Comments on: Where has the BA book been, Part IX: Seattle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/ 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. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:11:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70241 StevoR Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:25:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70241 Jason wrote : "Monkfish are the poor man’s lobster." Read areally goodand oddly fascinating book on lobsters esp. Maine fishing lobsters years ago. Can't recall title or author but can recall it said lobsters were originally poor mans food ... ! Jason wrote :

“Monkfish are the poor man’s lobster.” Read areally goodand oddly fascinating book on lobsters esp. Maine fishing lobsters years ago. Can’t recall title or author but can recall it said lobsters were originally poor mans food … !

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70240 StevoR Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:22:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70240 That fish photo-linked is of a monkfish yeah? Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder really .. It'd look great on my wall! ;-) That fish photo-linked is of a monkfish yeah?

Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder really .. It’d look great on my wall! ;-)

]]> By: arensb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70239 arensb Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:01:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70239 Pareidolia O' the Day: I see an upside-down Jesus inside the monkfish's mouth. Pareidolia O’ the Day: I see an upside-down Jesus inside the monkfish’s mouth.

]]> By: Jason http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70238 Jason Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:42:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70238 Monkfish are the poor man's lobster. Central Market also has a great selection of hard to find beer! But you need to make like $100k a year to be able to afford to shop there. Monkfish are the poor man’s lobster.

Central Market also has a great selection of hard to find beer! But you need to make like $100k a year to be able to afford to shop there.

]]> By: Kitty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70237 Kitty Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:45:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70237 wow! I don't know if that fish makes me want to come to Seattle or avoid it. wow! I don’t know if that fish makes me want to come to Seattle or avoid it.

]]> By: Michael Lonergan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70236 Michael Lonergan Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:02:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70236 BA, just saw Colbert, he had a Physicist, Lisa Randall (?). She was talking about finding extra dimensions in the Universe, theoretical stuff. Anyway, my point is, if she was able to get on with such a difficult topic, I think you should be able to get on with "Death From The Skies!" Sounds like a title he'll jump at. Good luck! BTW can I get off the spam list? BA, just saw Colbert, he had a Physicist, Lisa Randall (?). She was talking about finding extra dimensions in the Universe, theoretical stuff. Anyway, my point is, if she was able to get on with such a difficult topic, I think you should be able to get on with “Death From The Skies!” Sounds like a title he’ll jump at. Good luck! BTW can I get off the spam list?

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-70235 The Bad Astronomer Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:04:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/12/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-ix-seattle/#comment-70235 Jim, I already have your Vegas picture, and it'll go up pretty soon. Thanks! :-) Jim, I already have your Vegas picture, and it’ll go up pretty soon. Thanks! :-)

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