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SPACE IS THE PLACE

November 2, 2010

Denver Votes On ‘Finding Space Aliens’

by Riley Waggaman  

“Today, voters in Denver will decide whether to set up a commission to track space aliens.” Yup:

The proposition calls for the city of Denver to accept reports of UFO sightings on its Web page. Sponsor Jeff Peckman says the government is tracking aliens, but refuses to make the reports public. And should we be contacting those visiting aliens? The Denver ballot measure calls on the new Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission to review the risks and benefits of saying hi to E-T.

{ 25 comments }

V572625694 November 2, 2010 at 1:23 pm

This is how democracy works. A republic is slightly different.

Vote no on 6! Yes on 23! Maybe on 2/3x plus √7!

(This would've been funnier if the anti-numerist typo-bigots didn't suppress the operands I would've used. Or maybe not.)

SmutBoffin November 2, 2010 at 1:35 pm

Don't be irrational! Vote NO on ballot measure e.

OkieDokieDog November 2, 2010 at 1:25 pm

Cool! Space Aliens!

Damnit, all the other states always have more fun than Oklahoma. All we got is English only and making sure that activists liberal judges don't use Sharia law to make decisions instead of what their Conservative Christian preacher man tells them. There are 11 State Questions on our ballot. I rejected 10 of them. Only voted for SQ757 – Rainy Day fund.

I figure I'll be long dead before something like Prop 19 gets onto an Okie ballot. Probably killed by a sexting drunk driver.

Oh yeah – I voted against Tom Coburn – so I stopped at the Quick-Trip and treated myself to a cinnamon roll.

James Michael Curley November 2, 2010 at 2:12 pm

Tom Coburn is what happens when in med school you drink too much of the formaldehyde.

SexySmurf November 2, 2010 at 2:30 pm

I heard in Tulsa there is an initiative on the ballot to outlaw anal probing.

OkieDokieDog November 2, 2010 at 2:44 pm

Just teh gays anal probing each other. Christian Conservative anal probing is still OKay. They have a God-given right to anal prob everybody else.

SayItWithWookies November 2, 2010 at 1:25 pm

I think the city of Denver's web page should also be tracking strange coincidences that might Mean Something. Because who knows — if we amass enough information, a hidden order might reveal itself and all will be explained. Why just last week I mentioned a western movie with an entirely midget cast (The Terror of Tiny Town) and then, a couple days later, the very same movie was mentioned in a Jeopardy question. Why isn't the city of Denver's web page keeping track of this? I want answers NOW! And don't give me that cop-out about how I live more than a thousand miles from Denver. Freedom!

tribbzthesquidz November 2, 2010 at 6:13 pm

"Gonna build a mountain. In your living room."

natoslug November 2, 2010 at 1:26 pm

As long as he doesn't want to set up a chart to track my bowel movements, I'm cool with it.

V572625694 November 2, 2010 at 1:29 pm

I'd forgotten that fine craigslist moment. Thank you!

edgydrifter November 2, 2010 at 1:46 pm

The communist UN Denver bicycle plot was mere prelude to the imminent alien invasion. Wheels within wheels, people, literally.

Naked_Bunny November 2, 2010 at 1:54 pm

Damned space alien tractor-beam babies.

JMPEsq November 2, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Denver? Surely the movies and television have showed us that the Aliens will probably launch their invasions on New York and Washington, Tokyo if they're giants, or else Cardiff pretending to be London; while friendly aliens will set down in some generic small town or suburb to befriend a young boy and later his family.

DCHatesMe November 2, 2010 at 2:10 pm

The great thing about elections is that no one knows who or what they are voting for. Foolish humans.

nounverb911 November 2, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Is balloon boy running for office?

BeWoot November 2, 2010 at 2:22 pm

If this passes, every time Orrin Hatch, John Boner or Mitch McConnell visit Denver, there'll be a new post on the website.

CapeClod November 2, 2010 at 2:28 pm

I think Jeff Peckman is about to get flashy-thinged.

Steverino247 November 2, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Space aliens are interested in making contact with intelligent life, not retard life, so we have nothing to fear. Return to your homes.

CapnFatback November 2, 2010 at 2:45 pm

I believe there is a similar ballot measure in Los Angeles to require the city's web site to track celebrity nip slips.

HurricaneAli November 2, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Nanu, nanu.

Lazy Media November 2, 2010 at 3:15 pm

This is why citizen-generated ballot initiatives are a Very Bad Idea. Career politicians may be a bunch of corrupt log-rollers, but they don't put crap like this on the ballot.

chascates November 2, 2010 at 3:19 pm

They're in Wasilla.

Katydid November 2, 2010 at 4:32 pm

I wish we had a ballot initiative here in NJ to force that fat fuck governor to save us taxpayers some monies and go on a diet or three.

Gopherit November 2, 2010 at 4:50 pm

With this on the ballot, Tancredo is a shoo-in.

mumbly_joe November 2, 2010 at 5:20 pm

Well, of COURSE it's important to find the space aliens- who knows how many of them are already voting in our elections, right now. Tom Tancredo knows what's up- what, you thought he hated those brown people? No, he was talking about the green folks from space.

Complete the danged forcefield!

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