reddit alien has been returned, decapitated, but returned nonetheless

We got a great surprise two nights ago at Steve's birthday dinner.

Just when a Google Search for "lost alien" turned up my Craigslist post as the #2 result, we were reunited with our little bobbleheaded friend.Seemingly out of nowhere, the waiter handed Steve the two pieces of our mascot. We rejoiced.But how did the alien make it back to us in time for Steve's birthday?

After it first got alien-napped and we discovered a photo presumably taken by the napper, I forwarded the tip I got from Andrew earlier in the week to Rajiv, a friend of ours here at Condé who "solves problems." He wouldn't tell us how, but he swore he'd get the alien back.

I'm not sure how it happened, but the alien was definitely returned (although the head was no longer attached -- a little epoxy will solve that problem). I'd like to thank Michael Galpert for bringing back this bobblehead we're eventually going to blow up. It's silly, I know, but we've still got a few more photos to take with the alien. It still hasn't visited South East DC. There's so much left to live (bobble) for.

I have a feeling more are on the way; there's definitely some reddit schwag heading your way, MSG. Thanks again, dude.

reddit alien-napper has been identified

Thanks to some super sleuthing by Andrew Hughes, co-founder of Yaperture, we now have evidence pointing to the culprit: Michael S Galpert. While this is by no means conclusive, sources have connected him to the earlier hostage photo.

His street name appears to be "MSG" and we have no reason to believe he's harmed the alien.

Because I refuse to use Twitter, if Michael would like to get in touch with me (alexis + reddit.com) about returning the alien, I'd be happy to discuss terms.

If not, I hope he could at least send a photo to reassure us (and the reddit community) that the alien is receiving good care.

missing alien update

Stumbled upon this incriminating evidence earlier today, it looks like our alien-nappers made their getaway in a New York taxi.

I've petitioned the reddit community for help in the past, but here's the update -- hopefully we can get our alien back safely.