While America and the world tried to grapple with the reality of the
Heaven's Gate cult suicide, one thing was overlooked: They were right.

When the cultists found themselves aboard the alien space ship, they saw
themselves and the aliens as humans, which was the only way they could
comprehend their new existance.  Reports about the suicide indicated
that the cultists clutched money in their hands.  No one could offer an
explanation.  But the reason was simple.  In their new form of
existance, the cultists found that they still clutched the money in
their hands.  They eagerly pressed it into the hands of the aliens.  The
aliens responded.

"We don't take alien money!  Do you know what will happen to me if the
IRS (Intergalactic Revenue Service) finds out I have unreported income?
And what about the IINS (Intergalactic Immigration and Naturalization
Service) when they find you guys stuffed in the trunk at the Tijuana
border station?"