Last week's question: It was recently revealed that the Pentagon spent $22 million between 2008 and 2011 on a program to determine if UFOs were alien spaceships that might pose a threat to the U.S. If a political candidate were to run a campaign centered on the search for extraterrestrials, what would be a suitable slogan?
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THE WINNER: "You, Me, and E.T."
Perry Gulbrandsen, Gurnee, Ill.
SECOND PLACE: "Make America Gaze Again"
Toby W. Paone, Davenport, Iowa
THIRD PLACE: "Four More Light Years"
Ross Sippel, Pasadena, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"It's the Astronomy, Stupid"
Jim Kulakoski, Port Orange, Fla.
"Tippecanoe and E.T. Too!"
Susan Mycroft, Asheville, N.C.
"No Alien Left Behind"
Sydney Roff, San Diego
"A Vote for Me is a Vote for E.T."
Kevin W. FitzPatrick, Skokie, Ill.
"Strange We Can Believe In"
Frank-Raymond Piña, Cathedral City, Calif.
"Earth First"
Neil Ludlam, Sky Valley, Calif.
"When They Go Low, We Go Sky"
Kathy El-Assal, Middleton, Wis.
"When They Go Low, We Go to Outer Space"
Dave Pola, Pacheco Valley, Calif.
"Get Ready for SETI"
Stuart Antrim, Cleveland, Ga.
"Build That Dome!"
Paul Kim, The Woodlands, Texas
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