Star Types

Todd E. Van Hoosear (vanhoose@lalaland.cl.msu.edu)
Wed, 7 Dec 1994 21:55:24 -0500 (EST)

From: yantosca@buast7.bu.edu (Robert Yantosca)
Newsgroups: sci.astro
Subject: Re: OBAFGKMRN not nec. sexist (was Poll: Is the name "Big Bang"
demeaning/frightening to women?)
Date: 17 Jun 93 14:22:37 GMT

In article <ETHANB.93Jun16220855@ptolemy.astro.washington.edu>
ethanb@ptolemy.astro.washington.edu (Ethan Bradford) writes:
>I was appologizing to my A101 class for the standard, but hetero.-male
>oriented, mnemonic for OBAFGKMRN (Oh Be A Fine Girl: Kiss Me Right
>Now). One lady pointed out that it can be easily fixed for the
>hetero. ladies (and gay men) by replacing "Girl" with "Guy".

My preferred version is:

O Big And Fierce Gorilla, Kill My Wretched Roommate Now, Sir.

Not only is this free of sexual innuendo, but it gets you down
to the special types W, R, N, S.

Bob Y.

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