# Ack the Martian **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094 "2007-10-26T12:49:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/1 "2007-10-26T12:49:12Z")
Ack ack. Ack ack ack ack. Ack ack ACK ack. ACK ACK! ACK! ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/2 "2007-10-26T12:52:10Z")
You come in peace? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/3 "2007-10-26T12:52:52Z")
On our world, we don’t try to swallow Tootsie Rolls whole, wrapper and all. Just a helpful hint. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/4 "2007-10-26T12:54:39Z")
GRrooooooooodibabbidada dada dada. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/5 "2007-10-26T13:00:31Z")
[QUOTE=Epimetheus] You come in peace? [/QUOTE] Ack! ACK ACK! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/6 "2007-10-26T13:08:36Z")
Set phasers to “emasculate.” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/7 "2007-10-26T13:12:27Z")
Marklar ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/8 "2007-10-26T13:13:01Z")
The ack of you hoping to ack 30,000 someday, ack taking notes. Ack. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/9 "2007-10-26T13:16:35Z")
Was Bill the Cat an advance scout? ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/10 "2007-10-26T13:18:30Z")
There’s only two things to say. A: I knew it! I knew it! B: Bah weep granah weep ninibong. (offers pocky) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/11 "2007-10-26T13:22:26Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] B: Bah weep granah weep ninibong. (offers pocky) [/QUOTE] I’m so embarrassed that I know this. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/12 "2007-10-26T13:27:39Z")
I’m so embarrassed I’m even going to say this, but: **Klaatu borada nikto?** ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/13 "2007-10-26T13:29:56Z")
So you got up this morning as usual, but took your eyes off your juice for a second? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/14 "2007-10-26T13:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] Was Bill the Cat an advance scout? [/QUOTE] ACK ack. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/15 "2007-10-26T13:35:14Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] I’m so embarrassed I’m even going to say this, but: **Klaatu borada nikto?** [/QUOTE] Ack ack ack ack ack. Ack ACK ACK. ACK! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/16 "2007-10-26T13:36:17Z")
[QUOTE=Lanzy] So you got up this morning as usual, but took your eyes off your juice for a second? [/QUOTE] Ack? Ack ack. Ack ACK ACK ACK! ACK! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/17 "2007-10-26T13:36:17Z")
::starts playing Slim Whitman records over the PA system:: ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/18 "2007-10-26T13:38:12Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] ::starts playing Slim Whitman records over the PA system:: [/QUOTE] **ACK! Ac…** ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/19 "2007-10-26T13:40:04Z")
Let me aks you something: Does Santa-bot terrorize Mars on Exmas like he does Earth? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-the-martian/424094/20 "2007-10-26T13:45:26Z")
Yes, I know the reference, but some threads are just too silly to live. ETA: Looks like **VunderBob** was kind enough to save the day before I got here. Props.