out with a whimper
New Scientist Breaking News - Strange new object found at edge of Solar SystemA large object has been found beyond Pluto travelling in an orbit tilted by 47 degrees to most other bodies in the solar system. Astronomers are at a loss to explain why the object's orbit is so off-kilter while being almost circular.
[blah blah astrophysics blah ...]
These traits make the object, nicknamed "Buffy" after the US television series about a vampire slayer, hard to explain. "Maybe Buffy is going to be a bit of a theory slayer," Allen told New Scientist. ...
I'm not saying that they're necessarily coming to eat our brains, but aren't you gonna feel a little silly declaring a global emergency because the Buffyians have invaded?