Is Tigger Plutoing Himself?

"Our top story tonight: The American Dialect Society has announced it's 2006 Word of the Year.

Plutoed.

Plutoed: "to demote or devalue someone or something," much like what happened last year when the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union decided Pluto did not meet it's definition of a planet.

Jim?

Thanks, Dave. And on a related note: Tigger's gotten himself into another tangle down at Disney World, Dave. It appears that Tigger didn't like having his butt caressed by little Jerry Monaco, Jr. While posing for a photo being taken by the tyke's father, Tigger is seen hitting the boy "on or about the head." The Monaco family is planning to sue Tigger for said infraction.

This on the heels of Tigger's 2004 aquittal in the touching of a 13-yr old's breast while she posed with him for a photo. Though the jury found Tigger not guilty, Disney World is concerned that Tigger is on a downward spiral and is damaging his reputation and will eventually Pluto himself, so they have suspended the tiger until this can be sorted out. Tigger's representatives did not return our phone calls to make a comment.

These two stories lead one to ask: Is Pluto a planet, a dog or a verb? Our crack investigative reporting team will get right on that.

Thank you and good night."

Alright, kiddies. Take a lesson here: Never pull a Tigger's tail. Ever. Tigger don't play that. That happy-go-lucky routine is just an act.

Now, go Pluto yourself.