Pluto no longer a planet (1 Viewer)

[Radioman970]

E.T. in his space ship returning to visit Elliot (passes Pluto): "Damn, things have sure changed since 1982. No amount of Reese's Pieces is going to keep me from getting lost and landing on Vensus."


I hope all this doesn't make telescopes go up in price. I was going to buy one next year.

 

[MarkHastings]

I heard a funny line on the radio this morning. The DJ was talking about this news story and said: "Pluto has been downgraded to a tropical storm."

 

[JonZ]

"It's about time. Never could stand that little bastard."

After our own, Jupiter is my fav followed by Pluto.

I dont care what anyone says, its a planet

http://mips.as.arizona.edu/~stansber/Planet.html

 

[Radioman970]

"He ain't heeeaavyy....he's my plutooooooooooh..."

*tear*

 

[JeremyErwin]

where is that from, originally?
I first heard (or recognized) a variant on the "he ain't heavy" theme from a Red Dwarf episode.

 

[Greg*go]

I remember thinking the same thing about 30 year olds.

 

[ChristopherDAC]

The statue, of one boy carrying another, outside "Boy's Town" in Nebraska, is titled "He ain't heavy, he's my brother".

 

[JeremyErwin]

And apparently, there's an obscure 1938 film by that title. Sigh. I suppose a modicum of cultural literacy (filtered through British eyes) is essential for proper enjoyment of Red Dwarf.

 

[Brad Porter]

The Hollies made a song based around that quote. That's probably where you know it from, not the 1938 film. Especially since that's how Radioman typesung it.

Brad

 

[Radioman970]

That's it. I remember that Red Dwarf reference too. When Kryten meets up with that other similar robot. I love that! But I didn't know about the line from that movie. Great fact to use sometime.

Great Hollies song btw.

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another

It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother

He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother...

 

[Paul McElligott]

Even some real astronomers aren't happy about this.

 

[D. Scott MacDonald]

Steve, let me get this straight. You are married with three kids. You own a mini van. You own a riding lawn mower. You have owned three houses and have done major renovation on two of those. But somehow some news about Pluto suddenly makes you feel old?

 

[CaseyL]

In a galaxy far, far away.

 

[MarkHastings]

Perhaps we should invent a Death Star to blow up Pluto, then we won't have to worry about its classification...

although then we'd have to classify the pieces - are they commets, asteroids, etc.

 

[Kevin M]

 

[JeremyErwin]

Kuiper Belt Objects. Which is what Pluto/Charon was in the first place.

 

[JeremyErwin]

In a billion years, both the moon and the earth will be gone, replaced by a ringworld or something. No worries, mate.

 

[Chris]

Hopefully, long before then, we realize colonization is the only long term solution to prevent species extinction

As to Pluto.. my sons birthday was early August, and as a gift, he received a beautiful ceiling mounted mobile of the planets. Now, three weeks later, it's out of date I wonder how manufacturers of these things must feel. On one hand, they will sell a good deal of newly adjusted ones to schools, etc.

On the other hand, they have tons of inventory out there with 9.

 

[Yee-Ming]

Which are selling nicely as "limited edition", "last time ever" items...

 

[MarkHastings]

Probably the same as computer manufacturers.

If they took some advice from the computer manufacturers, they could charge you extra $$ for the upgrade to Mobile 1.5...

...basically they send you a pair of scissors to cut away Pluto.



p.s. Here are some funny Photoshops from Worth1000:
http://www.worth1000.com/cache/galle...play=photoshop