[aculeus]

But there are a whole lot of them that just defy that explanation.

Aliens travel billions of miles to reach another civilization. When they arrive instead of contacting centers of civilization -- our big cities -- they go to the countryside and make patterns in crops.

Then they travel billions of miles back to their own planet.

[Orual]

Aliens travel billions of miles to reach another civilization. When they arrive instead of contacting centers of civilization -- our big cities -- they go to the countryside and make patterns in crops. Then they travel billions of miles back to their own planet.

And here's the proof, darn it!

[Billy_bob_bob]

Now wait just a ding-dong-daggity moment. I did not say ANYTHING about flying saucers, little green men, aliens or anal probes. I said before, and I'll say again, that I don't buy ANY explanation given so far for what is causing crop circles. Sure, some are the result of prank activity, but all of them? No, I don't know what is causing them. I'm open to suggestions. Aliens? Seems unlikely to me.

[VetoBill]

What makes you think they are trying to communicate with us humans?

Plants can communicate as well... how else can I explain away an ice cold watermelon calling to me right now.

<Kirk> Can... not... resist... </Kirk>

[dighton]

Aliens travel billions of miles to reach another civilization. When they arrive instead of contacting centers of civilization -- our big cities -- they go to the countryside and make patterns in crops.

Then they travel billions of miles back to their own planet.

Well you see, they're very andvanced, and their propulsion systems let them do the round-trip in about thirty minutes. The aliens have nothing to *learn* from us: they just draw crop circles during recess (kids!) for their amusement.