Haha
Yeah I think you've got the spelling for the star ;) Patrick Moore would be proud, or something.
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:47,
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I apologise in advance
for my pedantry, but betelgeuse the star is spelt...umm that way
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:49,
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Yes I know
But I wasn't going to be the pedant. Besides his spelling was closer to the star than to the film ;)
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:50,
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betelgeuse is the spelling of the real thing.
it's the name of some giant star somewhere. most likely in space. but the name of beetlejuice is based on that.
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:47,
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Yup
well, a planet in its solar system. It's in the Orion constellation methinks.
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:51,
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See?
George Bush CAN illicit intelligent remarks from sensible people, just not about him.
EDIT: the wirter of this comment in no way assumes or implies that any member of this board is, was or will be sensible in any way, shape or form.
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:53,
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EDIT: the wirter of this comment in no way assumes or implies that any member of this board is, was or will be sensible in any way, shape or form.
Yep, it's in Orion. It's also a magnitude 0.5 M2 class red giant.
/astronomer
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Thu 19 May 2005, 21:05,
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A small
planet in the vicinity of it, yes.
/is re-reading the books again
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:53,
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/is re-reading the books again
there a 'Beetlegeuse'
which is french by the looks of things, wonder where my brain sifted that one from? ideas on a postcard
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:48,
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Ooh, close.
We were looking for clitorises of female Nazis, clitorises. Control of the board goes back to Brown Cow.
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:50,
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Pedant
But it's clitorides.
Not that I've ever had access to more than one at a time, mind.
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Thu 19 May 2005, 20:55,
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Not that I've ever had access to more than one at a time, mind.