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Prevailing Wind
Prevailing Wind

In case you're interested, my Bosco's cancer came back with a vengeance and Dr. E. helped him cross the bridge this morning.

saber5055
saber5055

The most amazing Christmas miracle just happened. Being bored and considering going to bed early to listen to the radio, I thought WTH, I'll scan the tv channels for the heck of it, it's been a while.

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Prevailing Wind

BOSCO'S FINE!!  We won't know just what the lumps were until the lab does their thing - in about two weeks. But Dr. E. got it all and he's all stapled up, with a drain, hoping to come home today.  YAY

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5 hours ago, Browncoat said:

They're called toss-ups.

Thanks. I try to watch Wheel every day and I couldn't think of "toss up" for the life of me. I saw the Sir Isaac Newton toss up but didn't think anything of the wrong answer. That happens a lot, people buzz in before they really know the answer, maybe hoping it will come to them in that split second before they have to say something. I also didn't mind the wrong Orange/Brownie final.  (Now I've forgotten what Final Jeopardy is called on Wheel!) Sometimes the right word doesn't come to the player while it does to me sitting at home. Friday's show was another example where I got Wheel FJ but the player did not. I won nothing while the player probably got a sandwich from craft services to eat on the way home.

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saber5055

saber5055

Because some of us could use a little smile. Maybe one or two of these will do the trick.

The Sunday Funnies — Volume 7

What famous monster came from the bean patch? The Creature from The Black Legume

Cowboy rides into town. What kind of potatoes does he order at the local saloon? Au Trotten.  

Cowboy rides into town. What kind of potatoes does he order at the local saloon? Sgalloped.

This is a real coincidence. My proctologist drives a brown Ford Probe.

A courtroom artist was arrested over the weekend. We don’t know more than that, details are a little sketchy.

If drummers start coming out of retirement, will there be repercussions?

I asked my smart speaker a question. I said “Siri, why am I so bad with women?” She said, “Well, for starters, my name’s Alexa.”

Sign at the gynecologist’s office: “Doctor Jones, at your cervix.”

Under the latest COVID directive, 30 people are allowed at a funeral but only six for Thanksgiving dinner. That’s fine with us since I’m going to be holding a funeral for our pet turkey that will pass away on November 26. Refreshments will be provided.

An etymologist, an entomologist, and an etiologist walk into a bar. “What'll it be?” The bartender asks. “I'll have a beer,” the etymologist says. “A word which comes from Latin *bibere,* meaning “to drink.” “I'll have a Campari,” the entomologist says. “It was originally dyed with crushed beetles.” The bartender gets them their drinks. “And for you, sir?” he asks the third man. “I'm just wondering how I got here,” the etiologist replies.

And now a word from our little mascot, dung beetle:

Dung beetle called in for a Chinese restaurant take out. He ordered a Number 2.

What’s the only condiment dung beetle will use? Musturd.

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saber5055

saber5055

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2 hours ago, illdoc said:

On this date...in 1975...The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.

You mean, in the big lake they call Gitche Gumee, the shining Big-Sea-Water? Jokes aside, RIP those 29 brave men. There is a very interesting audio/video of the chatter between another ship and the Coast Guard, at the moment the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost, at the bottom of this page.

The Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 and 1995.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

thanks for asking. 🙂

during the surgery they discovered more breaks than anticipated, so it took longer than expected. she told me it was kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. awakening after surgery, i felt pretty good. i was told the nerve/pain blocker would last a few hours after surgery then wear off. i slept downstairs in bed w my sister. i awoke about 2 am feeling some pain. but did i ask her for a pill? no. why? because i'm stoopid. after 2 hrs i woke her. i was in baaaaad shape. but that's behind me now and i'm feeling good.

i just had my follow-up today. everything looks good. i'll start pt in a couple of weeks.

oh, and i just had to do this:

me - will i be able to play the piano?
dr - sure, eventually.
me - great! i've always wanted to play.

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saber5055

saber5055

29 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

oh, and i just had to do this:

me - will i be able to play the piano?
dr - sure, eventually.
me - great! i've always wanted to play.

Oh, my, you did indeed go through a wee nightmare, but I'm glad you are on the mend. Still on pain pills? Shocking there were more breaks than originally thought, but hoping you accomplish a complete recovery. Keep us posted on your progress.

I did PT when I tore an ACL (got bucked off a horse the first time I tried to ride him when he came home from the so-called "trainer") and enjoyed it, thought it was a lot of fun. (Also helpful was a very cute therapist guy I could stare at. I know ... I'm creepy.)

