Comments on: Conference on World Affairs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/ 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 06:55:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dead-rats-toxin-o'-choice http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79960 Dead-rats-toxin-o'-choice Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:06:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79960 Hey, Nigel Depledge, & y'all : Did you hear about the guy witha mouthfull of stryicknine? (speelings awful I know!) His breath was baited! ;-) Sorry, couldn't resist! --------------------------- on 28 Mar 2008 at 4:14 am “Next, Step 3: Texas and the UK. Posts about those coming soon.” My breath is bated in anticipation!! Hey, Nigel Depledge, & y’all :

Did you hear about the guy witha mouthfull of stryicknine? (speelings awful I know!)

His breath was baited! ;-)

Sorry, couldn’t resist!
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on 28 Mar 2008 at 4:14 am
“Next, Step 3: Texas and the UK. Posts about those coming soon.”

My breath is bated in anticipation!!

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79959 StevoR Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:02:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79959 # Michael Lonergan on 27 Mar 2008 at 10:58 pm : "Texan & UK…. what about Canada? Hmmmmph! We feel so left out. Don’t be afraid of us! We don’t all live in igloo’s! Phil, we Canuck’s would love it if you came to Vancouver!" & Australia! Don't forget the land of Oz - & great beers BA! Any plans for a trip "down under" - or rather "up over" as its your hemisphere that's really upside down! ;-) Well from where I sit anyway .. s'all relative & there are no ups & downs in space. ;-) # Michael Lonergan on 27 Mar 2008 at 10:58 pm :

“Texan & UK…. what about Canada? Hmmmmph! We feel so left out. Don’t be afraid of us! We don’t all live in igloo’s! Phil, we Canuck’s would love it if you came to Vancouver!”

& Australia! Don’t forget the land of Oz – & great beers BA!

Any plans for a trip “down under” – or rather “up over” as its your hemisphere that’s really upside down! ;-)

Well from where I sit anyway .. s’all relative & there are no ups & downs in space. ;-)

]]> By: Mentionable http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79958 Mentionable Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:57:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79958 "Step 2 in The Plot To Grind Phil Into Dust is the Conference on World Affairs. .... " NOOOOOO! Run Phil! Don't go its a plot to get you! They'll grind you into dust stay away! Stay away! Run for your life! ;-) Hmm ... Pretty ... er ..NOT well concealed plot there if you're blogging all about it. But then I wouldn't do that because it shows you're aware of their evil scheme & if you don't let them know that you know then you can ambush them and turn the tables but now you've told them so they know that you know and so ... "But the list of others coming includes other luminaries like my buddies Andy Ihnatko and Seth Shostak, and (squee! squee!) Rachel Maddow." Uh, Phil, I think you've been interupted by a pig or something! Whats with this "Squee!" business? ;-) Or is that her official first name : ie. Ms (Squee! squee!) Rachel Maddow & if so how do you prounounce the brackets? I know that ! = tongue click in the San {African "bushman" peoples} language. -------------------------------- Ok enough silliness now? ;-) Have fun! “Step 2 in The Plot To Grind Phil Into Dust is the Conference on World Affairs. …. ”

NOOOOOO! Run Phil! Don’t go its a plot to get you! They’ll grind you into dust stay away! Stay away! Run for your life! ;-)

Hmm … Pretty … er ..NOT well concealed plot there if you’re blogging all about it. But then I wouldn’t do that because it shows you’re aware of their evil scheme & if you don’t let them know that you know then you can ambush them and turn the tables but now you’ve told them so they know that you know and so …

“But the list of others coming includes other luminaries like my buddies Andy Ihnatko and Seth Shostak, and (squee! squee!) Rachel Maddow.”

Uh, Phil, I think you’ve been interupted by a pig or something! Whats with this “Squee!” business? ;-)

Or is that her official first name : ie. Ms (Squee! squee!) Rachel Maddow

& if so how do you prounounce the brackets?

I know that ! = tongue click in the San {African “bushman” peoples} language.

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Ok enough silliness now? ;-) Have fun!

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79957 StevoR Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:47:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79957 # Vagueofgodalming on 27 Mar 2008 at 4:21 pm [quote] "Grind Phil Into Dust That is indeed the fate of asteroids." [Unquote] Phil's an asteroid? Huh? ---------------------- How do you do "quotes" here? # Vagueofgodalming on 27 Mar 2008 at 4:21 pm

[quote] “Grind Phil Into Dust

That is indeed the fate of asteroids.” [Unquote]

Phil’s an asteroid? Huh?

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How do you do “quotes” here?

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79956 Nigel Depledge Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:14:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79956 "Next, Step 3: Texas and the UK. Posts about those coming soon." My breath is bated in anticipation!! “Next, Step 3: Texas and the UK. Posts about those coming soon.”

My breath is bated in anticipation!!

]]> By: Michael Lonergan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79955 Michael Lonergan Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:58:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79955 Texan & UK.... what about Canada? Hmmmmph! We feel so left out. Don't be afraid of us! We don't all live in igloo's! Phil, we Canuck's would love it if you came to Vancouver! Texan & UK…. what about Canada? Hmmmmph! We feel so left out. Don’t be afraid of us! We don’t all live in igloo’s! Phil, we Canuck’s would love it if you came to Vancouver!

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-79954 The Bad Astronomer Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:31:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/27/conference-on-world-affairs/#comment-79954 Blizno: Yes, you are. :-) Stay tuned; I'll have more tomorrow. Blizno: Yes, you are. :-) Stay tuned; I’ll have more tomorrow.

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