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31 Oct 06 - 06:14 AM (#1872846) Subject: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles As compared with the amount of water - there is actually very little earth - so perhaps a more accurate name for our planet would be The Sea? Especially as all this blue water is what makes our wourld look so beautiful from a distance (cue for a song) and it is our oceans and fresh water which seems to set our planet aside from many others. |
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31 Oct 06 - 06:19 AM (#1872849) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: McGrath of Harlow The water's just a thin skin on part of the surface. Underneath it's earth all the way. Or maybe rock. "Home" might be the best name. |
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31 Oct 06 - 07:48 AM (#1872888) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Bunnahabhain Well it's not rock for very far down, as thatt generally stops at the bottom of the lithosphere. Beyond that, the names get less snappy, as we tend to try and describe it in terms of what it's made of, and we have educated guesses at best for most of it... as for a name, either 'complicated' or 'a right mess' |
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31 Oct 06 - 07:57 AM (#1872898) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST Really it's like a giant paintball. |
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31 Oct 06 - 08:53 AM (#1872936) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Rapparee If you must, how about Sol 3? Or Terra? Or Gaia? Or "You-Know-Where!"? |
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31 Oct 06 - 08:53 AM (#1872937) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Hand-Pulled Boy '3rd rock from the sun'? Enjoyable series. |
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31 Oct 06 - 09:24 AM (#1872955) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Geoff the Duck Dirt? Quack! GtD. |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:02 AM (#1872974) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: McGrath of Harlow Of course it's only "Earth" in English. This page has the name for it in a few dozen others. (As well as the name of the other planets.) I rather like the Indonesian - "Matahari". And the Irish "Grian" has a nice ring to it. |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:25 AM (#1872986) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Dave Hanson Shithole springs to mind. eric |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:27 AM (#1872989) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Amos How do you say "home of the fuckups" in Galactic? A |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:28 AM (#1872990) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: McGrath of Harlow Not to my mind. Great planet. Wouldn't live anywhere else. |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:52 AM (#1873024) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Mooh Planet Mooh. I want to be your King! Peace, Mooh. |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:55 AM (#1873030) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Ebbie How about 'Pluto'? I think it's available. I took a look at the different names and have a question. Do those names translate to 'Earth' or some other mutually agreed upon name? For instance, we say that we moved some earth from one side of the house to the other. Would a Swede say he'd moved some Jorden? |
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31 Oct 06 - 10:57 AM (#1873032) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Amos Ebbie, is this on the inside of the house or the outside? If the inside the Swede would not discuss it in public. A |
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31 Oct 06 - 01:19 PM (#1873167) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Ebbie Ooooh- the earth moved! |
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31 Oct 06 - 01:22 PM (#1873171) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Bill D Here you can look up how aliens would name us |
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31 Oct 06 - 02:49 PM (#1873220) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Wolfgang Ebbie, yes (from Google pictures, which is my trick when I don't know the language). It seems that for two very large language families Earth and earth are the same words. (1) In the romanic languages (Latin, Italina, French, and possibly all the others like Spanish etc) Terra and terra use the same word. (2) In all the Norse and German languages too both words are the same (and come from a God(ess?) for earth. The old Norse word is Jörd which can be found in all modern Norse languages and, of course, both Erde and Earth are just distant variants of "Jörd". The first vowel sound of "earth" is nearly identical with the first vowel in Jörd Wolfgang |
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31 Oct 06 - 03:19 PM (#1873241) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Ebbie I guess that is true for a number of physical or at least geographical things. Like water and wasser. Don't know how agua came into being but I'm sure I could look it up. |
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31 Oct 06 - 03:46 PM (#1873264) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: McGrath of Harlow That's from teh Latin family of languages (aqua etc) - but it's the same "wa" sound in either case. Sanskrit (which is a slightly more distant relative language) has "vaar" |
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31 Oct 06 - 03:52 PM (#1873270) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST Dave. It's always seemed like a Dave to me...... |
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31 Oct 06 - 04:05 PM (#1873277) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Peace Dave's not here! |
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31 Oct 06 - 04:14 PM (#1873284) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: jeffp The Planet of the Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team. |
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31 Oct 06 - 04:19 PM (#1873289) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: McGrath of Harlow Mudcat (for short). |
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31 Oct 06 - 05:29 PM (#1873343) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Joybell Please don't let us Aussies rename it - It will be Didyabringagrogalong or something. Second thoughts about the Aus. connection - how about Gert as in "Our home is Gert by Sea" Cheers, Joy |
