Three Extraterrestrials from Ottastarn

(Pattern from melted, salted snow on a pavement.)

– What do they call themselves?
– Homo sapiens.
– What does that mean?
– Wise people.
– Very funny! Now be serious, what does it mean?
– I am serious. It means the wise or thinking/smart person. That’s what they call themselves.
– Typical! Now don’t tell me, let me quess. They think that they can destroy the conditions to which they have evolved and survive. Am I right?
– You’re right. They never even consider extinction.
– I’m surprised they don’t call themselves the Ultra Super Smarties.
All three Ottastarnians laugh.

“The average person believes themselves
to be smarter than the average person.”
Dartwill Aquila