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Old January 29th 04, 01:29 PM
Shawn Grant
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Default GRS System II longitude now 89 degrees

Why is it the Great Red Spot is called System II? Why change a good name?
What is it a bunch of geeks got together at a glasses thickness convention
and said you know the Great Red Spot is not geeky enough lets give it a new
name so we can appear smarter then the rest. Lets see what name should we
call it that will make us appear smarter and more superior then the masses?
One geek pipes in I know what to call it. We should call it the mega Jupiter
storm. Others said no that's to descriptive we won't appear smart if the
name is descriptive. Another pipes in and suggest the big ass salmon colored
oval. No damn it! That is still to descriptive. A third geek speaks up and
this one has glasses that are 5 inches thick and says we will call it system
II. The rest of the geeks were silent for a moment as they contemplated the
name and then the whole convention erupted in cheers and they all agree to
the name. It isn't very descriptive, you have to be in the hobby of amateur
astronomy for at least 10 years before you know what it is and it gives the
geeks the illusion of being smart.

No thanks it is the Great Red Spot to me. I won't use the term System II. I
want people to know what I am saying instead of thinking I am smart and
above them by jabbering crap they can't understand.

Plain talk
Shawn