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Roswell UFO Festival

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the take-us-to-your-beer-tent dept.

jmcharry writes "From the Washington Post: 'Attention, all aliens. Come on down. Because, seriously, this is your crowd. About 50,000 of your closest admirers are expected this weekend for the Roswell UFO Festival, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the nearby crash landing of a flying saucer — and, naturally, the ensuing government cover-up.'"

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  1. Seriously, aliens, stay away. by gardyloo · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I were an alien, landing in the midst of 50,000 "worshippers" in a town of 45,000 people in SE New Mexico would NOT be my first choice. Actually, that goes for just about everyone, alien to the planet or not. Unless, of course, my menu normally consisted of nutjobs in RVs and on motorcycles.

    1. Re:Seriously, aliens, stay away. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      What power? You're capable of traversing the cosmos, and the best you can come up with is jerking around Dubya?

      Please. That's for amateurs. Roswell's where it's at - tens of thousands of people just begging to be probed.

      Now that's a good weekend.

  2. They're Really Here! by camperslo · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've come in under radar... from Mexico

  3. Re:UFO - Roswell? HAHA by lena_10326 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, I guess it's a form of socializing and these people get off on it...
    I spose you haven't heard. Earth Girls are Easy.

    http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Girls-Easy-Geena-Davis /dp/B00005QCVN/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-5539242-8032110 ?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1183905454&sr=8-1

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  4. Re:What are the chances? by Tim_UWA · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd say pretty close to the chances that they read the Washington Post. Unless you can think of a reason a non-English speaker would read it.

  5. Re:What are the chances? by tchdab1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It often seems as if a non-English speaker writes it.

  6. All aliens. Come on down: Easy to say! by ls671 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Easy to say, I am an alien actually reading /. from another galaxy through an ip v256 subspace tunnel (we have a few secret gateways on your planet). I see no mention of travel expenses being reimboursed. I so, I might consider showing up. It just seems to me they want to make money off our poor alien backs so far...

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