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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 7, 2017 12:30:08 GMT
What do you do?
Personally, I would greet the alien/s and invite them inside for a nice cuppa.
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Post by jasonward on Jun 7, 2017 12:32:49 GMT
I think my reaction would entirely be based on how they acted and/or if I could even communicate with them.
Pretty certain I wouldn't be offering them food or drink though, chances are high that our food would be poison to them.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 7, 2017 12:33:57 GMT
I think my reaction would entirely be based on how they acted and/or if I could even communicate with them. Pretty certain I wouldn't be offering them food or drink though, chances are high that our food would be poison to them. How would you know it would be poison? Food in other countries isn't poison for us.
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Post by jasonward on Jun 7, 2017 12:38:48 GMT
I think my reaction would entirely be based on how they acted and/or if I could even communicate with them. Pretty certain I wouldn't be offering them food or drink though, chances are high that our food would be poison to them. How would you know it would be poison? Food in other countries isn't poison for us. I wouldn't *know* it was poison, but the chances are very high it would be. And we are all human, with a shared biology, yet some foods are poison to certain races, cows milk for instance, is drunk by Europeans with little or no issues, but Africans don't and even when they live in Europe as it makes them ill, it's a poison for them. But alien biology will almost without doubt and by definition be alien to us, and even very basic food stuffs we take for granted could be deadly poison to them.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 7, 2017 12:40:28 GMT
How would you know it would be poison? Food in other countries isn't poison for us. I wouldn't *know* it was poison, but the chances are very high it would be. And we are all human, with a shared biology, yet some foods are poison to certain races, cows milk for instance, is drunk by Europeans with little or no issues, but Africans don't and even when they live in Europe as it makes them ill, it's a poison for them. But alien biology will almost without doubt and by definition be alien to us, and even very basic food stuffs we take for granted could be deadly poison to them. I hope they wouldn't be allergic to a cuppa, or I would chuck them out my house and tell them to find someone else to have a chat with.
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Post by mark687 on Jun 7, 2017 12:45:13 GMT
My ideal scenario would involve humanoid females
in reality probably ask them for their take on politics and religion and if they had the technology or the ability to view alternate universes.
Regards
mark687
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Post by acousticwolf on Jun 7, 2017 12:47:25 GMT
I'd be tempted to tell them to run away before the great and good turn up and dissect them ...
Cheers
Tony
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Post by number13 on Jun 7, 2017 12:51:43 GMT
How would you know it would be poison? Food in other countries isn't poison for us. I wouldn't *know* it was poison, but the chances are very high it would be. And we are all human, with a shared biology, yet some foods are poison to certain races, cows milk for instance, is drunk by Europeans with little or no issues, but Africans don't and even when they live in Europe as it makes them ill, it's a poison for them. But alien biology will almost without doubt and by definition be alien to us, and even very basic food stuffs we take for granted could be deadly poison to them. I think you are thinking of people from far Southeast Asia where the gene to digest cows' milk has switched off as being unnecessary for their ancestors? East Africa certainly has peoples who traditionally lived on their cattle's milk and blood (yum... But protein rich and it obviously worked for them!) On Topic: Assuming I had the nerve to go out and make contact and they had a translator and I got the classic 'Take us to your leader'... I'd ask them to check back on Friday morning just in case...
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 7, 2017 12:57:27 GMT
My ideal scenario would involve humanoid females
Yes please. I'd certainly like to woo a Drahvin.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 13:00:13 GMT
I think the most favourable would be if they were like Pog and his people from Swamp Thing, aliens who had "locumanded alout my abaft boundmete." Although, I'd probably help them down, it's not the most stable fence in the world. Depending on how long they had to stay and who was aware of them, I'd rather like a discussion about the greater state of the cosmos as they've seen it. Their particular views on how things are going and humanity's niche in that sparkling black. Always good to keep an ear to the sky and see what's going on around you. Their culture's views would be doubtlessly fascinating, I'd ask if I could keep a copy of their fiction. Unearthly technology is overtly dangerous to possess, but an alien story... Now, that's a positive and promising keepsake.
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Post by number13 on Jun 7, 2017 13:02:51 GMT
My ideal scenario would involve humanoid females
Yes please. I'd certainly like to woo a Drahvin. Xenophobic, heavily armed and despising males? Errr... In that scenario, I'd send in the Chumblies and quick!