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31 Oct 06 - 05:32 PM (#1873346) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: McGrath of Harlow And the Aussies would probably want to turn it the other way up too... |
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31 Oct 06 - 05:45 PM (#1873362) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: John O'L Willabarrabac? |
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31 Oct 06 - 06:38 PM (#1873383) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Joybell It is up the other way, McGrath. Cheers, Joy |
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31 Oct 06 - 08:29 PM (#1873476) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Mooh Okay, you didn't like Planet Mooh. How about Moohland? Moohworld? Or just Mooh? Peace, Mooh. |
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31 Oct 06 - 08:33 PM (#1873479) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST How about Bill? Yeah, I like that. Planet Bill. Or maybe Ed. |
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31 Oct 06 - 09:07 PM (#1873495) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: bobad How about Janet "Janet Planet"? |
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01 Nov 06 - 12:25 AM (#1873589) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Mooh bobad...Please no, I knew a Janet once. Wasted two years of my life on her. Peace, Mooh. |
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01 Nov 06 - 02:23 AM (#1873611) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Georgiansilver The World of the Wars. |
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01 Nov 06 - 03:22 AM (#1873625) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Paul Burke Polluto? |
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01 Nov 06 - 04:50 AM (#1873671) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles Any aliens would find so many life forms and systems in our oceans to study, that there must be some doubt if they would even get around to studying what is on the land. Especially if these aliens had gills. |
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01 Nov 06 - 05:16 AM (#1873681) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Paul Burke If aliens had gills, they'd be expected to sit in the lounge with them. Pints only in the bar. |
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01 Nov 06 - 07:49 AM (#1873746) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles Planet Fish? |
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01 Nov 06 - 09:45 AM (#1873819) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Bill D *sigh*...well, sadly, I vote for "Polluto". nice one, Paul |
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01 Nov 06 - 01:21 PM (#1873982) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Ebbie 'Polluto' gets my vote too. Wish I'd thought of it. |
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01 Nov 06 - 02:12 PM (#1874026) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: lady penelope I really like the idea of coming from the planet Janet...... possibly I need help....... |
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01 Nov 06 - 02:17 PM (#1874032) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Mooh Polluto is very good. Peace, Mooh. |
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01 Nov 06 - 02:32 PM (#1874049) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Big Al Whittle Chez Nous...? |
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01 Nov 06 - 04:41 PM (#1874159) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Joybell Yes! And yes - sadly. Polluto. Paul - what a mind. Cheers, Joy |
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01 Nov 06 - 05:31 PM (#1874198) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Peace "We pray for one last landing On the globe that gave us birth; Let us rest our eyes on the fleecy skies And the cool, green hills of Earth" That is from one of my favourite short stories ever. Read it as a youth and love it to this day. |
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01 Nov 06 - 06:18 PM (#1874229) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles I like Chez Nous. It does seem to sum-up the rather parochial view we have of our wonderful would's very special element. For as all life came from the sea and some like the whales have returned to it and we are mostly made up of water anyway - we would perhaps be wise to see and value our planet as strangers would. Planet Aqua? |
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01 Nov 06 - 06:52 PM (#1874255) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Donuel Evangelicals would not go for the name Gaia Terra has always had some popularity. |
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02 Nov 06 - 02:47 PM (#1874908) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Raedwulf I rather liked GS's "World of the Wars", actually, but "Polluto" does run it a very close second. Though I must say, when I saw the thread title the first word that popped into my head was... "Buggered"* *An accurate description, but probably not a very good name... |
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03 Nov 06 - 08:33 AM (#1875305) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Tom Hamilton frae Saltcoats Scotland dying? |
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03 Nov 06 - 09:02 AM (#1875326) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST Titanic |
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03 Nov 06 - 09:29 AM (#1875345) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles Vogon? |
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03 Nov 06 - 01:42 PM (#1875511) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Donuel It could be named after you. |
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03 Nov 06 - 04:30 PM (#1875605) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Cool Beans Hooters. |
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03 Nov 06 - 08:39 PM (#1875754) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles It could be named after you. No - Planet Roger does not sound right at all. John has a nice honest ring to it. How about Planet John? Saturn could be re-named Ringo. |
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03 Nov 06 - 11:52 PM (#1875821) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Slag Sea? This planet (wanderer) is almost 8000 miles in diameter and the oceans only cover to an average depth of a couple of miles. But be generous, if they averaged 8 miles in depth that would still amount to one one thousandth of the planet's diameter. Face it. This little ball we call home is nothing but a little iron diggleberry spawned from some ancient supernova. You might be better off calling it a "Slag Heap" but, well, that would be self serving. Slag |
