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Posted By: jheem planetoid monikers d(e)rival - 01/16/04 05:05 PM
Well, Martians come from Mars, and Jovians from Jupiter, but what about those pesky Venusians? Well, some say that the correct form for inhabitants of Venus is Venerean, with an adjectival form of venereal. Of course, venereal has picked up a whole 'nother meaning that has little to do with love and more to do with pathology. So, how about the other planets? Mercury, Hermetic or Mercurian, Mercurial? Earth, Earthling, Terran, Tellurian? Saturn, Saturnine or Chronan? Neptune, Neptunian or Poseidonian? Uranus, Urantian, Uranian, or Uranial? Pluto, Plutonian?

Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival - 01/16/04 05:39 PM
don't forget the Solarians. and maybe the Moonies?

Posted By: Faldage Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival - 01/16/04 05:48 PM
Moonies? Or Loonies?

Posted By: jheem Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival - 01/16/04 05:52 PM
Lunatics, Selenians (isn't that what H G Wells called them?). Solarians, Helians, Sunny Folk.

Posted By: sjmaxq Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival - 01/16/04 08:00 PM
Well, I like Terrans, and couldn't we just use figmentarians for the rest, at least for now?

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