Reply #2: sssssshhhh, Stinky.... Don't raise awkward issues!!

[TygrBright]

I mean, just imagine the flap if someone decided to seriously look into this phenomenon and discovered the truth:

On July 8th, 1980, a Travel Pod from the planet Formava, in the galaxy of Andromeda, landed in a DC suburb (I think it was Rockville, but anyway, it was a brilliant choice of landing sites-- how could anyone tell?) and began implementing the Master Plan: replacing ALL media figures with alien-cloned doubles, controlled by the Formavan Central Brain, a lobe of which navigated the Travel Pod.

Some of us Know More, but we can't tell you, it would put us-- and you!-- in danger from mysterious Formavan alien weapons!

helpfully,
Bright

P.S. I hope that, when the clone-replacement process is complete and the Central Brain reveals its presence and purpose here, you, like myself will welcome our New Alien Overlords! It's our only hope...