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design219 · Dec 4, 2006, 12:41 PM

Anybody seen one? Or a UFO? If so, do tell!

I want to believe, but from what I understand about the universe, if they exists, they are too far away to ever visit, and our span of existence (and probably theirs) is relatively to short to match up for a visit.

Rumor · Dec 4, 2006, 12:49 PM

I saw one before.

Doofy · Dec 4, 2006, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by design219

I want to believe, but from what I understand about the universe, if they exists, they are too far away to ever visit, and our span of existence (and probably theirs) is relatively to short to match up for a visit.

You forgot about transwarp conduits and stuff.

I have it on good authority that Barry Norman, former presenter of Film xx, is in fact a space alien. This bloke I know says his cat once turned around and said "Barry Norman, space alien" to him. Mind you, the same bloke once walked into his kitchen and saw God frying up a Full English, so I'm not sure how reliable his assertions are (everybody knows that God wouldn't be making a Full English due to all the cholesterol and stuff).

design219 · Dec 4, 2006, 01:09 PM

This may confirm another thread about the British being smarter than Americans, but what the heck is a "Full English"?

Mastrap · Dec 4, 2006, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by design219

but what the heck is a "Full English"?

design219 · Dec 4, 2006, 01:19 PM

Uh......mmm.....thanks. I knew this would not go anywhere. OK, so do you keep a photo of a Full English around, or did you just take this?

Mastrap · Dec 4, 2006, 01:21 PM

Google is your friend

Doofy · Dec 4, 2006, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by design219

Uh......mmm.....thanks. I knew this would not go anywhere.

Heh. It's one of those questions which nobody can answer. I mean, they're sneaky, pointy-eared aliens so they could be up to all sorts of dirty tricks with their metaphasic warp drives and stuff.

BlueSky · Dec 4, 2006, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by design219

I want to believe, but from what I understand about the universe, if they exists, they are too far away to ever visit, and our span of existence (and probably theirs) is relatively to short to match up for a visit.

Oh they've been here: Traffic circles.

I rest my case.

Dark Helmet · Dec 4, 2006, 03:05 PM

maybe they travel through alternate dimensions or time.

At any rate I never believe that they are traveling in space at the speed of light as we really ain't worth the long trip. If anything it is some nifty warp drive or wormholes.

mitchell_pgh · Dec 4, 2006, 03:08 PM

My 2�

If space aliens were here, we either:
- wouldn't know about them (because they choose not to be seen).
- they would have captured us long ago.

I just don't believe that they are scooping up thousands of us for experiments, crash landing all the time, etc. etc.

osiris · Dec 4, 2006, 03:13 PM

I think that multi-dimensional travel is possible, just that we haven't figured it out yet.

What might be a billion light years away in our standard plane, may be only inches away in an alternate dimensional plane. Stuff could be right in front of our our eyes..

This would also explain what cats are staring at all the time.

Doofy · Dec 4, 2006, 03:16 PM

Which brings us to the perfect companion to the Full English: A nice hot cup of tea.

::maroma:: · Dec 4, 2006, 03:47 PM

It would be supremely arrogant to think that we're alone in the universe. One way I like to look at it is, if we here on Earth look at a very distant star/planet, what we're seeing is the activity of that star/planet millions of years ago (the time it takes for light to travel from it to us). So if intelligent beings on a very distant planet were observing Earth in the same way, they'd be seeing the birth of life or even long before the birth of life on Earth. They very well could be thinking "that planet is lifeless and uninhabitable. No need to explore it right now."

Rumor · Dec 4, 2006, 04:09 PM

I'm sure the aliens are avoiding us.

Seeing as how we've trashed this planet, nobody wants to give us the technology to trash other planets.

::maroma:: · Dec 4, 2006, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Rumor

I'm sure the aliens are avoiding us.

Seeing as how we've trashed this planet, nobody wants to give us the technology to trash other planets.

That, and they probably think the first thing we'd do if they made themselves known to us is wage a war on them. We can't even stop killing each other, why would an alien race introduce themselves to us? So we have another target to kill?

