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10 Reasons Aliens Might Invade Earth
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10 Reasons Aliens Won't Invade Earth (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Sep 2018
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Afromania
(2,771 posts)1. Why invade when we'll kill ourselves off in short order.
Last edited Tue Sep 4, 2018, 10:09 AM - Edit history (1)
Besides, they know enough from our TV programs that we'll probe, dissect and figure out if they go well with ketchup - probably not in that exact order.
Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)2. I have always been amused by the alien invasion genre
Beings that have mastered interstellar travel surely would have no problem overcoming humans on tiny planet Earth. They could simply sit back and nudge a large asteroid our way to wipe humans out.
SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)6. No way
If they are that advanced they will be able to shoot lasers out of their eyes.
mitch96
(13,926 posts)3. Hell, we can't even communicate with other of our critters here on earth
How are we gonna communicate with aliens??? I mean how about talking to wales? dolphins?
Are we gonna teach 'em sign language like the chimps??
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yuiyoshida
(41,864 posts)4. I don't know....
Seems to me, talking to Wales might not be that difficult.
LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)5. Well, they do speak Welsh and all...