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Fan theories ten

The Gzilt Prophet Briper Drodj and (Tursensa) Ngaroe (Hgan) "oldest person in the Culture" QiRia (dam Yutton)* are actually the same person.

Because....why the fuck not?

The Werpesh actually evolved on Earth.

Because....why the fuck not?
 
This means that (probably) all the humanoid species in the Culture novels are descended from those Werpesh who opted out of Subliming. Any technology left behind was quickly appropriated by other civilisations. 

Most members of the-150 member-United Federation of Planets are planets colonised by the thirty or so actual members, these being the home-worlds of the various Federation species. This-kind of-explains why everyone aboard Federation star-ships looks human.

Obvious fan theory: R2-D2 is a Culture (Special Circumstances) agent.

Second obvious fan theory: Homer Simpson is an Idiran.

*of the Buhdren Federalty, one of the civilisations which founded the Culture "ten thousand years ago" (when the Gzilt nearly joined the Culture).
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