"Thoughtlessly"? What, did they decide to rename Earth, too, to something beginning with the letter "T"?
I was discussing this last night with my wife, and I noted that I never used a mnemonic to learn the names of the planets. I just sung along to Schoolhouse Rock's "Interplanet Janet" in my head.
"Terra" as in the GWOTerra. That one's going to be ugly.
I'm confused by "Better" in your post title -- does Venus have an alternat appelation? Also -- a very nice feature of DEditrix's two acronyms is that they have an Asteroid belt -- we gotta get a "K" in at the end now somehow.
I've never before seen one that include an A for the asteroid belt.
From BoingBoing (although these are all far too relevant, it's much better to talk about Mel Gibson):
My! Very educated morons just screwed up numerous planetariums
Many Very Earnest Men Just Snubbed Unfortunate Ninth Planet
My vision, erased. Mercy! Just some underachiever now (as spoken by Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh)
Most vexing experience, mother just served us nothing!
1 - Like I fact check my posts.
We have a creative bunch. I'm sure we can rock the mneumonics.
Many Very Enterprising Madmen Just Suppressed Underdog Ninth Planet. (Those fuckers.)
But there are no planets starting with F, Y, or C, so you can't work "Fuck You, Clown" into any of the mnemonics. Maybe if you have a really good thesaurus.
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My verse encompasses many jokes: screw u 'n' Pierrot.
As LB said, T = Terra. The original mnemonic was from a Heinlein story, as I recall. [Have Spacesuit, Will Travel?]
"Fuck you, clown" may not work, but, in keeping with my previous theme, "Many Very Terrifying Manic Aliens Just Scanned Unfogged Now" does.
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My Very Enormous Meat Just Swelled Up Nicely.
Mary very energetically made jelly; scented unguents; nutria.
w-lfs-n, don't be silly - Mary couldn't have "made" an "aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur". She could, however, have made nougat.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
18 -- see 17. Mary could certainly have made knishes containing nutria meat -- it would indeed be a boldly decisive step in culinary science.
(And nougat knishes would suck.)
Indeed, I meant "made" in the sense of "prepared as for consumption".
22 - That's even worse. Rodents, unlike lagomorphs, taste dreadful, no matter how much unguent and jelly one puts in them.
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in them = on them.
Never stuff a nutria.
Manga = monster.
Also -- a very nice feature of DEditrix's two acronyms is that they have an Asteroid belt -- we gotta get a "K" in at the end now somehow.
Mel Very Thoughtlessly Made A Jewish Slur. Unwanted Now, Klan-Boy.
Mustachioed Vixens Erratically Marketed a Jeweled Scepter Useless for Nude Kickball.
The "F" between Uranus and Neptune stands for "former location of Oort Cloud".
Marbled Venison—Eat Meat Au Jus—Sirlion's Undercooked—Fish? Never, Kate!
Yeah, me too. Teach me unthinkingly to imitate those above me.
30 does not work as a planetary acronym. Is it content?
Rodents, unlike lagomorphs, taste dreadful
The Peruvians beg to differ.
33: Apo, what do you expect from a country that has purple potatoes? Next it will be llama steaks and from that only a short hop to lama sandwiches. Deli lama.
Speaking of Asia, fried crickets are yummier and more crunchy. And not cute and furry before they are cooked.
Kuiper (plus I think we can have an optional B for Belt).
36 - or even "KBO" for Kuiper belt objects
38: Mel Very Thoughtlessly Made A Jewish Slur. Unwanted Now, Klanboy. Bugger Off!
My Very Emaciated Mother Just Shot Up Narcotics.
SB, if you're not going to be using your ridgeplate, could I borrow it for a little while?
The Peruvians beg to differ.
One of the best Travel Channel moments I've seen was when our intrepid host was in Peru, was offered a bite of a whole fried guinea pig and said, in the international language of head shakes and facial expressions, "No fucking way."
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When I was in high school I spent summers working on a research farm involved in an effort to cross-breed the purple Peruvian potatoes with American/European varieties to raise their resistance to a potato blight threatening Peru at the time. Those potatoes are delicious.
fried crickets are yummier and more crunchy
I don't have many food rules, but don't chew exoskeleton is one of them.
Oh, you're missing out, apo. At least, the fried shrimp heads you can get at sushi places are delicious.
48: Although that may just be another instance of the Escargot Principle, i.e., anything tastes good if cooked in enough fat.
That and salt. I used to go to places that had crispy locusts fried with soy sauce -- Japanese bar snack, basically -- and they were delish. Their little feetsies did tend to get stuck in one's teeth, though.
I don't have many food rules, but don't chew exoskeleton is one of them.
What if the pot-crapping wine-emitting bacon-shedding Nastassia Kinski asked you to, just for her?
You know, I have tried and tried, and I'm just not a fan of the soft-shelled crab. I realize this is totally my problem, but there it is.
The first few times I ate soft-shelled crab, I peeled them. (Which is not easy). As you can guess, I was not raised well-cultured. Finally someone pointed out my error, and although I was skeeved at first, they're actually really good.
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Reads like spam, tastes like mmm delicious.
No soft shell crab?
No exoskeleton.
56 is unclear to me. Are you saying softshell crabs have no exoskeleton? Or just that you won't eat softshell crabs because they fall within your no exoskeleton rule?
Technically they do have an exoskeleton, it just hasn't hardened up yet.
Also, "No softshellcrab! No exoskeleton!" sounds like a rally chant.
The latter. Though to be honest, I haven't tasted softshell crab in at least 20 years, so it's possible that it may fall in some acceptable gray area.
They're really really really good, if that's a gray area.
45: We use purple potatoes. They make a pleasant jot of colour on a plate. The Kid makes a purple potato salad to die for.
I had purple potatoes for dinner tonight! Yummy and pretty.
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Make veiled threats, make alarming jokes, spend night under key, bawling.
S.O.A.P.:
Many vipers terrorize mighty airship, Jackson saves night, unabashedly killing before offloading.
Also, "No softshellcrab! No exoskeleton!" sounds like a rally chant.
Or a reggæ tune.
Filipino restaurants serve lots of yummy purple pastries but they are made from yam, not potato.
64: The better rule for Filipino food is don't ask, don't tell.
The better rule for Filipino food is don't ask, don't tell.
I'd say that's a good rule for Southeast Asia in general.
62b totally gets my vote.
Shrimp shells/tails are good; apo's on crack.
Believe me, all my crack money is being spent on daycare.