Comments on: Full Court Press Kit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/ 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. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34913 Craig Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:07:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34913 Lmao @ the people discussing Phil's hair and singing astronomy at a prison ! and ask the ward! HAHHAHAHA ! Phil I can't wait for your book !! type fat!! get your wife to buy a remote like adam sanders in click and fast forward you !! Keep up the awesome blog! :)) Lmao @ the people discussing Phil’s hair and singing astronomy at a prison ! and ask the ward! HAHHAHAHA !

Phil I can’t wait for your book !! type fat!! get your wife to buy a remote like adam sanders in click and fast forward you !!

Keep up the awesome blog! :) )

]]> By: fiona G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34912 fiona G Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:03:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34912 well groomed ? what kind of compliment is that ? Phil your just too sexy for top of head hair! ;) well groomed ? what kind of compliment is that ?
Phil your just too sexy for top of head hair! ;)

]]> By: ASTROGIRL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34911 ASTROGIRL Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:02:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34911 Phil your not to bald !! Kojack was bald , your hairstyle is well groomed! Phil your not to bald !! Kojack was bald , your hairstyle is well groomed!

]]> By: beth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34910 beth Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:59:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34910 He'll ask the warden ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!! He’ll ask the warden ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!

]]> By: Rick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34909 Rick Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:58:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34909 LMAO @ johnny cash folsom prison ! What's the name of your prison kooljay? full o'morons ? LMAO @ johnny cash folsom prison !

What’s the name of your prison kooljay? full o’morons ?

]]> By: kooljay http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34908 kooljay Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:56:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34908 This kind of jackass .. so whatcha think Phil ?? johnny cash folsom prison style!! sing about astronomy! This kind of jackass .. so whatcha think Phil ??
johnny cash folsom prison style!!

sing about astronomy!

]]> By: jenny http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34907 jenny Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:55:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34907 what kind of jackass would think phil would go to a freakin prison !!!!!!!!!! ?????? what kind of jackass would think phil would go to a freakin prison !!!!!!!!!! ??????

]]> By: kooljay http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34906 kooljay Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:54:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34906 hey Phil can you come to our prison and talk? I'll ask the warden if you can! hey Phil can you come to our prison and talk?
I’ll ask the warden if you can!

]]> By: Eddie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34905 Eddie Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:52:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34905 Hey Phil i noticed you have a lecture on your blog of the ufo question, will you put all your lectures in full for us? That would be awesome !! Eddie Hey Phil i noticed you have a lecture on your blog of the ufo question, will you put all your lectures in full for us?

That would be awesome !!

Eddie

]]> By: David http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34904 David Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:50:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34904 Yeah Marcie good one on mentioning the critical thinking, that got me going too, i'd love to take a free online class with phil teaching it ! Yeah Marcie good one on mentioning the critical thinking, that got me going too, i’d love to take a free online class with phil teaching it !

]]> By: Marcie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34903 Marcie Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:48:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34903 I just love Phil's self promotion ! He cracks me up! I think it's neat. The part he mentioned called " Critical Thinking " has me inspired . I keep notebooks filled with my scientific thoughts & theories on astronomy , little did I know I was criticallly thinking! sometimes too deep OUCH ! Marcie astronomy_marcie@yahoo.com I just love Phil’s self promotion ! He cracks me up!
I think it’s neat. The part he mentioned called ” Critical Thinking ” has me inspired . I keep notebooks filled with my scientific thoughts & theories on astronomy , little did I know I was criticallly thinking! sometimes too deep OUCH !

Marcie
astronomy_marcie@yahoo.com

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34902 The Bad Astronomer Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:24:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34902 Hey, thanks everyone (with the Hubble image and the new planet thingy I haven't had a chance to read over the comments here). I'm willing to travel pretty much anywhere -- I'd go back to Australia in a heartbeat given the chance -- but if I'm traveling I prefer the venue be at least medium-sized... like 100+ people. I once traveled a loooong way only to have 2 people show up. Yikes. Still and all, whatever I can do, I'll do. Also -- and this is somewhat delicate -- but it does take money to travel as well. It seemed crass to mention it out loud in the blog entry. I'll keep discussions of that offline! Also, I probably won't get much of a chance to do much before October, since that's when the book is due. But it can take a few months to set these things up, so it seemed like the right time to do it. But again, thanks everyone! And I'm too bald to be a media guy. Right. I suppose Patrick Stewart and Mitch Pileggi feel the same way. Feh. Hey, thanks everyone (with the Hubble image and the new planet thingy I haven’t had a chance to read over the comments here). I’m willing to travel pretty much anywhere — I’d go back to Australia in a heartbeat given the chance — but if I’m traveling I prefer the venue be at least medium-sized… like 100+ people. I once traveled a loooong way only to have 2 people show up. Yikes. Still and all, whatever I can do, I’ll do.

Also — and this is somewhat delicate — but it does take money to travel as well. It seemed crass to mention it out loud in the blog entry. I’ll keep discussions of that offline! Also, I probably won’t get much of a chance to do much before October, since that’s when the book is due. But it can take a few months to set these things up, so it seemed like the right time to do it.

But again, thanks everyone!

