The New Mexico state assemblyman from Roswell wants to have a state holiday to honor space aliens.

Extraterrestrial Culture Day would be held the second Thursday of February and would honor space travelers from other worlds and even give a nod to creatures made famous in movies, such as E.T. in Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster film.

In July of each year, thousands of earthly visitors descend on Roswell, the self- appointed alien capital of the world, where many UFO buffs believe an alien craft crash-landed in 1947, based on claims that alien bodies were discovered there.

The town's population of 45,000 doubles and even triples during the week long festival that includes speakers on extraterrestrial life, UFOs and other anomalies such as crop circles.

Foley feels the same excitement -- and economic benefit-- can be spread to the rest of the state by adding a state-sanctioned day of alien celebration.

"If we can capitalize on something that did or did not happen in 1947 then it can help the entire state," Foley said.

Way to put your state on the map, Assemblyman Foley...

Too bad we can't get them interested in Roswell for something that we know happened there--it was the site of much of Robert Goddard's pioneering work on rocketry.

I think that it's a great idea, economically speaking - I know a lot of Martians that would stop by to see what your take on our culture is.

Maybe we should ask the aliens first, eh? I've heerd a rumor they're tryin' really hard to stay undercover (or at least the Greys are, that is) and giving them a holiday may just provoke a rash of cow mutilations or anal probings or somethin' even worse... enough to scare the fleas off'a horny-toad cactus caterpillar. Praise be the Almighty Aliens!

You are correct, puny earthling.

By the way, the impostor above has made me very angry. Very angry indeed!

With all of the "Tan Bark and Recess Equipment Manufacturers Days" and "Leather Workers of America Day" and "Slim Pickens Day" out there, this is pretty mild.

Of course it mentions Spielberg, the inventor and creator of the "Greys" in his crappy little film that came out around the same time as "Star Wars". Before Spielberg, aliens were green and had faceted "bug-eyes". So all those people getting @n@l probes are actually being buggered by Spielberg's minions. (the sitz-krieg has me in a really foul mood.)

Of course it mentions Spielberg, the inventor and creator of the "Greys" in his crappy little film that came out around the same time as "Star Wars". Before Spielberg, aliens were green and had faceted "bug-eyes". So all those people getting @n@l probes are actually being buggered by Spielberg's minions. (the sitz-krieg has me in a really foul mood.)

We all have to make small sacrifices in order to show that human government is bad and aliens are good. Deal with it Earthling.

Everyone has completely left out the inherent safety problem aspect of allowing this to occur. What happens when the Chipotle Festival and the @n@l Probe Festival fall on the same weekend? That, my friends, is gonna leave a mark!!