bending_sickle | Terribly disappointed over floating rocks

Words cannot express how disappointed I am at the astronomers that let slip through their fingers the chance of giving us a solar system just stacked with planets* and instead actaully took one away. Planet-thiefs. Pffth.

Now, if only I had a "bitch, please" icon...

I just realized Mercury is now the smallest planet. Poor sucker.

Pluto defends itself.

nicodemusrat also comments.

And

ladyvoldything gives us my very favorite mnemonic: My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Ninjas. But, you say, you want such mnemonics on a shirt? Have at you!

This is what really happened to get Pluto off the list.

And this is an Eric Idle music site for your giggle-enjoyment.

Also,

metaquotes brings you the news via

misia regarding "the much-talked-about sexist Forbes article many folks have been referencing today...the one about how men shouldn't marry "career women" because then they run a higher risk of facing "rocky" marriages... "

* One of which would be called Xena, and nothing else.