> > I think within the next decade or two there will be people on Mars, the moon, maybe the moons of other planets, or even on asteroids. Undoubtly they will have computers. Surely they will connect to the internet. Question: Will we continue to refer to "The World Wide Web?" If not, what will we call it then?
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> Still the World Wide Web, as an antequated reference to the past state of affairs for Martian and Asteroidian rights advocators to protest as prejudicial.
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> After all, we still "turn" on light _switches_ though they no longer turn [excepting dimmer switches].
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> > What if someday they have professional baseball on Mars? Will we rename the World Series?
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> Nope. There'll be a Terran World Series, a Martian world series, etc. as a semi-final to the series that includes all human settlements. I forget what it'll be called. I only ever played sports obsessively, not payed any attention to professional shtuff.
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> > Will we have to revise expressions like "Where in the world...?
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> Nope. More antiquated roots.
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> > What will happen to the "W" in TWA if they start flying passengers to Mars?
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> Trans-World Airlines, right? It'll fall out of the sky, along with the A, to be replaced by PS, for planetary spacelines, TPS being affectionately referred to as TP.
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> > I am seriously worried about these things. What is this World coming to?
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> Don't. You'll be killed in the nuclear explosion along with everybody else not on Antarctica in 2003.
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> > How"long can I use my World Wide Calling C"ard?
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> 'Till August, 2002, when it begins.
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> Chr"I'd tell you how I know, but i'd have to kill you all-- not that all of you but one and myself have that long, anyway"is

It seems so logical, I don't know why I never thought of it. Nagging questions, have nagging answers.
Howard