Who owns the planets?

ArJuN

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Originally posted by: sash1
I do, I bought 'em off ebay a year or two ago

So you were the son of a bitch that sniped me on Uranus! Bastard.
 

AreaCode707

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Go build a house there and see if anybody kicks you off. There's not much anybody can/will do to physically defend their "property", even though half a dozen governments and private corporations think they own them.
 

everman

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You own it if you're the first to stick a flag on it. This works even if there are indigenous peoples there if they never put up a flag.
 

sash1

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Originally posted by: ArJuN
Originally posted by: sash1
I do, I bought 'em off ebay a year or two ago

So you were the son of a bitch that sniped me on Uranus! Bastard.

Yup. Damn, I think Uranus cost me the most. Huge bidding war on that one.

I didn't bother buying Pluto, because it's not a planet :p
 

SagaLore

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I have dibs on Mars and Venus. I'm giong to terraform them. You can have the rest of them.
 

chambersc

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How can one own something that is older than everything?

Originally posted by: SagaLore
I have dibs on Mars and Venus. I'm giong to terraform them. You can have the rest of them.

Let's go halvseys on it. I'll get the algae you get the rockets.
 

SagaLore

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Originally posted by: chambersc
How can one own something that is older than everything?

Originally posted by: SagaLore
I have dibs on Mars and Venus. I'm giong to terraform them. You can have the rest of them.

Let's go halvseys on it. I'll get the algae you get the rockets.

Fine. I can compromise. We'll need to bring in someone that has moon sized solar mirrors so we can reflect some heat/light off Venus and redirect some of it back to Mars.
 

tweakmm

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No, man, I'm just saying... I'm sayin', if-if you own beachfront property, right, do you own, like, the sand and the water?

Nobody owns the water. God owns - it's God's water.
 

EGGO

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Originally posted by: everman
You own it if you're the first to stick a flag on it. This works even if there are indigenous peoples there if they never put up a flag.

You so stole what I was going to say. Awesome Eddie Izzard reference.
 

uberman

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Well, I'm not going to buy any of the planets. I'm going to spend my money on something practical, like a timeshare in an ice fishing shack.