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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 10/03/2005 :  10:17:23  Show Profile Send BigPapaSmurf a Private Message
It appears the goofballs who discovered the new larger than pluto KBO have also discovered that it too has a moon, not uncommon in the Keiper Belt with so many rocks flying around. Anyways, they named the big rock (coughs) Xena and the newly discovered moon? You guessed it - Gabrielle.

http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/optics/staff/mvandam/gabrielle

"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History

"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini

Ricky
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USA
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Posted - 10/03/2005 :  10:42:40   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
I'm just surprised they didn't just go ahead and name the planet rock Lucy and the moon Lawless.

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
Edited by - Ricky on 10/03/2005 10:43:34
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Siberia
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Brazil
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Posted - 10/03/2005 :  10:43:50   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Siberia's Homepage  Send Siberia an AOL message  Send Siberia a Yahoo! Message Send Siberia a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

I'm just surprised they didn't just go ahead and name the planetrock Lucy and the moon Lawless.


Lucy Lawless is no fun. Xena is.

"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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BigPapaSmurf
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3192 Posts

Posted - 10/03/2005 :  12:02:10   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send BigPapaSmurf a Private Message
I became a lucy lawless fan after her nipple inducing national anthem for my detroit redwings.

"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History

"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini
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Dr. Mabuse
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Sweden
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Posted - 10/03/2005 :  13:46:09   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
Anyways, they named the big rock (coughs) Xena and the newly discovered moon? You guessed it - Gabrielle.

http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/optics/staff/mvandam/gabrielle



That Rocks, Major League ! ! !


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NubiWan
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USA
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Posted - 10/05/2005 :  09:02:16   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send NubiWan a Private Message
Uh.., so whats the problem?

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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 10/05/2005 :  10:11:31   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send BigPapaSmurf a Private Message
Apparently that I am complaing to geeks about geeks.

And yes this geek knows what a real geek is.

"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History

"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini
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Siberia
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Brazil
2322 Posts

Posted - 10/05/2005 :  10:40:26   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Siberia's Homepage  Send Siberia an AOL message  Send Siberia a Yahoo! Message Send Siberia a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf

Apparently that I am complaing to geeks about geeks.

And yes this geek knows what a real geek is.


... or do you?

"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Valiant Dancer
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USA
4826 Posts

Posted - 10/05/2005 :  11:47:45   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf

Apparently that I am complaing to geeks about geeks.

And yes this geek knows what a real geek is.



Some of us have embraced out inner geek, thanks.

(The new kind, not the real kind.)


Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils

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