The Top 8 Things Not to Say
to a Visiting Alien Ambassador

8> “You and what army?”

7> “I’ve got a joke for you! This horrifically ugly, awfully stupid alien ambassador walks into a bar… can I get you something to drink?”

6> “I bet you’d be real tasty with drawn butter.”

5> “So who do you have to probe to get the cushy political appointments on your world?”

4> “I used to have a pet that looked just like you.”

3> “Sir! I believe you just dropped your lucky Klingon foot.”

2> “Nice spaceship you got there. Wanna trade it for this amazing plastic fish that sings?”

and the Number 1 Thing Not to Say to a Visiting Alien
Ambassador…

1> “I’m sorry, I’m never quite sure which tentacle to shake.”

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Credits:

Selected from 19 submissions from 6 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 1
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2, Topic
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 3
Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 4, 6
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 5
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 7, 8
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator