My Very Earnest Mother Just Served Us Nine (Dwarf) Pickles
Oh yeah, and if you want to keep Pluto then you need to throw in Ceres and Eris which turned from big chunks o’ rock to dwarf planets, but that just screws with the mnemonic(I think Makemake and Haumea might be in there too). Can you imagine that?
M V E M C J S U N P H M E (try learning that in third grade)
If someone can come up with something to fit that, then more power too you.
Pluto got dragged down on August 24, 2006 and at the same time a whole bunch of asteroids were pulled up with its fallen remains so they all kind of balanced out a step below planet status.
Quick Funny Story about Pluto: Its other names could have been Minerva, Cronus, and Pluto. Coincidentally Pluto was the name of a Laxative Water in 1922 which made them think twice about it. Luckily the idea was submitted via telegram from a 11-year old girl which basically made it a shoe-in.
The annoying and funny bit is that apparently(positively dripping with sarcasm) the IAU a.k.a. the International Astronomical Union a.k.a. the Spanish Inquisition (didn’t expect that did ya’?) claims that dwarf planets are not planets. So essentially the IAU has a beef with the english language while its eviscerating Pluto. Seems kinda clear to me that if “PLANET” is in the phrase dwarf planet then it would make sense that its a planet, even if its a bit lacking in certain important categories.
All I’m saying is now that we have a line drawn in the sand(which is rapidly turning to concrete) but the phrases keep flip-flopping so a little additional clarity and a bit more of a robust name might be just what Pluto needs, I think someone once suggested Plutoids would be a good name. I happen to agree, if you find it necessary to cut the legs out from under the best planet around (yes, I said it) then there better be some serious compensation, like a yearly stipend and a wing of the solar system named after you.
