At first there will be great excitement. Then, after a few probes have been sent, it will be discovered that the galactic furniture is watching the galactic television.
Lord loves a workin' man; don't trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it.
Editor's update: for all of you out there who have been waving your arms around and speculating, this is not an announcement about finding a signal from ETs, the face on Mars, or anything else. It is far more mundane. Details of the announcement were released - under press embargo - to reporters last week. A press release about the announcement will be issued on Tuesday by the SETI Institute.
"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. Government will lead the American people, and the West in general, into an unbearable hell and choking life. -- Osama bin Laden "A prohibition law strikes at the very principles upon which our govt was founded." - Lincoln All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land. --William K Clifford
Editor's update: for all of you out there who have been waving your arms around and speculating, this is not an announcement about finding a signal from ETs, the face on Mars, or anything else. It is far more mundane. Details of the announcement were released - under press embargo - to reporters last week. A press release about the announcement will be issued on Tuesday by the SETI Institute.