Tip o’ the fishing cap to Jokermage.
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June 27th, 2007 at 11:16 am
But wouldn’t I have to leave my basement to try this? I don’t wanna… the outside world is scary.
But if I were to venture out…
June 27th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Remember, it also works on Kirsten Dunst.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Oh, that’s funny.
I shot this about five years ago: http://journalpix.com/NerdSmart.jpg
It was used as a graphical component for a web site that sold “nerd” stuff.
June 27th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
I’ve never had a problem meeting smart women. Smart single women are another matter. You have to be lucky to find one who hasn’t been snapped up.
June 27th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
My favorite book (…besides Bad Astronomy and the forthcoming masterwork, of course).
What a sycophant I can be.
June 27th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
thats awesome!
(and i just finished reading that book about 3 weeks ago! great timing and great reading!)
June 27th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
To meet a smart lady one can do as I did. I issued an e-mail describing her in terms of some charming, romantic thermodynamics one day, we met for lunch & a museum the very next. We were in Vegas getting married just a few months later. That was three years ago and she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
June 27th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
June 27th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Hmm, I currently have this out from the library and am done reading it. Time to find some female-sized fishing hooks…
June 27th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
wow, i was at my local library today studying my books from this online corse im studing, when i was finished with my segment i loked for all the SAGAN books they had, and they have them all
sadly the condition on most is not so good. good to see the works of a treasured gem of a man are treated so well. this book in particular (demon-huanted) had a big rip on the dust cover and the pages were all browned. what really hurt me was to see water damage on billions & billions
to end- i know now i need to read shadows of forgten ancestors, the thickest of his books ive seen. not as thick as halwkings “Standing ont he Shoulder of Giants”. friend of mine is reading and says its a must for those who want to know how they did it, and he say newton is the god of science, lol
June 27th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
i just bought this book for a girl i’m interested in. if she takes to it, i think i’m gonna have to marry her!
June 27th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
That’s a great comic… It made me sad to see it go… Although Three Panel Soul is a worthy follow-up in its own right.
In addition to which, I must add: If you aren’t willing to go to extremes in the persuit of a woman, you aren’t worthy of her. The trick is do it and look like a stalker about it.
June 27th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Good strategy!
But it’s not like going to the pond, chasing bluegills and tommycocks!
And I’ll need a bigger boat.
Fun part is, what to choose? Should I use Phil’s book, or one by Martin Rees?
June 28th, 2007 at 12:14 am
“Smart” women?
You are joking, right?
June 28th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Wait… there’s smart women?
(Dives into nuclear bunker and locks door)
June 28th, 2007 at 4:41 am
If the book doesn’t work, and you’re really a desperate husband-wannabe, try this t-shirt: http://www.chicadelatele.com/chicadelatele/post/2007/06/26/tecnicas-ligoteo-basico
June 28th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Haha, funny you should post a link to this comic, i’ve got the exact same on saved to the photos section of my MySpace page. I’ve got that book (and audio cassettes) and dammit i’m just desperate enough to try it.
Actually though, i thought the book was sorta dull. I didn’t feel like i’d really learned anything from it like i did when i read Cosmos.
June 28th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Hey, I am a smart single woman!! LOL
Sadly, finding smart single men in my age group is like looking for water in the desert.
June 28th, 2007 at 11:26 am
It’s awsome !!!!
What can I say?… I have my own book of TDHW!!!
LOL
June 28th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Lol Funny cartoon. My problem was the smart girls always came after me…
June 29th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Just wanted to say thanks for those of you who are linking to noteworthy archives. Those of us who are newer to the blog appreciate it.
July 4th, 2007 at 10:59 am
I know several smart women - the trouble for guys is that you need to be willing to accept that those women are smarter than you - not easy given the way we’ve been trained by society.
Single Moms are a good place to look (i.e. they were smart enough to leave the jerk). The other positive bias I’ve personally observed (no official survey!) is the number of teachers married to science types. I think they are attracted to our sense of wonder.
August 10th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
I was just reading that in a bookstore! There wasn’t anyone else around, especially not with a fishing rod. In fact, the place was practially deserted. But, man, did I look like a great skeptic, reading Sagan in a Scooby-Doo T-shirt! (Hey, Velma was the original SkepChick!)