What Would You Ask an Alien if You Had Only 1 Question

hey alien can u make me a money maker for earth

Originally posted by camain
MMM, only one question. O.k. here it goes.

If the answer is 42, and the Earth is needed to give the question, in 10 million years from its inception, What is the Question, and how long have you waited to get it?\


Secondary question: Why mouse?

For all you movie buffs enjoy.

Cheers,

Camain

Hitchhiker's Guide.. And I READ the book, and haven't seen the movie, so neener, lol.

That being said, and since someone beat me to the anal probing..
I would want to know how can we save ourselves, without losing ourselves.

why is there a lot of people talking about the anal probe thingy

reply to post by chickenfeet


Because its taboo

I would ask them if any of them walk amongst humans in disguise

Originally posted by OzWeatherman

Because its taboo

ahhh
now i understand

my question would be

what room my little grey alien

"See all those worker ants. Those lonely souls down there striving to do their best, but only reaching their own peak of mediocrity... Could you guys just... Zap 'em or something?.. Which ones? Oh, well, all of them. Including myself but lets play Souljah Boys 'Superman' one more time."


Wishful thinking...

reply to post by SoFunkyMe


I'd ask my usual question: "Wanna get married?" )

I would ask it if the footage on blip.tv is real or not.

Duncan AKA Gridkeeper.

I would certainly ask one question that would dictate the rest of the conversation/encounter...

Could you state your preference for the following delicacies: ground beef, chicken breasts, or human stew...

But I agree with some previous posters, kind of a childish thread that doesn't have anything remotely worthy of an ATS thread

It is kind of an interesting exercise and I've actually thought about it for a bit. I'd have to assume they've got some answers for what our bigger issues are. After all, they were advanced enough to get here, but apparently not astute enough to pick someone better than me for an encounter. I'd also assume they're going to give a truthful answer.

So you've got one question. You could ask something relatively trivial and get a "guaranteed" answer (where did you come from, what do you want here, etc.) or shoot for the jackpot with something extraordinary and maybe get a negative response. Thus you end up with nothing but an unbelievable story, which would be good for thread starter but not much else.

So... I'm torn between asking for a cure for disease and the secret to free/cheap energy. Either would have significant implications, good and bad, if they're answerable.

So, I don't know. Too much responsibility. I hope they pick some PhD from a place like MIT or Cal Tech and not some random goober who works at Jiffy Lube (not that there's anything WRONG with that).

Even if I asked for and got the cure for some deadly disease like cancer, it would be highly likely that no one in the medical community would listen to me.....

So I would ask for a ride into outer space and back, at least as far as the moon or Pluto. And I would stress the "and back" part!!

reply to post by frayed1


Now see, that's where it gets interesting. You'd trade a shot at potentially curing cancer for a ride in a space ship?

I understand what you're saying. Even if you're given the answer, whether it be for new technology or disease cures, what could you hope to do with it? And even if you were able to get it implemented, what potential unforseen consequences would be caused by the solution?

Still, I think I'd have to take a shot. And the more I think about it, I'd go with cancer cure. I'd probably hurl all over the ship if I got to go for a ride anyway. They'd throw me out on Ganymede or something.

I dont think i can post my question. I'd probably get banned from the forum.

reply to post by yeahright


They'd probably ask you what cancer was.

But at least your heart is in the right place, you'd at least attempt to help us all with your question, and not ask the 'alians' to make you a "money maker for earth". Whatever that meant, lol.

reply to post by 27jd


Yup, there would be a risk they'd be completely unfamiliar with cancer, all right. I don't know about the rest of your post, though. Can you imagine a bigger moneymaker than a guaranteed cancer cure?

Originally posted by yeahright
I don't know about the rest of your post, though.

Sorry, I was actually referring to a post by the OP at the top of this page, it confused me, lol.

Can you imagine a bigger moneymaker than a guaranteed cancer cure?

Yeah, but I can also imagine your sudden "suicide" when the drug companies find out you're gonna take away one of their cash cows.

Originally posted by 27jd
Yeah, but I can also imagine your sudden "suicide" when the drug companies find out you're gonna take away one of their cash cows.

That's where you say, "May I please have the cure for cancer? Oh and gimmie one of those ray guns. And that ain't a question".

Originally posted by yeahright
That's where you say, "May I please have the cure for cancer? Oh and gimmie one of those ray guns. And that ain't a question".

Well, that sounds like a good plan to me. Now we just have to wait til they get here.

First I would be tempted to ask, "Why do I get only one question?"

But rather than waste the opportunity I would probably ask, "Can you please stay a while and help us sort out some problems?"

reply to post by SoFunkyMe

hope fully i would keep my mouth shut if i was approached by an alien that 1 would assume has travelled a vast distance and would therefore be a superior being to myself--------and i would wonder what anyone thats smarter than me would be the least bit interested in a conversation that they could not possibly get any smarter from.i would then assume the correct position in worship waiting to be corrected or "eaten"----where could i run to hide???so i suppose my question would be what can i do for My Lord ?