And I’m too bald to be a media guy. Right. I suppose Patrick Stewart and Mitch Pileggi feel the same way. Feh.

]]> By: Shane Killian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34872 Shane Killian Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:10:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34872 I'm near Charlotte, maybe I'll give Discovery Place a call, too. I’m near Charlotte, maybe I’ll give Discovery Place a call, too.

]]> By: Tukla in Iowa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34901 Tukla in Iowa Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:01:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34901 That's an incredibly realistic Second Life avatar, Phil. Oh, wait. Wrong thread.... That’s an incredibly realistic Second Life avatar, Phil.

Oh, wait. Wrong thread….

]]> By: Thomas Siefert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34900 Thomas Siefert Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:32:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34900 mjeb: "The microphone looks good but let’s face it, you’re just too *bald* to be an astronomy media guy (sorry if that’s harsh)." That's just plain rude, it's just not cricket mate, in fact I think BA and I share the same barber Mr. Remington @ No. 2. Jacco Burger: "Let’s be fair, can you name one astronomy media guy with a lot of hair?" For a hairy media guy (I assume we talk head hair here), how about Brian May from Queen? He wrote the astronomy book: <a href="http://www.banguniverse.com/" rel="nofollow">Bang! The Complete History of The Universe</a> with Chris Lintott and.... Sir Patrick Moore (no less!). See also <a href="http://fightingforscience.com/2006/10/24/the-sound-of-the-big-bang/" rel="nofollow">FFS!</a> where I wrote about it. mjeb: “The microphone looks good but let’s face it, you’re just too *bald* to be an astronomy media guy (sorry if that’s harsh).”

That’s just plain rude, it’s just not cricket mate, in fact I think BA and I share the same barber Mr. Remington @ No. 2.

Jacco Burger: “Let’s be fair, can you name one astronomy media guy with a lot of hair?”

For a hairy media guy (I assume we talk head hair here), how about Brian May from Queen? He wrote the astronomy book: Bang! The Complete History of The Universe with Chris Lintott and…. Sir Patrick Moore (no less!). See also FFS! where I wrote about it.

]]> By: Irishman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34899 Irishman Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:02:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34899 Phil, so does this mean we can finally drag you to ApolloCon? Houston, June 2008. Mark it on your calendar now! Phil, so does this mean we can finally drag you to ApolloCon? Houston, June 2008. Mark it on your calendar now!

]]> By: Jacco Burger http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34898 Jacco Burger Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:00:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34898 @ mjb: You mean: not bald enough! ;-) Let's be fair, can you name one astronomy media guy with a lot of hair? Then again, I can only name one astronomy media guy.... Sir Patrick Moore: http://sirpatrickmoore.com/ . He is quite a character. Can you think of anybody with a website who does all his writing on a 1908 Woodstock typewriter? @ mjb: You mean: not bald enough! ;-)

Let’s be fair, can you name one astronomy media guy with a lot of hair? Then again, I can only name one astronomy media guy…. Sir Patrick Moore: http://sirpatrickmoore.com/ . He is quite a character. Can you think of anybody with a website who does all his writing on a 1908 Woodstock typewriter?

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34897 Chris Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:41:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34897 How about the University of Colorado? It'll be nice and local for you soon :) How about the University of Colorado?

It’ll be nice and local for you soon :)

]]> By: mjb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34896 mjb Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:21:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34896 The microphone looks good but let's face it, you're just too *bald* to be an astronomy media guy (sorry if that's harsh). The microphone looks good but let’s face it, you’re just too *bald* to be an astronomy media guy (sorry if that’s harsh).

]]> By: Sherry Austin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34895 Sherry Austin Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:50:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34895 Are any of you familiar with Alan Hale (of Hale-Bopp comet) and his Earthrise project? http://www.earthriseinstitute.org/ Are any of you familiar with Alan Hale (of Hale-Bopp comet) and his Earthrise project?

http://www.earthriseinstitute.org/

]]> By: Rock Howard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34894 Rock Howard Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:42:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34894 Phil, Here is something that popped up today that is sure to warrant at least a chapter in your next book... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070420-extinctions.html Yes, we have only about 10M years or so until the cosmic rays get us! Phil,

Here is something that popped up today that is sure to warrant at least a chapter in your next book…

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070420-extinctions.html

Yes, we have only about 10M years or so until the cosmic rays get us!

]]> By: John Oliver http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34871 John Oliver Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:43:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34871 Can't wait to see BA flogging his book on the Colbert Report ... Phil, have your agent get to work on that. Can’t wait to see BA flogging his book on the Colbert Report … Phil, have your agent get to work on that.

]]> By: Sherry Austin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34893 Sherry Austin Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:04:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34893 Wow. Your idea of an international tour is excellent. I've never been to TAM, myself. I wouldn't feel exactly welcome, to tell the truth. Wow.

Your idea of an international tour is excellent.

I’ve never been to TAM, myself. I wouldn’t feel exactly welcome, to tell the truth.

]]> By: moonflake http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34892 moonflake Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:02:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34892 indeed i am. indeed i am.

]]> By: Sherry Austin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-34891 Sherry Austin Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:46:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/04/22/full-court-press-kit/#comment-34891 Moonflake, are you in S. Africa? Moonflake, are you in S. Africa?

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