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From: Jeff Thompson (jwthomp at sparc14.cs.uiuc.edu)
Subject: Aliens Do Exist

I just saw this on a news feed. Get Scared! :)

Years ago, when the alien-broadcast program began, government scientists decided to broadcast a message that would be simple yet convey a sense of love, universal peace and brotherhood: "Have a Nice Day." They broadcast this message over and over, day after day, year after year, until one day they got an answer:

Dear Earth Persons:

OK. We are having a nice day. We also have a number of extremely sophisticated weapons, and unless you start broadcasting something more interesting, we will reduce your planet to a very warm object the size of a child's bowling ball.

Regards,

The Aliens

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