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 7, 2017 13:05:11 GMT
I think the most favourable would be if they were like Pog and his people from Swamp Thing, aliens who had "locumanded alout my abaft boundmete." Although, I'd probably help them down, it's not the most stable fence in the world. Depending on how long they had to stay and who was aware of them, I'd rather like a discussion about the greater state of the cosmos as they've seen it. Their particular views on how things are going and humanity's niche in that sparkling black. Always good to keep an ear to the sky and see what's going on around you. Their culture's views would be doubtlessly fascinating, I'd ask if I could keep a copy of their fiction. Unearthly technology is overtly dangerous to possess, but an alien story... Now, that's a positive and promising keepsake. Alien fiction would be interesting, as it may bear significant differences to our own.
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Post by mrperson on Jun 7, 2017 21:09:54 GMT
Be very careful and react to circumstances as they develop.
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Post by jasonward on Jun 7, 2017 21:16:01 GMT
I wouldn't *know* it was poison, but the chances are very high it would be. And we are all human, with a shared biology, yet some foods are poison to certain races, cows milk for instance, is drunk by Europeans with little or no issues, but Africans don't and even when they live in Europe as it makes them ill, it's a poison for them. But alien biology will almost without doubt and by definition be alien to us, and even very basic food stuffs we take for granted could be deadly poison to them. I think you are thinking of people from far Southeast Asia where the gene to digest cows' milk has switched off as being unnecessary for their ancestors? East Africa certainly has peoples who traditionally lived on their cattle's milk and blood (yum... But protein rich and it obviously worked for them!) On Topic: Assuming I had the nerve to go out and make contact and they had a translator and I got the classic 'Take us to your leader'... I'd ask them to check back on Friday morning just in case... I had no idea about the status of South East Asians and Milk, but for certain Milk causes lots of problems in most people of African assent. I did find this which clearly shows that milk drinking is a largely European, and perhaps Indian sub-continent thing, but outside those area's milk drinking become less common and more problematic. On Topic: If they asked "Take me to your leader" I would ask them to come back after Trump looses office.
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Post by number13 on Jun 7, 2017 21:51:08 GMT
I think you are thinking of people from far Southeast Asia where the gene to digest cows' milk has switched off as being unnecessary for their ancestors? East Africa certainly has peoples who traditionally lived on their cattle's milk and blood (yum... But protein rich and it obviously worked for them!) On Topic: Assuming I had the nerve to go out and make contact and they had a translator and I got the classic 'Take us to your leader'... I'd ask them to check back on Friday morning just in case... I had no idea about the status of South East Asians and Milk, but for certain Milk causes lots of problems in most people of African assent. I did find this which clearly shows that milk drinking is a largely European, and perhaps Indian sub-continent thing, but outside those area's milk drinking become less common and more problematic. On Topic: If they asked "Take me to your leader" I would ask them to come back after Trump looses office. Interesting, that ties in with the programme I was remembering from a few years back. It said that as a species we had evolved the ability to digest cows' milk multiple times in 'only' a few thousand years, in parts of the world where it was a vital food source in times of crisis like very hard northern winters or droughts in India, Africa, etc. In areas where farming or food-gathering were always reliable, we had lost or never gained the ability. It stuck with me because I thought it was amazing that human evolution could work that 'quickly' as we spread across the planet. On topic: definitely, we have our galactic reputation to consider!
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jun 8, 2017 6:12:29 GMT
My ideal scenario would involve humanoid females
in reality probably ask them for their take on politics and religion and if they had the technology or the ability to view alternate universes.
Regards
mark687 Hopefully they will have abandoned religion. In the same way we look at Greek and Roman gods
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 8, 2017 7:20:44 GMT
I'd ask if they come in peace if 'Yes' I'd tell em to "p..s off leave me alone to brood & self loathe" like the anti-social hermit that i am.
If they came to declare 'war' I'd introduce them to my family they'd soon leave Earth.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 8, 2017 7:21:54 GMT
If they were busty blondes I'd say up the stairs third door on the left, I'll be up just after my cuppa Horlicks.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 8, 2017 8:48:36 GMT
I'd ask if they come in peace if 'Yes' I'd tell em to "p..s off leave me alone to brood & self loathe" like the anti-social hermit that i am. If they came to declare 'war' I'd introduce them to my family they'd soon leave Earth. If they declared war, I'd sooner run and hide than introduce them to anyone!
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Post by pawntake on Jun 8, 2017 8:56:05 GMT
What do you do? Personally, I would greet the alien/s and invite them inside for a nice cuppa. Do not forget the Biscuits!!
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