A “Martian” Helps Us Know If We’re Telling the Truth Or Blowing Smoke

Watch out! I’m sending my little Martian buddy to spy on you. If you see this two foot tall green fellow with three antennas and purple eyes looking at you through his spy glass, don’t get nervous. That’s him.

He’s usually harmless.

Now, he’s trying to figure out what you’re living your life about. He’ll be recording it all on his z-pad (they don’t have i-pads on Mars).

He’ll note how you spend the majority of your time—working, playing, goofing off, or trying to persuade big fish to surrender to you. He’ll use his x-ray vision to look at your bank account and see how you spend your money. (“Wal Mart? Wal Mart? Wal Mart? What’s this Wal-Mart thing?”) Continue reading →