Next time use "PhD in astronomy. That means I've had, let's see.... 7 years solid of astronomy, physics, math, and optics. And you've had...? An extramarital affair with the science editor for the Weekly World News?"
I thought up several more comeback lines, such as, "Oh, I didn't have to take Astronomy 101. That class is for non-science majors only," or "Looks like someone else failed Astronomy 101 and is still bitter about it."
Next time I'd try "Sorry, I'm still mired in the depths of teaching Astro 101 to 100 students, but at least most of them have learned the difference between the planets and the moon."
Yeah, my mom forwarded that to me. Thankfully, she prefaced it with "Is this true or false?" :)
I got to send her the link of Phil Plait's rebuttal (from last summer) the original email is from 2003 (when Mars was at closest approach for a good while). (oh, and quite pretty through the 61", I might add. ;) )
I sometimes get them from people asking if they're true or not...and then I get the people who pass on just about everything because they believe everything they get.... *sigh*
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(Okay, don't use that last line.)
Where DO all the crazies come from?
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Gotta remember that one....
I don't know. I really don't. *sighs*
I thought up several more comeback lines, such as, "Oh, I didn't have to take Astronomy 101. That class is for non-science majors only," or "Looks like someone else failed Astronomy 101 and is still bitter about it."
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I got to send her the link of Phil Plait's rebuttal (from last summer) the original email is from 2003 (when Mars was at closest approach for a good while). (oh, and quite pretty through the 61", I might add. ;) )
*still snickering from the above lol-ness* :)
(y'all are great!)
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