Take Me To Your Leader

When aliens come to Earth, are you going to be ready? No you will not! But you know who will be? Denver. Yes, Denver, Colorado, a city that knows how to use it’s tax dollars.

When Denver residents go to the polls in 2010 they will be faced with a new referendum: whether or not to form an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission, dedicated to figuring out the best way to welcome aliens if they arrive on earth. A self-described entrepreneur, Jeff Peckham has gathered the necessary 4,000 signatures required to have the issue brought to the 350,000 voters in Denver. “What would a commission demand of us as a city? Do they want to go to a conference on Mars?” asked Councilman Charlie Brown (real name, we swear). “We’ll pay for a one-way trip.” Residents reacted with skepticism, worried the vote would tarnish the Mile High City’s grounded reputation. (Los Angeles Times)

Oh please vote yes on this Denver. Please, please, please. Then you can sit around wondering if aliens would like to be greeted with a bouquet of daffodils or a Mrs. Fields cookie basket… But, for the record, aliens hate dessert. Fact.