"Guys - we've found intelligent alien life! We have even decoded their signals." "Amazing, let's send them a response!" "Ah yes, about that..." "What is it?

"Guys - we've found intelligent alien life! We have even decoded their signals." "Amazing, let's send them a response!" "Ah yes, about that..." "What is it? Go on..." "We're talking 250,000 light-years away. Their civilization is probably extinct by now." moans