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What Do You Say to An Extraterrestrial?
space.com ^ | 12/02/04 | Seth Shostak

Posted on 12/02/2004 7:40:49 PM PST by KevinDavis

I once thought that worrying about what we should broadcast to extraterrestrials made as much sense as fretting over the small talk I’d venture with King Carl XVI Gustaf if I won the Nobel Prize. I reckoned there was no need to dwell on the problem, as it was both hypothetical and irrelevant.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: alien; alienlife; aliens; artbell; et; etphonehome; extra; extraterrestrial; flyingobject; martian; myfavoritemartian; outer; outerspace; space; terrestrial; ufo; ufos; unidentifiedflying
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To: Cyclopean Squid

w00t unicron. Brings back memories of early childhood.


61 posted on 12/02/2004 8:25:26 PM PST by KoRn
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To: EmmaPeel

Sorry again...trying to post the Close Encounters tab


62 posted on 12/02/2004 8:25:26 PM PST by EmmaPeel
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To: KevinDavis

With all that new sat-radio, I'm just worried that the first thing the aliens may hear is Howard Stern.

Do you think they need to know about the robo spanker?


63 posted on 12/02/2004 8:27:56 PM PST by CJ Wolf
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To: EmmaPeel

I'd tell them they were welcome to beam up all our liberals and take them home to repopulate their zoos. I'd gift them our most prized libs in Bagdad Jim McDermitt's district and even throw in the statue of Lenin.


64 posted on 12/02/2004 8:34:42 PM PST by BBT
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To: spotbust1
"So there is someone else out there who still makes his own roux. I thought I was the only one left."

I've been promised some wild teal for this weekend. If it shows up I'll be making one Saturday morning for wild teal and oyster gumbo, one of my all-time favorites.
65 posted on 12/02/2004 8:43:41 PM PST by StJacques
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To: Squantos

LOL


66 posted on 12/02/2004 8:46:48 PM PST by cyborg ( Hy verkwik my siel; Hy lei my in die spore van geregtigheid, om sy Naam ontwil.)
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To: cyborg

Lost, little boy?


67 posted on 12/02/2004 8:49:22 PM PST by null and void (Trebuchet ride, little girl???)
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To: KevinDavis; Quix

68 posted on 12/02/2004 8:50:02 PM PST by potlatch (Under Construction.......)
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To: cyborg
Welcome to Earth
69 posted on 12/02/2004 8:51:08 PM PST by dumpdaschle (Demand that French imperialists leave the Ivory Coast.)
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To: KoRn
I was a big Unicron fan, but Megatron was my hero (I know, I'm perverse--I always root for the villains). When he became Galvatron, he was cool, but nowhere near as great as the original. >
70 posted on 12/02/2004 8:51:39 PM PST by Cyclopean Squid (The 80s belonged to the Gipper, the Aughts belong to Dubya!)
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To: KevinDavis
Take you to my leader? What do I look like to you, a tour guide?!
71 posted on 12/02/2004 8:56:03 PM PST by Reaganesque
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To: dumpdaschle

LOL hey :D


72 posted on 12/02/2004 8:57:46 PM PST by cyborg ( Hy verkwik my siel; Hy lei my in die spore van geregtigheid, om sy Naam ontwil.)
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To: KevinDavis
"What Do You Say to An Extraterrestrial?"

"Is that one of them there Anal Probes in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"

73 posted on 12/02/2004 8:59:03 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
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To: KevinDavis

Resistance is Futile.


74 posted on 12/02/2004 9:00:17 PM PST by Betis70 (I'm only Left Wing when I play hockey)
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To: Cyclopean Squid
I feel the same. Megatron was my favorite toy. A robot that turns into a P38, it doesn't get any better. Galvatron was kinda gay, and it didn't make sense that as a toy he was as big as metroplex and trypticon.
75 posted on 12/02/2004 9:00:22 PM PST by KoRn
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To: StJacques

Just have to figure how much garlic to use.


76 posted on 12/02/2004 9:02:40 PM PST by Atchafalaya (When you're there, thats the best!)
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To: KevinDavis

"thats not a cookbook, is it?"


77 posted on 12/02/2004 9:03:15 PM PST by LearnsFromMistakes
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To: StJacques

Wonder what color their eyes are in a spotlight?


78 posted on 12/02/2004 9:04:18 PM PST by Atchafalaya (When you're there, thats the best!)
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
"Can I ride shotgun?"

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

79 posted on 12/02/2004 9:12:17 PM PST by mhking
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To: mhking

Woke up this morning with light in my eyes
And then realized it was still dark outside
It was a light coming down from the sky
I don't know who or why
Must be those strangers that come every night
Those saucer shaped lights put people uptight
Leave blue green footprints that glow in the dark
I hope they get home all right
Hey, Mr. Spaceman
Won't you please take me along
I won't do anything wrong
Hey, Mr. Spaceman
Won't you please take me along for a ride
Woke up this morning, I was feeling quite wierd
Had flies in my beard, my toothpaste was smeared
Over my window, they'd written my name
Said, So long, we'll see you again
Hey, Mr. Spaceman
Won't you please take me along
I won't do anything wrong
Hey, Mr. Spaceman
Won't you please take me along for a ride
Hey, Mr. Spaceman
Won't you please take me along
I won't do anything wrong
Hey, Mr. Spaceman
Won't you please take me along for a ride


80 posted on 12/02/2004 9:16:02 PM PST by null and void (Trebuchet ride, little girl???)
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