tecoyah

So....it seems we now have 13 planets....but come on, I mean we really need to do better than 2003 UB313 for a planets name. Help me come up with the perfect designation for our newest baby.

I say....Medusa

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/...20to%20enlarge.

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Pacifier

One Planet has to be called Rupert

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Ample

Ummmm Amplous sounds like a good fit, named after a truly gunius of a man.

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She kissed my third cousin twice
Im the king of pomona

amonkie

What about Vulcan?

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ShaniFaye

Krypton....I've always liked Krypton and I think it would fit with pop culture (as would Vulcan)

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Bill O'Rights

I vote Hannigan!


What?

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maleficent

Red... simply Red

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Cynthetiq

I vote for It-which-shall-not-be-named.

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ShaniFaye

how bout the Planet formerly known as.....

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CrackYerOn-5...

ok i was just being stupid, how about we name it Ciari, the planet thats probably not.

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guthmund

I think Vulcan is an excellent choice. It stays true to the Roman gods motif and it's pop-culture.

If, however, Vulcan isn't to your liking, might I suggest.

Discordia - Roman goddess of strife and disorder, which is what this plan would portend for the astronomical community at large.
OR
Fabulinus - minor Roman god of infants. I don't care to much what he's responsible for; I just like the name.

Or, in that same vein, perhaps something after Jeff, the Roman God of Biscuits

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sapiens

When you're unsure of what to name someone or something, the answer is always "Bob".

Heck, even when you are sure, you're wrong- the answer is "Bob".

Heck, even when you're not naming anything, the answer is always "Bob".

Bill O'Rights

Simply Red?

Wasn't that a mediocre '80s pop band?

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maleficent

they're actually still around -- and not poppish anymore.. i was hoping there's be someone old enough to get that reference.. but i still like Red...

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Bill O'Rights

Oh...I see. So, I just walked right into your little bit of deviousness?

Paybacks, mal...paybacks.

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healer

I quite like that there band, so watch who you're calling mediocre, mister.

Does that mean I'm now one of the old folk?

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ShaniFaye

Evidently it means I am too lol

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Cervantes

I think we should throw in something greek instead of roman.. Maybe Adonis?

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Dane Bramage

ooh... how 'bout Pandora, just because

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newtx

Flux. Home planet of the flux capicator.

Dilbert1234567

omicron perci 8

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warrrreagl

Persephone (unless they all have to be Roman). You gotta admire anyone who would trade an eternity in hell just to eat a pomegranate. Plus it takes an eternity to get that stuff off your fingers afterward.

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captobvious

12th Rock from the Sun

of course the name can change if they keep changing what they consider to be "planets"

Elphaba

Another vote for "Bob" It really is the only answer.

I thought they were calling it Xena. Must be tough on a planet to have a temporary name.

Willravel

Name them after Norse gods: Baldr, Bragi, Búri, Forseti, Heimdall, Hermóðr (my personal favorite), Höðr, Kvasir, Loki, Odin, Ríg, Thor, and Tyr. We all learned the all important Greek/Roman mythos from the heavens in school, maybe it's time to learn about different mythology from the cosmos. The names could be applied appropriately (Odin or Thor for the big planet, Loki for a small planet with a mischevious orbit....etc.).

Plaid13

i really think one should be named Bob everyone likes bob its a good friendly name

Zeraph

The logical choice would be Quirinus, the left out major god from the Roman pantheon we get some of the other planetary names from.

fresnelly

Given how cold and desolate it must be, surely Hoth is in the running!

Seriously though, I'm with Zeraph. I like Willravel's Norse god suggestion, but these planets are too small and obscure. Those names, assuming they haven't already been taken, should be reserved for the possiblity of an undiscovered solar system similar to ours.

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kutulu

This is retarded. There are hundreds of Kupier Belt objects that are more planet-like than Pluto. Are we going to name all of them as well? Pluto wouldn't even be a planet if it was discovered recently.

sapiens

That's a good point. Classifying these objects as new planets is far from a done deal. Right?

Crack

I shall name it "Planet Hollywood"

Maybe Dell and Microsoft can get together and buy the naming right, and call it Microdell or Dellosoft... because they are just they wacky.

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maleficent

I think in honor of the crackster - it should be named MUGU

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sapiens

Although I prefer "Bob", I would also concede to the Poulan Weedeater Independence Planet.

Eweser

I like George....or Henry.....Bob's ok too though...

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stevie667

Steven, no wait, Antidisestablishmentarianism IV, lets see the kids at school put that one into a rhyme.

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Grasshopper Green

SWEET! I'm down with that name

Actually, I think it should be named Bacchus...after the Roman god of wine and intoxication. What better name than one associated with drunken revelry?

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Necrosis

Urectum?

Especially if it has Klingons.

noodle

Goofy.

He was much cooler than Pluto.



Of course, before I even read the thread, I heard "Bob" in my head.

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cookmo

We should name it Bob, I have a "toy" named Bob