As for your quote above, I asked the doctor the same thing after my hand was slit open when opening a dog-food can. I had multiple stitches in the palm of my hand and up the fingers. When the doctor was done stitching, I asked him that. He was so nice and positive and kind, I didn't have the heart to say the punch line. Just, "Good, thank you."

Although now I'm sure I wasn't the first to ask him.

Afterward, I immediately purchased a side-opening can opener. No more sharp lids in my life.

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Driad

Driad

Once I broke a middle toe, and it was still very painful after more than a month. My GP sent me to a specialist, who injected a steroid into the toe.  The injection was even more painful and took what seemed like a long time.  I gritted my teeth and said, "I am a Vulcan, there is no pain." The doctor asked me about Kirk vs. Picard, and we had a conversation that at least distracted me until he finished the injection.

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Driad

Driad

15 minutes ago, saber5055 said:

I'm really sorry about your toe, but I need to know more about this conversation!

It was mostly, "Whose ship would you prefer to serve on?"  Kirk would provide more adrenalin-junkie adventure, but Picard is more likely to get you back home alive.  I always said that if Kirk fell in love with me, I would get out and walk home; it would be safer.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

4 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Oh, my, you did indeed go through a wee nightmare, but I'm glad you are on the mend. Still on pain pills?

no, no meds. i was worried about constipation because i have a history of diverticulitis. i took very few pills. except for that first night, i don't think i really needed them.

 

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As for your quote above, I asked the doctor the same thing after my hand was slit open when opening a dog-food can. I had multiple stitches in the palm of my hand and up the fingers. When the doctor was done stitching, I asked him that. He was so nice and positive and kind, I didn't have the heart to say the punch line. Just, "Good, thank you."

my sister almost ruined the joke by laughing when i said the first part, but the doctor took it seriously. when i gave the punchline, she kind of slapped my shoulder in appreciation of the laugh and then recoiled and said, "oh my god! your shoulder!" no harm, no foul.

yeah, i suppose it's a joke they've heard from time to time. my doc seemed to like it.

yikes to your sliced hand.

 

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Clanstarling

Clanstarling

19 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Oh, my, you did indeed go through a wee nightmare, but I'm glad you are on the mend. Still on pain pills? Shocking there were more breaks than originally thought, but hoping you accomplish a complete recovery. Keep us posted on your progress.

I did PT when I tore an ACL (got bucked off a horse the first time I tried to ride him when he came home from the so-called "trainer") and enjoyed it, thought it was a lot of fun. (Also helpful was a very cute therapist guy I could stare at. I know ... I'm creepy.)

As for your quote above, I asked the doctor the same thing after my hand was slit open when opening a dog-food can. I had multiple stitches in the palm of my hand and up the fingers. When the doctor was done stitching, I asked him that. He was so nice and positive and kind, I didn't have the heart to say the punch line. Just, "Good, thank you."

Although now I'm sure I wasn't the first to ask him.

Afterward, I immediately purchased a side-opening can opener. No more sharp lids in my life.

I also had a young, cute guy for PT (the reasons were not as dire as you and @peeayebee) I don't feel at all creepy about appreciating beauty - as long as I'm not trying to do something about it - in reality or my mind.

I love my side-opening can opener. It took me forever, though, to realize I could use it on pull top cans - which are so dangerous (at least in my household).

18 hours ago, saber5055 said:

I'm really sorry about your toe, but I need to know more about this conversation!

ETA: Another interesting discussion would be Worf vs. Odo.

Odo, obviously.

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saber5055

saber5055

1 hour ago, Clanstarling said:

I love my side-opening can opener. It took me forever, though, to realize I could use it on pull top cans - which are so dangerous (at least in my household).

I open all cans with the side opener, and give the stink eye (Jeopardy clue!) to those with the pull top. So dangerous! Another plus with the side opener is the top can be replaced and the can put in the fridge if all contents isn't used right away. Although now I have lots of those plastic can-lid-closers. Even my vet gives those out with prescription canned dog food, and they are always a staple in dog-show goodie bag giveaways. They need to quit with the lids and give away side-opening openers!

Odo, Worf, Odo, Worf ... hummmm ...

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Bastet

Bastet

20 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

i just saw that today, too. on twitter. it was great. I'm not sure how to embed from twitter, so maybe someone else will do it.

Just paste in the URL of the tweet, and it will embed.

(I don't use Twitter, so I don't know how to search for the tweet being discussed in order to post it here, but that's how you do it.)

