Call them DOLPHINS (not dwarf planets )

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The discussion advocates for renaming dwarf planets as "Dolphins," drawing a whimsical connection to Neptune and its mythological associations with dolphins. Pluto is suggested as the first Dolphin, with Sedna and Xena also classified as newly discovered Dolphins. Participants humorously debate the specific type of dolphin to use, while others propose alternative names like "plutonians." The conversation highlights a desire for consistency in naming celestial bodies, similar to how gas giants are referred to as jovians. Overall, the thread emphasizes creativity in astronomical nomenclature.
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Call them DOLPHINS (not "dwarf planets")

they are out beyond and around Neptune
and old paintings of the god Neptune often have dolphins cavorting around.
so call them Dolphins
and that makes Pluto the first Dolphin to be discovered
and Sedna and Xena are recently discovered Dolphins


other suggestions?
 
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Would they be bottle-nosed or northern rightwhale? Okay, let the International Marine Taxonomy Society decide on that one!
 
What's the water-speed velocity of an unladen dolphin?
 
I prefer 'plutonians' myself

as in " the Gqral'tak'k Horde has positioned void-fighter bases on three of the Damodrind system's outer plutonians " (^ o ^)

we already call gas giants jovians- why not keep it consistant?
 
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