There’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 sp

There’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?