Prevailing Wind

Prevailing Wind

On 11/10/2020 at 10:23 AM, illdoc said:

On this date...in 1975...The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.

OH, thanks. My mental jukebox was dormant for two days.  Here it goes...


As for Kirk vs. Picard, honestly, I have to say Jonathan Archer of "Enterprise."  Love me some Scott Bakula. I never saw the appeal of Picard and I just finished a binge of TNG.  I did notice that Michael Dorn has beautiful hands.  Now I'm in the middle of TOS (just finished The Trouble with Tribbles) and find Kirk close to repulsive. What a freakin egotist.

Ailianna

Ailianna

7 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

OH, thanks. My mental jukebox was dormant for two days.  Here it goes...


As for Kirk vs. Picard, honestly, I have to say Jonathan Archer of "Enterprise."  Love me some Scott Bakula. I never saw the appeal of Picard and I just finished a binge of TNG.  I did notice that Michael Dorn has beautiful hands.  Now I'm in the middle of TOS (just finished The Trouble with Tribbles) and find Kirk close to repulsive. What a freakin egotist.

That's because Avery Brooks' Benjamin Sisko is the best. 🙂

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Ailianna

Ailianna

17 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Is that DS9?  Haven't watched that at ALL (yet).  I will say this for lockdown, I'm getting a LOT of binge-watching done, if nothing else.

Yes, it's DS9.  Also the best Star Trek of them all.  And if you're bungung, after the first season (which it's still trying to find its voice but has good things too) it gets more and more serialized. It becomes a real ride, which builds and builds and is awesome.  You should give it a try.

I'm not a big Picard fan, so the pilot I find him to be a huge jerk, which also affects how I view Sisko. It's interesting to contrast with Picard fans. 

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Clanstarling

Clanstarling

2 hours ago, Ailianna said:

I'm not a big Picard fan, so the pilot I find him to be a huge jerk, which also affects how I view Sisko. It's interesting to contrast with Picard fans. 

I like them both - Picard because he was much more professional than Kirk, and Sisko because he was a different kind of captain.

Now Janeway was pretty good too - but Voyager in general was kind of meh.

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Prevailing Wind

Prevailing Wind

I bailed on Discovery during the first episode. They had the starship come close the ground during a sandstorm. I'm sorry, but starships are not built to withstand atmospheres & gravity up close, nor land on a planet.

I enjoyed Bakula as Terry in "Men of a Certain Age" - I can see him as other than Sam. I thought he was a much better Enterprise captain than Kirk. Watching these Kirk episodes makes me wonder what the hell kind of fabric their uniforms were made of when the slightest exertion of a fight ripped Kirk's all to shreds. What's even weirder is his shirtless body is not all that attractive. I wonder whose idea it was to have Kirk shirtless so often. And I wonder how much better the series might have been with someone else as Kirk.

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secnarf

4 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I never could get into watching Voyager.

Voyager was actually my favourite and the only one I watch on re-runs. Never was able to get into DS9 or TOS, and watched Enterprise and TNG once (mostly - I'm sure there are some episodes I missed).

Every single time I say this to anyone else who watches Star Trek, they seem to think I am crazy 🤷‍♀️ so I have no doubt I am in the minority on this. I just like the story of trying to get home, and like that they are totally on their own.

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saber5055

saber5055

2 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I enjoyed Bakula as Terry in "Men of a Certain Age" - I can see him as other than Sam. I thought he was a much better Enterprise captain than Kirk. Watching these Kirk episodes makes me wonder what the hell kind of fabric their uniforms were made of when the slightest exertion of a fight ripped Kirk's all to shreds. What's even weirder is his shirtless body is not all that attractive. I wonder whose idea it was to have Kirk shirtless so often. And I wonder how much better the series might have been with someone else as Kirk.

Men of a Certain Age aired on a channel I can't get, but I very much wanted to watch it, yes, for Bakula. Hoping some day I can find episodes online. Star Trek runs five hours here every evening, starting with the original and going in order through Enterprise. The original is hilarious to watch now, Kirk is so OTT, and yes, his uniforms always tore apart, which was suppose to appease all his women fans. I always just laughed at him since I had the biggest crush on Spock, and never found Kirk attractive. But back in the 60s, Kirk's bod was "hot" for that era. Now, not so much. Ha ha!

The thing that bugged me (and still does) is all the women, regardless of what planet they were from or what species they were, all wore pointy bullet bras, boobs pointing out as was the style in the 60s. I guess it was the style throughout the galaxy, too. Plus all the women, aliens or not, wore little tiny skirts. So, lots of legs and pointy boobs. Very irritating to this feminist. I knew whatever planet they landed on, they would be met by women with pointy boobs.

