, ladies?"
>
> Where did I infer that because men are the majority
> that women are stupid? 
>
> I said I wish more women did like meteorites! Heck, I
> like women more than I like meteorites and men
> combined! lol
>
>
> Anyway, just count them. Here's Mike Bloods meteorite
> friends page. I counted 21 females out of over 220
> pictures- I may be off a few as my attention wandered.
> However, of the 21 some were wives and daughters (of
> meteorite dealers/hunters)
>
> That's it 21! If women were as into meteorites as guys
> the tally would be much higher.
>
> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MeteoriteFriends.html
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> Ruben Garcia
> Phoenix, Arizona
> http://www.mr-meteorite.com
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