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Title: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Veez on October 02, 2005, 06:47:30 AM
Has anyone heard that there is something out there in the Kuiper belt that scientists are debating calling a tenth planet?  The tentative name is (and I'm not making this up) Xena.

Somewhere the Dark Soul is cackling.
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: PFC joe on October 02, 2005, 07:18:02 AM
They've known about the tenth planet.

they just found it's moon.

they named it Gabrielle.

-PFC joe


(i'm serious)
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: kwegibu on October 02, 2005, 10:22:44 AM
Yea, i heard about that to and was hit by the same sense of foreboding.

It's also the name of a Doctor Who stuffs store/convention.
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Sylvas on October 03, 2005, 06:17:52 PM
Not only is the planet called Xena, but supposedly it has a moon taht has been named...wait for it...wait for it...

Gabrielle...

This is just something that cannot be made up

Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: PFC joe on October 03, 2005, 09:09:38 PM
LoL i said that two posts up ^

-PFC joe
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Shidoshi357 on October 03, 2005, 09:28:34 PM
How the hell do we go from naming planets after roman gods to lesbian show's of the nineties???????
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: PFC joe on October 03, 2005, 09:35:28 PM
we ran out of lesbian Gods to name planets after?
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Steel Rabbit on October 03, 2005, 11:21:00 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Coil on October 04, 2005, 04:43:42 AM
Is it really that surprising that they name astronomical objects after popular fantasy or sci-fi shows?

I mean there is probably a very high correlation between scientists and fantasy/SF geeks.
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Seamus on October 05, 2005, 05:30:30 AM
Considering that almost all of the early greats in Sci-fi were scientists, it doesn't surprise me.  (Asimov, Sturgeon, Clark, etc)
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Jibbajabbawocky on October 05, 2005, 09:25:44 AM
I'm surprised they didn't nake the planet after a SF writer.   Although I remember reading an article on Nasa.gov where they said that Xena was a tentative name, and they were thinking about having people vote on the name.
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Veez on October 05, 2005, 12:29:06 PM
Which means we have to push the name Nero with a vengeance.  Or do some creative editing when the final name comes out.

Veez:  See-they predicted it in this book!
Random Person:  Dude, you drew a line through "Nero" and hand wrote "Aphrodite".
Veez:  No way, it, uh, came that way to give it that back room press look!

Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Gallagher_Standard_Barer on October 05, 2005, 02:11:08 PM
You know Veez if they read the rest of the book without a copy of the rules errata handy they might just believe that.  ;D
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: T Prime on October 06, 2005, 04:13:43 PM
You guys are relentless.  :o
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Gallagher_Standard_Barer on October 07, 2005, 08:53:15 AM
Sorry for the jab there Chief.  All in good fun.  You know we love you guys!
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: T Prime on October 07, 2005, 09:09:37 AM
OK...still bruised but OK.   ;)
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: dmcgee1 on October 07, 2005, 02:58:31 PM
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Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: T Prime on October 07, 2005, 03:09:16 PM
Oddly enough I asked that question as well. No one fessed up. :(
Title: Re: The Tenth Planet
Post by: Spagg on October 07, 2005, 04:04:46 PM
Great stuff in this thread!! ;D