16 March 2004 - Sedna

scientist: The newly-discovered, er, planet-like object Sedna has unexplained characteristics. I want to send a mission.
budgeter: Urk. The problem with space exploration is, space is too fraggin’ big.
scientist: Yes, that is a scientific difficulty, which we also refer to as a funding opportunity.
budgeter: But how do you decide on priorities?
scientist: By scientific analysis of how we can learn the most.
budgeter: Which means getting the most money, right?
scientist: That’s why I prefer to call Sedna a planet. Planets must be probed.