pluto-cracy
2006-09-08 17:12:14.556231+02 by
Dan Lyke
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Okay, everyone else has been pointing to it, so should I: California HR 36 Assembly House Resolution: Relative to Pluto's planetary status. Among other things:
WHEREAS, The deletion of Pluto as a planet is a hasty,
ill-considered scientific heresy similar to questioning the
Copernican theory, drawing maps of a round world, and proving the
existence of the time and space continuum; and
WHEREAS, The downgrading of Pluto reduces the number of planets
available for legislative leaders to hide redistricting
legislation and other inconvenient political reform measures; and
Worth reading. Thanks to Brainwagon (entry here) and More Like This (entry here).
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#Comment Re: made: 2006-09-08 17:40:18.352968+02 by:
Larry Burton
I just hate it that all those astrological charts will have to be redone and no telling who all's fate was just changed by the deletion of Pluto as a planet.
#Comment Re: made: 2006-09-08 21:42:04.330988+02 by:
petronius
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Maybe they could add a codocil that declares the value of pi to be 3.2.
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