Cosmic Disturbances: Pluto is no longer a planet
It’s official. Astronomers finally developed a definition of “planet” after centuries without one, and as a result our distant cousin, Pluto gets the ax.
This will cause untold expense as science textbooks are rewritten, solar system mobiles are dismantled and school children everywhere are reprogrammed with new mnemonics:
(Many Very Educated Men Just Stress Un-Necessarily)
Numerous calls to former planet Pluto for comment about its demotion went unreturned.
Now astronomers can get back to their real work - finding a way for humans to escape to Mars before global warming and George Bush destroy Earth.
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