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George Takei Now an Asteroid

Posted by samzenpus on from the lock-phasers-on-gimmick dept.

ineedbettername writes "In recent news, the International Astronomic Union has decided to rename the asteroid "1994 GT9" to 7307 Takei in honor of George Takei, the actor who played Sulu in Star Trek. He now joins the ranks of other famous sci-fi figures in space, such as 4659 Roddenberry, 68410 Nichols, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov."

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  1. An asteroid? by geminidomino · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey may be getting a little soft in the middle, but come on... that's overstating things a bit.

    1. Re:An asteroid? by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 2, Funny

      ASS-teroid
      No, scientists renamed that object to end that stupid joke once and for all. It is now a Rectum-teroid.
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  2. Loaded headline by edwardpickman · · Score: 3, Funny

    To keep things organized please post all gay jokes under this posting. Thank you for your cooperation.

    1. Re:Loaded headline by heinousjay · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why? Is the asteroid gay?

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    2. Re:Loaded headline by halivar · · Score: 3, Funny

      You must be new h--

      Nice UID.

    3. Re:Loaded headline by danlock4 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Does that make me a bad person? Of course not. The human mind is naturally (to some extent) and culturally trained to find such juxtaposition (the side-by-side placement of both interpretations of that thought) humorous.

      "[...]humour frequently contains an unexpected, often sudden, shift in perspective." --(Humor on Wikipedia)

      Additionally, the pun in the common comical usage of "Uranus" is evident, making it a lot of us English-speakers laugh, regardless of the level of our respect for Mr. George Takei.

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    4. Re:Loaded headline by gihan_ripper · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Takei's hilarious response to NBA player Tim Hardaway's homophobic comments. The video is available on YouTube.

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  3. I Have Decided To Reciprocate... by patio11 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and name a rock in my backyard after him. Now he has his name applied to two hithertofore anonymous rocks which he will never see.

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  4. Big Star Trek Fan...but.. by teebob21 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I never knew Gene Roddenberry's first name was really 4659. "Gene" must be a stage name.

    Plus, I'm not sure who this Nichols cat is, but Issac Asimov; I know. Now there's a sci-fi guy who's not afraid to use his real name!

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  5. What's next... by Neitokun · · Score: 2, Funny

    Renaming a quasar CowboyNeil?

    1. Re:What's next... by SolitaryMan · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think CowboyNeal deserves to have a black hole named after him.

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    2. Re:What's next... by caluml · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think CowboyNeal deserves to have a black hole named after him. G0-AT-5E?
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  6. And thus begins the jealousy tantrum by davmoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet Shatner is pissed over this one.

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    1. Re:And thus begins the jealousy tantrum by owlnation · · Score: 4, Funny

      SSSSuuuuuUUULLLLLuuuu!!!!

  7. Oh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    my.

  8. Just in time for Halloween by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "All I got was a rock."

  9. First Uranus joke ... by weighn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why? Is the asteroid gay? Depends if Takei will crash into Uranus.
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    1. Re:First Uranus joke ... by clickclickdrone · · Score: 4, Funny

      >Depends if Takei will crash into Uranus.
      It's the dark matter you have to be wary of.

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    2. Re:First Uranus joke ... by kooky45 · · Score: 3, Funny

      While he's at Uranus he could pick off a few Klingons.

    3. Re:First Uranus joke ... by lbmouse · · Score: 4, Funny

      Professor: "I'm sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all."
      Fry: "Oh. What's it called now?"
      Professor: "Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you."

  10. Re:That's nothing by e9th · · Score: 2, Funny

    So the Strugackis are now the 3054 brothers?

  11. Sulu? Who's Sulu? by aeschenkarnos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh! You mean Hiro Nakamura's dad! :)

    1. Re:Sulu? Who's Sulu? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yup. Check out his license plate

  12. Re:In Russia... by zrobotics · · Score: 1, Funny

    Geez....It's in Soviet Russia, r-tard.

    C'mon, get your /. memes right. It's only been around for, what, 3 years?

  13. A small request by dkleinsc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please do not plot an intercept course with Earth. Or any Earth space equipment for that matter.

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  14. Wil Wheaton by n3tcat · · Score: 3, Funny

    So when does Wil Wheaton get his own asteroid?

    1. Re:Wil Wheaton by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

      So when does Wil Wheaton get his own asteroid?

      After Jar Jar Binks does. It'll be the one that wipes out humanity and lets cockroaches take over.

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    2. Re:Wil Wheaton by aztektum · · Score: 3, Funny

      It will be the one that is on an impact course with Earth. Named something like 45344 CRUSHER

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  15. who didn't start their own religion .. by rs232 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "To keep things organized please post all gay jokes under this posting. Thank you for your cooperation"

    'He now joins the ranks of other famous sci-fi figures in space, such as 4659 Roddenberry, 68410 Nichols, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov '

    At least they didn't try and start their own religion ..

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