Shortlist of Possible ET Addresses

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo News is reporting that Astronomer Margaret Turnbull of the Carnegie Institution has released a 'top 10' list of potential inhabitable star systems. NASA is planning on using this top 10 list as the targets for their Terrestrial Planet Finder a 'system of two orbiting observatories scheduled for launch by 2020.'"

But, the most important thing is...

[Anonymous Coward]

What's their phone numbers? ;)

Adresses ? those fools !

[SirFlakey]

If memory serves me right ET was after a PHONE Number not his home address.

Why not?

[Shanesan]

The US Government, supposedly the most wealthy in the world, keeps breaking all of their promises. Peace, a stable economy, and now they take their stargazed eyes and focus them significantly closer to home.

At the rate we're going, by the time we actually need to get off this planet because we've hollowed it out and destroyed the O-Zone....

Congressman1: Alright, we're about to die. Any ideas?
Congressman2: We can up and move to another planet.
Congressman1: Great idea! Get us a list of inhabitable planets!
Secretary: Um...that analysis was cancelled not too long ago - back in '06.
Congressman1&2: ...Poo.

Best part of the whole thing is...

[deolaudamus]

This "listing," "research," and "entire project" is all just for show...we've actually been travelling the galaxy to other habitable (and inhabited) planets from a secure facility inside Cheyenne Mountain--kinda surprised nobody mentioned that already! In fact, we've made friends with several other worlds and they joined our fight and helped us defeat a race of nasty snaky guys! Oh, and if anyone wielding a creepy glowing staff promises you candy for reading his book on Origin, run FAST. Sheesh...old news what?

Re:of particular concern is who is notified first

[88NoSoup4U88]

If there is more information in the detected signal than "hello there", who knows what could be learned?

We all know that should be 'Hello world' ;)

Re:Finding life == Online Dating

[tinkerton]

Yet another reason for switching from IP4 to IP6 addresses.

The human drive for greatness

[zpok]

Yeeeey, let's find some things to kill!

just 10?

[wwmedia]

just 10? our intelligent designer has been busy!

Phone numbers? Please.

[Sentsix]

NASA isn't looking for ET's phone numbers, they're confirming Gate addresses. It's only a matter of time before McGyver and team of Air Force officers are heading out into the galaxy to do battle with the Gua'uld!

Now there's a marketing ploy

[Dachannien]

She said NASA once had a policy of what to do, whom to call, and how to announce the news if someone detected a signal of intelligent life from space. "Today it is in fact a group of very generous philanthropists who will get the call before we get a press conference," Tarter said. They include Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold.

Crap. You can bet the aliens will end up with Windows on 90% of their desktops before they even hear of Linux.

Fast way to narrow it down

[xant]

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Re:hmmm

[marcosdumay]

You noticed that humans are composed of dark matter, didn't you. I mean, we aren't so bright...

Re:But, the most important thing is...

[Anonymous Coward]

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