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August 17, 2006
Planets
Posted by Laurence Simon at 09:28 AM | View blog reactions | Comments (23)

The International Astronomical Union is currently working on a final definition of what a planet is so that the debate over whether Pluto is a planet or not will finally end and astronomers can finally tilt their telescopes back at the open bathroom window of their hot next door neighbor.

Thanks to some skillful detective work involving one of our contributors disguising himself as a janitor, IMAO has received a patrial list of the IAU's list of planets and non-planets... (EDITORS: MARK AS EXLUSIVE TO IMAO)

Earth: Planet
Mars: Planet
Mars (the candy bar): Not A Planet
Planet Hollywood: Not A Planet
Jupiter: Planet
Venus: Planet
Public Enemy's "Fear Of A Black Planet" album: Not A Planet
Venus Williams: Not A Planet
Pluto: Planet
Animal Planet Channel: Not A Planet
Saturn: Planet
Saturn (the car company): Not A Planet
Mercury: (see Saturn)
The Daily Planet: Not A Planet (or a real newspaper)
Neptune: Planet

Apparently, there's still some doubt about Uranus, possibly due to the less mature members of the IAU sniggering and giggling whenever its name is mentioned.

Rating: 0.8/5 (3 votes cast)

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23 Responses To "Planets"

Fear of a Black Planet, I had that album. It played a key role during my "suburban white kid acting like an urban black teenager" phase.

Fight the power!

#1 - Posted by: Chris on August 17, 2006 10:32 AM

What about Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto? Or Popeye's enemy (and John Belushi's 'Animal House' character), Bluto?

Or L.(for LOONEY) Ron Hubbard's "Battlefield Earth"?

#2 - Posted by: BigOrangeAxe on August 17, 2006 10:56 AM

Okay, so you're unsure about your anus, how about Michael Moore's anus? Is that a planet?

#3 - Posted by: Veeshir on August 17, 2006 11:08 AM

I saw a license plate frame just yesterday that said:

"You touch my Saturn I'll kick Uranus."

Sophomoric, but I had never seen that one, before.

Editor
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#4 - Posted by: Editor on August 17, 2006 11:29 AM

Neptune is not a planet. It is a high school attended by Veronica Mars.

#5 - Posted by: Tim on August 17, 2006 11:30 AM

According to Futurama, in the 26th century, astronomers changed the name of Uranus in order to end that stupid joke once and for all.

The new name for Uranus was Urectum

#6 - Posted by: Rick on August 17, 2006 11:58 AM

Juvenile joke - Ikea fashion:

Uranus, black hole.

(some assembly required)

#7 - Posted by: FormerHostage on August 17, 2006 12:15 PM

Wow. That's quite an interesting link. According to the proposal, Charon (moon of Pluto), Ceres (asteroid) and that new planet with the alphanumeric name all get upgraded to planet status. It probably comes with parking priveleges and exclusive rights with the Sci-Fi Channel.

I'm wondering... if Ceres gets to be a planet, does that means it has something like a million moons now?

#8 - Posted by: El Santo on August 17, 2006 12:17 PM

Captain Planet: Not a Planet. Also... a thinly diguised Ted Turner.

CAPTAIN PLLLANNNET!

#9 - Posted by: El Santo on August 17, 2006 12:21 PM

Mick Mars, hack guitar player for Motley Crue, not a planet. An extraterrestrial, yes, but not a planet.

#10 - Posted by: PaleoMedic on August 17, 2006 12:50 PM

Freddie Mercury: Not a planet.

#11 - Posted by: El Santo on August 17, 2006 01:01 PM

Typical scientific community, still in denial about the planet sized space station on the other side of the sun manned by the New Kryptonians under the rule of our Benevolent Overlord Kal El.

They've never been willing to take him seriously ever since his short stint as a journalist at the ...ehhem, DAILY PLANET.


#12 - Posted by: shimauma on August 17, 2006 01:10 PM

Veeshir - lol.
Michael Moore's ass is a planet for sure. I hope Nasa never brings us pictures though.

#13 - Posted by: on August 17, 2006 01:33 PM

Pluto is not a planet. Pluto is an animated dog that, oddly enough, does not talk.

#14 - Posted by: Elisson on August 17, 2006 03:08 PM

A fruit that is a cross between a Plum and an Apricot is a Pluot, not a planet.

#15 - Posted by: keith on August 17, 2006 03:21 PM

Xena, Warrior Princess: Might actually be a planet.

If you don't believe me, check out the wiki for "UB313" and find out what the astronomers who discovered it originally named that planet.

#16 - Posted by: El Santo on August 17, 2006 03:54 PM

Then there is Forbidden Planet.

#17 - Posted by: Insolublog on August 17, 2006 04:03 PM

Lair,
I sure am glad you cleared up some of that for us. I'll be able to sleep better tonight. Thanks!

#18 - Posted by: SkyeChild on August 17, 2006 04:07 PM

"Hello my name is Jimmy Pop
And I'm a dumb white guy..."

Heh, every time the topic of planets comes up I think of that song. It's ruined the solar system forever.

#19 - Posted by: SilverBubble on August 18, 2006 12:38 AM

Michael Moore's anus--NOT a planet.

It is, however, a black hole.

#20 - Posted by: dRoast on August 18, 2006 12:29 PM

Thank you dRoast.
that's pretty darn funny.

#21 - Posted by: Veeshir on August 18, 2006 02:35 PM

Michael Moore's ass is a planet for sure. I hope Nasa never brings us pictures though.

Yeah, I could do without seeing all those craters and bumpy things...

#22 - Posted by: Reginleif on August 19, 2006 09:50 AM

I really don't want to see the klingons circling hisanus.

#23 - Posted by: Veeshir on August 19, 2006 02:46 PM
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