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[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If we're going by Columbus logic, probably "Jupiter"

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“This isn’t Mars? You’re not martians? Ah fuck you, you’re martians.”

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

“West Martians”.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Meat Packing Facility #173

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The call it "Dirt". There was a misunderstanding with the word "Earth" and it got translated to soil or dirt, so they picked "Dirt".

[–] Sumocat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Translated to English, probably “Name-of-Star” 3, as in 3rd planet from our star, same system as Star Trek. The key difference is Columbus had no idea where he was going, and aliens have to know exactly where they’re going. Can’t shoot into space and find a planet by accident.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Blue Marble probably

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are the aliens going to rape and enslave?

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

Very likely