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Category: Announcements
Posted on: September 5, 2006 3:21 PM, by Shelley Batts
I'm on vacation, so excuse the lack of posts. Blogging will resume tomorrow!
Even if I wasn't on vacation, I'm WAY too traumatized by the death of Steve Irwin to post anything.
Most of you may not know this, but I harbored a (not so) secret crush on Mr. Irwin, and now must find an appropriate target to move my third-tier celebrity infatuation to. This is proving hard work.
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Comments
I would suggest Matt Gallant, the FORMER host of "The Planet's Funniest Animals."
Posted by: JaysonB | September 5, 2006 4:03 PM
I just have seven words for you: third hottest science blogger on the internet. Think about it.
Congrats, Ms. Number One, by the way....
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 4:53 PM
Holy shit! Who needs real scientific achievements when I can bask in this glory for the rest of my days?
Posted by: Shelley Batts | September 5, 2006 5:01 PM
No shit. Screw grad school. Let's go on tour.
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 5:13 PM
I want a medal and a free car.
Posted by: Shelley Batts | September 5, 2006 5:23 PM
Posted by: pough | September 5, 2006 5:40 PM
Man, I don't even get that....
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 6:05 PM
Well, Jeff Corwin's still with us, fortunately. He was definitely the pin-up guy for a whole generation of female grad students in my program.
Posted by: Julie Stahlhut | September 5, 2006 6:55 PM
Congrats on the hotness index! :), and yes, Matt Gallant is pretty cute. But he didn't have the same passion that Mr. Irwin had...
Posted by: Jenna | September 5, 2006 11:19 PM
A friend sent me a link to a video with Steve Irwin at Late Night with Conan O'Brien (note the Swedish or Norwegian subtitles).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kY5_Ti_dOa4
Posted by: Kristjan Wager | September 6, 2006 4:53 AM