Pluto has gotten a planetary pink slip, and is no longer considered a planet.

It’s not all bad news though. School children can rejoice over having one less planet to remember on their science quiz.

The Wikipedia entry for pluto has already been updated with the change.

More coverage can be found in the Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle and on MetaFilter.

Lastly, here is Pluto’s concession speech.

You might buy a car that ends up being a lemon, but that doesn’t mean all of those cars are bad.

However, there are some models that were essentially all lemons. The folks at automotoportal.com have compiled a list of the worst cars ever made. Some looked terrible. Some had serious safety issues. Others fell apart. But they all stank.