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[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

“Can I play the piano?”

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago

Oh my got I was wrong! I was on earth all along..

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Of course you can!

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I knew exactly what it would be. Watched the whole thing anyway.

[–] Vespair@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There are 2.5 million ants per human.

This ain't the Planet of the Apes, it ain't even the Planet of the Humans; we live on the Planet of the Ants.

[–] argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

@Vespair

Wait'll you see how many bacteria there are.

@Nusm

[–] Vespair@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Incomprehensibly more.

I was just trying to keep to complex multi-celled and non-microbial life for the sake of familiarity 😁

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

what do you mean see they are tiny.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

i'm on team fungus, team anteater and team crab anyways

OMG DUDES WE SHOULD ALL GET CRAB COSTUMES AND TELL THEM WE CARCINIZED WHILE THEY WERE GONE they missed the rapture or something

dammit stop talking to yourself who did you mean to send this to anyways

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The humble bacteria:

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Really, all they'd have to do is dress everyone in the recovery ship up to get a decent reaction.

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You only need disguises for the people who they meet when they return.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can't chance them accidentally running into someone unexpected.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Good point. What if they pass another rocket during reentry and look through their windows?

[–] zerobot@lemmy.wtf 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

plot twist, when they arrive, they are apes as well - initially we think they are in on the joke, until they proceed eating peoples faces and going complete apeshit

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] zerobot@lemmy.wtf 3 points 4 months ago

leave society, return a monkey

[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

until they proceed eating peoples faces and going complete apeshit

Gotta commit to the bit!

[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

10 billion costumes in 9 days?
How about 3 costumes plus one layover stop to the I.S.S to pickup their one ape suite for the Artemis crew to recreate this moment...

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

WW3 happens

Artemis 2 returns

"You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!"

[–] chicken@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I know it’s AI, but holy god what an ugly rug couch combo

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

I used to own that exact rug. It really tied the room together, but yeah I don't know about the couch.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It really would be hilarious if the ground crew met them like that!

"Uh, guys, we got something to tell you. While you were incommunicado on the Dark Side of the Moon..."

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 4 months ago

Flash mob lol

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