
IS MY HANDWRITING TOO SLOPPY FOR YOUR EYEBALLS? HERE'S THE TEXT OF THE ABOVE CARD ... MICHAEL GRIFFEN, ADMINISTRATOR / NASA / NASA HEADQUARTERS / SUITE 1M32 / WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546-0001 / MR. GRIFFEN -- I AM IN RECEIPT OF NASA'S LATEST TOP SECRET PLANS, AND REST ASSURED THAT THE SECRETS ARE SAFE WITH ME. NOW, AS FOR MY INPUT. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT BLASTING MILLIONS OF $5.00 STARBUCKS GIFT CARTS TO THE FARTHEST REACHES OF THE GALAXY IS TRULY THE BEST PLAN TO SEEK OUT INTELLIGENT LIFE? SURE IT'S A NICE GESTURE, BUT BY THE TIME THE RECIPIENTS RESPOND -- MANY THOUSANDS OF LIGHT YEARS FROM NOW -- HOW MUCH WILL $5.00 GET YOU? UNLESS ONLY ONE ALIEN COLLECTS ALL THE CARDS TO REDEEM AT ONCE, AND LET'S FACE IT, THE ODDS OF THAT HAPPENING ARE PRETTY SLIM (SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE). INSTEAD, WHY NOT MAKE THEM 10% DISCOUNT CARDS? USING A PERCENTAGE AND NOT A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT WILL ENSURE THAT THEY ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH INFLATION! P.S. DID YOU KNOW THAT FOR A NOMINAL FEE THE NATIONAL STAR REGISTRY WILL NAME A STAR AFTER YOU? I MEAN REALLY, THEY SEND YOU A PRINTOUT AND EVERYTHING!