Comments on: A new SMBC book! Plus, bonus me.

By: ggremlin

ggremlin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:59:59 +0000

By: Infinite123Lifer

Infinite123Lifer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:54:05 +0000

By: Joseph G

Joseph G — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:01:38 +0000

6. Goto 1

By: Infinite123Lifer

Infinite123Lifer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:24:19 +0000

5. End Conspiracy Theory

By: Infinite123Lifer

Infinite123Lifer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:21:10 +0000

Not saying protecting oneself is a bad thing. Just an unfortunate consequence of being alive i suppose.

How to end a new Conspiracy Threory:

1. Listen to conspiracy
2. Check into the facts
3. Have a discussion if possible to reason with said conspirators
4. Point new ray gun aboard telescope at said conspirators and FIRE!

By: ggremlin

ggremlin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:34:48 +0000

How to a start a new Conspiracy Theory:
1. Start a simple but expensive space project.
2. Add “gun” to get funding.
3 Write comic about the humor in this.
4. Ask question “Isn’t that how all space projects get funded”?
5. Profit!

By: Infinite123Lifer

Infinite123Lifer — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:17:34 +0000

Holy Halinka DigitalAxis!

For Chief:

Something tells me the government would rather fire said gun AT Earth, rather than using it to save Earth. National Defense would undoubtedly think they just killed 3 birds with 1 stone, with the telescope itself being the little chick.

By: Zorak

Zorak — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:49:59 +0000

SMBCs featuring Phil may become confusing if Louis C.K. ever starts wearing glasses.

By: shane

shane — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:56:08 +0000

Somebody else wrote a book?

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:53:43 +0000

A “gun”. Uh huh. Is that what Mrs. BA says? Nudge nudge wink wink

(referring to a photo taken for a skepchick calendar of a certain astronomer posing with his telescope strategically placed)

By: Chief

Chief — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:38:24 +0000

Wow, sell the JWST with a gun to get funding and you take care of potential impact bodies before they are a issue. Two birds with one stone, so to speak.

By: DigitalAxis

DigitalAxis — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:40:51 +0000

…to seek out new life and new civilizations, and blow the mother-loving crap out of them.

By: Keith Bowden

Keith Bowden — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:36:38 +0000

Yay!

By: chris j.

chris j. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:15:33 +0000

he should have had you say, “we could put LASERS on them!” not just sexier, but actually true!

it reminds me, back in the 80s, i was living in albuquerque and got to do a physics mentorship at UNM while i was still in high school. all the buzz at UNM, los alamos, and kirkland was that the way to get science projects funded in the era of reagan’s “star wars” was to add the word “gun” to any project’s name.

seriously.

at least one professor claims that he got funding for his project (i think having to do with high-temperature superconductors, because he gave me a free sample plus some liquid nitrogen to show it off at my high school) by strongly suggesting that its primary function was for railguns.

By: Halinka

Halinka — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:13:56 +0000

Hi;
Somehow,I’ve known that.
This time’s OK,but the next one is unknown…
Of course I hate those ones,who take the Astronomy,or other kind of Science as the means of fear,always trying to avoid unsupported claims.
This site here means for me a lot.I appreciate it so much.
In such exceptional cases,all the Astronomers,who have got Their sites, should do ,which You have,Phil : immediately debunk all the made up stories in as more convincible way,as They can.Your way is the best,because we can have the impression of a current ‘conversation’ with You,which goes directly into our hearts and minds.
I’d like to Thank You for that.
Best Greetings from Denmark-
-Halinka-