I cut Kirk some slack in the reruns though, since William Shatner is a big American Saddlebred horse fan, he breeds and shows them out of his farm in Kentucky. At least he did. Small problem with his wives dying/drowning/divorcing though. My horses are all ASBs too.

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Prevailing Wind

Prevailing Wind

8 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Plus all the women, aliens or not, wore little tiny skirts.

There was one episode taking place during the 60s where the Enterprise goes back in time to check out something & they come across another guy from the future. Teri Garr was in that one and hated it, she said, because Roddenberry kept wanting her skirts shorter. She said some scenes had to be reshot because her underpants showed.

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Clanstarling

Clanstarling

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20 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I never could get into watching Voyager.

I watched it, but I can't remember a single episode. I liked it well enough at the time, though I thought the bad guys were mostly lame. I did, however, very much like Robert Beltran (Chakotay)...

 

17 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I enjoyed Bakula as Terry in "Men of a Certain Age" - I can see him as other than Sam. I thought he was a much better Enterprise captain than Kirk. Watching these Kirk episodes makes me wonder what the hell kind of fabric their uniforms were made of when the slightest exertion of a fight ripped Kirk's all to shreds. What's even weirder is his shirtless body is not all that attractive. I wonder whose idea it was to have Kirk shirtless so often. And I wonder how much better the series might have been with someone else as Kirk.

I've always loved Bakula, he's what drew me to "Men of a Certain Age" - but boy, with Andre Braugher (who I'd never seen before) and Ray Romano (a surprisingly good actor when not in a sitcome) was quite a cast. I was really sad when it was cancelled.  It was an excellent show.

Unfortunately, I didn't love Bakula enough to watch NCIS-New Orleans. I tried, but my reasons for hating it are a rant I've bored my husband with too often.

15 hours ago, saber5055 said:

Men of a Certain Age aired on a channel I can't get, but I very much wanted to watch it, yes, for Bakula. Hoping some day I can find episodes online. Star Trek runs five hours here every evening, starting with the original and going in order through Enterprise. The original is hilarious to watch now, Kirk is so OTT, and yes, his uniforms always tore apart, which was suppose to appease all his women fans. I always just laughed at him since I had the biggest crush on Spock, and never found Kirk attractive. But back in the 60s, Kirk's bod was "hot" for that era. Now, not so much. Ha ha!

The thing that bugged me (and still does) is all the women, regardless of what planet they were from or what species they were, all wore pointy bullet bras, boobs pointing out as was the style in the 60s. I guess it was the style throughout the galaxy, too. Plus all the women, aliens or not, wore little tiny skirts. So, lots of legs and pointy boobs. Very irritating to this feminist. I knew whatever planet they landed on, they would be met by women with pointy boobs.

I cut Kirk some slack in the reruns though, since William Shatner is a big American Saddlebred horse fan, he breeds and shows them out of his farm in Kentucky. At least he did. Small problem with his wives dying/drowning/divorcing though. My horses are all ASBs too.

It's on DVD - does you local library have DVDs? Though it's probably not on their radar.

Yeah, Roddenberry was an odd duck. He was groundbreaking in the diversity of his cast, and putting women in positions of responsibility, but man, the women in taped on clothes and showing as much skin as possible was really irritating.  I may be an outlier, but I think that Next Gen didn't start getting good until Roddenberry was no longer involved.

Shatner definitely has a large ego and can be offputting. But we watched "Better Late than Never" - where Shatner, Henry Winkler, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman traveled around the world. His ego was on display, but there were some very touching moments here and there that make me cut him a little slack. It's pretty hilarious too - if you can find it somewhere.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

43 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

I've always loved Bakula, he's what drew me to "Men of a Certain Age" - but boy, with Andre Braugher (who I'd never seen before) and Ray Romano (a surprisingly good actor when not in a sitcome) was quite a cast. I was really sad when it was cancelled.  It was an excellent show.

i loved it, too. bakula's was probably my least fav character out of the three. 

it's streaming on hbo max.

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saber5055

saber5055

2 hours ago, peeayebee said:

i loved it, too. bakula's was probably my least fav character out of the three. 

it's streaming on hbo max.

Can't get that channel on the antenna stuck in my kitchen ceiling. I can't even get CBS or PBS. And on windy days, I have to move the antenna around when I change channels, so the next one will come in. I don't recommend being poor.

