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tectonic planet are rare

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[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 65 points 2 weeks ago

Blipblop: “Those creatures on that planet are perplexing. Constantly at war, decimating their natural resources, consuming everything in their paths. Like a cancer overtaking an organism. Should we contact them?”

Morklorp: “Are you fucking crazy?”

[-] HocEnimVeni@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

I'd seen this before, but was happy to reread it for gems like this:

"You know how when you slap or flap meat it makes a noise? They talk by flapping their meat at each other. They can even sing by squirting air through their meat."

Such a beautiful description of the human voice.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

They are also loud and annoying!

[-] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

And the smell….

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I like how you assume another civilization would be any more rational.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I sure did, which is a pretty typical assumption when people think about beings from a different planet.

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

No, it really isn't.

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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