The R. O. M. s are a confused and confusing race, who firmly believe that everything they see is theirs, including you. Not much is known about them, since no ambassador has ever returned from their home world. What we do know is that they are definitely MARX-ists, as in the Marx Brothers. During a critical point of a social upheaval on their planet, a communications satellite intercepted a broadcast of DUCK SOUP. The R. O. M. s embraced it as a sign, and the rest is history. Negotiating with Ambassador Groucho Marx is more than a little disconcerting, but be thankful that it was not Pee-Wee Herman.