"US Navy Ordered to Listen for Martians in 1924" Topic

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Could be a great fodder for a War of the Worlds type game.

Yeah, that would work nice….It says they found nothing but static. I smell a cover up!

Apparently, the Navy ultimately did get several intriguing signals, repeated at intervals, which naturally took them a long time to translate. Here, for the first time ever revealed, is a just declassified transcript.

The first message read: "Mars needs women!"

This message was followed almost immediately by: "None of your frumpy suffragettes, neither. Mars needs thoroughly modern Earth women. Flappers. Mars needs red-hot mommas, jazz babies."

Followed by: "Wealthy Martian bachelors who look like Valentino are standing by to take your calls!"

Shortly after the last message, the Navy cancelled the project.
No explanation was given.
Mulligan

Flippin' martians, I've always thought they coveted our women…I still think they do. Have you seen martian women lately…no offense to DWW but, all those tentacles and eyes, ewww!:)

"…all those tentacles and eyes, ewww!"

"Hey,ahh, get a room, guys…. awwww, that's just wrong!"

Hello earthing person. Am I Martian Minister of Diamonds Nguck Ingewkwe Smith having sum of 11,000,000 dollars states united monies pilfered from Martian Treasury that must get out to states. I am you sending monies but Ok you keeping sums $1,000,000. Bank number, routing number you sending me my friend good. Once $11,000,000 am yours, sending me back ten care of Mons Olympus National Bank you be sending.

thats neat.

I thougth President Grant had the Army look for semaphore signals from mars back in his day.

Hmmm..my next question is…

Was the order to "stop listening" ever given???

If not, then technically speaking the Navy should STILL be listening for radio transmissions from Mars….

Wonder what they've heard since 1924?

Once you go Martian….

Darn right we were listening. it was and still is a RED planet darnit. And people doubt the domino theory.

I dunno.. I think I'll wait for the Television pics..

M..I..C..
Mars .. Is.. Calling…

K..E..Y..

M..O..U..S..E..

I think I dated one named Angela.

terrain sherlock on 10 Nov 2009 8:33 p.m. PST:

<I dunno.. I think I'll wait for the Television pics..

M..I..C..
Mars .. Is.. Calling…

K..E..Y.. >

Why? 'Cause we LIKE you (with ketchup and relish)…

<M..O..U..S..E..>

… It's a cookbook!

As if we needed another reason to thank our veterans for their service! Imagine all those dedicated swabbies over the lonely years straining to catch the faintest whisper at their crystal radio sets, knowing full well it might be the only warning we would get of the invasion flotilla.

As a point of reference, at the time of this directive, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy was Curtis D. Wilbur, during President Calvin Coolidge's term.

It's a very fascinating piece of obscured history. Many people still believed that there was life on Mars, not to mention on Venus, and the Moon. This would make a great starting point for a pulp game, either following a War of the Worlds-type scenario, or maybe something move benevolent, possibly a group of lost Martians getting mixed up into some Prohibition intrigue. There are plenty of 25/28mm gangsters on the market. Anyone have any suggestions on what Martians to use?

Thanks for the link, Parzival!

Saginaw wrote "Anyone have any suggestions on what Martians to use?" Use Pulp Figures Zombies of the Ionosphere. They will fit fine with most gangsters I've seen, and Bob Murch also has the swabbies.