# Ask the Extraterrestial

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472 "2006-09-12T23:27:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472/101 "2006-09-16T17:23:28Z")

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[QUOTE=chappachula]  
what would have happened if someone had gotten the word order wrong and had said:  
“klaatu baratta nikto, Gort”

Would the world have continued to stand still?  
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The words didn’t matter. He coulda said “Viva Las Vegas” and produced the same result. Other forces were in play at the time.

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472/102 "2006-09-16T17:24:37Z")

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[QUOTE=Sam Stone]  
Where the hell are my keys?  
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They are with the sock that dissappeared from the dryer, of course. They’ll return eventually, smelling of gin and giggling.

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**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-extraterrestial/372472/103 "2006-09-17T06:10:27Z")

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Are you really here to serve man?

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