creggieb t1_ismtxu9 wrote
Reply to comment by es_price 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
Sadly no, they went with Barnacle
malary1234 t1_isp4r5r wrote
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.
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
malary1234 t1_isrl4ui wrote
Nice. I am not without humor sorry my reply was so dry!
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