Comments on: It’s an honor to be nominated… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:08:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristjan Wager http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24980 Kristjan Wager Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:54:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24980 Do any of you guys really want to win a competition that has LGF leading the best blog vote? And not by a small margin. And have people seen the candidates for "Best Comic Strip"? I'm surprised that <i>Least I Could Do</i> and <i>Sluggy Freelancer</i> were included, though I guess the sexist humour of <i>Least I Could Do</i> might have a right-winged appeal. I guess I should just be pleasently surprised that <i>Mallard Fillmore</i> and <i>B.C.</i> aren't candidates, though with <i>Day by Day</i> there, they might as well be included. Do any of you guys really want to win a competition that has LGF leading the best blog vote? And not by a small margin.

And have people seen the candidates for “Best Comic Strip”? I’m surprised that Least I Could Do and Sluggy Freelancer were included, though I guess the sexist humour of Least I Could Do might have a right-winged appeal. I guess I should just be pleasently surprised that Mallard Fillmore and B.C. aren’t candidates, though with Day by Day there, they might as well be included.

]]> By: Jim in STL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24979 Jim in STL Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:14:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24979 This is going to be a tough one. I really like both blogs - they're each just so informative and entertaining. I've been having some fun at Dr. Meyers blog lately (inside joke) but then when you spoke at the AAAS meeting in St Louis you didn't slug me when I came up afterward and said something like "real cool stuff dude." I remember being so impressed when you climbed onto the stack of Marshall amplifyers dressed in your leopard skin loin clothe.....uh, wait a minute, I think that was something else...oh yeah, I was really impressed with your passion and simmering outrage over the Bush admin onslaught on science. But then the biologist guy links to some really entertaining people that have completely disproved evolution and, I think, gravity and I've learned more than I ever thought that I would about 8-sided creatures. But then again you post geologically-related subject matter...and then there's the Lenin on the shower curtain-grilled cheese sandwich thing. Anyways, I'm heading into my lair of solitude and concentration to try and work this out. I just hope that when all's said and done that there'll be a paper trail. Good luck. This is going to be a tough one. I really like both blogs – they’re each just so informative and entertaining. I’ve been having some fun at Dr. Meyers blog lately (inside joke) but then when you spoke at the AAAS meeting in St Louis you didn’t slug me when I came up afterward and said something like “real cool stuff dude.”

I remember being so impressed when you climbed onto the stack of Marshall amplifyers dressed in your leopard skin loin clothe…..uh, wait a minute, I think that was something else…oh yeah, I was really impressed with your passion and simmering outrage over the Bush admin onslaught on science.

But then the biologist guy links to some really entertaining people that have completely disproved evolution and, I think, gravity and I’ve learned more than I ever thought that I would about 8-sided creatures. But then again you post geologically-related subject matter…and then there’s the Lenin on the shower curtain-grilled cheese sandwich thing.

Anyways, I’m heading into my lair of solitude and concentration to try and work this out. I just hope that when all’s said and done that there’ll be a paper trail.

Good luck.

]]> By: Shawn S. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24978 Shawn S. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:18:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24978 Last I checked, you and PZ were in a dead heat. You were behind by one until I voted for you. :) (Also note, that I am a (micro)biologist by training... heehee) Good luck! Last I checked, you and PZ were in a dead heat.

You were behind by one until I voted for you. :)

(Also note, that I am a (micro)biologist by training… heehee)

Good luck!

]]> By: A vote for “Bad Astronomy” « AstroGeek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24977 A vote for “Bad Astronomy” « AstroGeek Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:39:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24977 [...] Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy blog is a finalist in the 2006 WebLog awards.  Vote early, vote often! [...] [...] Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy blog is a finalist in the 2006 WebLog awards.  Vote early, vote often! [...]

]]> By: Bill Hudson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24976 Bill Hudson Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:36:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24976 Best of luck, Phil! Best of luck, Phil!

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24975 Gary Ansorge Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:22:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24975 I registered on the weblogs award and spent 20 minutes trying to figure out HOW TO VOTE with no freaking success. What's up with that? GAry 7 I registered on the weblogs award and spent 20 minutes trying to figure out HOW TO VOTE with no freaking success. What’s up with that?

GAry 7

]]> By: jbrader http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-24974 jbrader Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:41:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/06/its-an-honor-to-be-nominated/#comment-24974 And i forgot the closing italics tag on that last post (it should be right after the word liberal). Yay me! And i forgot the closing italics tag on that last post (it should be right after the word liberal). Yay me!

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