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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (5 children)

We have to rename this thing

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

And miss out on stuff like this?!

Screenshot of news article with headline reading: "Nasa wants to probe deeper into Uranus than ever before

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I disagree. In fact, I think we should rename the other planets so that they have funny names, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I propose Urpeen and Urvag for Mars and Venus respectively (and respectfully)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently we do in the year 2208

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Huh?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guessing it's a reference to Futurama where the professor says they renamed it to urectum.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

100%

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Possible futurama reference, where they rename Uranus to Urectum.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

100% accurate

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

We will!

[–] ILikeBoobies 2 points 1 year ago

Because people mispronounce it?