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United Nations Names First Contact Representative

post #1 of 16
9/26/10 at 3:45pm
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From here:

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THE United Nations was set today to appoint an obscure Malaysian astrophysicist to act as Earth’s first contact for any aliens that may come visiting.

Mazlan Othman, the head of the UN's little-known Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa), is to describe her potential new role next week at a scientific conference at the Royal Society’s Kavli conference centre in Buckinghamshire.

She is scheduled to tell delegates that the recent discovery of hundreds of planets around other stars has made the detection of extraterrestrial life more likely than ever before - and that means the UN must be ready to coordinate humanity’s response to any “first contact”.
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
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post #2 of 16
9/26/10 at 4:22pm
Sir Patrick Stewart or Leonard Nimoy should be taking this role.
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post #3 of 16
9/26/10 at 4:32pm
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The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs really needs a cool logo and a merchandise shop. They could be making some extra funding.
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post #4 of 16
9/26/10 at 4:37pm
At least she beat Larry the Cable guy.
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post #5 of 16
9/26/10 at 5:22pm
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Sir Patrick Stewart or Leonard Nimoy should be taking this role.
Screw that...
William Shatner FTW!
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post #6 of 16
9/26/10 at 5:41pm
It should be Tim Allen. For so many reasons...
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post #7 of 16
9/26/10 at 6:03pm
I nominate DaveB and Miss Zooey.
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post #8 of 16
9/26/10 at 6:19pm
Plenty of Star Trek references but none for James Cromwell? The man has practice for Spock's sake!
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post #9 of 16
9/26/10 at 6:53pm
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Plenty of Star Trek references but none for James Cromwell? The man has practice for Spock's sake!
That's really good! James Cromwell, drunk, with Magic Carpet Ride blasting behind him.

Then Will Smith pops in with a "Welcome to Earf!"
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post #10 of 16
9/27/10 at 2:11am
I nominate Dolph Lundgren; if first contact involves smart, nice aliens, he's very polite and has a 160 IQ; if they are hostile bastards...i pity them.
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post #11 of 16
9/27/10 at 11:38am
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I nominate Dolph Lundgren; if first contact involves smart, nice aliens, he's very polite and has a 160 IQ; if they are hostile bastards...i pity them.
"I come in peace!!!"
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post #12 of 16
9/27/10 at 12:52pm
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"I come in peace!!!"
You go in pieces.
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post #13 of 16
9/27/10 at 1:28pm
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At least she beat Larry the Cable guy.
I doubt it.. Mr "Cable Guy" and his patented brand of 'humour' are currently rocketing their way to Alpha Centuri at the speed of light.

As for this person, good choice, but I doubt they'd be the one called up in the actual event of contact. The UN can say she's the one all it wants to, but does anyone here doubt that the government or military would act unilaterally and take charge of the whole 'first contact' issue? Sadly that's what I see happening
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post #14 of 16
9/27/10 at 3:35pm
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Guardian is reporting it isn't true.

I think they should go ahead and do it now. Maybe force a real debate on what the planet's policy should be for space exploration and sending signals into deep space and detecting signals.

Plus it would be fun to watch the rabid anti-U.N. crowd in the states get all up in arms and start drafting papers and legislation for why the U.S. shouldn't follow U.N. protocols in this case (I am sure it would happen in other countries as well).
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post #15 of 16
9/27/10 at 8:10pm
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As for this person, good choice, but I doubt they'd be the one called up in the actual event of contact. The UN can say she's the one all it wants to, but does anyone here doubt that the government or military would act unilaterally and take charge of the whole 'first contact' issue? Sadly that's what I see happening

What do you mean sadly? In all liklyhood that sissy egghead would probably be getting underfoot calling for "understanding," "compassion," and "level-headedness" when what the situation called for is rocketing a nuke so far up their asses it blasts them back to Aldebaran.
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post #16 of 16
9/27/10 at 11:46pm
I sent them my resume six months ago and never got a phone call or email! Fuck those guys!
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