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[–] [email protected] 100 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Humans are just exceptionally weak to cute. If aliens ever show up and try to conquer us, we're going to be so screwed if they happen to be adorable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

"ca wi go see de wokets humie? wi wana see de big ones fly hiiiiigh"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Even if they were horrors beyond our comprehension, a whole lot of people would be still be very sexually aggressive towards them.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Honestly that may be what saves us. They try to manipulate us by being cute, we weird them out by being horny.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago

War of the Worlds got absolutely the wrong reason for the aliens to leave.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It would be so funny if they left bc of kink shaming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

"KINK SHAMING IS MY KINK"

ACK ACK ACK ACK splat

[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago

There's a Philip K Dick short story about this, "The war with the Fnools"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

If aliens turn up and they're like "Give me snacks. And a fluffy bed." I think we'd be like "...aight."

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Speak for yourself, I hope the furry aliens make me their pet.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

What's great is when they show up and become furry because they decide that furries have devised the best possible social system in the cosmos

[–] [email protected] 13 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I would love the life of a house pet as long as I can play video games instead of sleeping all the time.

We just collectively need to convince our new overlords that it’s enrichment and just let me keep it I already have it, and I’ll be totally friendly and compliant whenever you want, I can pause, it’s cool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Would it change your mind if the aliens are responsible owners and neuter their pets?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 hours ago

Got my tubes tied when I was 27 (no kids no interest).

So nope, not in the slightest.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, I mean I can multitask licking their tentacles while I game.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's all fun and games until de-worming time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

How many people have worms? I thought that was rare... Am I missing something and Kennedy is actually not an odd-ball?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

almost all animals and a lot of people too have worms, most of them aren't really dangerous though, so no worries.

but it's less prevalent in humans than in other animals due to hygiene or sth

source: i read it somewhere

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not many people have them, but the aliens don't know which ones - and they already have the anal probe equipment handy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Shit, here I thought we were all going to just take heart guard haha. Your way doesn't sound as fun.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, I guess you're getting screwed anyways

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Maybe he likes getting screwed.