Last week NASA broadcast a Beatles song, Across the Universe, towards the North Star, in the hope it would be noticed by extra-terrestrial beings.

But some scientists have urged NASA to be more cautious, saying aliens could misinterpret the song, and even take it as a battle cry.

Do you agree we need to consult more widely before sending out messages into deep space?"
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This is a really intelligent and thought -provoking news item and it raises a subject that weighs heavily upon the minds of us all.

As we all know, aliens are well-read intelligent life forms and their grasp of the english language is taken as a gimme. So when John Lennon sings out the line from 'Across The Universe' that goes: 

" Jai guru deva om" 

it would surely send unwary aliens into a tail-spin (if indeed, they have tails). 

I have no doubt that as we speak, death stars are being sent to destroy our planet. Aliens are charging up their ray guns and the end of the world as we know it is imminent.

Curse you NASA! Curse you Beatles! Why oh why couldn't they have broadcast something more unambiguous and harmless?  

To quote from Monty Python's 'Meaning of Life' song ('Galaxy Song')

'and pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space 'cos there's bugger-all down here on Earth' 

For mine, I would have broadcast 'Day-trip To Bangor'. What would you have broadcast?