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To: <1/1,000,000th%
I always thought that "Planet X" was a cool name, particularly before they found the thing. They knew it had to be there from the gravitational effects, which is also why they used to think that Pluto was much bigger than it really is.

"Planet X" has it all: mystery, science and it's the Roman numeral for 10, and planets all have Roman names anyway.

Of course, according to ALF, the universe already named it Dave. Or it might've been Alvin.

TS

68 posted on 06/22/2006 6:00:59 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: Tanniker Smith
"Planet X" has it all: mystery, science and it's the Roman numeral for 10, and planets all have Roman names anyway.

Only because we don't use the Greek names in English. Then they'd be; Hermes, Aphrodite, Ares, Zeus, Cronos, Ouranos, Poseidon and Hades.

71 posted on 06/22/2006 6:17:47 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Tanniker Smith

I misread your last sentence.

I thought you wrote that "the universe is named Dave."

Strange name for the universe.


137 posted on 06/22/2006 6:15:24 PM PDT by stands2reason (Rivers will run dry and mountains will crumble, but two wrongs will never make a right.)
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