Comments on: Cheer Chris Up! http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/ The Universe as seen from the perspective of an astronomical researcher, presenter and writer. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:09:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Frank Ryan Jr http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-40760 Frank Ryan Jr Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:34 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-40760 I always find the old 'boot-polish-on-your-observing-partners-binoculars' gag does it for me when I need cheering up. Ahh the Beano, what a repository of information it was. I always find the old ‘boot-polish-on-your-observing-partners-binoculars’ gag
does it for me when I need cheering up.
Ahh the Beano, what a repository of information it was.

]]> By: Douglas http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-39421 Douglas Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:40:53 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-39421 Gosh... that Jane! Hello! Gosh… that Jane! Hello!

]]> By: Alice Sheppard http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-39293 Alice Sheppard Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:07:59 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-39293 (Me yet again . . .) :-) I must say, doing laundry sounds a right washout! I hope you did get some good observing done eventually - and the Astrofest stories will keep you entertained for a long time. That is, if you don't sack me. :-D Galaxy Zoo has certainly proved that people CAN all get to know each other over the Internet . . . I look forward to all of us making you laugh a lot . . . safe flight! (Me yet again . . .) :-)

I must say, doing laundry sounds a right washout!

I hope you did get some good observing done eventually - and the Astrofest stories will keep you entertained for a long time. That is, if you don’t sack me. :-D Galaxy Zoo has certainly proved that people CAN all get to know each other over the Internet . . . I look forward to all of us making you laugh a lot . . . safe flight!

]]> By: Alice Sheppard http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38813 Alice Sheppard Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:18:01 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38813 It's a Dutch version of the book "BANG!" which Chris wrote with Sir Patrick Moore and Brian May a couple of years ago . . . It’s a Dutch version of the book “BANG!” which Chris wrote with Sir Patrick Moore and Brian May a couple of years ago . . .

]]> By: Astroant http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38776 Astroant Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:28:25 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38776 When I left Chris and Jane on the mountain last night they were in high spirits and (foolishly) optimistic for their observing prospects. The smiley face on Mars could not fail to cheer anybody up. However, all this talk about Prawns of Death and Dutch Bang is making me worried for your sanity up there. And now Chris has gone walkabout up there.... anybody else read "Into Thin Air"? I must say, I have regularly seen the Prawns of Death at HP and have never been tempted - projectile vomiting at altitude while sitting in front of your shiny MacBook not advisable to anyone. As for Dutch Bang... well I've never tried but it sounds like something I'd be willing to try... as long as it doesn't involve getting my shiny MacBook dirty! When I left Chris and Jane on the mountain last night they were in high spirits and (foolishly) optimistic for their observing prospects. The smiley face on Mars could not fail to cheer anybody up.

However, all this talk about Prawns of Death and Dutch Bang is making me worried for your sanity up there. And now Chris has gone walkabout up there…. anybody else read “Into Thin Air”?

I must say, I have regularly seen the Prawns of Death at HP and have never been tempted - projectile vomiting at altitude while sitting in front of your shiny MacBook not advisable to anyone. As for Dutch Bang… well I’ve never tried but it sounds like something I’d be willing to try… as long as it doesn’t involve getting my shiny MacBook dirty!

]]> By: Alice Sheppard http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38724 Alice Sheppard Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:59:29 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38724 Nice to meet you, Jane! Um . . . that's quite worrying . . . I do hope he comes back eventually - was this before or after he posted about the response from Downing Street? "There's snow Chris around at present . . ." Nice to meet you, Jane!

Um . . . that’s quite worrying . . . I do hope he comes back eventually - was this before or after he posted about the response from Downing Street?

“There’s snow Chris around at present . . .”

]]> By: jane http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38720 jane Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:54:38 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38720 ... I'm an astrobiologist from Scotland. I work on extrasolar comets and exo-planet habitability - take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti for some work we did on tau Ceti at JCMT! Loved the Heisenberg joke!! Chris went up at 6 am this morning to help with Snow Inspection. Not seen him back yet. Maybe a case of "I 'm going out, I may be some time..." … I’m an astrobiologist from Scotland. I work on extrasolar comets and exo-planet habitability - take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti for some work we did on tau Ceti at JCMT!

Loved the Heisenberg joke!!

Chris went up at 6 am this morning to help with Snow Inspection. Not seen him back yet. Maybe a case of “I ‘m going out, I may be some time…”

]]> By: KPM http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38699 KPM Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:59:51 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38699 The reply from number 10 has come back so feel happy that you were part of getting people to lobby : ******************************************************************* You recently signed a petition relating to the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC): http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Physics-Funding/ You may wish to know that the STFC issued a statement on its funding plans today - you can read the statement on the STFC website by going to: http://www.scitech.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/CouncilPR010208.aspx Regards, Downing Street petitions Petition information - http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Physics-Funding/ If you would like to opt out of receiving further mail on this or any other petitions you signed, please email optout@petitions.pm.gov.uk The reply from number 10 has come back so feel happy that you were part of getting people to lobby :

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You recently signed a petition relating to the Science and Technology
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Regards,

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]]> By: Alice Sheppard http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38684 Alice Sheppard Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:14:29 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38684 Plainly there is hope - if the prawns are suntanned, then the sun will come out again eventually, as will the other suns in our galaxy and the other galaxies in the Zooniverse. By the way, who's Jane? :-) Plainly there is hope - if the prawns are suntanned, then the sun will come out again eventually, as will the other suns in our galaxy and the other galaxies in the Zooniverse.

By the way, who’s Jane? :-)

]]> By: Adam Primus http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38679 Adam Primus Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:35:53 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/02/07/cheer-chris-up/#comment-38679 Heisenberg is driving along the motorway & gets pulled over by a police car. The policeman says to him "Do you know how fast you were going back there?" Heisenberg replies, "No, but I do know where I am." Heisenberg is driving along the motorway & gets pulled over by a police car.
The policeman says to him “Do you know how fast you were going back there?”
Heisenberg replies, “No, but I do know where I am.”

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