Pluto is Now Just a Number: 134340

SPACE.com ^ | 9-11-06 | Ker Than

[kingattax]

..Earth and Pluto

[SpaceBar]

Pluto's a planet. Cultural entrenchment and historical significance means more than an arbitrary vote by a few hundred equation solvers in Europe.

[farlander]

That's just plain discrimination against radius-challenged heavenly bodies. And the whole assignment of a number! Start with discriminated minority planets, and then the enemies of the administration, and then the rest of us, and Bush's fascist control will be complete!

/sarc

[doc1019]

I agree … Bush’s fault!

[CodeToad]

Sad. Just sad.

"I am not a number! I am a free planet!!"

[bpjam]

Please join me in a rolling hunger strike to restore the planet standing of Pluto. This anti-Pluto discrimination must end.

I will be fasting between 12:00-12:10a.m. tonight. Somebody else will have to pick up the rolling fast at 12:10a.m. We'll just do this on the honor system so please do not claim you are actually hungry during your ten minute fast while secretly scarfing Chubby Hubby.

[SpaceBar]

You are number four.

[goldfinch]

Ouch. That's cold.

[ClearCase_guy]

Say what?

[Focault's Pendulum]

I will be fasting between 12:00-12:10a.m. tonight. Somebody else will have to pick up the rolling fast at 12:10a.m.

I got 12:10 to 12:15. After that...it's Rocky Road.

[Theophilus]

Well I guess all those former 7th graders who got less than 100% on their science test because of Pluto can expect an apology now eh?

And this determination helps scientists to procreate how?

[yankeedame]

That's just plain discrimination against radius-challenged heavenly bodies. And the whole assignment of a number! Start with discriminated minority planets, and then the enemies of the administration, and then the rest of us, and Bush's fascist control will be complete!

LOL! And Halliburton! Don't leave out Halliburton.

They probably make a few phone calls and pulled a few strings to have Pluto down graded from a planet to a whatever. (All with the help of the Bush administration, natch.)

[Fido969]

"I am not a number! I am a free planet!!"

[Koblenz]

I think this post says it all:

Pluto: Stupid Planet for dumb jerks

[struwwelpeter]

Australia could kick Pluto's butt. Heck, Greenland might even have a shot ;-)

[HereInTheHeartland]

I've said it before, the Plutonians are going to make us regret this stupidity.
They do not tolerate disrespect.

[farlander]

Halliburton already registered a deed for the all the property and oil under that number *before* it was assigned.

[struwwelpeter]

Factory owner! Be stout and proud! Punch the proletariate in its rude mug!

[Verginius Rufus]

Somehow this seems very unfair. Pluto was discovered in 1930. If it had been assigned its number in 1930, it would have gotten a much better number. 134340? An ex-planet deserves more respect.

[CJ Wolf]

12:10 - 12:20. I am in for plutos sake. Rolling hungerstrike needs to be picked up.