Francos Spain
Our Blessed and Chosen Leader of the Pacific
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Post by Francos Spain on Jan 3, 2004 18:54:00 GMT -5
(Dilemma #81) - "Close Encounters of the Sci-fi Kind?" The IssueA recent, well-publicized UFO sighting over rural areas of The New Pacific Order has turned people's attention to the skies, and what... or who... might be up there. The Debate- Option 1: "This event proves one thing: there are other life-forms out there," says eccentric astronomer Buffy Dodinas, "All we have to do is find them! What is the price of a few hundred Radio Telescopes compared to the benefit of living in peace and harmony with our brethren of the stars?"
- Option 2: "Spies! Its gotta be spies! A few planes or satellites from our enemies or 'allies' in our region," rages General Jean-Paul Mombota, head of The New Pacific Order's military, "The only way to keep those snoops out of our airspace is to patrol the streets 'n skies, and shoot 'em down! Even if they are some sort of little green aliens, a couple of SAM batteries and a few flak cannons'll keep 'em from abducting our Pacific seagulls."
- Option 3: "Extraterrestrial lifeforms? Alien invaders? I don't know why we even have to listen to such idiocy!" complains prize-winning physicist Faith Mistletoe, "The idea of 'aliens' on another planet is highly unlikely, and even if they did exist, getting from there to here is technically impossible! I say we forget this nonsense and stop spending our tax dollars on it. Leave this sort of foolishness to the people who attend those 'trekkie' conventions."
#nosmileys
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