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Old 12-11-2009, 08:26 AM   #46
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Old 12-14-2009, 11:28 AM   #47
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Old 12-14-2009, 09:05 PM   #51
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I've changed my mind. I would give them a full set of Terry Pratchett, but in return the aliens must give us a cure for alzheimers disease right away!
In lieu of an alien cure for Alzheimer's, you can hedge your bets with this simple remedy:

http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news...d-off-dementia
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Old 12-14-2009, 09:33 PM   #52
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The illustrated version or just the historical text?

If you were thinking about any of the illustrated versions then IMHO an anatomy textbook might be the better choice ...
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Old 12-14-2009, 10:35 PM   #53
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Old 12-15-2009, 04:45 AM   #54
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Imagine, you are meeting an alien requesting you: "Give me just ONE book only to make me understand the human race!"

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Old 12-15-2009, 07:24 AM   #55
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Ok: Need some help here ---

I remember a short story (or novelette) by Isaac Asimov, in which these aliens "kidnap" a man and a woman in order to study them. The two humans refuse to cooperate - to a certain degree - and the aliens decide to let the humans go before they abandon earth and the study of humans.

As they are leaving, one of the aliens says (in effect) to the commanding alien: Look what they're doing now!

At least, that's how I remember it.

Can someone identify this for me?

I think this would be a great gift to a group of aliens.


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Old 12-15-2009, 10:23 AM   #56
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Old 12-16-2009, 06:37 AM   #57
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The illustrated version or just the historical text?

If you were thinking about any of the illustrated versions then IMHO an anatomy textbook might be the better choice ...

Aren't you forgetting the Audio version?


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Old 12-16-2009, 06:38 AM   #58
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It's called 'What is this Thing Called Love?'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_is...F_(short_story)


THANK YOU!

I've been wondering about this - off and on - for about 20 years.

A big thanks.

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Old 12-16-2009, 06:38 AM   #59
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i would give him two books:

john irvin - a son of circus and garp

that would be the most mentaly disturbed alien in the whole wide galaxy

keep reading

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