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 “Earth is the junk drawer of the universe” 

#overheardincornychat 
 Aliens roll up their windows when they fly by 
 Totally 
 terrible statement 
 Perspectives don’t have to be true 
 they don't have to be blatantly false either 
 Nope, but that’s sovereignty and free speech means people have the right to say things others don’t agree with or that are untrue; however, this quote was also a joke and taken out of context, which is the whole point of the, “overheardincornychat” hashtag. Your concern over a random internet note intrigues me though.