Rumor · Dec 4, 2006, 05:16 PM

I wonder if one uses A-1 on alien steaks?

cybergoober · Dec 5, 2006, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by Rumor

I wonder if one uses A-1 on alien steaks?

Nah. Why would you want to cover up all that great alien flavor?

Dakar² · Dec 5, 2006, 07:32 AM

The problem with aliens is they keep their anal probes ice cold.

Dark Helmet · Dec 5, 2006, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar²

The problem with aliens is they keep their anal probes ice cold.

Next time just ask them to breath on it for a sec like the doctor does with his Stethoscope.

Saetre · Dec 5, 2006, 03:54 PM

The aliens have likely trashed their planets the same way we have trashed ours. I wouldn't expect evolution to create a race of environmentally friendly aliens.

rlinhares · Dec 5, 2006, 11:20 PM

I think the " Japanese" are aliens, don´t you?

1-I have never been in "Japan" , so I have reasons (ok, thin ones) to beleive "it" doesn´t exist.
2-The " Japanese" are always the same "people" in pictures or on tv. Man or woman (Yoko Ono was from Camboja, and Camboja do exists).
3- They have very, very creepy eyes.
4- They are short, just like EEEE TEEEE
5-They don´t speak a human language.

kernokerno · Dec 6, 2006, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by rlinhares

I think the " Japanese" are aliens, don´t you?

1-I have never been in "Japan" , so I have reasons (ok, thin ones) to beleive "it" doesn´t exist.
2-The " Japanese" are always the same "people" in pictures or on tv. Man or woman (Yoko Ono was from Camboja, and Camboja do exists).
3- They have very, very creepy eyes.
4- They are short, just like EEEE TEEEE
5-They don´t speak a human language.

Jawbone54 · Dec 6, 2006, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

Gross. Way too much food-mixing going on. I had runny foods mingling together.

Rumor · Dec 6, 2006, 12:50 PM

All your planet are belong to us

Doofy · Dec 6, 2006, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Gross. Way too much food-mixing going on. I had runny foods mingling together.

Jaw's honorary Englishman status now revoked.

Y3a · Dec 6, 2006, 02:09 PM

They aren't ALIENS!!! They are time travelers from our future, coming back to try and make our future brighter. They haven't figured how to travel to other places yet, just move in time. They aren't advanced enough for that.

Jawbone54 · Dec 6, 2006, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Jaw's honorary Englishman status now revoked.

Can I just be a fish and chips kind of guy?

Rumor · Dec 6, 2006, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Can I just be a fish and chips kind of guy?

No spotted dick or blood pudding?

Doofy · Dec 6, 2006, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Can I just be a fish and chips kind of guy?

I dunno. That kind of thing sounds suspiciously Scottish to me. If you get into that kind of thing there'll be no hope - you'll be painting your face blue and dancing around a bunch of swords in a little skirt in no time.

Jawbone54 · Dec 6, 2006, 02:51 PM

Blood pudding actually doesn't look horrible. Spotted dick...I dunno...it's hard to get past the name.

Originally Posted by Doofy

I dunno. That kind of thing sounds suspiciously Scottish to me. If you get into that kind of thing there'll be no hope - you'll be painting your face blue and dancing around a bunch of swords in a little skirt in no time.

Actually, I'm over half Irish. I've never been, but most of my family is only a few generations away removed from the old island.

Doofy · Dec 6, 2006, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Actually, I'm over half Irish. I've never been, but most of my family is only a few generations away removed from the old island.

A Full Irish breakfast it is then.

Dakar² · Dec 6, 2006, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Blood pudding actually doesn't look horrible. Spotted dick...I dunno...it's hard to get past the name.

Get it, hard? HAHAHAHA

Jawbone54 · Dec 6, 2006, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar²

Get it, hard? HAHAHAHA

Always proof read, Jawbone...always proof read...

As for the Guinness, I used to have an Irish sociology professor who came to class talking about how he had just drank a bit of Guinness in his office and wished he was in there finishing it instead of "talking to you morons." The whole class loved him. He was the former chancellor too, which makes it even more amusing.