# Bad Astronomy in the running! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692 "2007-11-08T19:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/1 "2007-11-08T19:34:17Z")
Hey, wow! While perusing the [blog awards](http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/best-science-blog-1.php) site, who would I find in the Science blog section but our very own **BadAstronomer** in a very tight race in second place! Everyone jump in and give him a doper boost to put him over the top! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/2 "2007-11-08T19:36:26Z")
Done. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/3 "2007-11-08T19:38:45Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] Hey, wow! While perusing the [blog awards](http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/best-science-blog-1.php) site, who would I find in the Science blog section but our very own **BadAstronomer** in a very tight race in second place! Everyone jump in and give him a doper boost to put him over the top! [/QUOTE] Done. Especially since I saw that stupid “JunkScience” site mentioned. How did that get there? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/4 "2007-11-08T19:47:18Z")
Phil’s currently in 2nd place. Vote early, vote often! ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/5 "2007-11-08T19:50:23Z")
I voted. Phil’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/6 "2007-11-08T21:20:52Z")
I’ve voted for BA; I’ve also asked the deceased voter’s of Chicago to vote too. He’ll be a shoo-in 4 sher ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/7 "2007-11-09T01:32:05Z")
Polls closed today and **BadAstronomer** won! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/8 "2007-11-09T01:34:59Z")
WooHoo! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/9 "2007-11-09T01:48:12Z")
He won by 45 votes out of almost 55,000 cast. This thread probably put him over the top. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/10 "2007-11-09T04:01:51Z")
Woo whoo! I just tried to log on to double my votes and get one from my home PC. Guess I was a tad late. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/11 "2007-11-09T04:38:00Z")
Yay BA! You rock! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/12 "2007-11-09T04:44:33Z")
Damn! I missed the voting window. Haven’t seen the Bad Astronomer 'round these parts anymore. I miss him, always enjoyed his posts. Wish he’d frequent more often, but glad he won. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/13 "2007-11-09T15:39:40Z")
I just voted for Bad Astronomy. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-astronomy-in-the-running/425692/14 "2007-11-09T15:53:44Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Damn! I missed the voting window. Haven’t seen the Bad Astronomer 'round these parts anymore. I miss him, always enjoyed his posts. Wish he’d frequent more often, but glad he won. [/QUOTE] He posts to a different message board.