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  1. 2003-Mar-05, 06:02 PM #1
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    Hello, Dr Plait

    I hate to be clogging up the board with mo non-astronomy talk, but this is a social thing too, right?
    i merely wnated to say something ive wanted to say for a long time, and aska question, too. Hello, Phillip Plait. me and some of my friends have been "bad" readers for a long time, and some of us have your book. its very exiting to be ably to converse with you(oh, just kill me now, my life is pathetic!!!) Also, how would one pronounce your last name?

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    On 2003-03-05 13:02, Reacher wrote:
    Also, how would one pronounce your (the BA's) last name?
    I believe it is pronounced plate as in something food is served on. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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    That's "boo-kay." [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

    (Apologies in advance to those who don't get the reference.)
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    On 2003-03-05 15:21, ToSeek wrote:
    That's "boo-kay." [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

    (Apologies in advance to those who don't get the reference.)
    I assume you're referring to Keeping Up Appearances with Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket.
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    On 2003-03-05 15:27, Glom wrote:
    On 2003-03-05 15:21, ToSeek wrote:
    That's "boo-kay." [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

    (Apologies in advance to those who don't get the reference.)
    I assume you're referring to Keeping Up Appearances with Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket.
    "...Lady of the house speaking..."

    Lost track of how many ways there are to misspell and mispronounce my name...

    Yawky
    Yorkie
    Yogi
    Hockey
    Yockley
    Yakky
    etc...
    (none of the above are right BTW [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] )
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    I hear Mrs. Doones-Patterson has been seen lurking on the board as well.
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    On 2003-03-05 16:16, darkhunter wrote:
    "...Lady of the house speaking..."

    Lost track of how many ways there are to misspell and mispronounce my name...

    Yawky
    Yorkie
    Yogi
    Hockey
    Yockley
    Yakky
    etc...
    (none of the above are right BTW [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] )
    Yulky???????
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    Keeping up Appearances...good show. Me grampy sent us a tape of several episodes. Good stuff.
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    Reacher, you may want to edit the title of the thread. BA has got a PhD, so his title is doctor.
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    I hear Mrs. Doones-Patterson has been seen lurking on the board as well.
    ...and Mrs. Councillor Nugent.

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    On 2003-03-05 15:27, Glom wrote:
    On 2003-03-05 15:21, ToSeek wrote:
    That's "boo-kay." [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

    (Apologies in advance to those who don't get the reference.)
    I assume you're referring to Keeping Up Appearances with Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket.
    The erudition and range of interests of BABB posters never ceases to impress me! You are, of course, correct.
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    The erudition and range of interests of BABB posters never ceases to impress me! You are, of course, correct.
    Yep, bet you never expected to meet a 16-year old firearms fanatic here either. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

    I too pronounce it as "plate". I have never heard it before and it is an interesting name none-the-less. -Colt
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    "I'm just this guy, y'know?" Another semi-obscure reference.

    Hi! It's good to see new people here, so welcome. Don't be afraid to ask questions here; a lot of the regulars know far more about a lot of topics than I do.
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  14. 2003-Mar-06, 03:32 AM #14
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    Zaphod Beeblebrox, if I'm not mistaken.
    "Uh, he's just this guy, you know?"
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    oh of course, how thick of me! im not sure how to change it though.
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    Wouldn´t Aussies pronounce BA´s name something like "plyte"? [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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    No, It's not Beeblebrox. It was his analyst. He was (sort of) explaining why Zaphod stole the Heart of Gold. "Beeblebrox is just this guy, ya know?"
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    On 2003-03-06 12:23, David Hall wrote:
    No, It's not Beeblebrox. It was his analyst. He was (sort of) explaining why Zaphod stole the Heart of Gold. "Beeblebrox is just this guy, ya know?"
    Gag Halfrunt

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    On 2003-03-06 03:05, Reacher wrote:
    oh of course, how thick of me! im not sure how to change it though.
    Click the "edit" icon - the notepad/paper with pencil picture - it's next to the "quote" icon.

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    [quote]
    On 2003-03-05 16:55, Zap wrote:
    Yulky???????
    Actually it's Yockey, a german misspelling of Yaqui


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    On 2003-03-06 14:56, darkhunter wrote:
    Actually it's Yockey, a german misspelling of Yaqui
    Ah ok...thats a cool name. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] Better than Yulky. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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    On 2003-03-05 20:32, The Bad Astronomer wrote:
    "I'm just this guy, y'know?" Another semi-obscure reference.

    Hi! It's good to see new people here, so welcome. Don't be afraid to ask questions here; a lot of the regulars know far more about a lot of topics than I do.
    Did I miss something? Did you answer the question?
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    And this sure doesnt help..

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=plait

    [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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    A plait of knowledge must be better than a just a thread. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] -Colt
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    On 2003-03-06 19:01, Wiley wrote:
    Did I miss something? Did you answer the question?
    OK, then, to repeat the OP:

    Also, how would one pronounce your last name?
    The dictionary, as it happenes sometimes, is wrong. It's pronounced "plate". I get it mispronounced a lot, even after I say it correctly. Oh well.

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    btw, i just watched the 60 minuets thing here. it was very good. however, i never got to be in the chat room, as it was broadcast 3 hours earlier (EST) over in the east than here in the west! woe is me...
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    Today's Washington Post mentions a Phil Plait, though not in a scientific context. The Style section looking back on ten years of the "Style Invitational," a fairly silly but frequently entertaining contest page, and mentions noted entries from the past. In the category of "bad advice for visitors to Washington, DC" , the winning entry was "Fun Fact! According to the Guinness Book, the youngest person ever to scale the White House fence unassisted was 8 years old!" The submitter was a Phil Plait, then (May 1996) of Silver Spring, MD.

    So does the BA have an avocation? If so, what glorious prize did he win?

    Specific contest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Mar7.html

    Main article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Mar7.html
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    Oh my, the past comes to haunt me.

    I was a regular contributor to the SI, and got my answers in quite a bit for a while. It was a lot of fun! The problem is, I never wrote that winning entry. They messed up, and credited someone else's entry to me. In the next week's contest they cleared that up. The Czar of the Invitational said he would send me a t-shirt, and never did. I may be scarred for life. I'll email them on Monday and let them know they messed up again. Should be good for some laughs...


    ...and to my credit, I did once win one of the contests. The contest was to come up with a snappy answer to a stupid question.

    Q: Who do you think you are?

    A: I think I am Rene Descartes, therefore I am Rene Descartes.
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    Sorry, I don't have anything to contribute to Phil-o-rama 2003 ( or maybe it's Philapalooza ??), except to say hello from the folks at the other end of Building 21. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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    On 2003-03-09 13:21, PB wrote:
    Sorry, I don't have anything to contribute to Phil-o-rama 2003 ( or maybe it's Philapalooza ??), except to say hello from the folks at the other end of Building 21. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
    Hmmm, Pete, I assume? Nice to hear from you, and always good to have more NASA disinfo agents here on the board. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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