the thermo-analyzers have jammed. one of them reads over a million degrees, the other's at minus 5000.  never seen anything like it.
what the hell can it be?
president on line sir.
the ship is in combat formation. the missile is loaded, general.
yes, sir.
nothing, general.
sir, we have a mondoshawan spaceship at the frontier requesting permission to enter our territory.
must be the welcoming committee.
we've been hit! general alert!!!
we're losing control! we have to land fast!
send out a distress signal!!! activate the emergency landing procedure!
time is of no importance.
it's gobbling up all the communication satellites in the galaxy!
commander, i have a ship with a main malfunction. he requests permission to dock for repairs.
everything's in order.
permission granted. dock 575. you have an hour. will that be enough time'?