Contact Memes

The ultimate cosmic horror! This meme hits on our deepest space anxieties - after decades of sending signals into the void, what if we finally got a response and it's absolutely terrifying? Scientists have been broadcasting messages into space since the 1970s with the Arecibo message and various radio signals, hoping for friendly aliens saying "hello!" But the cosmic joke is that any actual reply might be more like "We've been trying to reach you about your planet's extended warranty" or worse... complete gibberish that our brightest minds can't decode! The title "Probably Just Screeching Noises" perfectly captures that fear - what if all that's out there is incomprehensible cosmic screaming? Sweet dreams, earthlings! 👽

Humanity's cosmic report card: "Shows potential but lacks basic interplanetary etiquette." The hypothetical Galactic Federation is basically that parent who won't let you go to the cool party until you clean your room, except our "room" is an entire planet with climate chaos, nuclear weapons, and reality TV. Advanced civilizations are probably watching us like we're a reality show called "Keeping Up With The Earthlings" and thinking, "Yeah, let's wait until they stop trying to blow themselves up before we introduce faster-than-light travel."