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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 65 points 3 months ago (7 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@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

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