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Post by ChrisB on Aug 18, 2017 17:23:33 GMT
 Mankind has just made contact with another civilisation and you have been chosen to select just 5 websites to brief the aliens on the human race before they drop by for tea tomorrow. We need to let them know who they are dealing with, what we are like and all about our diversity, achievements, failures, hopes, dreams etc etc. They are slow readers, so you cannot just tell them to go to Wikipedia and read that! Which web pages would you select? |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 18, 2017 17:51:11 GMT
Great Satriani album, that!
Wikipedia - well, obviously! Just read the home page if they're slow.
Discogs - they need to know that we are (barely) worth surviving
IMDB - visual arts, too
Reuters News - the other side of the coin
The Far Side - just to see the looks on their faces
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 18, 2017 17:59:12 GMT
The Far Side - what a brilliant idea!
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 18, 2017 18:38:25 GMT
Do we assume they are friendly and we let them have warts and all ?
I think back to a Twilight zone where us lot assumed the incomers were trying to stop us fighting, They wanted to fight as we were so good at it, often for no real reason.
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 18, 2017 18:44:52 GMT
Well, they're coming round for a spot of tiffin, so I should hope they'll be friendly enough to exchange niceties over a civilised cup of Earl Grey without breaking the china!
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 18, 2017 18:48:51 GMT
They will never leave if I let them have leaf tea and toasted fruit loaf !
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Post by Chris on Aug 18, 2017 20:16:10 GMT
This is far too risky for me
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Post by MartinT on Aug 18, 2017 21:31:54 GMT
For you or for the aliens?
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Post by Chris on Aug 19, 2017 4:35:24 GMT
Haha! Me. And them.
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