[meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet

From: Sterling K. Webb <kelly_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 4 18:47:58 2005
Message-ID: <42F29AFB.DD58B0BA_at_bhil.com>

Hi,

    This makes a lot of sense. It would appear that the cartoon dog was probably named FOR the planet, as this name
would have been in the news at the time -- the discovery of the planet was a sensation everybody talked about! Walt
was just cashing in on the free publicity. Just like him.

Sterling
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Darren Garrison wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:39:49 -0500, AL Mitterling <almitt_at_kconline.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi Tom and all,
> >
> >In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
> >a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and having
> >something to do with the afterlife. I'm not sure if the Dog Pluto was
> >well know or even around at that time in 1930. This is a misconception
> >by many.
> >
>
> http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC040725/disneycharacters.htm
>
> "Pluto the dog made his first appearance as a bloodhound in 1930. Later that year he starred as
> Minnie???s dog Rover in ???The Picnic???, and finally became Mickey???s dog Pluto in ???The Moose Hunt???. There
> were 48 Pluto cartoons, and he also appeared in many others with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Pluto
> is an actual dog, with no ability to speak or stand upright"
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