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    US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars

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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    11/09/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    ah, the Mars Opposition. I remember those days.. waiting in the trenches on Phobos, shotty at the ready.. the moment I saw that Cyberdemon, I knew I had to get the hell outta Dodge. #mars
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    Image of CoyoteBrown CoyoteBrown
    11/09/09

    @geekgrrl: So you're the one who ran. the entire flank rolled up that night, and we lost the 3rd and the 4th. I still lie awake at night, screaming. #mars
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    Image of 0kami 0kami
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    So funny that it was Amherst College that did this. Though considering that we now have an Extraterrestrial Studies course at Hampshire, maybe they should hand us over the reins the next time Mars comes back. #mars
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    This totally begs for an alternate history novel. #mars
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    Image of FiletOfBaby FiletOfBaby
    11/08/09

    @Chip Overclock: Does short story count, because I'm already submitting this bitch. #mars
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/08/09

    @Chip Overclock: It's yours man, I'll vouch that it was your idea. #mars
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/08/09

    @lostarchitect: Ideas are cheap. The value is in the execution. #mars
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    11/08/09

    @FiletOfBaby: To where do you submit short stories? #mars
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    11/09/09

    @Chip Overclock: With a possible tie-in to the 15 years' later War of the Worlds radio broadcast. #mars
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/09/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Excellent! #mars
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    i never got why we assume that alien life would use technology compatible with ours. #mars
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    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: Politeness. #mars
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    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: Its the best way to communicate with a race that is determined not to take Global Warming, economic depression and pollution for an answer. Next thing will be giving humanity messages via our iPhones. There really is an app for everything. #mars
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    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: Considering how prevalent electromagnetic radiation is across the universe, it's not a crazy assumption. And radio frequencies are a pretty good subset of the spectrum (easy to make, low power, good permeability, etc). Of all of the things we assume other life will be like us, I think this as a mode of long-range communication is a pretty safe assumption. #mars
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: physics... #mars
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    Image of nagumi nagumi
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    Well sure we didn't hear anything. The Martians were only listening as well. Someone should have SAID something. #mars
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