Comments on: Comic Con 2: SMBC and me http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/ 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 16:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: spork http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285447 spork Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:11:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285447 @The Man Version: That's not Russell Brand, that's Pau Gasol! (a short Pau Gasol to go with evil Wil Wheaton). @The Man Version: That’s not Russell Brand, that’s Pau Gasol!

(a short Pau Gasol to go with evil Wil Wheaton).

]]> By: Brian Too http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285315 Brian Too Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:44:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285315 --deleted, premature post-- –deleted, premature post–

]]> By: Brian Too http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285316 Brian Too Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:44:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285316 (Sound of breathing through mask) Zach--I... am your FATHER!! NNNOOOOOOOOO!!! (Sound of breathing through mask)

Zach–I… am your FATHER!!

NNNOOOOOOOOO!!!

]]> By: ZADL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285237 ZADL Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:12:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285237 OK, the first photo actually evoked a real LOL from me. It looks like something Zach would draw. :) OK, the first photo actually evoked a real LOL from me. It looks like something Zach would draw. :)

]]> By: Ken B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285231 Ken B Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:42:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285231 Darren Evans: <blockquote>Are you trying to show him just how hard it would be to breath in the vacuum of space Phil?</blockquote>Don't you read xkcd? http://xkcd.com/669/ Darren Evans:

Are you trying to show him just how hard it would be to breath in the vacuum of space Phil?

Don’t you read xkcd?

http://xkcd.com/669/

]]> By: DennyMo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285230 DennyMo Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:39:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285230 At least you don't poke each other in the eye with a pen... At least you don’t poke each other in the eye with a pen…

]]> By: DrFlimmer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285229 DrFlimmer Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:18:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285229 WHEEEAAAAATOOOOOON!!!!!!! WHEEEAAAAATOOOOOON!!!!!!!

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285194 Gary Ansorge Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:04:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285194 The main thing to remember when hanging out with stars is:they all have to eat, breath and poop just like the rest of us. I've hung with a few, like Dave Nelson, of New Riders of the Purple Sage (at a party in LA, after a Cubensis concert. He just wanted to know why all we hippies had no coke for him) , Donny Baldwin, drummer for the Jerry Garcia Band and a few others(Hey, the '90s were something of a blur for me) and Jack Herrer(The Emperor Wears No Clothes). Nearly all the talents I've known were good people, making a living doing something they love. Which is probably why people think they're so cool;because they're actually, you know, HAPPY doing what they do, while the mass of humanity live in quiet desperation. Which brings us back to bliss. Gary 7 The main thing to remember when hanging out with stars is:they all have to eat, breath and poop just like the rest of us. I’ve hung with a few, like Dave Nelson, of New Riders of the Purple Sage (at a party in LA, after a Cubensis concert. He just wanted to know why all we hippies had no coke for him) , Donny Baldwin, drummer for the Jerry Garcia Band and a few others(Hey, the ’90s were something of a blur for me) and Jack Herrer(The Emperor Wears No Clothes). Nearly all the talents I’ve known were good people, making a living doing something they love.

Which is probably why people think they’re so cool;because they’re actually, you know, HAPPY doing what they do, while the mass of humanity live in quiet desperation.

Which brings us back to bliss.

Gary 7

]]> By: Grand Lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285174 Grand Lunar Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:24:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285174 Thanks for this Phil! Really made my day! Coincidently, I'm watching a tribute to another person named Phil, who was even crazier than you. But not in a sci-fi geeky way. Thanks for this Phil! Really made my day!

Coincidently, I’m watching a tribute to another person named Phil, who was even crazier than you. But not in a sci-fi geeky way.

]]> By: DLC http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285172 DLC Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:51:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285172 Hmmm... this post disproves my "Too many Geeks in one space" theory. Or perhaps the addition of repressive screwballs across the street had some counterbalancing effect. More study is required. Hmmm… this post disproves my “Too many Geeks in one space” theory.
Or perhaps the addition of repressive screwballs across the street had some counterbalancing effect. More study is required.

