[Junior]

It's not a scientific paper, for cryin' out loud. No tax money was spent. Some journalist got a wild hair to interview some college professor on his opinion of what ET might look like. The professor told him. Even I can see this is simply a puff piece made out of one man's opinion. It plants the seeds of imagination from whence interesting stuff may eventually spring. For instance, I rather enjoy Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series, which takes this professor's opinion and runs with it. Of course, one could also bring up Laumer's Bolos. Instead, the quality of the comments on this thread indicates most folks think it's beneath them to even consider such possiblities. I've never understood such attitudes.

[irv]

It plants the seeds of imagination from whence interesting stuff may eventually spring

"Superior space beings have no need of weak meat-sacs" is creative?

An alien walks into a bar. Bartender walks up and says, "Hey guy, why the - uh, where do you keep your face, anyway?

John Kerry walks in and sits down next to the alien ....