return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoAstronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranusgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down16cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sespace@lemmy.world
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkAstronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranusgizmodo.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sespace@lemmy.world
minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81arrow-down1·11 hours agoI’m not a 12 yo boy, I’m not a 12 yo boy, I’m not a 12 yo boy
minus-squareHexesofVexes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 hours agoDon’t worry, the scientific community is working on getting it renamed to solve exactly this problem. It’s going to be called “urectum”.
minus-squareDharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours agoI’m a genuine proponent of renaming Uranus to “Caelus.” It’s the only planet (save earth) not named for a Roman god. It’s named for a Greek god, and completely breaks the naming convention. Funny word play aside, I’d like to see it renamed Caelus.
minus-squarecolderr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoCaelus would fit perfectly in our solar system.
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 hours agoRelax friend. You are safe. That was a long time ago and Father McCoy is not around anymore.
minus-squareIamsqueegee@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 hours agopfft BWA-HAHAHAHHHAA
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-29 hours agoNone of us are (hopefully). Doesn’t make the joke any less funny to our 12 year old senses of humour.
I’m not a 12 yo boy, I’m not a 12 yo boy, I’m not a 12 yo boy
Don’t worry, the scientific community is working on getting it renamed to solve exactly this problem.
It’s going to be called “urectum”.
I’m a genuine proponent of renaming Uranus to “Caelus.” It’s the only planet (save earth) not named for a Roman god. It’s named for a Greek god, and completely breaks the naming convention. Funny word play aside, I’d like to see it renamed Caelus.
Caelus would fit perfectly in our solar system.
Rectum? Damn near killed em!
Relax friend. You are safe. That was a long time ago and Father McCoy is not around anymore.
pfft BWA-HAHAHAHHHAA
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None of us are (hopefully). Doesn’t make the joke any less funny to our 12 year old senses of humour.