October 17, 2008     

NOTE FROM DAVE:

October 30 marks the 70th anniversary of
the “War of the Worlds” broadcast that
scared hundreds of people into thinking
that Martians were invading Earth. We
wondered if we could pull off the same trick.

The Top 9 Sci-Fi Rumors
That Might Panic the World

9> Angelina Jolie had species-reassignment surgery. (She was
actually born a Wookiee.)

8> The Klingon Empire has sent their crack G’agh Squad,
proclaiming “Today is a Good Day to Diet!”

7> “We are the Borg. We have invested heavily in Lehman Brothers
and wish to check our portfolio.”

6> Aliens want our oil and they’re prepared to pay for it with
ball point pens and unmatched socks.

5> When ET phoned home, he used *your* calling card!

4> Alien spacecraft entry into our atmosphere causes global
warming.

3> Cell phones are an insidious alien plot to reduce our youth to
incoherent texters which will lead to the eventual collapse of
all worldwide communication. Oh, and cancer. Lots and lots of
cancer.

2> Barack Obama’s middle name isn’t Hussein. It’s Huu-seeen,
which translates to “Galactic Overlord.”

and the Number 1 Sci-Fi Rumor That Might Panic the World…

1> The alien invasion was successful 8 years ago, starting in
November 2000 in Florida.

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Credits:

Selected from 19 submissions from 7 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Guy Reeves, Houston, TX — 1, 4
Bruce Kane, Charlotte, NC — 2, 6
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 3, Topic
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 5, 7, 8 (Hat trick!)
Tom Rodman, Durham, NC — 9
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator