Mars Needs Brains

The Phoenix Mars Probe, despite days of diligent searching, has yet to detect any signs of intelligent life on Mars, according to NASA officials. A spokesman said, "The probe has found the remains of some fraternity houses, an ancient NASCAR racetrack, a country music awards stage set, the blueprints for the George W. Bush Presidential Library, and a complete library of Oprah Winfrey shows, but no actual signs of intelligent life." He indicated that the probe will continue to gather data, on the grounds that "the sample we have to date may be biased in some way. What are the chances that Mars really is a stupider planet than Earth?"