MAJOR PERSONNEL NEWS – AT 7:05 A.M. ET:  The United Nations, in its wisdom, once again advances the cause of peace and harmony among all...well...  From Britain's Telegraph:

A space ambassador could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth.

Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, is set to be tasked with co-ordinating humanity’s response if and when extraterrestrials make contact.

Aliens who landed on earth and asked: “Take me to your leader” would be directed to Mrs Othman.

She will set out the details of her proposed new role at a Royal Society conference in Buckinghamshire next week.

The 58-year-old is expected to tell delegates that the proposal has been prompted by the recent discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars, which is thought to make the discovery of extraterrestrial life more probable than ever before.

COMMENT:  Now, what really got me about this story wasn't that the UN would appoint a space ambassador.  It's the UN, after all.  They do stuff like that.  No, what got me was the belief that, if an alien landed anywhere on Earth, and said, "Take me to your leader," the creature would be directed to the UN ambassador.  Wanna bet?  You talk about belief in bureaucracy.  That wins some kind of award.

So the capsule comes down just outside Dallas and some Texan who's got concealed/carry confronts the occupants, and immediately provides them with the address, in Mayalsia, of Mazlan Othman, an address we all have with us.  (Don't you?)  The Texan also has a list of convenient Mayalsian landing areas for space capsules. 

I wonder how many American dollars the UN will spend on this deal.

September 28, 2010