Hatrack River Forum: Xena and Gabrielle... and Buffy vs the SpaceVampires

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Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

...are now part of our shared mythology.

[ December 16, 2005, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

Bother. I just posted this in the space-related thread.

Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

That's cool. Makes it easier to find, later.
Just thought that this was generally interesting even for folks who don't read the sci/tech-related threads.

And somehow Xena and Gabrielle seem to be more apt as names than anything that I would expect the InternationalAstronomicalUnion to come up with, or approve.

I propose we ignore the IAU and use these names, until the IAU gives it up as a hopeless battle.
It worked for the 2000 Millenium [Smile]

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

quote:
"Having a moon is just inherently cool - and it is something that most self-respecting planets have, so it is good to see that this one does, too."

*snort*

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

In my experience, planets acquire a lot of moon as compensation. A good rule of thumb is that that confidence is inversely porportional to the number of moons the planet has.

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Darn, mackillian beat me to it!

quote:
"Having a moon is just inherently cool - and it is something that most self-respecting planets have, so it is good to see that this one does, too."

Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :

Fantastic!

My son is obsessed with news of 2003 UB313 (now Xena), and gets into debates with adults about the existence of a tenth planet. Now I can arm his debate with the name "Xena" and now--a moon!

Also, I didn't realize that Xena was bigger than Pluto. Thanks for the link!

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Hurrah! I do believe that this is our first lesbian planet/moon couple.

I hope that they will be very happy together.

Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

Yep, Buffy is still an oddball.

Posted by Tarrsk (Member # 332) on :

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Yep, Buffy is still an oddball.

In every generation, there is a chosen Kuiper Belt Object. She alone will stand against the normal understanding of gravity and distant orbital motion. She is the Oddball.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Hey, speaking of Hercules and Xena, I saw Callisto on Seventh Heaven last night!

She is so pretty, and her character on that show is so sweet, but I thought, "What an evil witch!"

I do not watch that show enough to know her character's name, but it made me realize how much a character can get branded in your mind as a certain type.

Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :

Ya know, just the fact that respected astronomers are naming objects after sci-fi/fantasy characters just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

Just knowing that there are (debately)planets named Xena and Buffy is one of the best Christmas presents I could have recieved.

Thanks for making my day complete.

Posted by jennabean (Member # 8590) on :

AAAAIIIIIIEEEEEYEYEYYEYEYEYEEYE

That's really all that comes to mind when I see "Xena".