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From: mark@elsie.UUCP (Mark J. Miller)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: ALIENS
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Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 16:47:56 EDT
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> I still like the idea that we were set down here by aliens from another
> planet and are actually, just an experiment due to be terminated...
> 
The actual theory you're referring to goes something like this:

  About two billion years ago, or so, some astronauts from another galaxy
  visited our planet, a lifeless rock in space. They looked around
  raised the flag, took a couple of pictures, and, just before blasting
  off, emptied the toilet.

This is generally referred to as the "garbage theory of evolution".

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Mark J. Miller
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