]]> By: Colm http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285167 Colm Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:29:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285167 I'm reading this entry from my phone in Germany and, er, I'd prefer not to press the red button thank you very much.. http://woodpigeon01.posterous.com/dont-forget-to-click-the-red-button Astrology, fortune telling and Clairvoyance? :-) I’m reading this entry from my phone in Germany and, er, I’d prefer not to press the red button thank you very much..
http://woodpigeon01.posterous.com/dont-forget-to-click-the-red-button

Astrology, fortune telling and Clairvoyance? :-)

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285157 Brian Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:24:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285157 What an awesome pair of photographs. Phil, can I please have your life for a week? What an awesome pair of photographs. Phil, can I please have your life for a week?

]]> By: RAF http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285151 RAF Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:06:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285151 Looks like Wil had a bad burrito...and it "inspired" him to play his "air" guitar. ...and he traded down for that 2nd head. :) Looks like Wil had a bad burrito…and it “inspired” him to play his “air” guitar.

…and he traded down for that 2nd head. :)

]]> By: mrboma http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285144 mrboma Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:51:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285144 Phil, do you coach the Minnesota Vikings? Phil, do you coach the Minnesota Vikings?

]]> By: Tribeca Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285143 Tribeca Mike Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:36:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285143 What I wanna know is, how did you get Peter Jackson's authorization to use these shots from the set of "The Hobbit"? This is a real coup. What I wanna know is, how did you get Peter Jackson’s authorization to use these shots from the set of “The Hobbit”? This is a real coup.

]]> By: Darren Evans http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285140 Darren Evans Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:23:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285140 When did Will Wheaton sprout a Zaphod Beeblebrox second head on his shoulders? When did Will Wheaton sprout a Zaphod Beeblebrox second head on his shoulders?

]]> By: Darren Evans http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285139 Darren Evans Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:21:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285139 Are you trying to show him just how hard it would be to breath in the vacuum of space Phil? Are you trying to show him just how hard it would be to breath in the vacuum of space Phil?

]]> By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285138 Sili Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:19:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285138 <blockquote>Isn’t that the “evil” Wil Wheaton? He does, after all, “sport” a beard. </blockquote> No. This is the good one. It's the one without a beard that evil. Didn't you watch TNG?

Isn’t that the “evil” Wil Wheaton?

He does, after all, “sport” a beard.

No. This is the good one. It’s the one without a beard that evil. Didn’t you watch TNG?

]]> By: Boingo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285137 Boingo Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:00:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285137 No! Don't choke your Weiner! (You do know he is probably going to make a cartoon based on this encounter, don't you?) No! Don’t choke your Weiner!

(You do know he is probably going to make a cartoon based on this encounter, don’t you?)

]]> By: Mike Sperry http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285136 Mike Sperry Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:43:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285136 Is it just me, or does Zach look a lot like Vincent Caso, the actor who plays Bladezz on "The Guild"? Is it just me, or does Zach look a lot like Vincent Caso, the actor who plays Bladezz on “The Guild”?

]]> By: Tribeca Mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285135 Tribeca Mike Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:17:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285135 Those t-shirts ain't in English. Expect to be slammed by Glenn Beck and Andrew Bretbart over the next few days. Those t-shirts ain’t in English. Expect to be slammed by Glenn Beck and Andrew Bretbart over the next few days.

]]> By: Rhacodactylus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285134 Rhacodactylus Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:10:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285134 Zach looks like what one would expect if the public conception of comic con were somehow brought to life as some kind of uber-nerd. Zach looks like what one would expect if the public conception of comic con were somehow brought to life as some kind of uber-nerd.

]]> By: Weed Monkey http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285133 Weed Monkey Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:35:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285133 No way that can really be Zach. He's wearing a shirt, for Carl's sakes! No way that can really be Zach. He’s wearing a shirt, for Carl’s sakes!

]]> By: Tobin Dax http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285128 Tobin Dax Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:33:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285128 He seemed fairly evil in Friday's Eureka episode. And his beard was thicker, IIRC. He seemed fairly evil in Friday’s Eureka episode. And his beard was thicker, IIRC.

]]> By: RAF http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/25/comic-con-2-smbc-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-285124 RAF Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:21:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=18984#comment-285124 Isn't that the "evil" Wil Wheaton? He does, after all, "sport" a beard. :) Isn’t that the “evil” Wil Wheaton?

He does, after all, “sport” a beard. :)

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