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04 Nov 06 - 05:09 AM (#1875900) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Stephen L. Rich "Ralph" is a nice name. |
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04 Nov 06 - 02:30 PM (#1876218) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: gnu Gatesville, Version 1.0. |
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18 Nov 06 - 01:04 PM (#1887730) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Raedwulf No - Planet Roger does not sound right at all. No, it doesn't. Shambles Planet on the other hand... {Evil Grin} R |
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19 Nov 06 - 10:55 AM (#1888279) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Mr Red the way we are raping it - Venus or Mars would be the target! |
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19 Nov 06 - 11:04 AM (#1888283) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Georgiansilver "Disastria"....."Deadendis"......Kanackeria"......."Playdout"..... |
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20 Nov 06 - 02:30 AM (#1888752) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles Eden? |
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20 Nov 06 - 09:44 PM (#1889536) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST,Fat Goddess Type Couldn't bear to read the thread, but... Planet Shambles? |
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20 Nov 06 - 10:00 PM (#1889550) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Charley Noble I've always been fond of the name "Big Blue Marble" which was a public television series back in the 1970's that my brother played a part in filming. They would have episodes on how children all over the world learned to do what their fathers did from bee-keeping in Greece to falconry in Iran. If you take a trip out to the moon and look back, a "Big Blue Marble" is just what this amazing planet looks like. However, "Polluto" may be a more accurate description. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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21 Nov 06 - 01:18 AM (#1889631) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Bert (cue for a song) - Rolf Harris already did that... "In the Wet, in the wet, it gets about as wet as it can get". "Chez Nous", - I don't think that Americans will get that joke Shambles. (Explanation, in England a lot of houses have names instead of, or as well as, numbers and chez nous {our house} is very common) How about 'Pluto'? I think it's available. - Nice one Ebbie. |
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21 Nov 06 - 05:22 AM (#1889704) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Fooles Troupe Trashcan seems appropriate. |
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21 Nov 06 - 12:39 PM (#1890001) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Mooh Hope. Peace, Mooh. |
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21 Nov 06 - 05:59 PM (#1890262) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Fooles Troupe And if I should die before I wake... |
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21 Nov 06 - 06:53 PM (#1890292) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Little Hawk How about "Bushworld"? ;-) Well, for 2 more years anyway... |
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21 Nov 06 - 08:00 PM (#1890341) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Bert Ten years Little Hawk, You know they are getting ready to steal the next election for Jeb. |
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21 Nov 06 - 08:29 PM (#1890372) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Big Al Whittle Great idea......... Planet Ralph. We could call it Planet Ralph (writer of Streets of London). just to avoid confusion. |
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21 Nov 06 - 08:46 PM (#1890384) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST,NIck Wayne's World.. Wayne's World.... Party On ... Excellent Duh. I thought this was a music site... Whack fall the day Nick |
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21 Nov 06 - 09:04 PM (#1890401) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Little Hawk God help us, Bert. |
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22 Nov 06 - 05:21 AM (#1890557) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: The Shambles We could call it Planet Ralph (writer of Streets of London). just to avoid confusion. Only time will (Mc) Tell) |
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22 Nov 06 - 08:57 PM (#1891315) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: SharonA Bert, the way things are going, I don't think there'll ever be a Bush in the White House again. By '08 Dumbya won't have enough Republicans left who approve of him, to do his family's dirty work for him. My vote goes to "Polluto". |
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23 Nov 06 - 01:22 AM (#1891399) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Little Hawk LOL! "Polluto". Ha! Ha! Ha! Good one. |
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23 Nov 06 - 04:48 PM (#1892022) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Slag Scotty, Scotty can you hear me Scotty...? SCOTTY?! |
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24 Nov 06 - 09:47 AM (#1892466) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Tom Hamilton frae Saltcoats Scotland America, because some of them think they own it |
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24 Nov 06 - 05:26 PM (#1892725) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Charley Noble "Polluto" appears to be winning. Maybe we should try to market the name on e-Bay, see what the highest corporate bider comes up with? We could all be living on the planet Starbucks or Wal-marts. Well, some of us live there already... Charley Noble |
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25 Nov 06 - 01:37 PM (#1893338) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: Bert Starbucks LOL, there's one on every corner now and they want to open more. Soon there will be one continuous Starbucks going all around the world. |
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25 Nov 06 - 10:59 PM (#1893672) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST,Ingrid Frances Stark "America, because some of them think they own it" Not all of us. "The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth." -- Chief Seattle Ingrid |
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26 Nov 06 - 03:55 AM (#1893736) Subject: RE: BS: New name for our planet? From: GUEST,student J In consideration of the general plight of the world at present, I like the 'World of the wars' suggestion. |