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* The novel series ''[[The Day My Bum Went Psycho]]'' contains lots of [[Toilet Humour]]. Try and guess which planet is a central focus. |
* The novel series ''[[The Day My Bum Went Psycho]]'' contains lots of [[Toilet Humour]]. Try and guess which planet is a central focus. |
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** The second book is called ''Zombie Bums From Uranus'', and a running gag involves the planet's pronounciation. |
** The second book is called ''Zombie Bums From Uranus'', and a running gag involves the planet's pronounciation. |
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* Ron Weasley of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' does this. In ''[[Harry Potter |
* Ron Weasley of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' does this. In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Goblet of Fire]]'', at Divination class when they study astrology, he asks Lavender at one point, "Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?" {{spoiler|It's not known whether the [[Foreshadowing]] was intentional, but this being ''[[Chekhov's Armoury|Harry Potter]]'' that's probably the way to bet.}} Next, in ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]'', Ron makes another such joke during a sort of [[Intoxication Ensues]] moment, saying "Harry, we saw Uranus up close!" |
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* In the children's Edutainment book ''The Gobsmacking Galaxy'', a [[Rule of Three]] gag is made of this: after Johann Elert Bode succeeds in naming Uranus, he pops up and attempts to christen Neptune "Mibottom" and Pluto "Hizbum". |
* In the children's Edutainment book ''The Gobsmacking Galaxy'', a [[Rule of Three]] gag is made of this: after Johann Elert Bode succeeds in naming Uranus, he pops up and attempts to christen Neptune "Mibottom" and Pluto "Hizbum". |
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* [[Daniel Pinkwater]]'s ''Young Adult Novel'' includes a Dadaist play titled "Chickens from Uranus." |
* [[Daniel Pinkwater]]'s ''Young Adult Novel'' includes a Dadaist play titled "Chickens from Uranus." |