# Why only night-time alien abductions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227 "2007-10-02T03:51:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/21 "2007-10-02T20:16:32Z")

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In all honesty, those of us who’ve been adbducted in broad daylight just don’t feel the need to yammer on incessantly about our experience.

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**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 2, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/22 "2007-10-02T20:19:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder]  
In all honesty, those of us who’ve been adbducted in broad daylight just don’t feel the need to yammer on incessantly about our experience.  
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I can see how it would be embarrassing, like being picked up for the prom without a corsage.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/23 "2007-10-02T20:21:29Z")

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[QUOTE=carnivorousplant]  
I can see how it would be embarrassing, like being picked up for the prom without a corsage.  
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Or pants!

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/24 "2007-10-02T20:30:12Z")

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You’d think it would be difficult to find aliens wanting to work 3rd shift doing that kind of job.  
I hope they have a union.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/25 "2007-10-02T23:04:26Z")

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Because Mom is awake during the day, and won’t let them tease the local wildlife. So they sneak out at night.

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**Author:** ![DellieM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@DellieM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DellieM)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/26 "2007-10-02T23:32:28Z")

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Okay - what soap operas are they watching? And we certainly need to outline some hard and fast rules if daytime abductions/anal probing/sex with aliens is to be successful.

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**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 3, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-night-time-alien-abductions/421227/28 "2007-10-03T03:46:01Z")

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[QUOTE=DellieM]  
Okay - what soap operas are they watching? And we certainly need to outline some hard and fast rules if daytime abductions/anal probing/sex with aliens is to be successful.  
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I…there may very well be a connection between soap opera titles and…this other stuff. I’ll just ease on out.

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