:( No ExtraTerrestrial Affairs Commission for Denver :(

kennyc · 11-03-2010, 09:59 AM

Coulda been fun:

"Denver voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have required the city to create the world's first government-sanctioned extraterrestrial-affairs commission.

Read more: Denver voters shoot down otherworldly measure..."

http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_16505981

dsvick · 11-03-2010, 10:11 AM

Thanks Kenny, I never even knew that that was an issue. To be honest I'm not sure how to react though. My initial thought was how could you take yourself seriously if you managed to get appointed to the panel, my second thought was, how would anyone else take you seriously.

Of course, there is the chance that a few years from now, when the aliens land, we'll all be kicking ourselves

obs20 · 11-03-2010, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Coulda been fun:

"Denver voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have required the city to create the world's first government-sanctioned extraterrestrial-affairs commission.

Read more: Denver voters shoot down otherworldly measure..."

http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_16505981

Now we'll never know what that book titled "To Serve Man" is about.

DixieGal · 11-03-2010, 10:19 AM

Wrong city. They should have tried it in Boulder. You know, where Mork lives.

kennyc · 11-03-2010, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by obs20

Now we'll never know what that book titled "To Serve Man" is about.

What I find astonishing is that this even made it on the ballot! That's the truly scary part!

poohbear_nc · 11-03-2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

What I find astonishing is that this even made it on the ballot! That's the truly scary part!

Democracy and free speech can have their more .... errrr .... unexpected moments!

BTW - how do we know whether ETs voted this measure down? Maybe beamed ballots into the box?

kennyc · 11-03-2010, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Democracy and free speech can have their more .... errrr .... unexpected moments!

BTW - how do we know whether ETs voted this measure down? Maybe beamed ballots into the box?

And there are always the time-travelers constantly changing things....

pholy · 11-03-2010, 11:45 AM

Reminds me of my university days...

"Hello, Office of Student Affairs. Would you like one?"

Sorry... but not very.

wodin · 11-03-2010, 07:59 PM

Uhhh, shouldn't this be in the sandbox? After all isn’t voting in a referendum POLITICAL?

kennyc · 11-03-2010, 09:02 PM

Damn, foiled again!

poohbear_nc · 11-04-2010, 11:43 AM

NO, NO - use your ray gun! Defend your right to stay in the llounge!

jes1 · 11-04-2010, 01:01 PM

I was not aware there was a big issue with extraterrestrial affairs. Are they having affairs with each other or with humans? Is Denver over-run with alien/human or alien/alien crossbreeds? I'm sure Washington DC has a high number, since that is the only explanation for some of the people in our government (in both parties). Maybe that us why the ballot measure got shot down. They did not want any office looking too closely into the issue.

11-03-2010, 09:59 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	:( No ExtraTerrestrial Affairs Commission for Denver :( Coulda been fun: "Denver voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have required the city to create the world's first government-sanctioned extraterrestrial-affairs commission. Read more: Denver voters shoot down otherworldly measure..." http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_16505981

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dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	Thanks Kenny, I never even knew that that was an issue. To be honest I'm not sure how to react though. My initial thought was how could you take yourself seriously if you managed to get appointed to the panel, my second thought was, how would anyone else take you seriously. Of course, there is the chance that a few years from now, when the aliens land, we'll all be kicking ourselves

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Wrong city. They should have tried it in Boulder. You know, where Mork lives.

11-03-2010, 11:45 AM	#8
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11-03-2010, 07:59 PM	#9
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Uhhh, shouldn't this be in the sandbox? After all isn’t voting in a referendum POLITICAL?

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Damn, foiled again!

11-04-2010, 11:43 AM	#11
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,885 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	NO, NO - use your ray gun! Defend your right to stay in the llounge!

11-04-2010, 01:01 PM	#12
jes1 Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 698 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Device: Astak EZReader, Dell Axim x50v, iPod Touch, nook	I was not aware there was a big issue with extraterrestrial affairs. Are they having affairs with each other or with humans? Is Denver over-run with alien/human or alien/alien crossbreeds? I'm sure Washington DC has a high number, since that is the only explanation for some of the people in our government (in both parties). Maybe that us why the ballot measure got shot down. They did not want any office looking too closely into the issue.

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