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Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 4 Apr 2001 19:30:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > I was exaggerating for effect, of course. But yes, he did say billions and
> > billions on occasion.
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> Sorry, not true. Sagan was misquoted and that's just a plain fact.
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> The only time he actually said "billions and billions" was after the
> misquote became a trademark (not what Sagan wanted, but what the hell) and
> he would say it at conferences or on autographs and book signings for a
> laugh. That's the truth.
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> Dan
Please reconcile what you just admited he said with what I said. :-)
Bruce
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| (...) Okay, I think I follow you here: If you mean to say that Sagan was correctly quoted in initially using the phrase "billions and billions," then that is false. If you mean that Sagan later said "billions and billions" after the fact of being (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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| (...) Sorry, not true. Sagan was misquoted and that's just a plain fact. The only time he actually said "billions and billions" was after the misquote became a trademark (not what Sagan wanted, but what the hell) and he would say it at conferences (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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