Only if you have the time ...

I have found one of the funniest things I have ever read on the internet today. Of course I only say that because I think that it sounds exactly like something that I would write myself ... So What! I AM conceited! ( for what reason I don't know, but that should not convince me to hide my character flaw - maybe even a cardinal sin (?). Must I dig out the old bible I put on the shelf -- or would that be Dante's Inferno that enumerates the cardinal sins? Obviously, I have more questions than answers). Anyway ... while perusing the Hufffinton "blog" website I found a link about the discovery of a new planet ... 9000 light-years away ... than I read the funny post reply (last reply in reponse to the first)... see for yourself ... I am still laughing: You probably won't even have a short, sharp exhale; To each his own.

"Super-Earth" Found Orbiting Star 9,000 Light-Years Away...

Reuters | Posted March 13, 2006 09:46 PM

A cold, heavy "super-Earth" has been found orbiting a distant star, using a method that holds promise for detecting faraway planets that closely resemble our own, astronomers said on Monday.

The planet weighs 13 times as much as Earth and is orbiting a star about 9,000 light-years away. But instead of circling close to its star, as Earth does, this "super-Earth" is about as distant from its star as Jupiter and Saturn are from the Sun.


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Posted Comments :

I propose that it be named Ronald Reagan in honor of the greatest American President who the world owes a debt of honor for single handedly defeating communism.

Posted by: fitzmas on March 13, 2006 at 10:39pm
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I propose that Ronald Reagan be dug up and paraded around New Orleans like a puppet on a stick, then set aflame by a survivor of the Iran hostage crisis.

But seriously: This new planet could have oil...and it MAY be developing nukes. So I propose we float a UN resolution to authorize military attack. Then, when the resolution fails, we should attack anyway. Us...or Israel.

New planets are scary.

Posted by: Rotwang on March 13, 2006 at 10:50pm