SURE FIRE SIGNS THAT STAR TREK IS TAKING OVER YOUR LIFE

[knlwtchr 0]

1. Saying "make it so" in casual conversation

2. Indignation because the periodic table doesn't include dilithium and tritanium.

3. Able to use "variable phase inverter" in a sentence without excessive thought first

4. More than one pair of Spock ears on junk drawer

5. Have figured out the stardate system

6. Sudden urge to wear lots of Lycra

7. Scanning shelves at local liquor store for synthehol

8. The Star Trek theme becomes background music for your dreams

9. Major quote sources for thesis are Shakespeare, the Bible, and "The Omega Glory"

10. Memorization of the crew's authorization codes

11. Forgetting that present-day elevators don't have voice interface

12. Attending a convention wearing non-Terran vestments

13. Actual serious thoughts about buying that $300 model of the Enterprise from the Franklin Mint

14. Understanding Klingon

15. Lecturing any science professor on how transporters work

16. Playing fizzbin and understanding it

17. "The Outrageous Okona" seems like a fine piece of writing and dramatic stylistics

18. Paying rapt attention during those endless special effects sequences in ST:TMP

19. Inexplicable rock-climbing urges

20. More than three original episode outlines buried in your drawers

21. You send weekly love letters to the actress who played the green skinned Orion slave girl on episode number 7.

22. You pull the legs off your hamster so you'll have a tribble.

23. You tried to join the navy just so you could serve aboard the Enterprise.

24. Your wife left you because you wanted her to dress like a Klingon and torture you for information.

25. You went to San Francisco to see of you might bump into Kirk and crew while they were in the 20th century looking of a whale.

26. Your college thesis was a comparison of the illustrious careers of T.J. Hooker and Captain Kirk.

27. You fly into a homicidal rage anytime people say, "Star Trek? Isn't that the one with Luke Skywalker?"

28. You have no life.

29. You recognize more than four references on this list.

30. You join NASA, hijack a shuttle, and head for the coordinates you calculated for the planet Vulcan.

31. The UPS guy hands you his electronic clipboard and you're tempted to call him the "Captain's Yeoman" as you sign it.

32. Phrases like 'sentient being' start creeping into your speech patterns.

33. When you find yourself singing "Headin' Back to Eden" in the shower and you know *all* the words.

34. You start practicing raising one eyebrow in front of a mirror.

35. Someone tells a joke and your only comment is: "Humor, a difficult concept"

36. You flip open your cellular phone and expect to hear it "chirp."

37. You always win the free slice of pizza at the local pizza place when they have Star Trek trivia questions.

38. You ask local pet stores if they stock tribbles . . and if they're neutered.

39. You find yourself executing the "Picard Maneuver."

40. You get on an elevator full of people and have to catch yourself before you tell it what floor you want.

41. You walk to the microwave and start to order dinner.

42. Sitting in traffic you seriously start wondering why you're using this primitive form of transportation.

43. After seeing a news story about a police shooting you wonder, for a moment, why they just didn't set it on stun.

44. You get upset when you go to get a vanity plate and find that WARPSPD has already been taken.

45. You see a car with a Starfleet Academy sticker and it seems perfectly normal.

46. You avoid all stores that carry Trek merchandise for fear that someone will find out about your 'addiction'. :-)

47. Your wardrobe consists of a lot of black slacks with interchangeable gold, red and blue tops.

48. All babies start to remind you of Jean-Luc Picard.

49. You drive by a used car lot and start looking for Ferengi

50. You start watching commercials because so many Trek alumni are doing the voice-overs.

51. You know you watch too much Trek when someone asks you to quote some Shakespeare and you do it in Klingon.

52. You start making lists of the signs that you've been watching too much Trek!

 

 

Number 30 is my favorite! =0]

Edited November 15, 2006 by knlwtchr

[Guest STSF_Amnor]

49. You drive by a used car lot and start looking for Ferengi

Number 30 is my favorite! =0]

 

::Dies laughing:: Great list!

[WxMurray 0]

#53. You're a member at STSF. :D

[Images 0]

1. Saying "make it so" in casual conversation

 

I did this one for a bit and it started to irritate people. Not cos they got it but because they thought I was demanding what I wanted that second.

 

27. You fly into a homicidal rage anytime people say, "Star Trek? Isn't that the one with Luke Skywalker?"

 

What makes it worse is that when you do fly into a rage they always say something like "well its an easy mistake to make, they're basically the same thing" and when you try to explain the difference calmly they just nod and smile like you do at the crazy man on the corner who claims he's Napoleon.

 

29. You recognize more than four references on this list.

 

Guilty as charged

 

32. Phrases like 'sentient being' start creeping into your speech patterns.

 

Yep! All the time.

 

39. You find yourself executing the "Picard Maneuver."

 

I noticed I do this one more and more if I'm drinking! When I go to the loo I stand up and firmly tug the shirt down. Everyone just stares quizically.

 

46. You avoid all stores that carry Trek merchandise for fear that someone will find out about your 'addiction'. :-)

 

Not quite, I do go to the stores but I make sure that I only sneak to the trek stuff when they're not looking and if they see me I go "ha, who would buy that?!" while I cry inside for not being able to afford said item.

[Kansas_Jones 0]

5.) Have figured out the Stardate system.

