PZ’s pathetic attempts to one-up me by making "cute" squid banners will fail, of course, but it has prompted me to make a few more for the Good Side that you can use on your blog or site. Just tell people to vote for me and then display the banner!
Of course, if there’s a good side, there must be a Bad Side… and they want me to win as well!
You can’t (or at least shouldn’t) argue with Cthulhu.
If you don’t want to see a squid on your site — and who does? — then there’s always this one:
I expect not everyone will groove on that image, but if, perchance, you do, then go buy a Skepdude calendar! But vote for me first.
December 12th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
Eeeedw, all you guys are very keen on showing us your noodly appendages.
December 12th, 2006 at 11:30 pm
I understood the first couple of contest-related bloggings, but this is getting pretty silly. Can we get back to Pharyngula and Bad Astronomy, please? My Google Reader is clogged with “vote for me” posts. I know my vote is with the blog that sticks to what ya’ll do best… Science.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:02 am
FACT: Cthulhu has never had a bad idea.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:11 am
Wow, Phil, look at you there. You look buff, man. All of a sudden I feel a draw toward the Skepdude calendar instead of the one with lots of lovely ladies.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:31 am
“At the Brokeback Mountains of Madness”
Sheer genius.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:50 am
I also am impressed with Phil’s manly buffness. Who knew (bad) astronomy was so literally sexy?
December 13th, 2006 at 2:00 am
Answer: Mrs. BA. And probably the Bad Dog, but only the leg part, and only once in a while.
December 13th, 2006 at 2:08 am
done a post on you, hope you get more votes!
http://humanuniverse.blogspot.com/2006/12/squid-dititis-strikes-astronomy-guy.html
Cheers and good luck!
-Gp
December 13th, 2006 at 3:00 am
Exactly how it is pronounced anyway?
December 13th, 2006 at 4:10 am
“Pharyhgula”? – It’s pronounced: “Phar-ya-gona-vote-fer-phila”
December 13th, 2006 at 4:34 am
if you want to prove , you must hurry up, no much time left~~~
good luck
December 13th, 2006 at 4:47 am
The Bad Astronomer is an anagram for ‘Masterhood banter’
Pharyngula is an anagram for ‘A hungry pal’.
(Yes, I used a computer program)
December 13th, 2006 at 4:57 am
Awesome
December 13th, 2006 at 5:31 am
Suffice it to say that neither you nor the “squid man” have offered graft and corruption in the form of adding me to your blogroll. Being an australian and susceptible to all forms of skullduggery as a result of my “convict status”, I expect suitable forms of inducement.
Or, maybe I will just have to vote for both. We’ll see
December 13th, 2006 at 5:57 am
This is cool!
December 13th, 2006 at 7:17 am
FACT: In the sunken city of R’lyeh, Cthulu lies dreaming, protected by powerful sorcery.
We await his return.
December 13th, 2006 at 7:45 am
I’m no Evil One, but I was inspired to design a Bad Astronomy badge of my own. And no worries; it links to the Weblog voting site.
December 13th, 2006 at 8:09 am
I may be time to start getting the creationists involved. You’re still behind. So go ahead Phil, make a deal with the devil. You would be the lesser of two weavils!
December 13th, 2006 at 8:37 am
Geez Phil, how am I supposed to have a beer with you at AAS and NOT think of that buff pic of you?
OMG: now I’m going to have to run over to that “other” site and see what visual inducement HE’S offering… this could get ugly…
December 13th, 2006 at 9:02 am
I am forced to conceed that I am anxious for the 15th (and the end of this contest) to arrive.
December 13th, 2006 at 10:08 am
“Pharyngula” also fits “Ha, lunar gyp!” which seems appropriate here.
December 13th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Phil, don’t miss the AGU Meeting in San Francisco this week! You can talk with Cassini scientists face-to-face.
December 13th, 2006 at 10:59 am
So now C’thulu is on our side? I told you that Pharyngula was Bel’Shamharoth, and this just proves it. C’thulu sure hates an imposter.
December 13th, 2006 at 11:56 am
Louise, I can’t go to the AGU. I wanted to (I even got a press pass) but there is too much going on for me to go. Oh well.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
I voted for Pharyngula but due to this competition I saw this blog too. It’s really good so between that and the buff photo, I’m going to vote for this one too. Arg, decision making sucks…
December 13th, 2006 at 12:35 pm
I voted for you but it took so long for the page to change i gave up and stopped the command. I will try again.
I dont know what this means but I HATE SQUIDS!
ger
December 13th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Ok
I went back and my vote for you did register.
Good Luck
Ger
December 13th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
*fans self* Astronomer beefcake! Yum!
December 13th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Call me boring or safe but I’ve stuck with yesterday’s Mars Face vote badge rather than either of these offerings. As I haven’t got a blog I’ve pasted the link on my useful links page:
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Robert.Hollow/useful.html
I already have the BA linked from my AstroEd page.
Happy voting.
December 13th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
Within…200…votes…and…closing!
Fewer than 200 votes for reals. No squidding!
December 13th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
now within a hundrend.
December 13th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Okay, I voted. It was the nudie picture that did it for me… you need a real backbone to do that, and squids just don’t cut the mustard in that department.
December 13th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
I think, if you’re going to gank a mashup for your campaign, you could at least credit the original artist.
Cthulhu in Western drag & “At the Brokeback Mountains of Madness” were generated (or perhaps “spawned”) by the fertile mind of Aaron Williams. Buy t-shirts with more wacky fun here:
http://www.offworlddesigns.com/index.html?target=NodwickzpAaron_Williams.html
Disclaimer: Aaron Williams has no idea who I am, and certainly isn’t going to pay me anything for pushing his work.
December 13th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Owlmirror, thanks! I took that picture at Dragoncon, and sent it to PZ to admire, in fact.
December 13th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Hey all!!!
I just found out that if you use a different computer, you can vote more than once every 24 hours!!
December 13th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
Just voted (again) – the gap is now less than 100!
December 14th, 2006 at 3:14 am
Less than 50, people! We can still pull this out!
December 14th, 2006 at 3:27 am
As of 2am PST I put you THIRTY-NINE STEPS behind your rival! Holy Robert Donat!
December 14th, 2006 at 7:15 am
You’re winning! 10 votes ahead at the moment! I knew it was possible. Nobody wants to be ruled by squids or octopi or…other…things…that are cephalopods. Like cuttlefish. Yeah, cuttlefish. Nobody likes cuttlefish, not even PZ the squid king. He never talks about cuttlefish. He’s not even an equal opportunity cephalophile. Remember that, Cthulhu fans, PZ Myers doesn’t even love all cephalopods. Vote Phil!
December 14th, 2006 at 10:56 am
You’re up by 10 votes as of right now!!!
And remember people, if you have more than one computer, you can vote more than once a day!!
December 14th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
O base canard!
December 14th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Hmmm, I’d call this one a tie. Can’t you two share the prize?