Comments on: My very educated mother just served us nine…nine…nine WHAT? http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/ A first-grader destined for a career as a lawyer, a pre-schooler whose screams can shatter glass, a bouncing baby boy who evaded an IUD, a man who can drink his weight in Natty Light, and a woman who has long since given up caring about the condition of her kitchen floor. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Laurel Kornfeld http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-145247 Laurel Kornfeld Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:42:57 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-145247 Don't be so quick to rewrite any books or songs or worry about what to tell children. This demotion will not stand. What many do not realize is that it was made by four percent of the International Astronomical Union on the last day of a two week conference in a very surreptitious and controversial process. No absentee voting was allowed, and most astronomers who voted were not planetary scientists. Also, as a writer, I specifically note that the claim that a dwarf planet is not a planet at all makes NO linguistic sense. Within days of this decision, 300 professional astronomers, led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, signed a petition saying they will not use the new definition. Stern continues to refer to Pluto as the ninth planet, as do many astronomers and lay people. He also notes that a small group of astronomers "hijacked" the IAU vote and describes the demotion as "sloppy science that would never pass peer review." This controversial demotion is likely to be revisited again at the IAU's next General Assembly in 2009. Meanwhile, there is nothing incorrect about continuing to refer to Pluto as a full-fledged planet. <em>Laurel Kornfeld's last blog post..<a href='http://laurele.livejournal.com/1834.html'>Support for Pluto Continues to Grow</a></em> Don’t be so quick to rewrite any books or songs or worry about what to tell children. This demotion will not stand. What many do not realize is that it was made by four percent of the International Astronomical Union on the last day of a two week conference in a very surreptitious and controversial process. No absentee voting was allowed, and most astronomers who voted were not planetary scientists. Also, as a writer, I specifically note that the claim that a dwarf planet is not a planet at all makes NO linguistic sense. Within days of this decision, 300 professional astronomers, led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto, signed a petition saying they will not use the new definition. Stern continues to refer to Pluto as the ninth planet, as do many astronomers and lay people. He also notes that a small group of astronomers “hijacked” the IAU vote and describes the demotion as “sloppy science that would never pass peer review.” This controversial demotion is likely to be revisited again at the IAU’s next General Assembly in 2009. Meanwhile, there is nothing incorrect about continuing to refer to Pluto as a full-fledged planet.

Laurel Kornfeld’s last blog post..Support for Pluto Continues to Grow

]]> By: Nancy http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6601 Nancy Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:13:27 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6601 What's Disney going to do about that dog character of theirs? Maybe he'll start referring to himself as The Character Formerly Known as Pluto, or adopt some symbol, like ^&^. What’s Disney going to do about that dog character of theirs? Maybe he’ll start referring to himself as The Character Formerly Known as Pluto, or adopt some symbol, like ^&^.

]]> By: krista http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6585 krista Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:04:24 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6585 Nachos. Hmph. I like pizzas WAY better. Nachos. Hmph. I like pizzas WAY better.

]]> By: roo http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6580 roo Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:44:14 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6580 That mnemonic totally rocks. And how often do you get to say that? That mnemonic totally rocks. And how often do you get to say that?

]]> By: Girl con Queso http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6561 Girl con Queso Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:30:23 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6561 My very educated mother just served us nachos. But I like yours way better. My very educated mother just served us nachos. But I like yours way better.

]]> By: Catherine http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6529 Catherine Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:59:07 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6529 Dennis stole my comment!! Dennis stole my comment!!

]]> By: cameo http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6528 cameo Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:32:54 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6528 surprisingly, i have never heard of the very educated mother thing - and neither have my kids. must not be taught in the mid-west. hmmmmm? (oh don't even go there with the kansas thing - we're in missouri, thank you vey much) and as i said on IAI, i now no longer have a ruling planet. what do i do about that? all those scorpio people running around out there with no ruling planet! people better watch the flip out! surprisingly, i have never heard of the very educated mother thing – and neither have my kids. must not be taught in the mid-west. hmmmmm? (oh don’t even go there with the kansas thing – we’re in missouri, thank you vey much)
and as i said on IAI, i now no longer have a ruling planet. what do i do about that? all those scorpio people running around out there with no ruling planet!
people better watch the flip out!

]]> By: dennis http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6526 dennis Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:58:38 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6526 So, scientifically speaking, size really does matter! " ) Poor Pluto... So, scientifically speaking, size really does matter!

” )

Poor Pluto…

]]> By: Brenda http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6522 Brenda Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:28:06 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6522 Well, I think if they have downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet then they must change it's name....say to Dopey, or Sleepy, perhaps Bashful? After all Pluto is a planet name not a dwarf planet name. I am sure the name will be next to go! Well, I think if they have downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet then they must change it’s name….say to Dopey, or Sleepy, perhaps Bashful? After all Pluto is a planet name not a dwarf planet name. I am sure the name will be next to go!

]]> By: andrea http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/comment-page-1/#comment-6517 andrea Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:46:38 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/08/25/my-very-educated-mother-just-served-us-nineninenine-what/#comment-6517 Isn't the more politically correct term "little planet"? At least they left Uranus alone.... (sparking all who hear that statement to say "Hey! Stay away from my anus!") They can't change the Blues Clues planet song. "Uranus spins on its side..." Isn’t the more politically correct term “little planet”?
At least they left Uranus alone…. (sparking all who hear that statement to say “Hey! Stay away from my anus!”)
They can’t change the Blues Clues planet song. “Uranus spins on its side…”

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