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?”
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.”
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?”
Have you read the one about the talking meat?
I’d seen this before, but was happy to reread it for gems like this:
Such a beautiful description of the human voice.
They are also loud and annoying!
And the smell….
I like how you assume another civilization would be any more rational.
I sure did, which is a pretty typical assumption when people think about beings from a different planet.
No, it really isn’t.