Does the UN Have an Ambassador Assigned to Talk to Aliens?

By John Farrier in Society & Culture on Sep 27, 2010 at 12:53 pm

Initial news reports indicated that the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs had designated Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, to make first contact with any aliens that arrive at Earth. Dr. Othman asserts that this report completely misunderstood her role at the UN:

Othman sent the paper an e-mail saying, “It sounds really cool but I have to deny it.” She will be attending a conference next week, but she’ll be talking about how the world deals with “near-Earth objects.”

If aliens were to arrive in Earth orbit, who do you think should make first contact?

Link via Sci Fi Wire | Image: Fox


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  1. Shackamaxon
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    If extraterrestrials come to earth, Mr. T must do all the talking.

  2. lewis82
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    Not an american. Anyone else, but not an american. There would be too many chances to start a war.

  3. Gareth
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    Stephen Fry. Although this might be the first contact equivalent of showing off.

  4. Gort
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 6:23 pm

    Klaatu barada nikto

  5. Ben Eshbach
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    It’s funny that the U.N Office of Outer Space Affairs would think an astrophysicist would be a good ambassador to an alien race. I guess the logic is that the race is from another planet and astrophysicists study… er… planets – or something like that. It reminds me of the myopia that created the Pioneer Plaque. I vote that Shackamaxon and Gareth replace the U.N in deciding who should do the talking.

  6. N
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    It has to be David Attenborough. He’s been our ambassador to new life forms 1000s of times.

  7. obvioustroll
    Sep 27th, 2010 at 11:42 pm

    your mom

  8. lulu
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 12:18 am

    God, the UN is full of idiots.

  9. n_l_s
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 2:57 am

    David Attenborough and Bindi Irwin – that’s a balanced perspective of age and gender.

  10. Raf
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 4:17 am

    glenn beck…maybe he’ll scare them off…

  11. Patrick B
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 8:14 am

    That’s easy. Chuck Norris.

  12. Breto
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Bootsy Collins, of course.

  13. David in NYC
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 9:47 am

    I second Raf’s suggestion at 4:17am, or perhaps Sarah Palin.

    In either case, if that doesn’t scare them off, it will surely convince them that there is no intelligent life on Earth.

  14. jm1656
    Sep 28th, 2010 at 10:22 am

    the muzzys already control the UN, and they already pray to a meteorite at meccca, just seems like the right choice to me. and if those darn aliens will not submit, then jihad it is.


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