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"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote in 
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> On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:15:50 +1100, "David L. Jones"
> <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> David L. Jones wrote:
>>>> Just finished watching Season 1 of Big Bang Theory, and have started
>>>> on Season 2.
>>>> Is it just me or is this the most hilarious and well written TV
>>>> comedy ever for nerds?
>>>> They have one engineer in the mix, but few engineering jokes, it's
>>>> mostly physics or geek gags.
>>>> But what a great value show.
>>>> If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and give it a go.
>>>
>>> **Oh yeah. Have you seen the episode with George Smoot (
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Smoot ) in it? An asbolute hoot.
>>
>>Yes, having read Smoot's book many years ago, this was by conincidence the
>>first episode I caught on TV while channel surfing and his name popped up,
>>and then the cameo at the end.. I figured anything that had George Smoot 
>>as
>>a cameo is something I should be watching.
>>I'm looking forward to going back and watching again now I know what's 
>>going
>>on and can relate to all the characters.
>>
>>Dave.
>
> The only Smoot I remember was in my MIT class of 1962... ;-)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot
>
>                                        ...Jim Thompson
Funny, he went on to become chairman of the American National Standards 
Institute (ANSI) and president of the International Organization for 
Standardization (ISO).
                              Mike