We are observing your planet...

[Gamerlord]

Basically, what would YOU do if you got sent the following message on your cellphone...

"We are observing your planet...and we would like to...contact you..."

What would you do?

[Mauve Shirt]

Leave a confused post in the Random Banter thread: "I just got the weirdest voicemail..."

[Thanatos 51-50]

"Cool deal. You obviously know where I am and how to get in contact with me. See you at seven?"

[Pika...]

"If you can teleport beam me up. This place sucks."

[Ichneumon]

I would reply: "You've chosen the right person. Tell me how we can come into contact/"

[KuReshtin]

" I'm not here at the moment, but if you leave your name, number and a time when you will be most likely to be available, I'll phone you back as soon as is conveniently possible. Thank you for calling. Your call is very important to us."

[Perenelle]

I'd probably think it was from one of my crazy friends. :smalltongue:

and if they just sent me a message then aren't they already contacting me? I think i'd reply with some message about how I dont have any time to talk to aliens and that they should call someone else.

[Shadow of the Sun]

I'd pull what I do with telemarketers.

"Hang on, just let me go find someone that's higher up than me."

At which point I'd put the phone down, and walk off for two hours. Then I'd come back.

"Sorry, haven't found him!"

Ad infinitum.

[Fredthefighter]

"I can haz cheezeburger?" :smallbiggrin:

Or possibly

"MIND CRUSH!"

[chiasaur11]

"For the record, I can explain. And the Henderson's dog was kind of asking for it."

[randman22222]

"So long as I will choose what experiments I am subjected to."

[Mando Knight]

I, for one, would welcome our new extraterrestrial overlords. At least they're kind enough to try to contact us before launching the invasion.

However, in case things go sour, I'd have a dead man's switch set to communicate to multiple sources the details of my contact upon release...

[Cristo Meyers]

Arrange meeting in dark warehouse.

Stungun the first visitor to arrive at said warehouse.

Sell restrained and unconscious visitor to the government.

Profit.

[Nerocite]

Don't probe me bro!

[Roukon]

Ask for some sort of proof they are who/what they say they are. Then ask why they came here of all places? Then, depending on the answer to that, maybe ask for asylum in their planet/ship.

[Trog]

Basically, what would YOU do if you got sent the following message on your cellphone...

"We are observing your planet...and we would like to...contact you..."

What would you do?
*Years later I found myself in the courtroom showing the jury just where the accused contacted me... I showed them on the dolly.*

[Vmag]

Meh. We're observed more than enough as it is terrestrially. It'd be no different than if some shady shadow government contacted you the exact same way.

[13_CBS]

"MIND CRUSH!"

And so Earth's First Contact ended in terrible tragedy, with 80% of the planet's surface razed into ash and future contact with alien species looking less than optimistic.

[Kobold-Bard]

"Errrr, thanks. What can I do for you?"

Yeah, I'm an severely awkward individual.

[Yarram]

I'd be liek:
"We have weapons that are more powerful than you could imagine! We are just hiding them from you with our superior technology. Submit to our will!"

[Player_Zero]

I believe I would be most shocked since I have never received text, mail or call from my mobile.

[Talwar]

"When did I get a cell phone?"

[Crispy Dave]

this thread gives me use for all those new friends I have on facebook who have their cell phone numbers on their info.

[kpenguin]

I would be more surprised that I suddenly had a cellphone.

[Groundhog]

Arrange meeting in dark warehouse.

Stungun the first visitor to arrive at said warehouse.

Sell restrained and unconscious visitor to the government.

Profit.

That sounds like you could make it into a movie. Actually, it probably already has.

[Raewyn]

Arrange meeting in dark warehouse.

Stungun the first visitor to arrive at said warehouse.

Sell restrained and unconscious visitor to the government.

Profit.

That probably won't fly. An ethical scientist would be horrified at the thought of buying a sentient creature. An unethical one would just kill you and take it.

[SoD]

"OK. Cool, do you like Indian food? Meet you for a vindaloo about...1830ish?"

[DraPrime]

I would declare war on them. But limiting them to using squirt guns.

[V'icternus]

"No, you do not. Contacting me will severly degrade your quality of life as I reveal the secrets of the universe to you one by one. Please choose more wisely next time, or you may find yourself on the bad end of death."

[Starscream]

"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down..."

You may groan, but I will be the first to Rickroll an entire alien civilization. They can vaporize the planet for revenge, but they can't take that away from me.

[Cobra_Ikari]

Basically, what would YOU do if you got sent the following message on your cellphone...

"We are observing your planet...and we would like to...contact you..."

What would you do?

...call my friend back?

People already do this to me. =P

[Mystic Muse]

"If you want to contact me come to my house. you clearly know where that is since you've been observing me.
this message will self destruct in 3.2.1 (actually plays never gonna give you up.)

[Yulian]

Another species has been observing this world???

This is Agent Z'qar to base, Z'qar to base! Urgent message to the High Lords! Another species is observing this world! Effect emergency gate with delay of 40 starns and destroy the planet! Repeat, destroy the planet!

- Yulian

[UnChosenOne]

"Sorry, I don't belive you." After all we all can agree that this could be a somesort of trick by some company.

[ghost_warlock]

Q. We are observing your planet...and we would like to...contact you...
A. What are you wearing?

[Cristo Meyers]

That probably won't fly. An ethical scientist would be horrified at the thought of buying a sentient creature. An unethical one would just kill you and take it.

Considering the goal was to start an interstellar war by assaulting an ambassador, I think I win either way.

[Thatguyoverther]

Scream obscenities into the phone until my friend hangs up or the police arrive.

[TheBibliophile]

If you are an alien, meet me in the paddock at nine tonight. If not, I know that's you, Teddy.

[Grim ranger]

"You have been misled. The one you seek is my neighbour"

[Ichneumon]

"You are wrong. We've been YOU."

[Telonius]

First, check the "from" number. Then, if it checks out as being from Alpha Centauri's area code, reply. "Hey, sure thing. As long as it doesn't involve using me as a guinea pig, hatchery for your young, power source, method of enslaving the populace, or reproductive experiment. (Sorry guys, if you'd gotten here a few years ago I'd have been single). Where would you like to meet?"

[Darius Midnite]

"Now that I got you on the phone, can you tell me about the Roswell incident? And what's up with anal probing, are you bored?"