Yep. I think I remember that it was discovered at Percival Lowell observatory- Lowell being the one who predicted that there was another planet to be found, and once one was spotted, they liked the name Pluto because it started with Percival Lowell’s initials PL.
I’m always very surprised when people don’t talk about WHY Pluto was reduced from planetary status. I was being regaled one time by a guy who was seriously ticked off that “THEY would just decide to demote it” … until I explained about the Ecliptic plane and relative orbits. He decided then that he’d “think about it.” Fact is… Pluto’s weird, and it doesn’t do what other planets do nor where they do it, and it’s not significantly bigger than some other junk out in the far reaches of the solar system. …Then, you find out why they called it a planet to begin with… Aaaaand it’s kinda over.
I have set up to draw dog caricatures at events in the local park. There are dog costume contests. Some of the dogs are not best pleased. Of course, others feel that being dressed as fortune tellers with a tiny turban on their heads is their obvious due and are very proud to be the center of attention. They can’t foretell the future for beans, though, turbans notwithstanding.
Hey, Kevin. Your dog’s PJs finally made it into the comics. For everyone else- The punchline of today’s comic is transcribed from life. I carry a notebook in my pocket and this was just too good not to bring home and draw. Cute li’l hairless hypoallergenic dog wearing rubber ducky PJs just don’t pass for a big mean guard dog.
There’s a paraphrased form of a comment that Douglas Adams made, and I love it: “Anything invented before you were born is good and part of the normal order of the universe. Anything invented before you’re twenty is cool and sexy and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re 35 is wrong and must be stopped.”
Today’s comic strip original art will have to be handed over to Kevin Williams, a friend of mine who is more self-aware than the average person, and said the above Frank stuff, in all seriousness, in a regular ol’ conversation. Kevin’s pretty great.
Yep. I think I remember that it was discovered at Percival Lowell observatory- Lowell being the one who predicted that there was another planet to be found, and once one was spotted, they liked the name Pluto because it started with Percival Lowell’s initials PL.