pɹˈaɪɚ tʊ ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ˌɔn ˈɜːθ, ðə sˈɑːlɑːmənz hˌæd sʌm sˈɔːɹt ʌv kˈɑːntɛst ɔːɹ ɐ bˈɛt tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn hˌuː wʊd biː mˈeɪl ɔːɹ fˈiːmeɪl ðɛɹ spˈiːsiːz mˌeɪks nˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ dˌɪfɚɹˌɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən.
Prior to arriving on Earth, the Solomons had some sort of contest or a bet to determine who would be male or female (their species makes no such differentiation).