Planet X
Anyone remember the mystery Planet X from when we were kids?
Redefining our solar system makes me think back to that. I find it terribly weird that they are going to call an asteroid a *planet.* I guess the really big eggheads want to mix it up. You ask me, they should have gone the other way and declared Pluto to not be a planet. That would be a bigger deal.
I guess our celestial neighborhood just got a little larger.
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JFCC
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 09.44 am
I agree, they should just rescind Pluto’s planethood. Since it’s a relativel arbitrary designation anyway, I think the cut-off should be our moon: if you’re smaller than our moon, you’re not a planet.
List of solar system objects by radius
Ed
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 09.55 am
“If you’re smaller than our moon, you’re not a planet.”
By that logic, we now have a planet Favreau.
JFCC
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 10.38 am
I’m afraid I’m gonna need that one explained.
Ed
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 10.58 am
Just google pics of John Favreau. I’d enter ‘Favreau Swingers’ and ‘Favreau The Break Up’. That will provide a nice Before and After.
I have never seen a man balloon to the proportions this guy has.
JFCC
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 11.08 am
So it’s basically a fat joke, is what you’re saying.
Ed
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 11.15 am
It’s most certainly a fat joke. I’m an equal opportunity offender.
Sean
Thu :: 17 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 09.21 pm
What will be both funny and sad is if they do go thru with this and keep the nicknames Xena and Gabrielle as the real names for one of the new planets and its moon.
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Thu :: 24 :: Aug :: 2006 :: 08.23 pm
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