July 6th, 2007



The Top 9 Reasons Why Aliens
Should NOT Land in Your City


9> Nome, AK - If you thought Pluto was cold…

8> Washington DC - Hard to do any anal probes since people’s heads are in the way.

7> El Paso, TX - Aliens immediately granted work-release status, shipped to Florida to work in orange groves.

6> Hollywood, CA - People everywhere but no souls to be sucked dry.

5> Tokyo – nothing smaller than Godzilla would be noticed.

4> Las Vegas, NV - Tentacles get stuck in slot machines reaching for extra coins.

3> Omaha, NE – Really? You need a reason not to land in Omaha? So you’ve gone through millions of years of evolution, developed the technology capable of traveling between galaxies, and you’re looking for a reason not to land in Omaha? Fine, go ahead and land in Omaha. I’m sure we can put you to work at an IT support desk somewhere.

2> Durham, NC — Because Mike Nifong would find some reason to put them in jail and prosecute them..

and the Number 1 Reason Why Aliens Should NOT Land in Your City …

1> Rio de Janeiro - Wookiees would painfully find out what a “Brazilian” really entails.




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Credits:

Selected from 36 submissions from 11 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1, 6, 8 (Hat trick!)
Tom Rodman, Durham, NC — 2
Ryan Garcia, Austin, TX — 3
Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 4, 7
Dan Thompson, Austin, TX — 5
Mark David, Sunnyvale, CA — 9
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator