The Google doodle celebrating Copernicus made me think of planetary mnemonics.

[redqueen]

I guess there are new ones now, since Pluto was determined not to be a planet.

I learned My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies.

Which one did you learn?

[fizzgig]

1. my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas

[redqueen]

3. I suppose it'll have to be nachos now...

[Angry Dragon]

2. In my universe Pluto will always be a planet

Never had one

[redqueen]

5. Get with the times, grandpa.

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[Arkansas Granny]

4. I don't recall learning any regarding the planet.

BTW, I only see 7 planets in the doodle. Did we lose another one?

[redqueen]

6. I've been wondering that myself.

I figured the artist was being picky about how they wanted it to look. Prettiness over scientific accuracy kinda thing.

[RudynJack]

12. Nope

Neptune wasn't discovered until 1846. It was the first planet found by prediction, not observation.

[redqueen]

13. Excellent.

Thank you.

[RudynJack]

14. Yup! Copernicus is still cool.

Thanks for bringing up the doodle - I hadn't seen it.

[Bucky]

7. Maureen's Vagina Eclipsed My Juggling Stunt Under the Nickelodeon

It's like it tells a whole story, minus the details. I can actually see this happening.

[lastlib]

8. I just learned the planets.....

....then I didn't have to mess with any mnemonics.

[redqueen]

9. How old were you?

I think the mnemonics stuff about the planets is from kids' books about space. Aimed at ages 4-6.

A&P stuff is of course for college kids. I'm sure a few of them might just learn it, too.

[lastlib]

11. probably about five--knew 'em all before I was in first grade.

It was right at the time of John Glenn's Mercury flight, and I got into the space stuff pretty heavily.

[MrScorpio]

10. Mnemonics: Your Dear, Dear Friend

[RILib]

15. Man very early made jugs stand up nicely period