New Planet

[cineater]

Never let them say we aren't educational.

WASHINGTON (July 20) - A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said on Saturday.

That can't be pronounced make make can it?

[cineater]

lol--was the name ever any better?

The red methane-covered dwarf planet formerly known as 2005 FY9 or "Easterbunny" is named after a Polynesian creator of humanity and god of fertility.

Brown said the name came to him when he was looking for a mythological god and thought of the South Pacific's Easter Island. Makemake was the chief god among people who settled the island.

Oh look GNR connection, Easter Island.

Guess if there's a fertility god, the outer most planet is good, keep that fucker away from me.

[GNRreunioneventually]

if its orbiting neptune than wouldn't it be a moon? also, does it say anything about supporting life?

[cineater]

Beyond neptune and it has no satelites of its own making it different from the other planets.

It supported Mr. Brown, how comfortably, I'm not sure.  But planet names are permanent, grade school kids are going to be laughing at that name till the end of time.

[Rapunzel]

Um, I don't get the joke.

Makemake?

How is that funny?

I can understand about uranus, but?

[pilferk]

That can't be pronounced make make can it?

Nope.

Think:

Mah-Kay Mah-Kay

[Rapunzel]

oh, right......yeh.....that's pretty funny.