# The Bad Astronomer in the news! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844 "2002-03-30T00:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/1 "2002-03-30T00:53:36Z")
How often is it that one of our number gets an article devoted to them in a major metropolitan paper? > **[Profile / Phil Plait / Astronomer works for heavens' sake / Rohnert Park man...](https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Profile-Phil-Plait-Astronomer-works-for-2858943.php)** > > Profile / Phil Plait / Astronomer works for heavens' sake / Rohnert Park man corrects... Congrats, BadAstro! ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/2 "2002-03-30T01:49:21Z")
Wow! That’s awesome Bad Astronomer. Can I start calling you BadAs(s)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/3 "2002-03-30T02:03:01Z")
**TBA** has been very busy lately. I was interested to see that the article mentioned **TBA’s** new book, **Bad Astronomy, by Philip Plait** which, it seems, hit your local bookstore about two weeks ago, just in time for Easter giving! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/4 "2002-03-30T02:23:50Z")
What a great article! I found a quote that would make a great sig. > [@](#): > > This is not just guesswork. We’re not just making this up Rohnert Park? Cripes, just another reason I should go visit my friend in Santa Rosa. Guess there’s a trip on the horizon. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/5 "2002-03-30T03:00:09Z")
Looks like TBA is approaching an ignorance-fighting level, dare I say it, that is climbing towards Cecilness. My hats off to you, Mr. Bad Astronomer. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/6 "2002-03-30T04:23:12Z")
Thanks for the plug, **Kyla**. The journalist interviewed me last week, and I was not expecting such a long article! He even put in a quote from Mrs. Bad and Daughter Bad. 😉 I have been getting a lot of ribbing about it at work. For those of you not in the Bay Area, the print article had a picture of me at the top. Right next to it, about three times bigger, is a beautiful art-photo of a nude woman. I’m not sure what to make of that situation, actually, but I thought I’d throw this out there. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-in-the-news/100844/7 "2002-03-30T04:28:46Z")
What! You that ugly geek at the left? Call my travel agent! The trip’s off.