the big bang, aka the holy sneeze

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from Real Astrology: A few years ago the astronomy magazine Sky & Telescope held a contest to rename the Big Bang, which some scientists regard as too frivolous for the event that begat our universe. Some of the entries were: Beautiful Bounty, Bouquet of Beginnings, Creation of a Universal Dream, Doink, Go God!, Hot Hurl, Immense Blossoming, Jiffy Pop, The Primal Billowing, A Steven Spielberg-George Lucas Production, and last but not least, Well, I'll Be.

you get 10 points if your favorite was also Jiffy Pop. 5 points if it was Doink.