The mind is reeling. The first "TMI" came in my email from another dear chat room buddy. With only a few mouse clicks we could take the same "News IQ" the Pew People just did. Mr. T. and I combined our talents and ended up with a perfect 12 out of 12 points. He didn't know the stock market question and I didn't have a clue who succeeded Greenspan as The Real Ruler of the Free World. We cancelled each other out. But in the process we discovered that the question most people knew--84% of the people polled--was that Oprah Winfrey was campaigning for B. Hussein Obama! How is this possible???
Right on the heels of this shocking piece of news about the news came the story of the new planet's name. It wasn't enough that Pluto--whose very name engenders wholesome fun and laughter--was kicked out of the planet line-up. NO! This new wanna-be planette has been named Makemake. What kind of name is that? A reject from a Doublemint commercial? Doesn't the verb 'make' require some sort of object? MAKE WHAT? Make dumb? Make twice?
The runner up name was Easterbunny! Good grief! Are adults making up these names? The choices were between Makemake and Easterbunny? It is time to pack a few things in a small carry-on and quietly slip away.
Right on the heels of this shocking piece of news about the news came the story of the new planet's name. It wasn't enough that Pluto--whose very name engenders wholesome fun and laughter--was kicked out of the planet line-up. NO! This new wanna-be planette has been named Makemake. What kind of name is that? A reject from a Doublemint commercial? Doesn't the verb 'make' require some sort of object? MAKE WHAT? Make dumb? Make twice?
The runner up name was Easterbunny! Good grief! Are adults making up these names? The choices were between Makemake and Easterbunny? It is time to pack a few things in a small carry-on and quietly slip away.
1 comment:
I love your use of "planette" to define a small planet. Way to go! I agree -- MakeMake is a stupid name. They should name planets after cool dead white men astronomers like Copernicus, Galileo, etc.
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