In which I am speechless

I wasn’t planning on posting about this. Honestly; it was too self-serving, even for me. Not to mention embarrassing. But PZ, that neckless cephalopod, outed me. So here I am.

Before you click on the video below, please bear in mind that I know the guy who made it; we’ve met at Randi’s Amaz!ng Meeting and have talked many times on various boards and such. He’s a good guy… in fact, after watching the video, I would say his greatest flaw is that he’s not Scarlett Johannson.

But if that were the case, then I certainly wouldn’t be posting the video.

I have no further comments.

July 31st, 2007 3:44 PM by Phil Plait in About this blog, Cool stuff, Humor | 31 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

31 Responses to “In which I am speechless”

  1. Paul Says:

    Turn around, bright eyes.

  2. Am I the only one who feels this way about Dr. Plait? - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum Says:

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  3. Tressa Says:

    Is “celebrities” spelled “celebirties” in the video?

  4. Jan Says:

    *hugs phil*

  5. gopher65 Says:

    haha! That’s awesome!

  6. Wayne H Says:

    Beautiful. Just…beautiful.

  7. Chris Says:

    Brings a tear to my wooden eye….
    :D

  8. Charlie in Dayton Says:

    Hey…you knew the job was dangerous when you took it…

  9. hale_bopp Says:

    I have a few choice pictures I could send and have added to that…what’s it worth for those pictures to stay private :)
    Rob

  10. The Bad Astronomer Says:

    Hale_bopp, I’m calling your bluff. What have you got? From the summer sessions?

  11. RMPink Says:

    Ah… I can feel the “bromance.”

  12. BlondeReb3 Says:

    Oh I would love to give Dr. BA a hug. Too bad Colorado and New England are not next to each other. That hinders the “physical contact” thing a bit. Dangnamit.

  13. Rev. BigDumbChimp Says:

    Which feeling to go with… creeped out or warm and fuzzy……..

  14. Dread Polack Says:

    Haha! I feel like you brought this on by posting about man crushes. I laughed heartily when I saw this over at pharyngula earlier. Thanks to all three of you!

  15. artofwar420 Says:

    You do so much good indeed, I would hug you. You are an inspiration for me.

  16. Starhawk99 Says:

    That was pretty funny, That one guy that looks like Phil with the red hair, is that Jamie from the TV show Mythbusters?

  17. Willo the Wisp Says:

    Awww, how sweet. I’m feeling the love. Group hug anyone?

  18. DrFlimmer Says:

    Good promotion video for your book, isn’t it?

  19. Cid Says:

    “Jamie from the TV show Mythbusters”

    Yep, it’s him.

    I was literally rolling on the floor laughing, that vid is just too cute.

    *hugs

  20. Cid Says:

    Argh, actually it’s Adam, of course

  21. Jewel Says:

    That was great! Except I have had that d&%* song stuck in my head since I watched the video last night.

  22. Sticks Says:

    I have problems listening to that song now

  23. Sticks Says:

    My previous comment was marked as spam for some reason, any idea what I am doing wrong?

  24. Brian T. Says:

    Ha ha! Someone has a man-crush on you!

  25. CR Says:

    I’ve always, ALWAYS hated that song. Good thing I found the off switch for my speakers. The video is still funny without the music.

  26. bigjohn Says:

    “Honestly; it was too self-serving, even for me.”

    Not possible.

  27. Aramael Says:

    Come on Dr Phil, we’ve all been thinking it! Coincidently, I watched the original (inferior) video for that song last night — did you know that it has both ninjas and a big group of Tarzans? That’s class.

  28. scotth Says:

    I wonder how PZ found out about this little gem?

  29. PsyberDave Says:

    Everyone hug Phil!

  30. Lurchgs Says:

    Y’know - I spent 30 minutes trying to get to PZ’s site as a result of this. It wasn’t until I took a closer look at the URL that I realized it wasn’t www.DEPILATEDCRANIUM.com, but www.DEPLETEDCRANIUM.com…

    I was gonna give the Big Bad Astronomer a Big Bad Astronomer Hug, but Mrs BA became very possessive, and fended me off with a combination of double-probation super secret ninja moves and a very large boat hook (pointy).

    (Disclaimer - ok, yeah, I live in the Denver area, but I don’t know precisely where BA lives, I’ve never met him or his family, nor would I look it up. Poor man needs SOME privacy. On the other hand.. it IS fun to make him squirm a bit)

  31. KaiYeves Says:

    I signed up to sing that song at karioke a few days ago, but the prompter was broken. Why do you and PZ hate each other so much, anyway?

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