The Asparagus Men Of Mars
No, seriously…
Martian soil appears to contain sufficient nutrients to support life - or, at least, asparagus - Nasa scientists believe.BBC News
…it is surely only a matter of time before they start setting up some allotments… “I’m just popping down to the allotments, dear.. I’ll be back in six years.”
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We’ve been speculating about asparagas in space ever since this news story. What if there is plenty of life out there in the universe but it is all asparagas-related? And there is intelligent life but it is basically sentient asparagas?