I don’t remember making this speech, but in my defense I did say they’d wipe my brain.
But the evidence is against this being real. It says:
A seemingly humbled Plait accepted an award and a check from the alliance.
When I fake sincere modesty I’m really good at it, so the writer being suspicious is proof this wasn’t real.
Hat tip to BABlogee, um, Reporter X.
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January 14th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Well, Phil, if you scroll down the page you find a note at the bottom:
“Please note: All stories and characters on this web site are works of fiction.”
So – it actually turns out you are a fictional character!
jbs
January 14th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Hahaha, brilliant.
January 14th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
You’ve been holding out on us, Phil!
January 14th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
LOL! That’s funny stuff! What kind of Force Field were you using up there, was it fueled by Dark Matter?
January 14th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Since the aliens are obviously a higher intelligence, it only stands to reason that they read you blog.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Nice that even the aliens fear the spread of Scientology. And they concur that Fox is crap. May they soon bless us with their presence and wisdom.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Glad you liked the story guys. I try to put up new stories every Sunday.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Wow! I hope you were wearing your anti-abduction dog tag.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Anyone else getting page unavailable?
January 14th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Anyone else getting page unavailable?
Yeah, apparently they’re doing ‘maintenance’.
J/P=?
January 15th, 2008 at 12:21 am
What’s so funny? Guys? Really… what’s so funny? (Couldn’t get in either, they’re doing maintenance….. so they say….. seems suspicious to me, what with the talk af aliens and stuff. maybe they’re on to you?)
January 15th, 2008 at 3:27 am
Yeah, I got the page unavailable message as well. Obviously it’s either a hoax or a conspiracy. Possibly even a conspirational hoax.
January 15th, 2008 at 4:56 am
Hope they didn’t wipe your memory about the large cheque, Phil
January 15th, 2008 at 5:17 am
I have this weird feeling that I followed the link, but can’t remember what was there…
January 15th, 2008 at 5:27 am
Me too, Nigel.
Plus my butt is suddenly kinda sore…
January 15th, 2008 at 5:54 am
How much was the check? Oh memory wiped…
January 15th, 2008 at 6:24 am
So… if that story is fictional… That’s a BA fanfic, right?
Wow! You’re famous for real now
January 15th, 2008 at 8:58 am
That’s it. I’ve had it up to here with you people. Fox News is not Crap! Crap can be used as fertilizer! Can you do that with Fox News!?!?!? Stop insulting Crap that way!
Nice pic Phil. Does it jog any memories or was it a complete brain wipe?
January 15th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Wow, they even had the fake moon landing set! What a convention!
To bad about the memory wipe, you must have had fun.
January 15th, 2008 at 10:49 am
The memory wipe was easy. The skill comes in having just enough shielding through the Van Allen Belt to not kill the subject, while not too much as to have their memory remain intact.
January 15th, 2008 at 11:12 am
You took a cheque from the Alliance? What will Mal say?
January 16th, 2008 at 5:04 am
They may have wiped your memory, but it wouldn’t be fair to keep the check from you. Have you checked your bank balance? Maybe you deposited it before the memory wipe.
January 16th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Of course the alien’s name starts with an ‘X’. Then again, it might be like Scandinavians and their love for 12 consonants in a row…