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As if it wasn't bad enough that Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" and then thrown a into a couple of new (pretty much made up) classification as a "trans-Neptunian" object (a celestial object that crosses the orbital path of Neptune). Now, to add insult to injury, Pluto has been stripped of its name, according to the NewScientist.com news service:

Pluto will henceforth be known as minor planet 134340 Pluto, according to a new designation by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.

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My brother-in-law doesn't realize when he calls that we actually DON'T have an answering machine at home, but instead, we have voicemail.


Listen Now:

So, while he's calling out ma to answer the phone, little does he realize that he's just speaking into a computer somewhere on the internet while his mother continues with her day unaware that her son needs her.