 

Nope, not quite there yet.

 

13.) Actual serious thoughts about buying that $300 dollar model of the Enterprise from the Franklin Mint.

Yes. And then, common sense took over.

 

18.) Paying rapt attention during those endless special effects sequences in ST TMP

 

I try not to, but I cant help it!

 

27.) You fly into a homicidal rage anytime people say "Star Trek? Isnt that the one with Luke Skywalker?"

I dont know about the rage part, but the people do get the "You are sooooo sheltered" look from me.

 

31.) The UPS guy hands you his electronic clipboard and you're tempted to call him the "Captains Yeoman" as you sign it.

 

Every day at work!

 

44.) You get upset when you go to get a vanity plate and find that WARPSPD has already been taken.

 

Ah Ha! I planned ahead for that and had WARPSPD as a third choice in case my other two were taken (I got my first choice and yes I just admitted I have a Trek vanity plate on my car.)

 

45.) You see a car with a Starfleet Academy sticker and it seems perfectly normal.

 

Heck, I'm still trying to locate an Academy sticker to put on my car.

 

47.) Your wardrobe consists of a lot of black slacks with interchangeable gold, blue and read tops.

::takes a look a clothing:: That explains a lot...must go shopping this weekend...

 

 

That is a really cute list!

[DesdemonaLevy 0]

1. Saying "make it so" in casual conversation

I love to say this one to my co workers but I don't think they quiet get it.

 

4. More than one pair of Spock ears on junk drawer

Ok maybe it is a theatre thing but I have a handfull of these in my makeup draw

 

9. Major quote sources for thesis are Shakespeare, the Bible, and "The Omega Glory"

Maybe not the bible, but the other two for sure

 

14. Understanding Klingon

My brother found a "conversational Klingon" tape at a yard sale and bought it for me. So Yes I have listened to it in my car a number of times and understand it a bit

 

31. The UPS guy hands you his electronic clipboard and you're tempted to call him the "Captain's Yeoman" as you sign it.

Hehehe, I say that to the UPS guy all the time, I had to explain it in the begining but now it is our joke. Needless to say the office depot man doesn't find it as funny

 

34. You start practicing raising one eyebrow in front of a mirror.

Once again the actor thing, I tell myself it is just research

 

47. Your wardrobe consists of a lot of black slacks with interchangeable gold, red and blue tops.

Oh gods, I wore black pants and a red shirt today and yes I did the shirt tug a few times. I'm with you Kansas I think I need to go shopping

[will_marx 0]

# 59: You can quote, verbatim, lines from any of the movies when listening to the sound track, at the appropriate times. (Guilty, as charged)

 

#60: You have all the movie soundtracks on your iPod/mp3 Player. (I only have TMP, TWOK, TSFS, TVH, TUC)

 

#61: You pull out of the driveway to "Stealing the Enterprise" from The Search for Spock. (Guilty as charged)

[Dumbass 0]

21. You send weekly love letters to the actress who played the green skinned Orion slave girl on episode number 7.

 

Actually, there were 2 Episode 7s. You have to remember that they were not aired in the order that production started. "The Naked Time" was started 7th but aired 5th. "Mudd's Women" was the 7th to air but was the 4th to start production. The Stardates are out of order as well since they were based on when the episode started filming, not when it finished and certainly not when it aired.

 

And NEITHER OF THEM HAD ORION SLAVE GIRLS!! :D

[knlwtchr 0]

#62. You know the actual creation and air times of each episodes and that some of them are out of order.

Edited November 16, 2006 by knlwtchr

[Kansas_Jones 0]

#62: You can tell when certain sections of the episodes and movies are edited for television editing. (And the sections *always* seem to involve your favorite character)

 

Question: makes me wonder why the television version of TWOK with the extended sickbay scene involving Scotty's dying nephew, Kirk and McCoy was never incorporated onto the DVD release?

[will_marx 0]

#62: You can tell when certain sections of the episodes and movies are edited for television editing. (And the sections *always* seem to involve your favorite character)

 

Question: makes me wonder why the television version of TWOK with the extended sickbay scene involving Scotty's dying nephew, Kirk and McCoy was never incorporated onto the DVD release?

 

It was, in the special edition release. Along with Kirk, Spock and Saavik climbing up through the Jefferies Tube,and a scene in Engineering before the Enterprise leaves spacedock, where Scotty's nephew goes ballistic to Kirk's good-natured ribbing of the Engineering Department.

[Kansas_Jones 0]

It was, in the special edition release. Along with Kirk, Spock and Saavik climbing up through the Jefferies Tube,and a scene in Engineering before the Enterprise leaves spacedock, where Scotty's nephew goes ballistic to Kirk's good-natured ribbing of the Engineering Department.

 

You're kidding? I picked up the silver casing (I think its the special ed one?) TWOK DVD a few months back along with a season of Enterpris, and I admit I've been working through ENT, and have not watched the TWOK edition as of yet. Guess what I'm checking out this weekend? :-)

[Guest STSF_Amnor]

#62: You can tell when certain sections of the episodes and movies are edited for television editing. (And the sections *always* seem to involve your favorite character)

 

 

#63: You know enough to intelligently (debateable, i suppose) add to this list.

[Sendai Riko 0]

#64: No matter how long the list grows, you still find something else to add to it.