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In [[Speculative Fiction]], the word "human" can seem out of place in a universe where every other species is named after their homeworld. Unless, of course, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100824162041/http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/lingo.html they come from Humus].
As a consequence of this, or perhaps just to sound "exotic", alien cultures often come up with their own monikers for [[Puny Earthlings]]. Indeed, the word "Earthling" itself is an example, and it also shows that most of the time, oddly enough, they name humans after our own terms for our planet and its surroundings, rather than whatever Earth or the Sun is named in ''their'' language.
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* Mysteron agents in ''[[Captain Scarlet]]'' would use "Earthman" after having broken, or in order to break, the [[Masquerade]]. The invisible Voice of the Mysterons themselves also announced "We know that you can hear us, Earthmen" each week.
* In the earlier [[Gerry Anderson]] show ''[[Stingray (1985 TV series)|Stingray]]'', various sea-dwelling uglies would call humans "Terraneans," since we come from land (terrain).
* In ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', the Fraggles call humans "silly creatures"; not an insult, as they ''like'' things that are silly. {{spoiler| Doc later agrees it's a rather accurate description.}}
== Tabletop Games ==
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* ''[[Megas XLR]]''
** Humans are called Earthers by the [[Cthulhumanoid|Glorft]].
** Before that however, [[Widget, the World Watcher|Widget]] used "Earther" when referring to humans.
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