New Scientist - Alien SMS competition. Winning entries?

Question

In the 13th Jan edition, they gave the 10 runners up to the competition: what SMS would an alien send home soon after arriving on our planet. No more than 160 characters of course.
These were hilarious. Does anyone know what the winning entries were? (published the week before)

djessellis · Accepted Answer

You can get pretty much any back issue content with a little digging on their website. I have found the winning entries that you are interested in:

http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg19325851.700

Arrived safely. Weather chilly, but improving steadily over the next century or so. Found out why Aunty didn't come back from her Roswell trip.
 - Stephen Harrowing, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, UK

Arr. Earth. Dominant species "car". Colourful exoskeleton and bizarre reproduction via slave biped species. Aggressive but predictable. Intelligence uncertain.
- David Armstrong, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

We followed the wormhole, and have now discovered the source of the wet socks (of the singular kind) which are spontaneously materialising on our planet.
 - Peter Hicks, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

See pic. This one will look good on veranda. We can come back for the ones with rings.
 - John Alderson, Reading, Berkshire, UK

Send help! Under attack, lost half fleet already. Attackers are huge, armoured, 6 legs, well organized, show no mercy. All attempts to negotiate unsuccessful.
 - John McCluskey, Redwood Park, South Australia

No need to exterminate, they're doing it themselves. Radiation level increasing nicely, prospect of large increase imminent. Warm and getting warmer. Come soon.
 - John Cannell, Brentwood, Essex, UK

Source of electromagnetic pollution located. Initiating steps to turn it off. Will ensure solution is permanent.
 - Michael Parsons, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Parallel evolution of intelligent life. One carbon based, one silicon based. Carbon form domesticated by silicon form to feed it with all its needs.
 - Dennis Fox, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

OMG you have to see how they procreate.
 - Justin Byrne, Dublin, Ireland

Our assumptions were wrong. Their diet is so full of unhealthy chemicals they don't taste at all like chicken. Even their chickens don't taste like chicken.
- Yonatan Silver, Jerusalem, Israel

Kita · Answer

On Earth. No wonder ET wanted to go home so desperately. What time are you fetching me?

. · Answer

What the hell is an SMS?

New Scientist - Alien SMS competition. Winning entries?

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