If only…
Of course, I removed "black hole at center of galaxy" from the list. What does Stephen have against it, anyway? If he invites me on his show, I’ll take him on about this!
Hat tip to PZ for this.
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January 3rd, 2007 at 2:36 pm
I hope one or more of those individuals were watching.
January 3rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Oops, forget it. Just saw PZ’s take on it.
Still, it’d be great to see this really happen!
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Grand Lunar
Agreed! I’d love to see it and I’d even bring pop corn:)
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:40 pm
What? No space for Pharyngula? Or Hal Bidlack? C’mon, BA; you’re losing a step here…
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:02 pm
I thought the “On Notice” board was for making over-the-top attacks on things and people with which the audience was sympathetic (or which are just chosen weirdly, like black holes and bears).
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Can somebody please explain what this is about to non-US readers like me? I’m stumped.
January 3rd, 2007 at 6:57 pm
What is this about? All I see is a list of names most of whom I’ve never heard of. More information needed here.
January 3rd, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Most of those people are known propigators of the Apollo Moon Hoax.
Hoagland is known for his nonsense about Mars.
Edwards claims to “speak” to the dead (or something like that).
Creationists….enough said.
January 3rd, 2007 at 8:46 pm
I think someone needs to explain who Stephen Colbert is. (I don’t watch his show often enough to fill in all the details, but he is basically a send-up of all the right-wing idiot news/talk show hosts on Fox, etc.)
January 4th, 2007 at 2:15 am
Stephen Colbert is the host of The Colbert Report.
Here’s the wiki.
January 4th, 2007 at 5:33 am
For the folks who don’t know who Stephen Colbert is check you can check out the Wikipedia listing on him at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert#The_Colbert_Report
The article states in part:
“Stephen Tyrone Colbert (IPA: [kol'bÉ›r]) (born May 13, 1964) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer, known for his satirical style and deadpan comedic delivery.
…
Since October 17, 2005, Colbert has hosted his own television show, The Colbert Report, a Daily Show spin-off which parodies the conventions of television news broadcasting,Since October 17, 2005, Colbert has hosted his own television show, The Colbert Report, a Daily Show spin-off which parodies the conventions of television news broadcasting.”