3 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

Shatner definitely has a large ego and can be offputting. But we watched "Better Late than Never" - where Shatner, Henry Winkler, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman traveled around the world. His ego was on display, but there were some very touching moments here and there that make me cut him a little slack. It's pretty hilarious too - if you can find it somewhere.

I watched both seasons of Better Late Than Never and loved every minute of it. Shatner and Winkler were my two favorite characters, as was Jeff Dye, the comedian who took the role of the straight man. Every episode was golden. One of my fav scenes was Shatner riding a rocking horse, hilarious if you know how well he can ride and drive spirited show horses.

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saber5055

saber5055

3 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I may be an outlier, but I think that Next Gen didn't start getting good until Roddenberry was no longer involved.

I only watched the original Star Trek and Next Gen IRL. I didn't know Roddenberry was involved with NG, but at that point in my life I didn't know anything existed other than what I saw on TV, if that makes sense. I only started watching episodes of Deep Space recently, when nothing else is on at 9 p.m. I like the eps with Odo as lead the best; the one where he marries Troi's mother is especially touching. Side note: The actress who plays Lwaxana Troi was Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, married to -- guess who! -- and she was the computer voice in all of the ST series.

Like Kirk was suppose to be the heartthrob in the original series, Riker was suppose to be the hottie in NG. But I preferred Spock and Picard, having never been one to follow popular directions.

3 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I didn't love Bakula enough to watch NCIS-New Orleans.

I have never watched any of the NCIS franchise, never have, never will. I might be the only human in existence who won't.

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Prevailing Wind

Prevailing Wind

I bought "Men of a Certain Age" on DVD. Andre Braugher is as fabulous here as he was as Pembleton in "Homicide: Life on the Streets."  I wish I could find THAT in a boxed set.

Majel Barrett was not only Lwaxana Troi, she was also in the original as Nurse Christine Chapel, the one who had a crush on Spock. Smart woman!!

I've finished the original series about a half hour ago. I'm gonna take a break from Space stories for a little while now before I continue the entire ST canon. Right now, I've got America's Test Kitchen on. It's SUCH an old version, Mr. Bow-Tie is the host. Julia is SO young!  ROFL.

 

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saber5055

saber5055

8 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I've got America's Test Kitchen on. It's SUCH an old version, Mr. Bow-Tie is the host. Julia is SO young!

Oh, I LOVED that show. It's one of many favorite shows I miss since that channel changed its direction and my antenna can no longer pick it up. I liked everything on it. (I see Poldark is being run back to back. I still look at the listings even if I can't see the shows.) But back to ATK ... Chris kind of fell out of favor with me after that lawsuit. It was creepy to see his "new" show. Not sure I'd want to see him on any old reruns.

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saber5055

saber5055

The Sunday Funnies — Volume 8

Can we all agree that in 2015 not a single person got the answer correct to “Where do you see yourself five years from now?”

I asked Siri what the weather was going to be this weekend, and she said “Where do you think you’re going?”

The word “politics” is derived from two words: “poly” from the Greek meaning many, and “ticks” meaning blood-sucking parasites.

I had to call my doctor. This election has lasted more than four hours.

It was difficult for Nevada to count all the votes because they go seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, king, then have to start all over again.

The Pillsbury Dough Boy was serving some cake treats when he bent over and I saw doughnuts.

Hey, how much does it cost to hire a church singing group? You mean a choir? Okay fine fancy pants, how much to acquire a church singing group.

I was offered a job cleaning mirrors. it’s something I can see myself doing.

I hear they made a documentary movie about constipation but it hasn’t come out yet.

What do you find when you look up a pig’s nose? Hamboogers. I know, I know ... s’not funny.

I want to open a restaurant that fuses Chinese and Middle Eastern cuisine. It’s going to be called Wok Like An Egyptian.

Speaking of restaurants, Dung Beetle checked out Yelp so he could go to the one with the most reviews that said the food was crap.

Dung Beetle ... The Sunday Funnies Mascot. (No joke.)

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Ailianna

Ailianna

On 11/14/2020 at 1:46 PM, saber5055 said:

Like Kirk was suppose to be the heartthrob in the original series, Riker was suppose to be the hottie in NG. But I preferred Spock and Picard, having never been one to follow popular directions.

The shows finally eventually recognize (in a mid DS9 episode) that a LOT of women liked Spock more in a charming moment that I won't spoil. I think it's similar with Picard. The women who watch sci-fi like their men with brains. Eventually the show producers will figure out that brains beat brawn. (And not just in ST!)

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