I'm serious. If all  these very many visits are really close encounters, then there is a reason for so many visitations. Money would be the root of it. So far they haven't shown signs of trying to enrich themselves, a good reason for me to doubt they are aliens.

6 hours ago, Fielder said:

I'm serious. If all  these very many visits are really close encounters, then there is a reason for so many visitations. Money would be the root of it. So far they haven't shown signs of trying to enrich themselves, a good reason for me to doubt they are aliens.

 

You may be being making a mistrace though. Using human civilisation as a basis for your hypothesis. A super advanced alien species may not even have money. They may not even be organic, could be as sentient AI. 

If an alien species has access to abundant energy and can manipulate matter on the atomic scale, its a whole new ball game.

Edited August 24, 20214 yr by martin-w

4 hours ago, Fielder said:

So far they haven't shown signs of trying to enrich themselves, a good reason for me to doubt they are aliens.

Isn't that a good reason to doubt they are humans?

22 hours ago, jon b said:

Cow’s anus and tongue apparently. 
They really are disgusting.

Tongue is some of the most tender and succulent parts of the cow, the anus not so much!

It's a good reason to doubt they are intelligent. They seem to be acting more like a swarm of bees or a group of chattering monkeys that meander into a village in Africa an run away when approached. Not like a space traveling intelligent race. I conclude its some sort of artifact that almost seems alive due to how it moves around.

In other words:

1) If the phenomenon is alien life, then it must be intelligent life, intelligent enough for advanced space travel.

2) If it is intelligent, then it will act intelligently, not like a swarm of bees.

3) The phenomenon is acting like a swarm of bees, therefore non intelligent, therefore not alien life.

Edited August 24, 20214 yr by Fielder

1 hour ago, n4gix said:

Tongue is some of the most tender and succulent parts of the cow, the anus not so much!

I’d like to say I’ve never eaten  a cows anus but having frequented the various fast food  restaurants over the years ,I suspect  that’s probably not true.

Edited August 24, 20214 yr by jon b

My dad ate tongue, calves brains, and tripe (stomach lining).  If you've eaten hot dogs and sausage you've probably ingested disgusting parts.  And pig anus is often substituted for calimari.

https://www.peta.org/blog/foods-made-animal-rectums/  Read it and throw up.

Noel

9 minutes ago, birdguy said:

And pig anus is often substituted for calimari.

There was an episode of Iron Chef some years ago where the theme ingredient was offal. I thought pig's anus was one of items but I can't find any evidence of that, so probably just my vivid imagination.

You guys are starting to get anal in this thread 😂😂😂

In all seriousness, cow tongue is actually pretty tasty and tender. Can’t say that I’ve ever eaten any anal matter, at least without knowing it, but the intestines when fried are also pretty good as well. Still prefer the tongue to intestines though.

I think we can all agree with Queen Elizabeth when, in 1992, she called it the "Anus Horribilis", at least I think that's what she said.

21 hours ago, birdguy said:

My dad ate tongue, calves brains, and tripe (stomach lining).  If you've eaten hot dogs and sausage you've probably ingested disgusting parts.  And pig anus is often substituted for calimari

Oh my, I may never eat mystery meat again...

15 hours ago, cmpbellsjc said:

cow tongue is actually pretty tasty and tender

Yes, and the main 'secret' is to carefully peel the surface skin before cooking. The second most tender part of the beef is the brisket. BBQ'd Texas style is the best, IMHO.

4 hours ago, n4gix said:

Yes, and the main 'secret' is to carefully peel the surface skin before cooking. The second most tender part of the beef is the brisket. BBQ'd Texas style is the best, IMHO.

Agree.

Since I live in Texas I can attest to brisket, although the plethora of BBQ places don’t always get it right. I’ve narrowed Dallas down to about 3 places I can go with good brisket and also good sauce. 

That being said, I still prefer a premium filet mignon cooked rare.

This thread seems to have run massively off course.....