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[–] NegativeLookBehind 65 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Blipblop: β€œThose 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: β€œAre you fucking crazy?”

[–] HocEnimVeni 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months 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 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They are also loud and annoying!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

And the smell….

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] NegativeLookBehind -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Cocodapuf 0 points 5 months ago

No, it really isn't.