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Zorro

(18,321 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:34 AM Dec 11

Can You Guys Come Pick Me Up? I Accidentally Returned To Mars

Well, this is super embarrassing. It looks like I must have gotten myself pretty turned around back there and totally missed My destination. I hate to ask, but I was hoping I could catch a ride back to Earth with you guys, because I somehow wound up returning to Mars by accident.

I know, I know, I am a freaking moron.

Man, this sucks. I really thought it was just a straight shot from My seat at the right hand of the Father down to His earthly kingdom, but obviously I was mistaken. Which is extra humiliating considering I’m supposed to be all-seeing and all-knowing, and everything. Apparently not! Apparently, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords is a total bonehead with zero sense of direction. So, yeah, if you could come grab Me, I’d super appreciate it.

Maybe I took a wrong turn at Cloud 18 or something? I don’t know, they all kinda look the same: huge, majestic, riddled with angels playing their stupid harps at all hours of the day. And it’s true I haven’t been back in almost 2,000 years…but come on. How could I be so stupid?

At first I looked around at all the red soil and sunbaked cliffs, assumed I was in Arizona, and was like, “Okay, looks like the Rapture is starting in Phoenix!” Then I started feeling really short of breath and realized there was basically no atmosphere at all. Like, none. And I thought, hmm, that’s odd, I’ve never been to the American Southwest, but I’m pretty sure there should at least be some oxygen. It wasn’t until I turned around to get My bearings and saw two huge-ass moons floating in the sky that I realized, shit, You are on the completely wrong planet.

Fuck My life.

https://theonion.com/can-you-guys-come-pick-me-up-i-accidentally-returned-to-mars/

This entire article is a hoot.

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Can You Guys Come Pick Me Up? I Accidentally Returned To Mars (Original Post) Zorro Dec 11 OP
The Onion's going to Hell for that one! Ocelot II Dec 11 #1
He said is dad is going to kill him. Again. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #3
Hilarious, thanks for posting. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #2
Should have turned left at Albuquerque Midnight Writer Dec 11 #4
Sigh. Just like a guy- did you even effing ask directions? mwmisses4289 Dec 11 #5

Irish_Dem

(79,416 posts)
3. He said is dad is going to kill him. Again.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:45 AM
Dec 11

Maybe that is why he has to come back to Earth.
Punishment.

Irish_Dem

(79,416 posts)
2. Hilarious, thanks for posting.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:43 AM
Dec 11

But why He wants to come to this shit hole planet is beyond me.

mwmisses4289

(3,114 posts)
5. Sigh. Just like a guy- did you even effing ask directions?
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:15 PM
Dec 11

Alright, I'll come get you. The chariot may be a little crowded, it really wasn't made for more than three or four, and I promised my friend Brid that we would take a quick trip around the solar system to do some shopping and make sure things are running as they should. Hope you have some catnip and birdseed- the cats pulling my chariot really, really adore catnip and they will be bringing their friends Derpy the tiger and Sussie the magpie along.
Hope you like music- we tend to blast music from all over the world as we go along.
See ya soon, kid.

Oh, there you are ! We see you, you can stop waving your arms like an idiot.
Here, have some glogg, and wrap up in that blanket Brid brought along.
Hang on tight, we're off!

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