Twinkle, twinkle, planetoid
Out so far in the icy void
Rocky core with ice encloaked
Your planethood has been revoked.
Despite the fact you have a moon
Your reputation they impugn.
But take some comfort in their crime --
They'll all be dead in one year's time.*
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*One year on Pluto is 248 Earth years.
thanks scott
October 07, 2006
Ode to Pluto
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I seem to remember hearing that the Disney character Pluto was named after the newly discovered planet. Will he go away, too?
The Washington Post cut out about half the poem--here it is in its entirety:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Planetoid
Twinkle, twinkle, planetoid
Out so far in inky void
Rocky core with ice encloaked
Your planethood has been revoked
The I.A.U. struck a blow
To the cosmic status quo
They're not quite sure of your fate
But it leaves us only eight
Was it that your orbit's tilted
Why you were so rudely jilted?
Could it be your little tryst
With Neptune that's got them pissed?
Despite the fact you have a moon
Your reputation they impugn.
But take some comfort in their crime--
They'll all be dead in one year's time!*
Twinkle, twinkle, far from sun
So long for now, it's been fun
*One year on Pluto is 248 Earth years
much thanks, paul
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