Re: Justin's latest sig

Jinzo Musume Lime-chan(flampshire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) added

> > >I did a quick count, and assuming we stick to planets and moons (and
> > >not asteroids, comets, etc) there are potentially well over 100 -
> > >Saturn has over 30 moons (although some of them have names that would
> > >choke a horse and would be rejected as mecha names in Gundam)
> >
> > I wouldn't bet on it. Have you heard about the Gouf Ignited
> > yet?
> >
> > There *is* an asteroid named for Leeji Matsumoto, by the way.
>
> I stand corrected - I just checked again. Jupiter has 63, Saturn has
> 50, Uranus has 27 and Neptune has 13 [Mars has 2 and Pluto and Earth
> have 1 each] so that's 157 moons + 8 or 9 planets (Earth doesn't count,
> apprantly)
> I don't think all of them have names but try the following
> Jupiter: Praxidike, Thelxinoe,
> Saturn: Suttungr, Mundilfari, Kiviuq, Thrymr
> Oh, and since the moons of Uranus are named after Shakespearian
> characters, we have Juliet, Rosalind and Puck. [Neptune's include
> Galatea, Triton, Nereid...)

That's a lot of moons.

> Oh, the 10th planet is of course, Mondas. : )

So they've decided on a name for it have they. Sailor 2003UB313 will no
doubt be pleased to have a more memorable name and will be able to say the
famous phrase 'I am not a number!'.


== Peter ==
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"If he has a name, he's not like me...
....I don't have a name ... all I have is a lie."
(Kirika Yumura: Noir)
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