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Since its international; my vote is for the word itself; intelligent life of a extraterrestrial nature provide a foundation to give the present occupants a new appreciation for what they're throwing away.
A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN.
The only question asked was:
"Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a huge failure...
In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
And in the US they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.
Please excuse I was feeling pretty cynical before I even saw this thread tonight.
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To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking
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