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Taverner

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21. Watch out or the word police will get you...

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:32 PM

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I'm here to bitch. re: aliens [View all] salinen Jun 2012 OP

Do you realize that if you leave one 'n' off your nick, that the letters rearrange to spell aliens? Mnemosyne Jun 2012 #1

If you think that we are alone in this Universe... HipChick Jun 2012 #2

He didn't say that Confusious Jun 2012 #8

Right salinen Jun 2012 #14

if that is what you got out of his post ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #13

We are not alone in this Universe salinen Jun 2012 #16

Then again they might be "reading" DU! flamingdem Jun 2012 #23

If you understand the extreme vastness of the universe snooper2 Jun 2012 #26

We are alone. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #46

I'm not saying it was aliens.. Iggo Jun 2012 #3

Panspermia... targetpractice Jun 2012 #4

the flying spaghetti monster salinen Jun 2012 #10

the theory of "directed panspermia" salinen Jun 2012 #11

Did you see Prometheus? targetpractice Jun 2012 #17

Me too. zappaman Jun 2012 #31

We don't like admitting they could do something hard malthaussen Jun 2012 #5

Excellent post. KatyMan Jun 2012 #39

... pretty much ... surrealAmerican Jun 2012 #51

If we build the Great Pyramid today we would use concrete ... spin Jun 2012 #6

So what you're saying is.... Control-Z Jun 2012 #7

no salinen Jun 2012 #9

If it pisses you off that people believe in aliens, Control-Z Jun 2012 #30

I have no religious beliefs salinen Jun 2012 #35

What physical evidence do you have for aliens building pyramids? a la izquierda Jun 2012 #37

to the left salinen Jun 2012 #48

no...I would say you are about 100% wrong... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #15

Aliens? HopeHoops Jun 2012 #12

religion replacement chowder66 Jun 2012 #18

head on nail salinen Jun 2012 #20

I'm in your camp. chowder66 Jun 2012 #28

Too many who discuss salinen Jun 2012 #40

in many cases sure chowder66 Jun 2012 #53

man had to move and place one stone block every 20 seconds for 20 years straight Bandit Jun 2012 #19

not salinen Jun 2012 #22

You think the Egyptians of that era... ljm2002 Jun 2012 #24

Watch out or the word police will get you... Taverner Jun 2012 #21

It drives me nuts too... ljm2002 Jun 2012 #25

The implicit bigotry of a lot of the ancient-astronaut BS is what bugs me Posteritatis Jun 2012 #27

Yes... a la izquierda Jun 2012 #38

Real science requires critical thinking. GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #29

Yes salinen Jun 2012 #41

Ayup. The other one that makes my head go KABLOOIE!!! --> daaron Jun 2012 #32

Ghosts have that effect on me Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #33

except salinen Jun 2012 #44

The problem with relativistic speeds --> daaron Jun 2012 #47

don't get me started salinen Jun 2012 #42

I've talked to this kind of folk as well, edhopper Jun 2012 #34

beautiful groin vaulting salinen Jun 2012 #43

Yeah, but aliens totally DID build the donkey wheel on the island. Butterbean Jun 2012 #36

Every idiot believes that the generations that came before were even stupider than they are. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #45

Yep salinen Jun 2012 #49

Imagination is one of the things that makes us human :) Marrah_G Jun 2012 #50

Yeah, they're way off the mark... Zorra Jun 2012 #52