pop 0 #1 August 24, 2006 Pluto is no longer a planet: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.ap/index.html7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #2 August 24, 2006 That sounds like a reason to drink tequila! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #3 August 24, 2006 Wow! Pluto must've really screwed-up! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #4 August 24, 2006 QuoteThat sounds like a reason to drink tequila ANYTHING! Quote Wow! Pluto must've really screwed-up! Yeah... It kept changing lanes and swerving in front of Neptune . Thing is, that it was either that, or re-promote Ceres (which used to be a planet) and "2003 UB313" which was provisionally named XENA in recognition (I assume) of Lucy Lawless's massive round thighs and arse!! Anyway... Back to Vinny's excellent suggestion: The Toast, Gentlemen & Ladies, is GUSTAV HOLST... Who was right all along! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #5 August 24, 2006 All because they didn't want to include three other rocks that would've qualified for "planet" status under the old guidelines. We could've had twelve, now eight. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #6 August 24, 2006 QuoteAll because they didn't want to include three other rocks that would've qualified for "planet" status under the old guidelines. We could've had twelve, now eight. Imagine how all the kids who got the question about the planets on the test wrong feel now.7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeflyChile 0 #7 August 24, 2006 Goes to show -- you swoop too close to other planets, you get grounded and get your planet license revoked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #8 August 24, 2006 QuoteGoes to show -- you swoop too close to other planets, you get grounded and get your planet license revoked. ________________________________ That's really harsh! I thought maybe, he got caught messin' with Minnie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #9 August 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteAll because they didn't want to include three other rocks that would've qualified for "planet" status under the old guidelines. We could've had twelve, now eight. Imagine how all the kids who got the question about the planets on the test wrong feel now. _________________________________ I would imagine, kids missing that question, prior to the date Pluto lost it's 'Planet Status' would be 'grand-fathered'. This is all just un-believable! Artie Johnson voice '...and DUMB! Artie Johnson voice. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #10 August 24, 2006 Did Pluto explode or escape the pull of the sun? What did GWB do now to make this happen? It was global warming wasn't it? Global warming on the Earth caused Pluto to disappear. Did the multinationals grind up the planet to increase their executive bonus packages? When WILL PEOPLE LEARN? Won't SOMEONE please think of the children? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #11 August 24, 2006 QuoteDid Pluto explode or escape the pull of the sun? What did GWB do now to make this happen? It was global warming wasn't it? Global warming on the Earth caused Pluto to disappear. Did the multinationals grind up the planet to increase their executive bonus packages? When WILL PEOPLE LEARN? Won't SOMEONE please think of the children? None of the above. It was just "bad intel" all along.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #12 August 24, 2006 >Did Pluto explode or escape the pull of the sun? The IAU just got sick and tired of all Ceres' whining. "Pluto gets to be a planet. Why can't I be a planet? How come you let IT stay in a severely inclined orbit? How come IT can get away with passing inside the orbit of Neptune? It's obvious that if you're not in your little planetary clique the rules are different. Why don't you just admit you have a bias against asteroidal bodies?" Finally the IAU said "Fine. You want to bitch? Now neither one of you is a planet. Happy now?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 78 #13 August 24, 2006 QuotePluto is no longer a planet: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.ap/index.html They are now calling it a dwarf planet. That is not very PC. Shouldn't it be called a "little planet"?Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 August 24, 2006 Cuz it was given a stupid name, that's why it's been thown out of the solar system (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #15 August 24, 2006 I look at the above 4 posts and it just proves a point. We'd all rather be glib and a bit funny and mock things rather that debate intelligently. I find this very encouraging. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #16 August 24, 2006 QuoteCuz it was given a stupid name, that's why it's been thown out of the solar system Exactly. I don't know whose bright idea it was to name a planet after a cartoon dog. What's next? We name a star Tweety Bird?This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #17 August 24, 2006 Yeap. Mocking is great Cuz whatever we say or whatever we call them, it 's not going to change the course of the debris that moves inexorably around our Sun. Oh, sometimes.... it's just plain good fun too But...Clyde Tombaugh did a great piece of science - no doubt. . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #18 August 24, 2006 It's a sign of the astronomy community trying to make fun of the short man. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #19 August 24, 2006 QuoteIt was unclear how Pluto's demotion might affect the mission of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which earlier this year began a 9 1/2-year journey to the oddball object to unearth more of its secrets. How exactly does one "unearth" something on Pluto? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 August 24, 2006 This messages was brought to you by Pedants-R-Us (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #21 August 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteGoes to show -- you swoop too close to other planets, you get grounded and get your planet license revoked. ________________________________ That's really harsh! I thought maybe, he got caught messin' with Minnie! No Minnie is crazy.----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyejumper 0 #22 August 24, 2006 I wonder if I can get a refund on all the land I bought on Pluto a few years ago. I think it was $5/acre, or maybe $5 for 1000 miles. Wait a sec... maybe it was land on the moon that I bought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #23 August 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteGoes to show -- you swoop too close to other planets, you get grounded and get your planet license revoked. ________________________________ That's really harsh! I thought maybe, he got caught messin' with Minnie! No Minnie is crazy. ______________________________ that's right... she was doin' Goofy! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #24 August 24, 2006 QuoteI look at the above 4 posts and it just proves a point. We'd all rather be glib and a bit funny and mock things rather that debate intelligently. I find this very encouraging. __________________________________ It allows for a great cop-out! 'Hey! I was joking'! Too much 'serious' will give you an ulcer. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #25 August 24, 2006 QuotePluto is no longer a planet: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.ap/index.html In other news, leading astronomers still dateless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
