Comments on: Illegible aliens http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/ 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 12:56:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Hall http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85849 Dave Hall Sat, 03 May 2008 06:27:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85849 When I was a kid, my parents always said I watched too many cartoons. But I persisted, knowing someday the knowlege I gained in front of the TV would prove useful. It finally paid off! Woo-Hoo! When I was a kid, my parents always said I watched too many cartoons. But I persisted, knowing someday the knowlege I gained in front of the TV would prove useful.
It finally paid off! Woo-Hoo!

]]> By: John Paradox http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85848 John Paradox Sat, 03 May 2008 02:52:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85848 Congrats to: Dave Hall Mang (are you merciless?) JackC Jack Hagerty - and I had to look up, 'cause *I* though it was Floyd, too. Y'all get an official Jay Ward too-much-time-watching-TV award. :) J/P=? Congrats to:
Dave Hall
Mang (are you merciless?)
JackC
Jack Hagerty – and I had to look up, ’cause *I* though it was Floyd, too.

Y’all get an official Jay Ward too-much-time-watching-TV award.
:)

J/P=?

]]> By: Jack Hagerty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85847 Jack Hagerty Fri, 02 May 2008 22:03:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85847 JackC says: "Scrootch him, Cloyd." G: How long did you scrooch him for? C: I don't know. The scrooch gun is set to "10," but I don't know if it's 10 minutes or 10 years! - Jack PS - I always though it was "Floyd." Another childhood memory shot to hell. JackC says: “Scrootch him, Cloyd.”

G: How long did you scrooch him for?

C: I don’t know. The scrooch gun is set to “10,” but I don’t know if it’s 10 minutes or 10 years!

- Jack

PS – I always though it was “Floyd.” Another childhood memory shot to hell.

]]> By: me http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85846 me Fri, 02 May 2008 21:38:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85846 The original story on the local news was run as one of those human interest/slow news night pieces at the end of the news. There was no woo. It was just 'hey look at this cool reflection, how weird' and then they showed some kids comments. They are cute though. Mr and Mrs Yoda. :) The original story on the local news was run as one of those human interest/slow news night pieces at the end of the news. There was no woo. It was just ‘hey look at this cool reflection, how weird’ and then they showed some kids comments.

They are cute though. Mr and Mrs Yoda. :)

]]> By: Mapnut http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85845 Mapnut Fri, 02 May 2008 18:47:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85845 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=57716 Found the one I was thinking of. Mother of Jesus. http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=57716

Found the one I was thinking of. Mother of Jesus.

]]> By: aiabx http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85844 aiabx Fri, 02 May 2008 17:57:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85844 They look like the cute little critters from Galaxy Quest to me...(spoiler ahead) you know, the vicious ones with all the teeth. I wouldn't sleep in that room. They look like the cute little critters from Galaxy Quest to me…(spoiler ahead) you know, the vicious ones with all the teeth.

I wouldn’t sleep in that room.

]]> By: fos http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/comment-page-1/#comment-85843 fos Fri, 02 May 2008 17:55:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/01/illegible-aliens/#comment-85843 It looks like an out of focus praying mantis. But, aren't they actually invading aliens? :) It looks like an out of focus praying mantis. But, aren’t they actually invading aliens? :)

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