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Tux Has a Nameless Green Martian Relative

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the why-stop-with-dominating-just-one-world? dept.

Steve VanDevender writes "The Planetary Society sponsored the Mars Microphone on the Mars Polar Lander, and chose a green penguin as its mascot. They're having a contest to name it. I'd be tempted to name it 'Xut' but that's too easy." Any other suggestions? (Not that "Xut" isn't a great one!)

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  1. NASA needs a reminder by mreece · · Score: 4

    How about naming him "Metric"? Without a reminder, NASA might just send him crashing into the planet...

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    Matt Reece
  2. Makes you wonder... by Devout+Capitalist · · Score: 5

    "We hope you are comfortable. We intercepted your probe bound for your neighboring planet, used it to understand your physiology and even gastronomical preferences. Please pull up a block of ice and share a kippered herring." -- Early dialog, First Contact, 2009

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    Profit motivates invention.
  3. Conspiracy by exalted · · Score: 5

    Don't you all see. It's all a conspiracy. 1. Colors Green Martian. Green /. Green is on the upper left quadrant on the Windows Logo. Tux is bluish, blue is on the lower left. What colors remain? Red and Yellow: Communist colors 2. Scheduled Landing Date is 12/3/1999 In dreams, numbers appear upside down. 666 13 51 666 - satan 13 - kernel 2.2.(13) 51 - area 51 Mars, Satan, Aliens, Computers, Area 51 Can it be more obvious that there is some conspiracy going on. Lets name it Sux