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malary1234 t1_isp4r5r wrote

Reply to comment by creggieb in TIL that Swiss Balloonist, Auguste Piccard, was the inspiration for both Professor Calculus, in the Tintin comics, and that Gene Roddenberry named Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek after him. by es_price

No we named him after Patrick Stewart who played JL Picard. We chose the actor bc of humanitarian activities and contributions to human race. My kiddo has a very long name as he was named after several good eggs. :) so he’s got a lot of nickname options for when he grows up.

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creggieb t1_isqm4xs wrote

Indeed. Patrick sure has brought a lot of value to us both on and off screen.

Billions of blue blistering barnacles is a catch phrase for captain haddock, so I couldn't resist when the other redditor suggested you'd chosen captain haddock, over captain Picard

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malary1234 t1_isrl4ui wrote

Nice. I am not without humor sorry my reply was so dry!

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