[PW] Planet Zenon

[S M Colowick]

It could be Xenon, which is the home planet of Roger Wilco in the
Space Quest computer games (http://www.spacequest.net/), the first of
which came out in 1986.

Susie

On 6/29/07, Bisnett, Sandra <Sandra.Bisnett at fresnolibrary.org> wrote:
> My patron wants the origin of the phrase "from Planet Zenon" which means
> strange, or very different.  She has been using it for over 15 years and
> is just curious where it came from.
>
> My first thought is that it came from a cartoon but my cartoon
> encyclopedias don't have it.  I also can't find it in our slang or
> phrase dictionaries.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Sandra Lee Bisnett
>
> Librarian, Reference Department
>
> Fresno County Library
>
> 559 488-2976