Can You Remember The Planets?

For decades, schoolkids have memorized the names of nine planets, and their sequence from the sun, with the help of this mnemonic:

My Very Educated Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas

Now, the International Astronomical Union has reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. So what's a grade school teacher to do? Hold the pizzas?

We challenge you to come up with a mnemonic appropriate for this new era of planetary science, and we'll let you decide whether to stick to the eight official planets or fold in the dwarf planets as well (Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris—five and counting).

Some NOVA staff favorites to date:

• My! Very educated morons just screwed up numerous planetaria.
• My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Neptune
• My Very Experienced Mail Carrier Just Stopped Using Normal Petroleum, He Motors Electrically!

The Pluto Files

• What's Your Favorite Planet?
• Notes From the Pluto Files
• In Defense of Pluto
• Hate Mail From Third Graders
• Can You Remember the Planets?
• My Dad Discovered Pluto