[Some hope remaining.]

We also sent, as the human race, our average height, and a rough proportional representation of our bodies. The population of our planet earth, which in 1974 was estimated as 4.29 Billion Humans was also transmitted.

We also transmitted the capabilities and locations of all our defense installations and closed the message with this final friendly plea: "Occupants of Earth will soon be unarmed. Please do not abduct or invade us." :-P

[SurferDoc]

Hello? HELLO????

[Area51]

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[Dog Gone]

These guys haven't learned anything from good science fiction. You NEVER broadcast to the universe where your home planet is, and you never tell them what you're made of.

You're giving them free military intelligence, and just asking to be conquered and eaten.