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Not looking forward to telling them that we named our home planet planet dirt
by russdill 4y ago
Not looking forward to telling them that we named our home planet planet dirt
- ratsmack 4y ago"The Origin Of The Word 'Earth' is an English/German name which simply means the ground. It comes from the Old English words ‘eor(th)e’ and ‘ertha’ ."
- anjbe 4y agoThere’s a good exchange in the classic video game Star Control 2 (now open source, available in most package managers as “uqm”), when the player encounters a species of plant‐like alien: >> I am Captain Zelnick from Earth. We come in peace. > I am Captain Ala‐la’la. We come in peace. >> Our starship is called Vindicator. > Our starship is called the Tender Shoot. >> We are the New Alliance of Free Stars from Earth. > We are the Supox Utricularia from Earth. >> You’re from Earth??? Hey! Are you just copying whatever I say? > Oh yes, we apologize for the confusion, our homeworld is also called ‘Earth’, or more properly ‘Vlik’, which means ‘Perfectly Good and Nutritious Dirt’. ‘Earth’ is pretty close, is it not?