Talk:Uranus

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Aside from a billion preschool-level jokes, any reason to have this? Тyeh? 23:59, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

'Cause every other planet has an article. P-FosterCan't we talk about this, baby?Moderator 00:00, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
... Тycommunications wire 00:02, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, the planet is rather boring. Some of its unusual properties though do attract cranks, such as creationists ([http://creationwiki.org/Uranus Uranus article in CreationWiki) and Electric Universe proponents. (Though I'm not sure about the latter. I have some vague memories.)--ZooGuard (talk) 06:08, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
The comments to this article are amusing and give some more possible material. Apparently, Zecharia Sitchin also used Uranus as a prop.--ZooGuard (talk) 06:57, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Nobody is getting at you Anonymous user, if you click the edit button you'll find out what's happening. Proxima Centauri (talk) 08:25, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Oh my, PC, you finally found that trick! ħumanUser talk:Human 11:51, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
Notice the second cloaked comment. Тyrant 16:59, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Notice the article history. :) I tried to put the indent colons inside the comment, then reconsidered, then forgot to put the comment tag back in place.--ZooGuard (talk) 17:03, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Ach. Tyfacepalm.jpg ТyYes? 17:08, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Me, you, or both? :)--ZooGuard (talk) 17:17, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Both. :) ТyYAUA 17:37, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Actually, the jokes aren't preschool, generally, preschoolers might not recognise "anus." Researching this terribly important issue, I came across an authoritative article on the topic of the pronunciation of your anus. Uh, I mean urinous. Damn! URANUS. What was in our article was dead incorrect. Both pronunciations are correct, at least according to Webster's. I have not researched the eat-em-ology, like, how did this mess start? Betcha Wikipedia doesn't have the straight poop on this. Uh, maybe I should check.
  • Turns out that the name of the Roman god is etymologically connected with "urine." At least according to the Wikipedia article. Looking into that, it's not sourced, it is apparently synthesis by an editor. Reasonable, though. --Abd (talk) 02:43, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

I seem to recall the first timer I heard "Yoorinous" being when it became the choice for newscasters when -- was it Voyager? -- one of the Solar System missions, anyway, flew past... Theory of Practice Still tryin' to figure it all out. 02:48, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, Voyager, probably. The giggles would have dented the national economy if the newscasters had said that "Voyager just flew past ur anus." Orly? How did I miss that? "Urinous" is not such a common word, and if they said "the planet Urinous" it would very likely not be noticed. --Abd (talk) 02:59, 25 October 2012 (UTC)


As if changing the accent really changes anything. Photograph, photography, photographic. Such is the nature of English. Lemme guess. The person who named the planet wasn't English-speaking. Got me thinking if the names of the other planets, or the variations in their languages, sounds like something funny.Civic CatTalk to Civic Cat 00:08, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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