In fact, somebody didn't learn from grade school. Ice Giant Missions, an unofficial twitter account, asked people to make suggestions for what to name a probe sent to Uranus.
Really.
They.
Actually did that.
Yes, there were some good suggestions, including Tempest (to keep the Shakespeare theme going) and my favorite, "Bode," after Johann Elert Bode, who named the planet. Tempest appears to be "winning."
But yes there was Rocket McRocketface. There was somebody who went out of their way to make the initials spell K.L.I.N.G.O.N.
And the inevitable butt jokes. Pepper after a song by the Butthole Surfers, Acronyms for RIM and DILATE. Pegasus. Operation Butt Plug.
Think before you tweet people.
Unless, of course, this was their intended result.
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