Aliens Get A New Switchboard


	Aliens Get A New Switchboard

debbyski

6-1-2008 5:36 AM

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6-1-2008 7:40 AM

vk2yoc

Now I can stop using my mobile to "dial home"

6-1-2008 10:51 AM

tanyamm

On a hot sunny day, wouldn't he get cooked.

6-1-2008 11:10 AM

bignosemousie

"It's just a matter of looking in the right direction, at the right time, at the right frequency, with the right algorithm," he said.

He makes it seem so easy!

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