What would be a good name for the 10th planet?

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02 Aug 2005, 6:51 pm

On the 29th of July this year, Dr Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology officially anounced that there is a 10th planet, located at the far reaches of the solar system in an area called the Kuiper belt. It is at least one-and-a-half times the size of pluto, and is 97 times farther from the Sun than from earth (97 AU). For the full story, go see the NASA feature page.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm?list39638

What would you want the name to be called? Are you a traditionalist and want to call it after a Greek demigod, or do you want to call it after something else?

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02 Aug 2005, 6:57 pm

Maybe name it after a Greek, Roman, or Norse mythological figure?

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02 Aug 2005, 7:25 pm

It should be called "Wrong."

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02 Aug 2005, 7:56 pm

Neuroman wrote:

It should be called "Wrong."

LOL

Brilliant!

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02 Aug 2005, 9:00 pm

Pluto must be lonely being so far out there. Maybe it'd like to have a partner named Goofy.

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02 Aug 2005, 9:15 pm

ZedSimon wrote:

Pluto must be lonely being so far out there. Maybe it'd like to have a partner named Goofy.

LOL!

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02 Aug 2005, 9:34 pm

I would call it..."of the apes"

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02 Aug 2005, 9:50 pm

I thought that was THIS planet! :lol:

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02 Aug 2005, 10:25 pm

Planet Sarcasm

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02 Aug 2005, 11:56 pm

It should be named........... Paula

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03 Aug 2005, 12:00 am

Neuroman wrote:

I thought that was THIS planet! :lol:

Nah, this planet just plain sucks, or at least the inhabitants do!

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03 Aug 2005, 12:22 am

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On the 29th of July this year, Dr Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology officially anounced that there is a 10th planet, located at the far reaches of the solar system in an area called the Kuiper belt. It is at least one-and-a-half times the size of pluto, and is 97 times farther from the Sun than from earth (97 AU). For the full story, go see the NASA feature page.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005 ... ?list39638

What would you want the name to be called? Are you a traditionalist and want to call it after a Greek demigod, or do you want to call it after something else?

Yowwsa! Yowwsa! Yowwsa! A Wrongly placed
planet for sale! Now you too, Aspie and autistic
alike can own your own planet.

Mind you! The climate will probly be cold,
BUUUTTTTT! It is guarenteed isolation!

Hmmmm? What to name it???????

What about WrongPlanet and Resort! Hmmm?
What a ghostly thought to chill your every bone!

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03 Aug 2005, 1:02 am

Wasn't there something about Pluto technically not being a planet???

If so, they should give it Pluto's name and name Pluto something else! hehe

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03 Aug 2005, 1:12 am

I thought Pluto technically wasn't a planet but scientists decided to designate it as such for the sake of tradition. If they give it a name, I'd like to see them forego using Greek mythology and utilize a name from another culture.

How about, say......"Kevin"? :lol:

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03 Aug 2005, 1:16 am

Jasparina Sphagnum-Bog Futtock.

just cos it'd be hysterical when all those terribly serious people were going on about it, terribly seriously.

mind you, "Kevin" made me laugh out loud - brilliant!

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03 Aug 2005, 1:31 am

Speaking of idiotic names... Did you know that some London entomologists recently named a Dung Beetle after GW Bush?

(Seriously, I'm not making this up. And Bush was flattered.)

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