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Did they really have to give Uranus that symbol?

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  • RyomaNagare, on 05/05/2008, -13/+283I'm sorry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.
    What's it called now?
    Urectum
  • Grantismo, on 05/05/2008, -12/+267Who is "they"?
  • dizturbd2, on 05/05/2008, -3/+184Lol the sun.....now it makes sense why mom always told me not to stare at womens' breast because I would go blind.
  • jaychuck, on 05/05/2008, -1/+166Mercury is the devil.
  • gambit2121, on 05/05/2008, -2/+152the man
  • amanilaenvelope, on 05/05/2008, -6/+129why is the symbol for earth a crosshair? its like we're being targeted by E.T. or something.
  • mescad, on 05/05/2008, -0/+122Yes. Also, the Sun and Moon are now planets too.
  • rivalius13, on 05/05/2008, -13/+131So wait....pluto's a planet again?
  • Maynza, on 05/05/2008, -2/+72Ah yes because "Urine-us" is so much better?
  • RealmDown, on 05/05/2008, -1/+70Redundant.
  • schweeet, on 05/05/2008, -3/+66Matt Damon
  • twertyto, on 05/05/2008, -8/+67http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/uranus

    Click on the speaker children.
  • fatbigeye, on 05/05/2008, -15/+72Uranus lol
  • dizturbd2, on 05/05/2008, -0/+56a female devil, at that.
  • WarezAppz, on 05/05/2008, -5/+58Who 'ARE' "They"?
  • dojonz, on 05/05/2008, -4/+56I killed a man with a trident.
  • alisiacam, on 05/05/2008, -3/+54if men are from mars, and women come from venus, then who [on earth] comes from mercury? witches?
  • lamiaconfitor, on 05/05/2008, -3/+44Welcome to inference class... in this course, we will be studying our environment to draw logical conclusions based on clues from surrounding context!
  • keatonkeaton998, on 05/05/2008, -0/+37LOL, did you guys see the symbol for the moon? It looks like the Moon.
  • timusca, on 05/05/2008, -0/+37Or You're-in-us
  • NaziHatinChimp, on 05/05/2008, -0/+30It's still a planet to me. One love Pluto
  • oxdeltaxo, on 05/05/2008, -1/+30It's designate our home planet, much in the same way x marks the spot.
  • MikeSD34, on 05/05/2008, -0/+28Until they rename it to Urectum.
  • WileyII, on 05/05/2008, -1/+27Mere maturity cannot overtake the fun we get out of pronouncing it the other way.
  • WestonP, on 05/05/2008, -0/+26An ex-girlfriend comes to mind...
  • Maynza, on 05/05/2008, -5/+30Jupiter looks like a kick ass new logo for 24
  • nienhulm, on 05/05/2008, -2/+27Would you like to smell it?
  • inactive, on 05/05/2008, -5/+30You're ***** retarded.
  • lumpking69, on 05/05/2008, -8/+31whats the big ***** deal ?
  • Derfy, on 05/05/2008, -1/+24LEAVE! PLUTO! ALONE!!! *sob sob sob*
  • tidu, on 05/05/2008, -0/+23RIP Pluto
  • Zurahn, on 05/05/2008, -1/+24Acutally, it's both. It only provides one audio pronunciation, but written offers two
    U·ra·nus
    /ˈyʊərənəs, yʊˈreɪ-/
    Pronunciation[yoor-uh-nuhs, yoo-rey-]

    Merriam-Websters provides an audio version for both
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uranus
  • Necho, on 05/05/2008, -0/+22I feel sorry that Uranus has to be the butt of so many jokes.
    /not helping
  • firstpost, on 05/05/2008, -1/+23It's earth with the equator and a meridian
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_symbols
  • rumdrunk, on 05/05/2008, -1/+22and the sun has never been a planet
  • inactive, on 05/05/2008, -0/+19Hillary Clinton
  • novenator, on 05/05/2008, -0/+19Scientist recently discovered 9 dark rings around uranus
  • xTRUMANx, on 05/05/2008, -4/+22Wow, I actually thought it was pronounced 'your anus'. 21 years and I never knew...
  • MarsSentinel, on 05/05/2008, -2/+18I have never even SEEN a man with a trident. How did you find one to kill?
  • solidus636, on 05/05/2008, -4/+19The Patriots.
  • arcooke, on 05/05/2008, -3/+18So much for the education system.
  • RealmDown, on 05/05/2008, -2/+17Uranus
  • kevxross, on 05/05/2008, -1/+16No, but there is a ring of debris around Uranus.
  • thepretext, on 05/05/2008, -3/+16Dojonz, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.
  • friday04, on 05/05/2008, -3/+16Who knew? Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. And the crazy bitches I've dated are from Mercury.
  • sfury, on 05/05/2008, -0/+13whois they
  • inactive, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12Good concept, terrible execution.
  • munkyxtc, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12I only signed up for this course because I want the mat that is included.
  • fxu1989, on 05/05/2008, -1/+13Even if astronomers don't want to acknowledge it, in my heart, Pluto will always be a planet.

    I love you Pluto.
  • mountvale, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12I bet you say that to all the ladies.
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