No, said Aziraphale, it's ineffable.

artaline

human: *is heating up food*

alien: why are you doing that?

human: you see i want the particles in my food to vibrate at just the right frequency

dannydanuselessstuff

Human: *is eating ice cream*

alien: wait you forgot to make that one vibrate!

human: well, you see, not with this food

cardozzza

This one is already vibrating at he desired frequency, but if it starts to vibrate at a higher frequency I lock it back in the cold box.

asgardreid

Human: *just reheated pizza in the oven*

Other human: *is eating a slice of the same pizza, but cold*

Alien: *exasperated sputtering*

ritavonbees

Human: shots! shots! shots!

Alien: this liquid has negligible nutritional value and, furthermore, contains some molecules that I believe are poisonous to your species.

Human: …look, sometimes we just like to gather in social groups and disorient ourselves

pikachu88898

Human: *grabs a packet of ramen*

Alien: Based on my research of your species, you shouldn’t be able to consume that without suffering heavy detriment to your human body.

Human: …look man, I’m in college. I can barely afford this house with roommates. Let me appreciate this 50 cent block of sodium ridden noodles.

iwillnotshutup

Alien 1: The human consumed this harmful “ramen” because it is affordable. I saw many others consuming unhealthy but affordable foodstuffs from a place called McDonalds. Based on this, I think we can reasonably assume that all foodstuffs that are unhealthy are also affordable, and that humans will slowly die off because of their economic system.

Alien 2: I visited a different land mass. There were several humans called “sushi chefs” preparing raw fish foodstuffs. The most expensive was made from the carcass of a poisonous blowfish. It was very popular among the wealthy humans.

Alien 3: The land I visited had no nearby places to engage in commerce to trade precooked food. I interviewed a family that trapped and killed animals for dinner. They ate venomous rattlesnakes.

Alien 1: *throws clipboard in the air and storms off*

a-cute-lil-octopus

[Human casually munches peppers]

Alien: According to my scans, that organic matter contains highly corrosive chemicals. Are you sure you should be consuming it?

[Human chokes]

Alien: Human! Are you injured? Do you require assistance??

Human: Ahahaha no no I’m fine, it’s just *snicker* these are just jalapenos!

Alien: ……….request clarification?

Human: I usually go for habaneros, man. Hell, I have a buddy who took two bites of a ghost pepper on a dare.

[Alien consults space Google]

Human: ………Hey man, you okay?

jewishdragon

I’m dying the alcohol one happened in Star Trek the original series

bundyspooks

Medieval paintings of cats.

petermorwood

The left one looks like it was painted after a long and liquid lunch. The right one is so-so, but its human eyes are a bit unsettling.

Meanwhile in France, ca. 1390, while humans were having the Hundred Years War, cats, rats and from the scale, hummingbirds, had reached an understanding…

The artist of the Aberdeen Bestiary (ca. 1100s) got feline posture almost right, then let contemporary style requirements spoil it…

An artist doing marginals for the prayerbook of Queen Charlotte of France (ca. 1420s) had another try at the feline posture every cat-owner has seen…

While in 1480s Germany, another cat was painted doing something equally familiar - sitting off on one side to watch someone work…

In Ming Dynasty China (1368-1644) it’s clear that a cat up to no good looks the same anywhere…

And finally back to Europe during the Renaissance - in fact England during the last years of Elizabeth I (1601-1603) - for one of my favourite historical cat pictures.

Henry Wriothesley (pronounced Rizely) 3rd Earl of Southampton, was sent to the Tower of London for involvement in the Essex revolt. He was released when Elizabeth died and James I took over. During this worrying time (head ± shoulders = ?) his cat Trixie kept him company.