Pluto may have gotten a raw deal from the astronomical pundits because of its asinine demotion to a "dwarf" planet, but the term "plutoed" has won the Word of the Year Award as determined by the American Dialect Society.
The society defined "to pluto" as "to demote or devalue someone or something, as happened to the former planet Pluto when the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union decided Pluto no longer met its definition of a planet."
Way to go Pluto. There are many of us out there still routing for you, god of the underworld and underdog, in the icy abyss of space and we still believe you are a real planet, orbiting the Sun like the rest of us other "planets".
Since its demotion to the "minor leagues" per se, Pluto is getting more media attention than any of the other celestial bodies. Here is a link to what I thought is a very entertaining column by sports writer Frank Deford, using Pluto's demotion to the minor leagues to draw some funny parallels to the sports world. Here is an audio link of the column, which causes some chuckles all by itself.
Thanks to my bro-in-law for the links.
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