Amber Listserv / amberlist serv /note from a British scientest

[Tom Buckley]

Frank,

LOL. I won't attempt to answer in German.

 I thought your explanation to Ron was quite eloquent, easily understood,
and well stated.

Welcome to our group and I hope you'll stick around and allow us to utilize
your expertise and enjoy your sense of humor.

Tom

Tom Buckley
Silicone Specialist
Polymer Engineering

Phone: 845-258-4928
Fax: 845-258-4930
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Krell" <f.krell at nhm.ac.uk>
To: "Andy Ng" <andy.ng.aik.hoe at gmail.com>; <Maggiecatbird at aol.com>
Cc: <amber at ambericawest.com>; <ronbuckley at fuse.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / amberlist serv /note from a British scientest


> Dear Amber-lovers,
>
> well, it was me, and I was unaware that my English is that bad. Thanks for
your friendly words. I am German, by the way. You might try to answer this
letter in German, and I will tell you how good your language skills are.
> Anyway, knowing a bit about Museums' finances, I told Ron from the
beginning that the valuation exceeds the abilities of public Museum's by a
magnitude. If somebody want's to sell something to public Museums or keep
objects of higher market value in the scientific community, he has to be
rather philanthropic and selfless. It is always a bad deal for the seller,
but a great gain for science. I honestly don't know what I would do in this
case.
> Cheers
>
> Frank
>
> Dr Frank-T. Krell
> Head, Coleoptera Division
> Editor, Systematic Entomology
> Commissioner, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
> Department of Entomology
> The Natural History Museum
> Cromwell Road
> London SW7 5BD, U.K.
> Tel. +44 (0) 20 7942 5886
> Fax +44 (0) 20 7942 5229
> f.krell at nhm.ac.uk
>
http://www.nhm.ac.uk//research-curation/staff-directory/entomology/cv-3566.h
tml
> http://myprofile.cos.com/ftkrell
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amber-bounces at ambericawest.com on behalf of Andy Ng
> Sent: Wed 04/10/2006 08:59
> To: Maggiecatbird at aol.com
> Cc: amber at ambericawest.com; ronbuckley at fuse.net
> Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / amberlist serv /note from a British
scientest
>
> Heya Mags & all,
>
> I got a muddy truck, muddy resinite and a muddy me to wash before dark, so
> I'll make this as brief as my grimy fingers can type.
>
> The spelling is bad, agreed. I know of many technical & scientific types
who
> can't spell properly or orate worth a damn, but their minds harbor great
> intelligence and knowledge of their respective fields. Whoever wrote that
> letter is acedemic (pun intended).
>
> Lets look at the real world and real happenings. It'll shed some light
into
> the seeming reluctance of museums to buy certain stuff.
>
> 1) Private collectors are always in a better financial position than
> institutions who depend on the largess of government grants and patron
> donations. They (the private collectors) can afford pricy stuff. Museums
> have less cash to play with. If I could offer the Mona Lisa for sale,
guess
> who could pay more?
>
> 2) The US embargo on Burmese gems is a farce. Kinda like trying to bail a
> boat with a sieve. Burma rubies often surface as Sri Lankan or Thai
> gemstones, and Burmese opium regularly wends its way to other countries
with
> ease, thanks to the co-operation of the various powers that be. With drugs
> and precious gems easily making their way across borders, how hard is it
to
> buy smuggled Burmite? As I've stated before in a previous post, it's not
> hard. Pop into Bangkok, talk to the right people and if the quantity
wanted
> is right and the price is attractive enough, it's yours. I can say this
with
> absolute certainty because some of my Thai customers frequently process
> Burmite. It's an open secret, but purposely kept on the quiet.
>
> I'm off to hose down the mud!
>
> Andy.
>
> On 10/4/06, Maggiecatbird at aol.com <Maggiecatbird at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi Ron,  could you tell us who this British scientist is and what
museum
> > he is with? His spelling and general use of English is so bad that I'm
> > wondering if it wasn't sent by some sympathetic other party who just
wanted
> > to make you feel better. Any chance? Do you know who it really is?
Best,
> > Maggie
> >
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