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Creative Speculation

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

2. "tongue in cheek"

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:43 PM

Dec 2018

OK, in 1947 an alien arrived at my birthplace. They waited until I was 4 years old to pay a visit. I swear I could fly.

This is fodder for comic books, which I adore. It's easy to keep a foot in reality based narrative when you have evangelicals longing for "the second coming".

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A NASA scientist says intelligent aliens may have already visited Earth ... [View all] left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 OP

And went away again wryter2000 Dec 2018 #1

Took off at about warp 9 get the red out Dec 2018 #3

"tongue in cheek" saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 #2