Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/08/14/the-voyager-golden-record-on-n.html
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It all started on August 20th, 1977, when NASA put up a recording of the sounds of Earth on Voyager I. A two-hour long tape included, uh, natural sounds of animals, a French poem by Gaugliere, a passage from the Koran in Arabic, messages from President Carter, United Nations Secretary Kurt Waldheim, music – everything from classical to Chuck Berry.
Aliens have who listened the record made one request of the people of Earth
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If you play it backwards it proves Paul McCartney is dead, or maybe he’s in outer space.
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I have a feeling the space aliens will be seriously disappointed when they meet actual earth people.
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At least one of those “natural sounds of animals” is bound to sound horribly offensive in alienese.
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i dunno … we have our moments.
Or maybe just being tasty will be enough for them.
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Beat me to it. 
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