Eric Chomko wrote:

You need to debunk one of Brad's theories (not difficult), but in a manner
that he feels you're trying to stifle his creative thinking and replace it
with that of the "Establishment", of which he has many adjectives that
we're all too familar with.



I already suggested we **** with his mind using a male Basilisk Lizard
and a radio controlled airship; doesn't that count for something?

"I still say we go with "Operation Basilisk". From an earlier post of mine:
Further cogitation on the lizard idea has resulted in improvements to
the plan- as Venus rests low on the horizon, the first of the laser
bursts begins coming through the door of Brad's auto garage...these
pulsing in an unearthly manner, the pulses repeating the first ten prime
numbers over and over....then, in the darkness, the soft whir of
electric motors is heard, as from the sky the ten foot long radio
controlled blimp enters the garage and reels down the unearthly looking
chrome suited green male Basilisk Lizard, it's eyes shining yellow in
the darkness, an Islamic prayer call emanating from the small solid
state speaker in it's
backpack, it's crested head looking furtively about. (The male Basilisk:
http://www.geometer.org/costarica/malebasilisk.jpg )
If the prayer call isn't giveaway enough, the creature's Islamic green
coloration should remove all doubt as to it's planet of origin; and the
two-way radio feed from it should allow the beginnings of communication
with that _other_ strange species of life that is Brad Guth. If Guth
becomes threatening toward the "Venusian", a small electric shock can be
administered to the lizard via radio, and will start the bipedal running
behavior that the Basilisk Lizard is noted for- since bipedialism is
sometimes mistakenly equated with intelligence (such as in the case of
people watching Brad lurch about on his hind legs), this should remove
all doubt about the creature's sentience, and Brad will try to converse
with it- the lizard shall then tell him that "Humanity Is Not Yet Ready
To Receive The Venusian Knowledge." and that "He, As The Anointed Venusian
Prophet, Must Keep This Knowledge Forever Secret, And Not Go Spreading
It Around The Internet Until The Appointed Hour; Many, Many, Years From
Now."
Then the take-up reel shall draw the lizard back into the radio
controlled blimp, which shall depart.
This should solve many "first contact" problems, but if worse comes to
worst, all we are out is a Basilisk Lizard.... if that happens, then the
blimp goes back the next day and drops off the Declaration Of War
between Venus and Earth.
Then it explodes. "

Pat