The term "lunatic" derives from the Latin word lunaticus, which originally referred mainly to epilepsy and madness, as diseases thought to be caused by the moon.
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I vaguely remember hearing about the possibility of buying land on the Moon, but I honestly thought is was some kind of hoax and never payed any attention to it. It seems that I over-estimated the sanity of mankind once again, as I now learn that it is real. Yes, the Lunartics, as I like to call them, really exist...
My fellow crypto-brothers and sisters here on Steemit and elsewhere on the digital planet often ask: "When Moon?" Well, if it's up to LunarLand.com, the answer is: "Now Moon! For only $29.95 !" And for a mere ten dollars more you get your name printed on the Lunar Deed. Things like this make me laugh out loud in pure sadness...
And if you don't immediately leave the website just because of the ridiculousness of it all and click through it, you quickly learn that they are "Earths Oldest, Most Recognized Celestial Real Estate Agency", and that they also sell acres of land on Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter's Moon IO.
I must admit, I'm somewhat fascinated by this. They advertise claiming they already sold 300 million acres of the Moon's surface and that they've been doing this for almost four decades now! Have a look at some of the celebrities that apparently own one or more acres of extraterrestrial land:
source: LunarLand.com "Over 250 Celebrities and over 5 million people just like you are proud owners of Lunar Land!"
I don't know if you can read the text in the section beneath the lunar celebs, but it also says: "For the average person, an acre on Mars is an excellent gift and great conversation piece." Yeah, I can Imagine some of those conversations...
You're at this big party where the love of your life is present also. What better way to impress, and maybe even propose to her, than giving her a little piece of the heavens? So after gathering courage you fall on your knee and hold up the Lunar Deed with the ring on top of that. You speak words that would enchant cold rocks... you leave no stone unturned, not even a Moon-rock, to win the love of your hearts obsession.
This would, in any normal insane world win over the person you proposed to. But in our insane insane world the reply could be a cold: "That's so sweet dear, but I'm afraid Brad proposed to me yesterday, and he bought a piece of Venus for himself and a piece of Mars for me... Isn't he just the most romantic man in the solar system..?"
Yep, you should have gone for the "Deluxe" package. Totally insane this. The text continues: "But many corporations such as Marriott have purchased thousands of extraterrestrial acres for investment purposes, exploration and future development. Join the official Lunar Land Registry buy ordering your land on the planet Mars today."
Really?
Well, I kept looking, because I never heard about this company being sued, so they must have their asses covered somewhere. And at the bottom of the FAQ, the last question answered is this: "Is it real?" And the answer is: "This is a novel gift and for entertainment purposes only." For entertainment purposes only! Also I couldn't find any references via Google on the International Association Of Human Planetary Exploration (IAOHPE), other than on their own website...
So why do people buy a piece of land they'll never see nor visit in their lifetime? I saw a video of one of the "owners" of a piece of Mars, where he showed his purchase of the Deluxe package. I'll share it here, but please, try not to hate on him, I think his video shows some of the reasons why people would want to "own" the official looking certificates and he gives an account of the flimsy legal basis of all of this:
This guy says towards the end: "I can barely pay my rent on Earth, but I own land on another planet." See how that works?
Ah well, that's not the kind of Moon we're waiting for anyway :-) We will go to the Moon if we just keep on Steeming and keep the faith in our favorite crypto-currencies! If any of you know something more about this weird company or maybe even bought or received as a gift some celestial real estate, please let us know!
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