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Did aliens settle in Kentucky? I missed that story.

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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 51 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Kentucky is almost entirely occupied by Kobolds now. Some one brought a pair home from the Realms, and you know how that goes. They're cute as pups, but before you know it they're raiding your villages and occupying your ancient tombs.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Gnome hasn't been good for years. I'll post from Cinnamon or XFCE.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In Japan, kobolds are Demi-human dogs!

[–] XOXOX@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not aliens, bourbon barrels. Bourbon barrels outnumber people in this part of the world.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Especially in the "dry" counties

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you have to ask this, you've never been to Kentucky

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been, but everyone looked essentially hominid to me. Maybe on the weird end of the hominid scale, but...

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is true, but Patrick from sponge Bob looked vaguely hominid too, and likely is smarter than most humans in Kentucky (see what I did there Donald? Patrick is smarter than you, and we both know it).

Donald is one of my cousins from Kentucky that is absolutely hominid looking, but is so far from being human that even aliens can't imitate him successfully. We're reasonably certain that he is some kind of hybrid life form based on a rock and a mange ridden monkey. There is some debate as to him having a ricke for a brain, or if his head is just empty, but it's certain that he smells like a monkey.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm from Kentucky and I feel pretty alien most of the time. Would not be surprised to find out my ancestors came here in a flying saucer instead of a covered wagon.

Hello fellow human. Enjoying our normal human settlements?

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Human settlement, for normal everyday humans.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean... It does have humans, right?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You've never been to Kentucky, have you? "Subhuman" is a generous description of an appalling number of them.

[–] Knuk@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That kind of language has landed humanity in really bad places before. I get it's a joke but it's not one we should make in my opinion.

[–] GhostTheToast@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Live here. Very accurate at times

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But then why does Wikidata call it a human settlement?

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago

Sir if you could just look right here

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Real answer is it probably derives from USGS language

Populated Place

Place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population (city, settlement, town, village).

[–] omega_x3@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Clermont known for Jim Bean and.....a human settlement apparently.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was trying to figure out where it was because I heard about this place, which sounded pretty cool, especially the art stuff. But it's kind of far for me for a day trip (over 3.5 hours), so I probably won't be going any time soon.

https://bernheim.org/

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I used to live about an hour away, bernheim is actually one of the nicer forests that I've hiked around they have lots of beautiful trails and wooded areas

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

I want to go, but we would have to find someone to take care of our dogs since it wouldn't be a day trip, so it will require some planning.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

"did aliens settle in Kentucky?" This would explain a lot.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That's where the irl Murfree Brood is, they're technically human so Google is just calling it as it sees it

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

In contrast to West Virginia, a dwarven region known for laying mountains low.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like aliens settled everywhere else to me—that’s the last human settlement

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The last humans are trapped in Kentucky? They might as well surrender.