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Would you kill ET?

FelixDeCat

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Aug 4, 2000
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Especially if he came at you like this? :

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Im all for first contact and such, but I would kill that thing - no questions asked. :'(
 

moshquerade

No Lifer
Nov 1, 2001
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At least it backed up which is much smarter than the deer i encountered last week on the side of the road.
 

daw123

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Aug 30, 2008
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Do you mean this specific ET:
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Or extraterrestrials in general that you come across in your car at night, whilst they are out for a stroll in the woods?
 

Crusty

Lifer
Sep 30, 2001
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I would not kill ET, he's adorable... but that thing in the gif.... NUKE IT FROM ORBIT!
 

torpid

Lifer
Sep 14, 2003
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I almost killed my cat when it found a 4 month old reese's piece under the stove this past weekend and tried to keep it for herself. So, yeah, I would definitely kill that candy-snatching jerk.
 

Schadenfroh

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Mar 8, 2003
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that thing in the gif.... NUKE IT FROM ORBIT!

Rule of thumb when encountering seemingly unnatural creatures, give a warning like, "if you are human and that is a costume, you have 15 seconds to say so or I am opening fire."

No one will believe your story unless you bring in a body. This goes for Big Foot, The Yeti, Lockness Monster, etc.

The question is, would you get in trouble for killing an unknown species? Even if it was not sentient. Do endangered species laws apply to undiscovered species as well? Either way, you could alway say you were saving humanity from The Chupacabra.
 

Dumac

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Dec 31, 2005
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If I really came upon an alien, I would do my best not to kill it.

But if it's a fucking hydralisk trying to rip me to shreds, then screw it (I'd probably die anyway).
 

LordMorpheus

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Aug 14, 2002
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it's a dude doing the crabwalk, with a mask on the back of his head!

(which means he's a jackass prankster so why not run him the fuck over?)
 

Kadarin

Lifer
Nov 23, 2001
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I wouldn't hit it with my car, if that's what you're asking. Just try explaining that one to the insurance claim agent...
 

Elias824

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Mar 13, 2007
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I wonder what it tastes like, it may be the most delicious thing ever. Wouldnt you want to be able to tell people who know what an alien tastes like?
 

invidia

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Oct 8, 2006
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I won't harm it because it may be an ambassador from a intergalactic empire with an army 60 times the Earth's population.
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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as fucked-up as that thing is, best not to kill it.

They found us before we found them. hence, there is a 100% certainty that they have the technology to atomize us into oblivion. You can do your best to explain away smashing that thing they call a compatriot as a complete accident and try to smooth over relations amongst our newly-found conquerors, but such overtures will most likely be futile.

All further relations after such an accident will most likely be rather cold and un-trusting.
 

FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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as fucked-up as that thing is, best not to kill it.

They found us before we found them. hence, there is a 100% certainty that they have the technology to atomize us into oblivion. You can do your best to explain away smashing that thing they call a compatriot as a complete accident and try to smooth over relations amongst our newly-found conquerors, but such overtures will most likely be futile.

All further relations after such an accident will most likely be rather cold and un-trusting.

There you go making sense again dern you! So much for mounting the head in the living room. :(
 

darkxshade

Lifer
Mar 31, 2001
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There you go making sense again dern you! So much for mounting the head in the living room. :(


If they are so technically advanced, they should be able to protect themselves from any harm we could do to them. To allow themselves to so easily be killed means they seeked us out for assisted suicide because their galactic government is just as fucked as ours. ;)
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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If they are so technically advanced, they should be able to protect themselves from any harm we could do to them. To allow themselves to so easily be killed means they seeked us out for assisted suicide because their galactic government is just as fucked as ours. ;)

lol.

:hmm:
 

Genx87

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Apr 8, 2002
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I'd press the accelerator to the nearest bar and proceed to get drunk and then tell the story of wtf I just saw. Though with my luck that thing would come through the window and devour the entire bar.