Zed’s Dead, Baby
And so is Pluto. I am now raising money for an international rescue mission. It seems that to satisfy the new International Astronomical Union planetary qualification rules, a planet must clear the surrounding space, which Pluto has failed to do. It’s orbited by all sorts of rubble. So here is my proposal:
- Raise enough money to get on a space shuttle launch. I’m sure China will chip in if I ask them nicely.
- Strap a bobcat to the shuttle.
- Once in orbit, drive the bobcat to Pluto, and bulldoze all the rubble, including Nix and Hydra, into a pile.
- Dump the pile of rubbish on Pluto.
- Go home, have a celebratory Martini.
- Call the IAU and tell them that Pluto now qualifies!
So come on fellow sky-watchers. Chip in today and help save the underdog planet!
August 25, 2006 12:39 pm 
By RisingSunofNihon
, August 25, 2006 @ 2:18 pm
Ha, nice proposal! I can’t get on board with you though. I think the astronomer committee (or whatever they’re called) made the right decision. I don’t think Pluto should have ever been a planet in the first place.
By RisingSunofNihon
, August 25, 2006 @ 2:21 pm
Doh! Sorry for the double post. Delete one, please…
By joel
, August 25, 2006 @ 2:48 pm
yeah, the comment page has been a bit weird today stu!
By sarah
, August 27, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
Dumping crap on Pluto… would that really help? if Pluto’s gravitational pull isn’t enough I really doubt dumping a heap of trash on it will help. Instead how about we hollow it out and fill it with a really dense substance like led? Or even better we could fill it with McDonalds “sausage” McMuffins… Well they seem to be far to dense to digest, so why not (haven you ever gone home from a night on the town and eaten a few and they have sat in you tummy like led for DAYS… YUKO)
Finally we can put Maccas to a good cause!!!! Hurrah