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The Hubble telescope has spotted an ice moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake. Makemake (pronounced mar-kee mar-kee) is 1400 kilometres in diameter and is the second brightest dwarf planet behind Pluto. It resides in the Kuiper Belt and is one of five dwarf planets to be recognised by the International Astronomical Union. It …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    mar-kee mar-kee or mah-kay mah-kay?

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    1. DropBear
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      Trollface

      It's a silent "r". Only pronounced but not written...

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      1. Pascal Monett Silver badge
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        Silent means written but not pronounced.

        If it's pronounced but not written, that should make it a ghost "r".

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        1. Anonymous Coward
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          A "ghost 'r'" ? So like the one in "Blackbead"? er, wait...

          Maybe they should leave the second "e" off, then it would be full of good vibrations.

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        2. Captain DaFt
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          -If it's pronounced but not written, that should make it a ghost "r".-

          So Makemake is inhabited by pirate ghosts?

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          1. Pirate Dave Silver badge
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            Pirate

            "So Makemake is inhabited by pirate ghosts?"

            Yes, they are hiding there in fear of the ghost Ninjas. :(

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      2. Mpeler
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        Lazy linguists?

        Ahhh, those lazy astro-linguists, always sitting on their 'r' 's...

        Need "AManFromRs" or perhaps a Kardashian or two for an icon...

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    2. Fullbeem
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      Maybe better if said with a scouse accent

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  2. hplasm
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    MK2?

    How about Makemakemake?

    (oi oi oi!) /sorry

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  3. Voland's right hand Silver badge
    Joke

    Shouldn't it be

    make -j 2

    ???

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Shouldn't it be

      Next: "Gradle Gradle"

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      1. stucs201
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        Re: Shouldn't it be

        No, it should be Moony McMoonFace...

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  4. maffski

    If it's a moon it must be smaller. So how about demimake?

    Or, as the less auspicious cousin to the creativity of Makemake, 'Flatpack'

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    Shurely: minimake. Mwah hah hah...

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  6. Steve Graham

    "mar-kee mar-kee" if you are a poncey southerner who can't pronounce the letter "r".

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  7. kryptonaut

    Dwarf planet

    The celestial orb Makemake

    Has a moon, and a climate most parky.

    But the experts advise

    That in spite of its size

    It's a dwarf in the planets hierarchy.

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  8. defiler

    They called a planet Marky Mark?

    'nuff said.

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    1. Roj Blake Silver badge
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      Re: They called a planet Marky Mark?

      Clearly the moon should be called Funky Bunch

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  9. Robert Moore

    That's not a moon...

    It's a space station!

    See also: I have a bad feeling about this.

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