"Aliens Flattered That We Named Their Ship Oumuamua?" Topic

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Cacique Caribe	08 Mar 2018 2:06 p.m. PST
1) Yes* 2) No. They'd be angered. 3) No. They couldn't care less. Would they see it as an insult or an honor that we named their -like vessel/probe "Oumuamua"? Dan * Maybe we could trick them into thinking it's the name of an illustrious leader on Earth. What a great start to honest relations between our species that would be! :) TMP link link
Micman	08 Mar 2018 2:17 p.m. PST
3 because we would be in trouble if they did care.
Cacique Caribe	08 Mar 2018 2:29 p.m. PST
They might if all of a sudden they were known everywhere in the universe as the Oumuamuanians, or something like that, thanks to us. And what if "Oumuamua" means something bad to them? Dan
Legion 4	08 Mar 2018 3:03 p.m. PST
Well if they are real aliens they have a universal translater and can understand Hawaiian …
Zephyr1	08 Mar 2018 3:51 p.m. PST
" the name of an illustrious leader on Earth." Would that be… Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow…? ;-)
JimSelzer	09 Mar 2018 2:38 a.m. PST
3)
Cacique Caribe	09 Mar 2018 7:51 a.m. PST
LOL. Legion, do all aliens have a universal translator now? Zephyr1, maybe it's really pronounced Oh-mwah-mwah, like something out of a Charlie Brown cartoon. If so, then maybe the full name is Boom Boom Chick Oh-mwah-mwah, a great kahuna according to some of his faithful. YouTube link YouTube link Oh wait. On second thought, Boom Boom might not be a good name for an asteroid … or a spaceship for that matter. Dan
StoneMtnMinis	09 Mar 2018 8:57 a.m. PST
OK. You guys are having waaaaay too much fun with this topic. You would almost think you were having it on with global warming.
zoneofcontrol	09 Mar 2018 10:50 a.m. PST
StoneMtMinis- Would that be Oumuamua-made Global Warming?
Cacique Caribe	09 Mar 2018 2:43 p.m. PST
I don't see how that 1300-foot long poop-like thing could affect us from so far away but, what the heck, thanks a lot Oumuamua! Dan
Legion 4	10 Mar 2018 9:17 a.m. PST
Legion, do all aliens have a universal translator now? All the ones I talk to do … or over wise … well we couldn't. Talk that is … Boom Chicka Wow Wow !