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2006-07-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Xena expected to be named 9th Planet in our Solar System

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-07-23 19:20|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Planets deserve at least a God not some idiotic warrior

Posted by Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-07-23 19:34|| 2006-07-23 19:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Think of it as an Heavenly Body.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-23 19:36|| 2006-07-23 19:36|| Front Page Top

#3 The astronomers are only doing this because they hope to meet Lucy Lawless. I'm surprised that half the newly discovered celestial bodies haven't been named after Star Trek babes.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-23 20:01|| 2006-07-23 20:01|| Front Page Top

#4 9th planet? Am I missing something? Wouldn't it be the 10th?

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2006-07-23 20:05|| 2006-07-23 20:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The planets are highly politically incorrect.

The only woman is Venus, who is just a silly girl of no consequence. Not to mention, there are no gay planets yet, even though going by the 10% rule there would be at least one by now. Opponents of this are using fuzzy math.

We need to balance the scale in one fell swoop by kicking out Pluto and adding Xena.

/sarc

Posted by Chereger Anginens2197 2006-07-23 21:08|| 2006-07-23 21:08|| Front Page Top

#6 The only woman is Venus, who is just a silly girl of no consequence.

Sort of, in Roman patheon that they adapted from Greeks. But for Greeks, it was Pallas Athena, a nasty bitch (in the oldest discernable traditions) with shield and spear (or thunderbolt sometimes). Except for Mediterannean area, Egypt and Middle East, it was a male deity. In Americas, it needed to be appeased by taking beating heart from sacrificial victims, whether it was called Quetzalcoatl, Cuculcan, or Viracocha.

Anyway, planets are named after Roman pantheon, and any new discovery should follow the convention.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-07-23 22:46|| 2006-07-23 22:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Xena, due to her frequent hot tub scenes with her female companion, has been labeled a lesbian by some. Will that do, Chereger?

:)

Posted by Glavith Ebbeque2897 2006-07-23 23:22|| 2006-07-23 23:22|| Front Page Top

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