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Ancient alien languages

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Just about every planet the Stargate team visit contains ruins or documents containing ancient alien writings. Fortunately they all happen to be written in an ancient human language (or a variation of it) that Daniel can translate by the end of the ad break. The winning punchline was submitted by Corsair. There were 10 finalist punchlines chosen for this cartoon. You can read the transcript of IRC Judging Session #444 where we decided the winning punchline. This cartoon was archived on 2005-11-02.

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Top 10 punchlines

Would you rather have a babel fish stuck up your ear?
Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 2 | Submitted Tue 1 Nov 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Unfortunately, you're sitting on the carvings that explain that.
Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 2 | Submitted Tue 1 Nov 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
You want a translation, or just an explanation?
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 9 | Submitted Wed 26 Oct 12:00 AM
Only those who live in Canadian pine forests and speak American English
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 9 | Submitted Wed 26 Oct 12:00 AM
Ask me next time I'm ascended.
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Thu 27 Oct 12:00 AM
Hey, we can't all be Tolkien
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Thu 27 Oct 12:00 AM
They thought the universe revolved around Earth.
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Thu 27 Oct 12:00 AM
Why is it that you believe everything I say?
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Thu 27 Oct 12:00 AM
Graffitti is universal.
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Thu 27 Oct 12:00 AM
Go ask them. They all speak English now.
Rating: 3.00 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Thu 27 Oct 12:00 AM
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