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Old 08-16-2006, 04:12 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Name the Planet

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

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Old 08-16-2006, 04:20 AM   #2 (permalink)
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One Planet has to be called Rupert
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Old 08-16-2006, 04:32 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Ummmm Amplous sounds like a good fit, named after a truly gunius of a man.
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Old 08-16-2006, 04:35 AM   #4 (permalink)
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What about Vulcan?
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Old 08-16-2006, 04:46 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Krypton....I've always liked Krypton and I think it would fit with pop culture (as would Vulcan)
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:17 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I vote Hannigan!


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Old 08-16-2006, 05:21 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:31 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I vote for It-which-shall-not-be-named.
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:32 AM   #9 (permalink)
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how bout the Planet formerly known as.....
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:41 AM   #10 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 05:44 AM   #11 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 05:51 AM   #12 (permalink)
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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".
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:04 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Red... simply Red
Simply Red?

Wasn't that a mediocre '80s pop band?
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:05 AM   #14 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 06:20 AM   #15 (permalink)
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i was hoping there's be someone old enough to get that reference
Oh...I see. So, I just walked right into your little bit of deviousness?

Paybacks, mal...paybacks.
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:33 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Wasn't that a mediocre '80s pop band?
I quite like that there band, so watch who you're calling mediocre, mister.

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.. i was hoping there's be someone old enough to get that reference..
Does that mean I'm now one of the old folk?
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:41 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Evidently it means I am too lol
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:55 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I think we should throw in something greek instead of roman.. Maybe Adonis?
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:57 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Evidently it means I am too lol
you have a teenager... and you're questioning it?
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Old 08-16-2006, 07:42 AM   #20 (permalink)
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ooh... how 'bout Pandora, just because
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Old 08-16-2006, 08:00 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Flux. Home planet of the flux capicator.
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Old 08-16-2006, 08:18 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Old 08-16-2006, 08:34 AM   #23 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 08:37 AM   #24 (permalink)
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of course the name can change if they keep changing what they consider to be "planets"
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Old 08-16-2006, 08:40 AM   #25 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 08-16-2006, 08:55 AM   #26 (permalink)
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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.).
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Old 08-16-2006, 09:22 AM   #27 (permalink)
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i really think one should be named Bob everyone likes bob its a good friendly name
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Old 08-16-2006, 09:28 AM   #28 (permalink)
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The logical choice would be Quirinus, the left out major god from the Roman pantheon we get some of the other planetary names from.
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Old 08-16-2006, 09:43 AM   #29 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 09:47 AM   #30 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 08-16-2006, 09:52 AM   #31 (permalink)
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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.
That's a good point. Classifying these objects as new planets is far from a done deal. Right?
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Old 08-16-2006, 09:59 AM   #32 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 10:04 AM   #33 (permalink)
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I think in honor of the crackster - it should be named MUGU
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Old 08-16-2006, 10:08 AM   #34 (permalink)
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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.
Although I prefer "Bob", I would also concede to the Poulan Weedeater Independence Planet.
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Old 08-16-2006, 10:22 AM   #35 (permalink)
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I like George....or Henry.....Bob's ok too though...
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Old 08-16-2006, 10:23 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Steven, no wait, Antidisestablishmentarianism IV, lets see the kids at school put that one into a rhyme.
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Old 08-16-2006, 03:11 PM   #37 (permalink)
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I say....Medusa
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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Old 08-16-2006, 04:18 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Urectum?

Especially if it has Klingons.
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Old 08-16-2006, 05:06 PM   #39 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-16-2006, 05:10 PM   #40 (permalink)
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We should name it Bob, I have a "toy" named Bob
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