The Great Mars Hoax Hoax

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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They looked throught the telescope and said

Then they all had several well-deserved drinks (building the telescope, etc., was hard work) and reflected further on the name for the planet. After a while they said

They thought this was a good idea but several “seas” could be seen and the plural of the Latin “mar” didn’t sound right. Finally they said

Besides, they thought, that was also the name of one of the old Greek or Roman gods! (Or was it Byzantine? Oh, well. Who cared!)

And so the planet was named after its many vast oceans and seas: Mars.

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Huh.
And here, I thought it was gonna be a “Mars Doesn’t Exist” rant.

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It doesn’t exist, really.
Or does it?
Sea? have you been there recently?:wink:

4

yeahhhhh there are seas on mars, man! it’s a conspiracy! it’s so CLEAR, man!

now stop being all thirty feet tall and iridecent, and pass the chips!

5

No, Mars was originally named after the discoverers, the fine people of Sram.

Who, unfortunately for their place in history, were dyslexic.

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Aye! 'Twas some time ago, in a different life, me heartie (or me lass, as the case may bee). The seas/mars were reade and dusty, and smelled of ammonnee. But they were wet, they were, they were. We sailed them all!, we did, we did; back in that other time. :wink:

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repeat after me: there is no Mars.

there is no Mars.

it is just an illusion.

there are no seas on Mars.

they are just illusions too.

there is no Mars.

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And the planet Saturn was named after the car company, because, amazingly, it looked so much like their logo.

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And the planet Uranus was named that way because it resembled the discoverer’s…uh…nah, I’m not going there.

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:: counting the seconds until we get a Planet Pluto/Disney joke ::

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You’re all wrong. It’s planet Earth that doesn’t exist.

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The name Mars doesn’t come from the word for sea, silly! The Mars Bars corporation paid NASA to name the planet after itself, increasing brand name recognition. That’s how Mars got its name, just like how the Milky Way galaxy is named after another candy bar company. If Mars Bars hadn’t had the highest bid, we would all be looking at the planet Almond Joy through our telescopes.

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Your theroy needs to be adjusted a wee bit. Milky Way is a prodcut of Mars, Inc. BTW: did you know that the headquarters of Mars, Inc. is just a few miles from those of the CIA?

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Hey, SS, I don’t care what they say.
I think I like you!