tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post1515701684729477866..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: NES screws the poochSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-77221179438392243082008-03-31T11:28:00.000-06:002008-03-31T11:28:00.000-06:00Apparently, according to a couple of web sites, th...Apparently, according to a couple of web sites, the phrase began with naval aviators. A lot of them became NASA guys in the early days, so I guess it migrated there and then became infamous in <I>The Right Stuff</I>.Hollanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388479139384630638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-36468142877081649362008-03-28T12:56:00.000-06:002008-03-28T12:56:00.000-06:00It's a natural coordination point. Don't feel bad...It's a natural coordination point. Don't feel bad.<BR/><BR/>Did that phrase exist prior to "The Right Stuff"?Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-25622219940991428982008-03-28T12:51:00.000-06:002008-03-28T12:51:00.000-06:00What's really scary is I used the same phrase (scr...What's really scary is I used the same phrase (<I>screw the pooch</I>) in blogging about the ANES knowledge problem in my What People Know site. Then I do some searching. You used it two days before me.<BR/><BR/>I feel shamed.Hollanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388479139384630638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-34993960946724701702008-03-27T05:21:00.000-06:002008-03-27T05:21:00.000-06:00This is potentially really bad.Thank goodness I us...This is potentially really bad.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness I use the Pew Center's surveys in my classroom when discussing voter knowledges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com