rojo
(Ret)
Never mind Mat; at least you enjoyed the book. Whenever I think of Sagan, I think of "billions and billions." :grin: It's quite a shame. :crazy: I really should read one or more of his books.
Here's a word from wikipedia about it-
"From Cosmos and his frequent appearances on The Tonight Show, Sagan became associated with the catch phrase "billions and billions." Sagan never actually used the phrase in Cosmos series,[12] however his frequent use of term billions, and distinctive delivery with emphasis on the b, made him a favorite target of performers and comedy routines of Johnny Carson, Gary Kroeger, Mike Myers,[13] Bronson Pinchot, Harry Shearer and others. Sagan took this in good humor, and his final book was entitled Billions and Billions and opened with a tongue-in-cheek discussion of this catch phrase. The indefinite and fictitious number Sagan has arisen in popular culture to indicate a count greater than 4 billion."
Here's a word from wikipedia about it-
"From Cosmos and his frequent appearances on The Tonight Show, Sagan became associated with the catch phrase "billions and billions." Sagan never actually used the phrase in Cosmos series,[12] however his frequent use of term billions, and distinctive delivery with emphasis on the b, made him a favorite target of performers and comedy routines of Johnny Carson, Gary Kroeger, Mike Myers,[13] Bronson Pinchot, Harry Shearer and others. Sagan took this in good humor, and his final book was entitled Billions and Billions and opened with a tongue-in-cheek discussion of this catch phrase. The indefinite and fictitious number Sagan has arisen in popular culture to indicate a count greater than 4 billion."