20 Nominations Of Incredible Humans To Represent Humanity Should We Ever Be Visited By An Alien Race

Aliens, humanity, and a whole lot of internet humor collide in this Reddit roundup. The question is simple enough, who should speak for all of us if an extraterrestrial race ever landed on Earth, but the answers quickly turn into a mix of sincerity, nostalgia, and pure chaos.

Redditors tossed out everyone from beloved entertainers to fictional characters, and the results say a lot about who people trust, admire, and think could handle first contact without making things worse. Some picks are heartfelt, some are funny, and some are so unexpected they practically demand a second look.

Reddit user sippingsauce asked r/AskReddit, "Aliens come down to Earth, who is the one person you would choose to represent all of humanity?"

sippingsauce

"For what we are about to eat, may the Lord make us truly not vomit."

safari_org / KayBeaux giphy

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

Skyhighnet / NeonHowler makeagif

"Can I offer you an egg in this trying time?"

XDist giphy

Here's a Betty White quote we can all appreciate:

"Why do people say 'grow some balls'? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you want to be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding."GoatKick giphy

Happy lil' accidents.

Wynonna99 gifer

This may be the BEST answer.

DrLemmings / cherysh12

Never Gonna Give You Up

MythicalFox24

This response to Rick Astley has us... wait for it... rolling.

BrainstormCS

You know the rules, and so do I.

THIS GUY

BlackMagic771

The logical answer

OutspokenLurker tenor

Betty White’s “grow some balls” line is the same vibe as those wild historical moments that never matched textbooks.

Fair enough.

cjc160 tenor

The one and only

torra_cas / BobbyPotter giphy

The Doctor

ThirdBoot

The Zuck may not be the best choice, y'all, come on.

PaLiaRoTH

ANNE

metropitan / BrusqueBiscuit

TREE FIDDY

Boredum_Allergy / sippingsauce / FullOfATook giphy

It IS about damn time...

Mephistophol / ODB2 / Mephistophol

What a guy

Honeymoomoo /Ok_Independent3609

We can all appreciate a solid Marvel reference, don't you think?

Joker4479 / Ghostofhan / Elizapony tenor

Back-to-back Marvel-themed GOLD? Thank you, Redditors.

knock-off-pale / thewildbeej tenor

I believe I've seen this movie.

Fuzzwuzzle2 / ARkhetipoMX / hilldo75 tenor

Per Wikipedia:

"Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian, and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection, a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth."AyrshireRiviera / Bigger_Moist / sippingsauce

The world needs more grandmothers like this.

porterica427

Mr. Bean, the lovable buffoon.

OkNefariousness6711 / sippingsauce

L I C K

I_Have_Sagma

Clearly, Mister Rogers is the BEST choice.

"Fred McFeely Rogers, also known as Mister Rogers, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001."Demonicbunnyslippers

DOLLY, y'all, there are some good answers and there are some GREAT answers.

Rockitrulz giphy

Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator.

Kashyyykonomics

Weird Al? Weird Al.

TheBurnedMutt45 gifer

I take back everything; this gets my ultimate vote.

JokeSalty / Condex / rightcow9vpaperclip

The burden of representing the entire human race is almost insurmountable, and who would be best to do such a task would logically vary depending on a plethora of factors that could never easily be measured. These Redditors offered up some fantastic nominations, so you'll have to let us know in the comment section what your thoughts are about this interesting hypothetical.

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