I must have missed that vote...Wait, What?

[yellowdingo]

Tellurian: Pertaining to one of the Earth.

Hold on so when ever they (aliens) refer to human Scum in all those scifi's they really should have been saying Tellurian Scum? I mean really who refers to themselves as something other than earthlings? Serves me right for flicking through the Dictionary...

So from that train of thought we don't live on the planet 'earth' or 'Dirt' we live on Telluria?

Perhaps we should put up a sign?

[Kip84]

Tellurian was first used by Thomas DeQuincy in 1846, even though it has classical Latin roots literally meaning "one of the earth."

Seems legit...

[yellowdingo]

Kip84 wrote:

Tellurian was first used by Thomas DeQuincy in 1846, even though it has classical Latin roots literally meaning "one of the earth."

Seems legit...

Doesn't seem to have spread in popularity...a sign?

'Welcome to Telluria!' Is that hard?

Option A:"Crush this Tellurian filth beneath our Martian Warmachines!"
Option B: "Crush this Earth filth beneath our Martian Warmachines!"

Which sounds better?

[Mutant Alpha-Squirrel]

Listen, meat, we maintain your planet as a free-range but sadly non-organic (you people have deplorable eating habits) farm for you squishy bipedal cattle. So we really don't care what you think it is called. Galactically speaking, your world is called Volvox. We give your name for it the same amount of consideration and weight that you extend to your cows' name for the planet. Incidentally, they call it Vortavor. And we are certain your cattle have never queried the alfalfa about what they call it. Get the picture? Alpha predators don't consult meat on titular matters. Welcome to the universe. Now do kindly shut up so we can harvest and process you with less noise.

[Giorgio Tsoukalos]

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG!

DUH! ALIENS!

[Drejk]

What happened with good old Terra/Terran?

[Crimson Jester]

We could always name the world Chthōn with that type of thinking. Or lack thereof.

[Drejk]

Crimson Jester wrote:

We could always name the world Chthōn with that type of thinking. Or lack thereof.

Nah, too much vowels.

[Irontruth]

yellowdingo wrote:

Kip84 wrote:

Tellurian was first used by Thomas DeQuincy in 1846, even though it has classical Latin roots literally meaning "one of the earth."

Seems legit...

Doesn't seem to have spread in popularity...a sign?

'Welcome to Telluria!' Is that hard?

Option A:"Crush this Tellurian filth beneath our Martian Warmachines!"
Option B: "Crush this Earth filth beneath our Martian Warmachines!"

Which sounds better?

I just discovered a weird fact, there are different languages on this planet. Also, some of those languages use different sounding words for the same thing.

In Czech the word is Zeme.
In several Indonesian languages its Bumi.

Who knew?

[Kip84]

Kip84 wrote:

Tellurian was first used by Thomas DeQuincy in 1846, even though it has classical Latin roots literally meaning "one of the earth."

Seems legit...

Sorry everyone. This was meant to be humorous. That said I think Tellurian sounds a lot better than earthling... My personal opinion. I hadn't heard the term before Yellow dingo posted it.

[Crimson Jester]

It is funny. Honestly I could see a sci fi setting where the settled planets all or almost all use some form of the word earth.

Gaia
Zeme
Bumi
Telluria
...and then other planets in the system named from the similar language and mythology.

[Krensky]

I would expect that most names for a homeworld would translate to earth, world, or are the name of a parental diety associated with earth.

Baring those populated by an aquativ species, the substitute water.

[Sissyl]

I always found it sad that we call our planet "dirt".

[Drejk]

"Ziemia dla Ziemniaków!"

Spoiler:

Would be "Earth for earthlings" except... the word "ziemniak", derived from "ziemia", means "potato".

[LazarX]

Sissyl wrote:

I always found it sad that we call our planet "dirt".

You obviously have no appreciation for the value of good honest dirt. Try planting your crops in metal or concrete sometime and see how much in meals you manage to raise.

There isn't a place in the solar system that has dirt, or soil on it other than Earth.

The Moon has dusty dry regolith, Mars ascidic rusty regolith, Titan solidified methane.

Yeah, my world is called Dirt. One of the most rare and precious things in the entire universe because from Dirt comes Life.

[yellowdingo]

Kip84 wrote:

Kip84 wrote:

Tellurian was first used by Thomas DeQuincy in 1846, even though it has classical Latin roots literally meaning "one of the earth."

Seems legit...

Sorry everyone. This was meant to be humorous. That said I think Tellurian sounds a lot better than earthling... My personal opinion. I hadn't heard the term before Yellow dingo posted it.

Consider yourself educated you Tellurian Dog! Now go polish my Martian War Machine...

[Widow of the Pit]

Well, since this planet is MINE, you have my permission to call yourself Widowspawn or Widowlings. Happy now? Carry on.

[Kip84]

yellowdingo wrote:

Kip84 wrote:

Kip84 wrote:

Tellurian was first used by Thomas DeQuincy in 1846, even though it has classical Latin roots literally meaning "one of the earth."

Seems legit...

Sorry everyone. This was meant to be humorous. That said I think Tellurian sounds a lot better than earthling... My personal opinion. I hadn't heard the term before Yellow dingo posted it.

Consider yourself educated you Tellurian Dog! Now go polish my Martian War Machine...

Yes sir Overlord sir.