To still find Uranus funny at age 47?

[Snooks1971]

Yes I'm puerile, and old enough to know better . DD in Yr5 has been studying the solar system this term and I seem to relish any occasion when I can say: "DH look at Uranus, it's amazing" etc
DH says it was funny the first time but he still smirks.
DS13 thinks it's funny (he would) but DS11 thinks I'm "silly"
AIBU?

Thanks JustVent

I'm not happy about that, though. Poor old Pluto.

Oh we have much a giggle about DH’s massive telescope as well.

Well, I giggle, DH isn’t the giggling type. He takes astronomy very seriously

What's funny about Uranus being a gas giant?

I can’t help giggling either. I’m teaching the solar system and it’s been a task to remain professional 🤣🤣🤣.

I was at the planetarium once with a friend just us and a little boy with his mum. He obviously knew lots about planets and announced “look how big Uranus is mummy”. OMG I nearly died the mum gave us the dirtiest of looks hahahhaha.

Pluto is still a dwarf planet he has his 4 mates for company so don’t feel too bad 😄

One of the main metro stations in Brussels is called Kunst-Wet. I found that funny every time I went through it (fnar). Uranus is definitely giggle-worthy.

I'm a science teacher and snigger every time I say it. It's even funnier because it's a gassy giant.

Check out Kundt's Tube: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundt's_tube

A class of 6th formers I once had behaved impeccably when I introduced this, despite the grin on my face when I wrote it on the board.

I used to work at a place where one of our overseas suppliers was called Willie Koch.

Can I see Uranus tonight? Always has me sniggering.

No he wasn’t!! 😮

My 4 year old daughter is learning to spell and was playing with a farmyard sounds book.... she then spent the next however long trying to spell cock a doodle doo.

There's a great Uranus gag in one of the Harry Potter books when they're in Divination class - Lavender Brown says she's spotted Uranus on her star chart, Ron shouts over 'Hey Lavender, can I have a look at Uranus?' and Trelawney gives him extra homework

Not my favourite HP innuendo though. That is when Ollivander checks the wands before the Triwizard Tournament and asks Cedric if he takes care of his wand. ' ' " Polished it last night," said Cedric, grinning.'

Sorry for for geeking on your thread OP!

Have you seen this King Thistle?

YANBU

Yadnbu. Dd and I expanded on it when she did space, with lots of comments about whether Uranus mooned or had a ring.

Also the new way can be sniggered at too, just pronounce it urine-us

@SaturnUranus, you heard it here first!

YANBU.

It’s jokes & always will be.

Or not on a quick name search in advanced!

Makes me chuckle like the centurions in Life of Brian in the lispy Caesar scene with his mate Biggus Dickkus!

My DD was watching a tv programme I used to watch when I was a child (Angela Anaconda) the other day, the kids in it were at a science museum and one of the kids said to the museum worker 'can I see the rings around Uranus' cue me sniggering like a little child and my 5 year old looking at me weirdly.

I particularly like when Stephen Fry pronounces it "urine-us" in the audiobook Mythos, almost as if to make it less funny, but instead just moving the emphasis from anus to urine.

YADNBU. Anyone else remember the cricket commentary “ The batsman’s Holding, the Bowler’s Willy”?

I was in the National Gallery with the DC this week, and DS read out a placard about Venus handing over her son "Anus" to Time. AENEAS!!!! I did laugh, Philistine that I am.

Nah, I’m 51 and I still giggle. Rings around Uranus, ‘can I use the telescope to see Uranus? And Mars while I’m at it?’ All these things make me snort.

NOPE.

I still titter at spotted dick pudding (titter)