Comments on: Houston skeptics, unite! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/ 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. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:04:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Geek Goddess http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-114187 Geek Goddess Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:06:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-114187 Brandon, the skeptic society isn't an atheist org, even though there is a huge overlap. Come anyway. I have included the link to Dr. Tyson's meeting on the meetup site - and I got my ticket! He will be there on September 10 Brandon, the skeptic society isn’t an atheist org, even though there is a huge overlap. Come anyway.

I have included the link to Dr. Tyson’s meeting on the meetup site – and I got my ticket! He will be there on September 10

]]> By: The DoLittle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-113580 The DoLittle Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:28:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-113580 Yankees are more than welcome. We even buy them their first beer. All you have to do is place your left hand on a copy of James Michner's "Texas", raise your right hand, and take the oath to convert to Texanism. But you have to purchase your own cowboy hat. Actually, Neil deGrasse Tyson is speaking at University of Houston on the future of space exploration. You should come on down for that! SHAME ON YOU, PHIL for not blogging about this yet!! http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=evt_Elevate David O. Little -=The DoLittle 8-)=- Yankees are more than welcome. We even buy them their first beer. All you have to do is place your left hand on a copy of James Michner’s “Texas”, raise your right hand, and take the oath to convert to Texanism.

But you have to purchase your own cowboy hat.

Actually, Neil deGrasse Tyson is speaking at University of Houston on the future of space exploration. You should come on down for that! SHAME ON YOU, PHIL for not blogging about this yet!!

http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=evt_Elevate

David O. Little
-=The DoLittle 8-)=-

]]> By: kitty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-113396 kitty Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:40:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-113396 yeeehaw! Lemme tell you there are no better skeptics than the ones from TEXAS! And Ms.Geek is Texas through and through! I hope to come to a meeting one day if Yankees are allowed! yeeehaw! Lemme tell you there are no better skeptics than the ones from TEXAS! And Ms.Geek is Texas through and through!

I hope to come to a meeting one day if Yankees are allowed!

]]> By: Geek Goddess http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-113338 Geek Goddess Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:53:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-113338 I can't even spell my own name. :D I can’t even spell my own name.

:D

]]> By: Geek Goddoess http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-113330 Geek Goddoess Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:25:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-113330 Phil, you nut! Thanks so much! I didn't know you had posted this until I started getting people showing up on the meetup.com site (search Houston and skeptic, you'll find us) claiming you had sent them! We're having a social on Wednesday, August 27, at the Ragin' Cajun restaurant. So Brandon, just tell your parents you are meeting for crawfish and beer, cause it's true! Um..."hot enough to melt 4-inch rebar" is a joke from JREF, something to do with claims made by the 9-11 conspiracy nuts, the moniker being thrust upon me by a couple of big ol' sweeties over there. Y'all come! Phil, you nut! Thanks so much! I didn’t know you had posted this until I started getting people showing up on the meetup.com site (search Houston and skeptic, you’ll find us) claiming you had sent them!

We’re having a social on Wednesday, August 27, at the Ragin’ Cajun restaurant. So Brandon, just tell your parents you are meeting for crawfish and beer, cause it’s true!

Um…”hot enough to melt 4-inch rebar” is a joke from JREF, something to do with claims made by the 9-11 conspiracy nuts, the moniker being thrust upon me by a couple of big ol’ sweeties over there.

Y’all come!

]]> By: Rob the Lurker FCD BMWCCA http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-113234 Rob the Lurker FCD BMWCCA Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:38:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-113234 The largest rebar size (using the old ASTM inch-pound system) is a #18 (#57 in metric). It has a cross sectional area of 4"; with a diameter of 2.257". So I guess you could say there is such a thing as a 4" rebar, but in the construction industry rebar is generally not referred to by area. What Phil should've said is, "...can melt a #18 rebar..." The largest rebar size (using the old ASTM inch-pound system) is a #18 (#57 in metric). It has a cross sectional area of 4″; with a diameter of 2.257″. So I guess you could say there is such a thing as a 4″ rebar, but in the construction industry rebar is generally not referred to by area. What Phil should’ve said is, “…can melt a #18 rebar…”

]]> By: Rystefn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-113201 Rystefn Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:45:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/20/houston-skeptics-unite/#comment-113201 Trying to make it out. It's a good cause and good people will be there... possibly even the Rystefn if the stars are on your side. ;) Trying to make it out. It’s a good cause and good people will be there… possibly even the Rystefn if the stars are on your side. ;)

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