Comments on: AstroShaq http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/ 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 04:52:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: autumn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70660 autumn Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:15:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70660 Well, remember that Shaq decided after his graduation (not downplaying that at all, kudos to him) that he should be known as the "Big Aristotle" rather than the "Big diesel", even though Diesel was an engineering genius and Aristotle was woefully ignorant of the basic science of his day. Well, remember that Shaq decided after his graduation (not downplaying that at all, kudos to him) that he should be known as the “Big Aristotle” rather than the “Big diesel”, even though Diesel was an engineering genius and Aristotle was woefully ignorant of the basic science of his day.

]]> By: Lugosi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70659 Lugosi Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:05:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70659 I'm going to be an optimist and assume that the B.A. knew it was <b>The Onion</b> all along and just decided to pull our collective legs. Certainly <i>he</i> wouldn't have fallen for it..... I’m going to be an optimist and assume that the B.A. knew it was The Onion all along and just decided to pull our collective legs. Certainly he wouldn’t have fallen for it…..

]]> By: A. Dubbin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70652 A. Dubbin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:24:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70652 I think Shaq would be a more appropriate "Bad Astronomer" -- no offense. It's just that he's really bad at astronomy. Reminds me of something he said about 5 years ago (I still have the newspaper clipping). When asked if he visited the Parthenon while he was in Athens training for the Olympics, Big Aristotle astutely replied: "I really can't remember the names of the clubs we went to." Good times. I think Shaq would be a more appropriate “Bad Astronomer” — no offense. It’s just that he’s really bad at astronomy.

Reminds me of something he said about 5 years ago (I still have the newspaper clipping). When asked if he visited the Parthenon while he was in Athens training for the Olympics, Big Aristotle astutely replied:

“I really can’t remember the names of the clubs we went to.”

Good times.

]]> By: Ryan Jensen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70658 Ryan Jensen Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:16:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70658 C'mon guys ... you have to have more fun with Hoonser before just giving away the answer. These comments were fun to watch for about 33 minutes. C’mon guys … you have to have more fun with Hoonser before just giving away the answer. These comments were fun to watch for about 33 minutes.

]]> By: but it's the onion http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70657 but it's the onion Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:06:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70657 shaq is usually full of good quotes... but lonergan was right... it's the onion... i.e. totally fake news... shaq is usually full of good quotes… but lonergan was right… it’s the onion… i.e. totally fake news…

]]> By: michael pierce http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70656 michael pierce Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:01:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70656 Bah.... You had me for a full 5 seconds wonderining if I had missed something akin to not knowing of Brian May from Queen. I should have noticed the Onion right away... Bah….

You had me for a full 5 seconds wonderining if I had missed something akin to not knowing of Brian May from Queen. I should have noticed the Onion right away…

]]> By: Murff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/comment-page-1/#comment-70655 Murff Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:57:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/15/astroshaq/#comment-70655 This is shaq, he always comes up with odd analogies. It's what makes him Shaq! This is shaq, he always comes up with odd analogies. It’s what makes him Shaq!

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