I remember reading about this when I did my Weston page a while back. I
can't remember where I found all the info now but I think there were a few
sources I compiled together. In 1808 Jefferson allegedly wrote a response to
Daniel Salmon about the Weston fall. It's all here:
ASTRONOMY NOW, Dec 99, p. 74
Key Moments in Astronomy
Talking boldes - An astronomical controversy explodes in December 1807.
Thomas Jefferson, third wisest President of the United States, is doomed to
appear in astronomy books
as an awful warning to us all. Author after author claims that
BURKE J.G. (1986) Cosmic Debris - Meteorites in History, p. 57:
It was not until October 1805 that Ellicott received published material from
France,
which convinced him that stones did fall, that they had an unusual composition
and
texture, and that they were generated in the atmosphere. He
Oh great, what's next; Carl Sagan didn't actually say billions and
billions? Bogey never said Play it again, Sam, the stereotypical Mexican
bandito never actually said: We don't need no stinking badges? Winston
Churchill never said: I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be
sober and
On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:07:19 -0400, you wrote:
billions? Bogey never said Play it again, Sam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_%28film%29#Quotations
Sorry.
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Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 10:47 AM
On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:07:19 -0400,
you wrote:
billions? Bogey never said Play it again
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Oh great, what's next; Carl Sagan didn't actually say billions and
billions
Richard, Darren;
Wasn't it clear I was making fun of popular misquotes? I thought I was
being pretty obvious. It's called irony, a commonly used literary device.
While Carl never said billions and billions in his Cosmos series (duh!) he
did say it in the title of his book; Billions and
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Oh great, what's next; Carl Sagan didn't actually say billions and
billions? Bogey never said Play it again, Sam, the stereotypical Mexican
the stereotypical Mexican bandito never actually said: We don't need
no stinking badges?
I think it was said in Blazing Saddles too.
geozay
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Sterling,
Sorry but you're wrong, you're quoting the parody of the line from Blazing
Saddles.
The actual quote is
Dobbs: 'If you're the police where are your badges?'
Gold Hat: 'Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't
have to show you any stinkin' badges!'
I
On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:25:00 -0500, you wrote:
the stereotypical Mexican bandito never actually said: We don't need
no stinking badges?
Of course he did, but this is the only entry on
your list that doesn't have a name.
Witness a Rare Webb Error:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_badges
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I remember reading about this when I did
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Oh great, what's next; Carl Sagan didn't actually say billions and
billions? Bogey never said Play it again, Sam, the stereotypical
Mexican bandito never actually said: We don't need
. Webb
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Sterling
Ted:
These guys were lightweights compared to Ullysses S. Grant. He could drink
them all under the table.
The full name of the Sagan book is: Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life
and Death at the Brink of the Millennium. Random House. ISBN 0-679-41160-7
Phil (Get a grip Dobsie!) Whitmer
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