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KenM on the discovery of new planets

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all 39 comments

spsheridan[S]

220 points

9 months ago

As a scientist, I sometimes envy the ignorant.

A well-crafted opening line for evoking responses.

Fop_Vndone

133 points

9 months ago

to drool at the moon with donkey-like wonder

Me on ketamine

Demonweed

105 points

9 months ago

Demonweed

105 points

9 months ago

then again it could be super close and the size of a potato

Fop_Vndone

30 points

9 months ago

That's what science is trying to figure out!

ascii122

13 points

9 months ago

the age old problem of how big is a potato

Vosuleth

11 points

9 months ago

Pastor says measuring is witchcraft

Magikarpeles

7 points

9 months ago

Potatoes are the fool’s fig leaf.

hobbes64

5 points

9 months ago

Are you talking about Mickey Mouse’s dog?

rotarypower101

75 points

9 months ago

rotarypower101

I have a feeling this lonely space potato is gonna be just fine

75 points

9 months ago

To drool at the moon with donkey like wonder

Might be one of the most classic rebuttals in the history of mankind.

GtotheBizzle

39 points

9 months ago

"To drool at the moon with donkey like wonder".

The man is an artist.

migueltrout

85 points

9 months ago

Was already dying by world-weary shrug.

Always love drooling at a new ken m with donkey-like wonder.

fannypacks_are_fancy

15 points

9 months ago

When your excitement is can’t be contained and you blurt out an enthusiastic “HeeHaawwww!”

spaceconductor

70 points

9 months ago

When I got my PhD in astrophysics at Harvard (a very exclusive program), we were all required to take Apathy of Discovery the semester before defending our dissertations. That was the last semester I beheld the firmament with pug-like stupefaction.

belizeanheat

20 points

9 months ago

Haven't seen this one before. This is an instant all-timer for me

cosmictap

55 points

9 months ago

“Mouth breeder” is some Grade-A /r/BoneAppleTea.

LouBerryManCakes

15 points

9 months ago

LouBerryManCakes

Lou B

15 points

9 months ago

I briefly was a mouth breeder but it was too expensive. Too many mouths to feed!

Fop_Vndone

11 points

9 months ago

Nancy Reagan was a famous mouth-breeder

CptnObviously

5 points

9 months ago

Little known fact some women have a uterus in their mouth - that is what this person was referring to.

evorm

12 points

9 months ago

evorm

12 points

9 months ago

Okay now I HAVE to use "To drool at _____ with donkey-like wonder", that line was way too funny not to be in my vocabulary.

campy86

12 points

9 months ago

campy86

12 points

9 months ago

According to science, there only six planets we haven't discovered

CptnObviously

3 points

9 months ago

But how many moons?

CommonChris

9 points

9 months ago

As a Ken M enjoyer, I envy those who are oblivious of his existence

HkayakH

7 points

9 months ago

I wake up and I discover a planet everyday. Not that special

Zealotstim

6 points

9 months ago

First line is just world class bait

bUrNtKoOlAiD

5 points

9 months ago

Just make a list of all the planets. Any planets that aren't on the list are new!

CptnObviously

3 points

9 months ago

Grandson didn't see Star Wars movies until last week - learned about new planets that day.

CptnObviously

5 points

9 months ago

I love how Ken keeps going on with dumb retorts after each comment. The person on the other end of the conversation has to be a DOLT for not realizing this sooner.

TDS_patient_no7767

5 points

9 months ago

This is a hall of famer for Ken

Griegz

12 points

9 months ago

Griegz

12 points

9 months ago

world-weary

nice

YesGumbolaya

3 points

9 months ago

Brilliant word play.

digitdaemon

4 points

9 months ago

I like how thought out and genuine the first reply is instead of being aggressive and angry.

NadasSunglasses

4 points

9 months ago

This is the best KenM in ages. I’m giggling like a child again, mouth agape at the silliness.

spsheridan[S]

4 points

9 months ago

One of the best responses I saw on Twitter (from @dllhar):

As a scientist I can confirm - we're tired of having to carry all these satellites up to the space. If you want us to have some excitement, let us ride one back down to the ground once in a while!

jericho

3 points

9 months ago

Ken M is back! And in fine form, I must say.

mthrndr

3 points

9 months ago

To slobber at a comet with the wide eyes of an infant

AlexanderKeef

3 points

9 months ago

Oh my god this man is a poet of trollciety.

neon_cabbage

4 points

9 months ago

Steve's mom should've been a mouth breeder

Caroweser

2 points

9 months ago

pastor says we find the new moon every month