Universe Board Minutes for November 2023
2 min readNov 6
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Location: Interstellar Conference Room, currently orbiting the third moon of Zog, nestled within the spirals beyond the Orion Nebula.
Attendees:
- Cosmic Arbiter: Spokesentity for all cosmic clusters in this quadrant. Renowned for their attire made entirely of starlight and a quirky obsession with astronomical puns. Known to occasionally disappear into a personal black hole of thoughts.
- Emissary of the Outer Realms: Voice for galaxies beyond the known universe. Notoriously arrives centuries late due to wormhole traffic jams and always appears as a slightly delayed hologram, courtesy of quantum entanglement issues.
Agenda:
- Key Topic: Planet Earth, also whimsically referred to in interstellar circles as “The Experiment Gone Awry.”
Minutes:
Opening Quips:
- The Grand Cosmic Arbiter initiated proceedings with a joke about dark matter that was so dense it nearly swallowed the meeting.
- Emissary of the Outer Realms shimmered into existence, apologizing for the millennium-long delay, cheekily blaming a mischievous black hole for rerouting their cosmic GPS.
The Earth Enigma:
- Chaos Chronicles: The Earth report, longer than the lifespan of a supernova, humorously highlighted humanity’s uncanny talent for disorder and drama.
- Deity Dilemma: The board mused over Earth’s diverse deities, ranging from traditional gods to the modern worship of handheld devices and coffee.
- Harmony Hurdles: The board erupted in laughter over a whimsical proposal to replace global leaders with cats to assess peace potential, citing their exemplary napping policies.
- Consensus Conundrum: Earthlings’ evolving self-awareness, now more engrossed in digital personas than universal understanding, sparked an interstellar debate filled with baffled head-shaking.
Planetary Preservation:
- Eco-Alarm: Concerns were raised over Earth’s ecological blunders. A resolution was humorously passed to dispatch a comet with a neon sign flashing “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — Or Else!”
- A Very Stable Genius: The board pondered over the enigmatic, orange-hued elder male, perplexing many a cosmic observer. Plans were jocularly proposed to send a disguised golf ball as an intergalactic envoy for peace negotiations.
Concluding Cosmic Comedy:
- The Grand Cosmic Arbiter wrapped up with a whimsical reminder of Earth’s enduring charm as a cosmic comedy show and its potential as an interstellar sitcom.
- Next assembly’s speculative subject: “Intelligent Life on Earth: Myth or Reality? Or Just a Really Long Running Joke?”