Comments on: Caption this photo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/ 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, 14 Feb 2012 15:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick Reumann http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-121958 Patrick Reumann Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-121958 Borther and Sisters, Do you Believe? IN WHAT? Borther and Sisters, Do you Believe?
IN WHAT?

]]> By: Irishman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-120143 Irishman Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:07:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-120143 I've got ants in my pants, man! I’ve got ants in my pants, man!

]]> By: eddie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-120041 eddie Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:59:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-120041 "That Sarah Palin woman's butt is THIS WIDE! Seriously!" “That Sarah Palin woman’s butt is THIS WIDE! Seriously!”

]]> By: hal's dave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119999 hal's dave Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:43:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119999 Could be "I'm barely holding my fudge." or "Game over, Game over" or The explosion of storage area 9 has destroyed all copies "Death from the skies"! Could be

“I’m barely holding my fudge.”

or

“Game over, Game over”

or

The explosion of storage area 9 has destroyed all copies “Death from the skies”!

]]> By: Tod http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119882 Tod Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:36:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119882 Dr. Plait doing his prize-winning imitation of Steve Ballmer, screams "DEVELOPERS!" @Leon, the reversal of r & d in hadron was priceless! Dr. Plait doing his prize-winning imitation of Steve Ballmer, screams “DEVELOPERS!”

@Leon, the reversal of r & d in hadron was priceless!

]]> By: materia7 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119641 materia7 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:09:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119641 ...and I was literally coughing up lunar regolith for a week! …and I was literally coughing up lunar regolith for a week!

]]> By: Chris A. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119547 Chris A. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:10:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119547 "To-MOR-row, to-MOR-row, I love ya to-MOR-row, you're always a day aWAAAAAAAAY!" “To-MOR-row, to-MOR-row, I love ya to-MOR-row, you’re always a day aWAAAAAAAAY!”

]]> By: AndyD http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119440 AndyD Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:50:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119440 Haven't read them all but here goes: "I'm getting a message through from CERN. Run for your lives!!!" Haven’t read them all but here goes:

“I’m getting a message through from CERN. Run for your lives!!!”

]]> By: kebsis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119398 kebsis Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:50:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119398 ''This whole situation kinda reminds me of a scene in one of the Police Academy movies...'' ”This whole situation kinda reminds me of a scene in one of the Police Academy movies…”

]]> By: Tressa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119368 Tressa Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:34:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119368 Oh my god they killed Kenny! You bastards! The TAM party movie is The Core?! Oh my god they killed Kenny! You bastards!

The TAM party movie is The Core?!

]]> By: kid cool http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119366 kid cool Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:32:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119366 I'm not really an astronomer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night... I’m not really an astronomer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night…

]]> By: Stephen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119344 Stephen Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:54:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119344 "Phil's speech took a turn for the worse after he spotted Wil Wheaton in the crowd." -- Seriously, that's like the defining expression of 'omg'. “Phil’s speech took a turn for the worse after he spotted Wil Wheaton in the crowd.”

–

Seriously, that’s like the defining expression of ‘omg’.

]]> By: Davidlpf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119330 Davidlpf Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:41:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119330 The twinkie was this big and it was a probe going to Uranus. The twinkie was this big and it was a probe going to Uranus.

]]> By: evh http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119324 evh Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:27:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119324 Could someone help remove the dwarf that's standing between me and the podium? Could someone help remove the dwarf that’s standing between me and the podium?

]]> By: JenJen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119323 JenJen Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:25:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119323 I. AM. EMBIGGENED!!!! I. AM. EMBIGGENED!!!!

]]> By: Justin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119320 Justin Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:05:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119320 "I accidentally the whole thing!" “I accidentally the whole thing!”

]]> By: JRice http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119319 JRice Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:01:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119319 Lars +1 Lars +1

]]> By: Martinus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-6/#comment-119317 Martinus Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:41:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119317 Some feet are this big. Some feet are this big.

]]> By: Logan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119302 Logan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:24:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119302 Don't! Stop! Thinkin' about tomorrow! Don’t! Stop! Thinkin’ about tomorrow!

]]> By: Jim Barrett http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119294 Jim Barrett Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:35:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119294 Telesssssscopin'!! Telesssssscopin’!!

]]> By: G Robertson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119290 G Robertson Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:56:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119290 Suddenly Phil realized he wasn’t wearing any pants. Suddenly Phil realized he wasn’t wearing any pants.

]]> By: Murff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119283 Murff Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:13:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119283 Pluto is only THIS big!! Pluto is only THIS big!!

]]> By: Marco Langbroek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119280 Marco Langbroek Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:05:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119280 " I am Phil, and I am a Sceptic..." crowd: "Hi Phil..." ” I am Phil, and I am a Sceptic…”

crowd: “Hi Phil…”

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119278 Mike Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:01:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119278 "Did I mention that Adam Savage is a close personal friend*" or "I have a Dalek at home THIS big" “Did I mention that Adam Savage is a close personal friend*”
or
“I have a Dalek at home THIS big”

]]> By: Nicolas Graème http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/comment-page-5/#comment-119248 Nicolas Graème Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:19:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/17/caption-this-photo/#comment-119248 GET AT ME WOLF! GET AT ME WOLF!

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