alien: I'll rule you all with an iron fist me: our leaders already do that alien: well then I'll strip your planet of its resources me: you're not gonna believe this

"We're gonna terraform your planet for colonization" "Cool can you put out all the fires?"

DS9 did a great riff on this when the Ferengi go back to the 1940s (becoming the Roswell event). They’re mystified by tobacco smoking - which they see as humans poisoning themselves - and absolutely shocked at nuclear weapons testing. “You irradiate your own planet?!”

they'd probably do a better job

me: actually, let me know if you find any

alien: screw y'all then. I'm initiating a climate change process that will make this POS rock uninhabitable. me: you're gonna want to sit down.

I,for one, look forward to our Alien Overlords!

Following you simply for the humor and the user pic.

Alien: I shall destroy the climate of your planet making it uninhabitable for the next generation. Humans: Uhh... About That....

alien: what do you mean they launched valuable, rare earth minerals into space that might never be recoverable humans: (shrug) alien: don't you know how important those were?! humans: yes, and we did it anyway

“Honey, let me tell you something. If you want to put *your* boot on *my* neck, you’re going to have to remove the one that’s on it *first*.”