Colbert beat Serenity for naming rights to new ISS node

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RALLEM

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:18 PM

Maybe they'll name it the Colbert Crapper. I will not watch the Colbert show ever again.

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HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:28 PM

...anyone else find it funny that a bunch of Browncoats are whining and getting all emo over the fact that someone else was able to rally more "troops" to their cause, thereby significantly weighting the voting to their side? Especially considering the fact that we have dozens of spamily-delicious threads here telling people to do the exact same thing?

Ah, good humour.

At any rate, I imagine NASA will do the tasteful thing and choose one of their own suggestions.

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WASHNWEAR

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
...anyone else find it funny that a bunch of Browncoats are whining and getting all emo over the fact that someone else was able to rally more "troops" to their cause, thereby significantly weighting the voting to their side? Especially considering the fact that we have dozens of spamily-delicious threads here telling people to do the exact same thing?

Ah, good humour.

At any rate, I imagine NASA will do the tasteful thing and choose one of their own suggestions.

As a matter of fact, I do find it funny.

But there's still a part of me that would like to give Colbert a Gibbs-y little dope-slap. Purely out of well-reasoned spite, of course (and mostly as payback for his so-called interviews...through which he rarely shuts up...and I realize the interview, per se, is not the point, but still...).

It was like that when we got here!

BYTEMITE

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:34 PM

Well, maybe if we don't get something on the space station, we can get a bonafide spaceship capsule! You know, the ones they'll be using for actual space exploration because they're moving away from shuttles?

Ain't Serenity Valley yet, y'know, could still get ourselves that air support after all. ;)

JAKE7

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:37 PM

There must have been a HUGE push for Colbert, because when I voted and checked the numbers (recently, within the last week), Serenity was ahead. It had 73% of the votes!

If it is a waste containment section, I'd rather they didn't use Serenity! (Though, in retrospect, it would be sort of funny...)

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CELLARDOOR

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:49 PM

I think the huge push for Colbert was there all along. NASA's second mistake (after allowing write-ins) was not factoring the percentage of write-ins into the overall percentage. Serenity only had 70% of the votes for NASA-provided names. I think that's probably why Browncoats weren't as proactive--we had a false sense of security (especially for those who only visited the poll once and didn't think to add 2+2 together).

It's sad, I kinda don't want to watch his show anymore either (at least for a while). It's too distasteful after that voting mess, even though I considered myself a definite fan before all this arose.

ARTCAT81

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:29 PM

at least one of the flight controllers is also a browncoat.

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2X2

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:38 PM

I don't think being outvoted overall by Colbert's fans is reason to stop watching or being a fan of his show... Afterall, they only did what we as Browncoats have done many times before (and for which other fandoms have looked upon us with similar annoyance)...

Just because his fans got out and voted every day and ours didn't... well, that's not his fault.

That being said, I can't stand the guy so don't watch anyway; I think he's a bit of a dink (only not so much with the 'bit of a' if you get my drift)

It just seems a little ironic, is all

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:33 AM

in response to the peeps above about the node being a waste containment unit, that's only *part* of what it does. it's also like an observation deck (the cupola) from which the astronauts will be able to control the robotic arm, and it's also going to house most of the life support systems for the ISS. article says so :P that aint *so* bad

i still think "Colbert" is a lame name (gah, rhymes ><;;), i mean, it's not like he was pivotal in aviation, space exploration, science, or the world's history, which is usually why they would name something after a *person* he's just funny to some ppl (i don't really like him either, 2x2, he just irks me)

CELLARDOOR

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:35 AM

Oh, I know. :) I'm just annoyed at the present. I'm sure I'll be bored enough in the evening to go channel surfing and land on Comedy Central when his show is on. It just irks me, that's all. I'm not like... all-out boycotting him or something, just "not speaking to him" for a while. It would take more than this to make me reverse watching something entirely!

I would beg to differ with your point about it not being his fault that his fans went out in droves and voted; it's entirely his doing, and he knew it. Hehe, that's the power of the Colbert Nation unleashed, after all!

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