Top Ten List of Things You Probably Shouldn’t Say to Another Mineral Collector:

10. "Can I borrow your tools?"

9. "Let’s share this great new locality with the whole world!"

8. "I gave you my car keys, right?"

7. "Uh oh…did you ever see the movie ‘Deliverance’?"

6. "Hey, remember that 'empty' pocket you gave up on last week?"

5. "Nice ding!"

4. "Say, isn’t that cougar scat?"

3. "Gee, you sure were right about your specimen being delicate and all."

2. "Yikes! No more breakfast burritos for me!"

1. Three words – "let’s quit early."

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