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Poll: Should Pluto be considered a planet? |
Discussion:
Pluto; Planet or Planot?
Gordondon son of Ethelred
· 18 years, 9 months ago
How do you feel about Pluto being demoted to Dwarf Planet? Do you think it should be a planet? Do you care?
I'm not sure. I liked the original solution of saying anything that isn't a satellite that is large enough to be round is a planet but was never comfortable with Ceres gaining planetary status. It was demoted to asteroid back in the 19th century.
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My kids are in elementary school, and learned the order of the planets using the following mnemonic:
Mister Victor Eats Many Juicy Steaks Using No Pepper. Removing Pluto screws that all up. I think my children's mnemonic devices were given woefully inadequate consideration in this debate. ![]() ![]()
Back in the old days, when Pluto was a planet, did she serve you Nougat Pie?
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The version they played at the Smithsonian in the early 80s said "nine pizza pies." That always bugged me. Were they predicting a tenth planet beginning with a "P?" Persephone perhaps?
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I thought you were eccentric. I noticed that your foci do not coincide.
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Then why are there mnemonics for the levels of taxonomy?
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Courtesy of slashdot:
Much vodka easily makes John seek urination naturally More viagra enhances my Johnson's sexual usefulness, nightly! My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos (Which got a reply on slashdot of: "Your very eager mother served up something else the other night!" ![]()
I was thinking of starting a forum about mnemonics for memorizing the new order of planets. They did that on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me." I came up with
Moxy Vrufous Easily Makes Jovial Satire Unlike Pantera. Yes it is a pneumonic for a dyslexic. ![]()
trunger is counting...
· 18 years, 9 months ago
hell!? why stop at pluto!? i move that we take of earth as a planet and maybe jupiter! and uranus has to stay no matter what since we never have a shortage of adolescant boys....
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Interesting point about the pronunciation of Uranus. It was originally pronounced more properly as "your-in-us" but that was changed because it sounded like "urine us." Somehow they thought "your anus" was preferable.
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isn't the original greek translation come out to "all your base are belonging to us"?
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