Re: Egg Inquiry

[Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette <dinosaur@dinosaur.org>]

We've received this e-mail as well and corresponded with the gentleman in 
question.

He has resisted all requests to send a picture of it.

He described in detail some attempt to x-ray or MRI it which didn't sound too
coherent.

When first he contacted us, he was asking 2 million dollars or some other large 
sum.

He also claims some sort of "authentification" by a paleontologist, but we could
never get him to explain exactly what that was.



Sabrina Cox wrote:

> Greetings, list. I am not new to this list, but only contribute
> occasionaly. I do have a dinosaur related website,
> http://www.enteract.com/~chipagan, which is why I believe I received the
> below e-mail. Has anyone else ever gotten this? What should I do with this
> guy? My first reaction is the good old delete key, but I thought I'd ask
> here first. My apologizes if this has been asked before.
>
> Thanks
>
> >BEFORE I START THIS LETTER I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THE FOLLOWING IS A TRUE
> >ACCOUNT BY DONALD HEBBARD.
> >I WAS IN THE MILITARY FOR SIX YEARS, AND HAVE AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.
> >AFTER THAT I WORKED FOR A LOCAL GOV'T FOR 14 YRS.
> >
> >NOW THE ACCOUNT;
> >WHILE I WAS SURF FISHING ON THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, I HOOKED ON TO
> >WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A FISH, AS I REELED IT TO SHORE AND BEACHED IT, IT WAS
> >NOT A FISH. BUT WHAT IT WAS ;A METAL CYLINDER HIGHLY POLISHED STAINLESS
> >STEEL TUBE @ 1/2'' THICK AND @ 1-1 1/2 FT LONG AND @24" CIRCUMFERENCE. W/
> >HOLES ON EACH END OF THIS VESSEL/AND A BROKEN ROPE COMING FROM THE SIDE OF
> >IT. A BLACK BOX BUILT ON TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VESSEL W/ AN ANTENNA COMING
> >OUT OF THE BOX {NOT A PULL UP ONE , BUT JUST A STRAIGHT ONE} , AS I PICKED
> >THE TUBE OUT OF THE WATER , WATER POURED FROM THE HOLES AT THE ENDS OF THE
> >TUBE.THERE WAS A HASP TO OPEN THE TUBE, AND AT WHICH TIME I UNDID THE HASP,
> >AND LAYING INSIDE IT'S OWN AIR-TIGHT RESTING PLACE WAS A  " FOSSILIZED EGG"
> >I TOOK OUT THIS EGG BUT I DID NOT KNOW AT THAT TIME IT WAS A DINOSAUR EGG IN
> >MINT CONDITION AS IF IT WAS JUST LAID,AFTER THAT I THREW THE  VESSEL BACK
> >INTO THE SEA. THE VESSEL HAD TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION.
> >THE EGG IS @ 6 INCHES LONG AND @4 INCHES HIGH, BROWN AND TAN IN COLORAND IS
> >VERY HARD.
> >I HAD IT X-RAYED AT MY CHIORPRACTOR'S OFFICE BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE
> >FILMS. THE DR. STATED NOTHING WOULD SHOW UP ON HIS X-RAYS DUE TO HIS MACHINE
> >WAS NOT MADE FOR THAT KIND OR DUTY. HE ADVISED TO GET A CAT-SCAN BUT I DON'T
> >KNOW ANY FRIENDS W/A CAT-SCAN MACHINE AND I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO HAVE
> >THIS PROCESS DONE.
> >I HOPE YOU CAN DIRECT MY PATH TO A COLLECTOR OF RARE DINOSAUR EGGS BECAUSE I
> >WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT. I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAKING IT TO THE MEDIA OR
> >TABLOIDS.
> >THE EGG IS IN A SECURE PLACE AT THIS TIME.PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY YOU CAN.
> >PLEASE PAGE ME AT 516-373-6883 PLEASE PAGE FOUR TIMES AT TWO MINUTE
> >INTERVALS TO LET ME KNOW IT'S YOU ABOUT THE EGG.
> >DESIGNATRONIX INDUSTRIES IN BOHMIA LONG ISLAND NY , DONATED A CARRYING CASE
> >FOR THIS DINOSAUR EGG.
> >
> >                                              THANK YOU
> >                                          DONALD HEBBARD
> >                                      <NATODRIVER11@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >
> >
> >                               ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
> >                               ----------------
> >                        DR.CHRIS SKURKA
> >                        150 ISLIP AVE
> >                        ISLIP NY 11751
> >                        516-859-3420
> >
> >                        DESIGNATRONIX
> >                        1595B SMITHTOWN AV
> >                        BOHMIA NY
> >                        516-244-8090
> >
> >
> >                         MORE TO FOLLOW
> >
> >
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