Bush Commutes Pluto's Sentence

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via Uncertain Principles (hat-tip, Gadi). :-)

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In a move that supporters say shows sensitivity and compassion, President
Bush today commuted the sentence of the planet Pluto, which was demoted to
a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union in August of 2006.
Under the President's new order, Pluto will once more be regarded as a
full-fledged planet, though he left unchanged the part of the decision in
which the astronomical object must share its name with a cartoon dog.

"Pluto's crimes have been well-documented," said the President in a short
statement from the Oval Office, citing in particular the once and future
planet's crossing of Neptune's orbit every couple hundred years. "However,
we feel that having to live in an eccentric orbit in the outer regions of
the solar system is punishment enough. Also, removing Pluto totally screws
up the memory thing we learned: My Very Elegant Mother Just Sat Upon Nine
Porcupines. Heh. That's funny."

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More:
http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2007/07/bush_commutes_plutos_sentence.ph
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- - ferg

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