This why it is incorrect to say that Pluto "used to be" a planet. According the new definition of planet, Pluto was never a planet. And according the old definition, Pluto still is a planet. Nothing about Pluto changed in 2006.
In a world where "leg" means tail, dogs still have four legs.
Today's post, The Parable of Hemlock was originally published on 03 February 2008. A summary (taken from the LW wiki):
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