It's a slashdot fad, that comes from the Simpsons episode were Homer goes to space. An Ant shows up on the onboard camera, and Kent Brockman thinks ants have taken over the ship, and welcomes his new ant overlords

And BTW:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_subculture#Welcoming_Our_New_Overlords

[Edited on Sep 10, 2005 by skankzor]

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ

January 2004

SEP 10, 2005 10:40 AM

dholokhov said:

One_Pure_Thought said:

alpha_hazard said:
where does this "I for one will be welcoming our new <insert latest innovation here> overlords." line come from?

Yea. Inquiring minds want to know!

The Simpsons episode where Homer is on the space shuttle and releases an ant farm into zero G.

Kent Brockman the news guy says it when giant space ants fill the space shuttles camera view.

Ladies and gentlemen, uh, we've just lost the picture, but what we've seen speaks for itself. The Corvair spacecraft has apparently been taken over -- 'conquered' if you will -- by a master race of giant space ants. It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive earth men or merely enslave them. One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

Margot_Dent

Los Angeles, CA

February 2004

SEP 10, 2005 03:00 PM

Slightly creepy, very admirable.

[Edited on Sep 10, 2005 by Margot_Dent]

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

SEP 10, 2005 03:04 PM

Good, that means fewer seagulls.

SirPsychoSexy said:
Kent Brockman the news guy says it when giant space ants fill the space shuttles camera view.

I just wanted to add that I think the BEST part of that bit is that he's got a handwritten sign up on the wall behind him that reads "WELCOME ANTS". Hee hee.

[Edited on Sep 10, 2005 by Wren]

Nic

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

SEP 11, 2005 02:46 AM

I once heard a great story about a bunch of environmentalists who had rescued some seals from an oil slick and nursed them back to health. They had a big ceremony complete with local TV and newspapers there when they released them back into the wild.

The little seals merrily flip flopped back into the waters of freedom.... and were promptly eaten by a nearby killer whale.

Sethy

United Kingdom

April 2003

SEP 11, 2005 02:56 AM

Damn glad we beat them to using tools, them's some big fuckers, wouldnt want them as our overlords.

Akrasia

Ireland

August 2004

SEP 11, 2005 04:58 AM

pah i could catch a seagul if i wanted to... theyre not so smart

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