Comments on: Help me get a panel at SXSW!

By: Childermass

Childermass — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:20:12 +0000

Done Phil.

As unicorns do not exist where I live, you owe me a unicorn. If you don’t have one, as I estimate the free market value of a real unicorn to be at least fifty million U.S. dollars and so I will settle for that. I will release you of your obligation, if you attend your panel wearing an Oklahoma Sooners t-shirt.

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:58:54 +0000

I never really cared much about them.

I had a unicorn mount in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I forget what you had to do in the game, but it shows up in a clearing if you did whatever it was, and you could catch it and ride it around. It was pretty good in a fight, too.

By: VinceRN

VinceRN — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:43:02 +0000

Always and education here. To me unicorns were something my daughter love in their stories and shows. I never really cared much about them. Now, thanks to Messier, I have learned more than I though there was to know about these critters.

Also, doesn’t “I’ll send you a unicorn” seem a little out of character for our host here? I don’t recall many such off the wall non sequiturs here.

By: Peter Davey

Peter Davey — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:11:33 +0000

In Chinese mythology, the unicorn was regarded as a symbol of wisdom.

How appropriate that makes its use now, is up to the contributors to decide.

By: Messier Tidy Upper

Messier Tidy Upper — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:55:35 +0000

@22. Captn Tommy : “Marco Polo in his travels to the east, speaks of seeing a number of unicorns in southeast asia, though they were unlike the unicorn of legend, quite ugly. In Latin they were called Rhinoceros.”

I’ve seen it suggested that the “unicorn” may in fact be the last rare survivors of this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmotherium#Possible_historical_witnesses

now extinct species.

As this wiki-page explains :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn

as well as the Elasmotherium, oryx, narwhales and other creatures probably contributed to the unicorn myth. Marco Polo certainly travelled through that area – and, so I gather, was also known to um .. embellish .. some of his stories. (Or, more charitably, perhaps Marco had them embellished for him by those who told *him* some tales – or a mix of both.)

Mind you, at least one Unicorn *does* exist :

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/mon-t.html

and contains one of the best triple stars in the sky!

Although I’d live to see the BA wrap it up and get it in the post to me!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:51:05 +0000

You owe me a unicorn. I’m going to try to get there this year.

By: Jamesonian

Jamesonian — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:20:19 +0000

Cheap bastard. You can go any time you like, you’re just too cheap to pay your own way.

By: Captn Tommy

Captn Tommy — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:07:06 +0000

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK UNICORNS DO NOT EXIST

Marco Polo in his travels to the east, speaks of seeing a number of unicorns in southeast asia, though they were unlike the unicorn of legend, quite ugly. In Latin they were called Rhinoceros.

Thus BA you are off the hook.
Ha !

Captn Tommy

By: cedric

cedric — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:38:19 +0000

Done. Time to build a Unicorn pen.

By: Ryeguy

Ryeguy — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:10:54 +0000

Voted and voted. I wonder if unicorn meat is tasty?

By: Messier Tidy Upper

Messier Tidy Upper — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:25:20 +0000

Voted for ya. After much struggling with the silly captcha thing.

Now where’s my unicorn?

Given I’m an Aussie I won’t be attending so please put some highlights up here ok? Good luck BA, I’m sure it’ll be great.

By: gravespinner

gravespinner — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:43:18 +0000

There seem to be a number of woo topics as well. Does the thumbs down help prevent non-critical-thinking panels?

By: VinceRN

VinceRN — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:32:08 +0000

Done. Does the unicorn come already processed, or will I have to take it to the butcher? I think I have just enough room in the freezer.

By: NOMAD

NOMAD — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:54:34 +0000

Offer void where unicorns exist.

Wait, but if it isn’t void where they don’t exist… but they need to exist for the offer… void… your facts are uncoordinated… error… error….

(Processor explodes, taking out much of the West Coast)

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:52:04 +0000

So then, it’s not true that Macs are washed with unicorn tears?

Nope. The tears come from alicorns – a unicorn/pegasus combo. Princess Celestia herself does the Macbook Airs.

By: Chris Pemberton

Chris Pemberton — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:55:49 +0000

Voted. Go ahead and send my unicorn to Wil Wheaton. He collects ‘em.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:06:10 +0000

Done. No need to send unicorn; your endless love is enough.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:02:40 +0000

Done. I live in Austin, so it’d be a bonus for me if your panel makes the cut.

By: Gonçalo Aguiar

Gonçalo Aguiar — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:55:49 +0000

Done. I hope you get into it!

By: Pat Cahalan

Pat Cahalan — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:47:39 +0000

I voted for ya’ll, Phil.

If Stephanie mentions bowling, say “yes”.

By: Infrared

Infrared — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:28:41 +0000

Here’s another vote; good luck.

By: Julio Vannini

Julio Vannini — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:21:06 +0000

Done!

Now… where is that Unicorn?

By: James

James — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:10:23 +0000

Done! I’ll keep my fingers crossed!

By: Tom (H. Type)

Tom (H. Type) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:05:23 +0000

Ok, I voted for your panel. I hope it makes it.
Although, you realize our votes only count for 30% of the decision.

…but you’re still going to send me full 100% Unicorn, right?

Whats the shipping and handling on that anyway?

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:03:31 +0000

Done … although I was tempted by “Strangers With Benefits”.