[meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse

[karmaka]

Hi Doug,

don't worry. You can rely on the fact that if I manage to visit the Toulouse exhibition
this summer, I will provide you all with some interesting photos. ;-)

As for toads, escargots or anything else that might pour down
on me, there is no worry either since I bought THIS at the last art exhibition I visited.

FRITTI NIRODA - the METEORITE TRAP 
made out of baskets for deep fat fryers

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/5794279846_b9ab0fc403.jpg
http://vimeo.com/24591320

I will carry it on top of a rod instead of a sunshade when being in Toulouse. ;-)

I'm a bit worried though...

Does the hallucinogenic alkaloid of a toad's skin secretion still have an effect
once they are deep-fried?

I don't want to be stoned before seeing the stones...
 
Best wishes,
 
Martin
 
 
Von: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug at aim.com>
 An: karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de, rm31 at free.fr, Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
 Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
 Datum: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:15:38 +0200
 
Dear List,  Dr. Mathieu, and Martin;
 
 Martin, if you do or anyone does make it there, please remember your 
 friends on the list who won't have the opportunity to vacation or visit 
 the lovely southern latuitudes of France and post us a nice picture for 
 the admiring meteorite-list of this historical group of stones.  So 
 much to do on vacation there - see this Toulouse meteorite exhibit, 
 then go to the Space Center and Space City, the Kennedy Space Center 
 analog and lots more, of France.
 
 Watch out if you take the low road, as nearby Toulouse was the site of 
 a Toad-storm from an inclement thundering sky, Two shocked horsemen had 
 to put on their overcoats while being Toad-hammered, and gallop out of 
 their as fast as they could, to reach a stage coach also on the way to 
 Toulouse that witnessed the event, saw many small toads still on the 
 unfortunate horsemen's cloaks and when it passed through the spot 
 trampled many thousands of toads of all sizes.  (I wonder if the 
 meteorite in any way biased this report?)
 
 A rain of escargot snails might have been more comical for France, but 
 maybe they were toads, frogs, whatever -- after all the toadstorm was 
 1834 and even today frogs and toads are varied and not recognized by 
 science as distinct animals.  Fried frogs are a delicious part of 
 French cuisine that is required to try for all Beefeaters attending the 
 exposition ;-)
 
 Kindest wishes
 Doug
 
 
 
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: karmaka <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
 To: rm31 <rm31 at free.fr>; Meteorite-list 
 <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
 Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 7:31 am
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
 
 
 Congratulations, Dr. Mathieu, on having organised this very interesting
 exhibition.
 
 The beautiful city of Toulouse, la « ville rose »,  is always worth a 
 visit !
 
 I'll try to visit this exhibition this summer!
 
 Best wishes
 
 Martin
 
 
 Von: rm31 at free.fr
 An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
 Betreff: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
 Datum: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:11:07 +0200
 
 
 Hi List,
 
 I'm pleased to invite you to the conference and exhibition for the 
 bicentenary
 of the fall of the meteorite of Toulouse, april 10th 1812. The 
 exhibition will
 remain until september 2nd.
 This event is the materialization of 2 1/2 year of historical and 
 scientific
 researches. It benefited from the early support of the Museum of 
 Toulouse (SW
 France). Most of the main samples of the fall, loaned by the Museums 
 of New
 York, Chicago, Geneva, London, Vienna, Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, and 
 from the
 University of Tuebingen will be reunited close to their place of fall, 
 200
 years
 later to be shown to the public.
 
 http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2373/invitationmtoritedetoul.jpg
 
 J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à la conference et a l'exposition qui 
 auront
 lieu au Museum de Toulouse, en celebration du bicentenaire de la chute 
 de la
 meteorite dite de "Toulouse", le 10 avril 1812. L'exposition durera 
 jusqu'au 2
 septembre.
 Cet evenement est la concretisation de deux ans et demi de recherches
 historiques et scientifiques. Il est le fruit de la collaboration 
 entre
 l'auteur
 et le Museum de Toulouse et a beneficie de l'apport de dizaines de
 contributeurs. Fait exceptionnel: les principaux specimens de la 
 meteorite de
 Toulouse, pretes par les Museums of New York, Chicago, Geneve, 
 Londres, Vienne,
 Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, et par l'Universite de Tuebingen seront à 
 nouveau
 réunis à Toulouse 200 ans plus tard pour être montres au public!
 
 R. Mathieu
 geologist
 
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