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'Tenth Planet' found to be a whopper
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| 1 February 2006
| Mark Peplow
Posted on 02/02/2006 9:25:14 PM PST by neverdem
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To: Darkwolf377
'Tenth Planet' found to be a whopper....
Its got a malted milk center?
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
No known moons, but I'd be a little surprised if none are ever found. :')
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:21:48 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
To: neverdem
2003 UB313 and its moon - currently nicknamed Xena and Gabrielle Great, now we've got a lesbian planet.
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:27:48 AM PST
by
Malsua
To: ClaudiusI
Let's call it Reagan.The moon would have to be called "Nancy."
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:33:41 AM PST
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: kenth
I suggest that we name it "Werther" which is a more worthy name.
Wink! Wink!
To: Army Air Corps
"What would make it'frosting on the cake' would be to find we are living in a binary star system with a brown dwarf secondary star orbiting our primary star."
Ahh...the '
Nemesis Hypothesis'
To: Malsua
Great, now we've got a lesbian planet.
Maybe it looks like this....
To: Squantos; Dashing Dasher; Allegra
I sure am glad that you asked Dasher that question instead of me!
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posted on
02/03/2006 7:52:58 AM PST
by
Eaker
(My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix or El Roy off of my ping list.)
To: Eaker
I was afraid I'd misspell planet....
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posted on
02/03/2006 8:04:43 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: SunkenCiv
See, finding any sort of "moon" around Ceres would call for a wholesale "renaming" of several planet-like bodies - which allows Pluto to be kept, add Ceres, add Xena ... etc.
This would keep more people happy, since 9 planets into 11 planets doesn't break any "rules" ....
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posted on
02/03/2006 8:28:28 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Other asteroids are already known to have moons, but the asteroids are not generally spherical, they're just irregular chunks of rock. Having a moon would not help. Mercury and Venus are moonless, and until 1978 (I think that's the year) Pluto was believed to be moonless.
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posted on
02/03/2006 8:54:06 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
To: Squantos; Allegra; Eaker
Uranus is bigger than Pluto's.
Butt, Richard Simmon's is the biggest.
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posted on
02/03/2006 9:21:51 AM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(Damn you, Punxsutawney Phil !)
To: Paleo Conservative
You want fries with that?
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posted on
02/03/2006 9:22:49 AM PST
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: edcoil
To: neverdem
I want to name it "GSpot".
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posted on
02/03/2006 9:52:04 AM PST
by
devane617
(An Alley-Cat mind is a terrible thing to waste)
To: neverdem
Re:
'Tenth Planet' found to be a whopper The Burger King people must be proud.
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posted on
02/03/2006 9:53:12 AM PST
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Ah, that Burger King Whopper's a piker! Check out this baby!
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posted on
02/03/2006 9:58:08 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: COBOL2Java
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/03/2006 10:38:29 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Darksheare; Army Air Corps; NicknamedBob
Yeah, What would make it'frosting on the cake' would be to find we are living in a binary star system with a brown dwarf secondary star orbiting our primary star.. Isn't there theory about a companion star in the Oort Cloud?
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posted on
02/03/2006 1:00:18 PM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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