Comic #1955: 2010-09-18

Description

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Panel 1:
"We have not yet detected an intelligent signal from an alien world."

Panel 2:
"Come on, lady Klingons. Come onnnn, lady Klingons…"

Panel 3:
"This is because all intelligent species eventually discover science; thereafter, they either explore themselves or become so self-involved that they cease to care about reality."

Panel 4:
"Socialized capitalism is superior to centrally planned communism!
"OH MY GOD, IN THIS VIRTUAL UNIVERSE, EVERYONE HAS BOOBS!"

Panel 5:
"The band of time between the invention of wireless transmission and one of the above is so short, civilizations send only a thin shell of information into space."

Panel 6:
"So, the odds of any civilization being capable of receiving a signal when it arrives are terrible."

Panel 7:
"Did you just hear something?"
"Less talking, more building giant triangles!"

Panel 8:
"In case you're curious, here’s what ours will look like:"

List:

"Hitler’s first broadcast"
"Early amateur radio users shouting 'F*CK YOU, SPACE!'"
"Crappy TV"
"Less crappy TV"
"President calls Chinese missile command 'a bunch of pussies'"
"Gamma radiation"

(Image background: A dark sky filled with stars and a silhouette of mountains)

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