Comments on: So Much for Keeping a Low Profile http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/05/08/so-much-for-keeping-a-low-profile/ (It's not defined!) Mon, 21 May 2012 23:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Luke http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/05/08/so-much-for-keeping-a-low-profile/#comment-4251 Luke Sun, 10 May 2009 17:55:42 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/?p=1229#comment-4251 dude! congrats! that's awesome! i think everyone should have such a passion, it keeps ya healthy. dude! congrats! that’s awesome! i think everyone should have such a passion, it keeps ya healthy.

]]> By: Blair http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/05/08/so-much-for-keeping-a-low-profile/#comment-4250 Blair Sun, 10 May 2009 03:51:47 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/?p=1229#comment-4250 One of the things he wanted to know was "The current makeup of the TREKKER universe." I considered replying that "A 'Trekker' is a Star Trek fan, a 'Trekkie' is someone who insists that you call them a 'Trekker.'" I had a lead-in that made it seem a bit less snarky, but in the end abandoned it in favor of the response: <blockquote>I'm not sure there is such a thing as a "Trekker" any more. There are so many shows out there these days, and many of them quite good in their own right (Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Stargate, Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) that anyone who enjoys one show is probably a fan of one or two others as well. (I'm currently hooked on Doctor Who myself.)</blockquote> In the end, I think he went more with Inge's answer on that one. One of the things he wanted to know was “The current makeup of the TREKKER universe.”

I considered replying that “A ‘Trekker’ is a Star Trek fan, a ‘Trekkie’ is someone who insists that you call them a ‘Trekker.’” I had a lead-in that made it seem a bit less snarky, but in the end abandoned it in favor of the response:

I’m not sure there is such a thing as a “Trekker” any more. There are so many shows out there these days, and many of them quite good in their own right (Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Stargate, Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) that anyone who enjoys one show is probably a fan of one or two others as well. (I’m currently hooked on Doctor Who myself.)

In the end, I think he went more with Inge’s answer on that one.

]]> By: Dave Learn http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/05/08/so-much-for-keeping-a-low-profile/#comment-4249 Dave Learn Sun, 10 May 2009 02:24:53 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/?p=1229#comment-4249 I must confess, I fail to see the need to stress "Trekker"; it's such an obvious way of saying "Trekkie, but not like *that*" that it's pretty clear it's just like that. I told several people on Friday that I had seen the new Star Trek movie as soon as it opened, and if they asked if I were a Trekkie, I said "Unashamedly." Still, congratulations on being a source for the paper. I think you're going to be insufferably pleased with yourself for at least a week. Sir. I must confess, I fail to see the need to stress “Trekker”; it’s such an obvious way of saying “Trekkie, but not like *that*” that it’s pretty clear it’s just like that.

I told several people on Friday that I had seen the new Star Trek movie as soon as it opened, and if they asked if I were a Trekkie, I said “Unashamedly.”

Still, congratulations on being a source for the paper. I think you’re going to be insufferably pleased with yourself for at least a week. Sir.

]]> By: Z. http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/05/08/so-much-for-keeping-a-low-profile/#comment-4248 Z. Sat, 09 May 2009 13:46:22 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/?p=1229#comment-4248 We may not be much for Star Trek geeks, but veteran point men.... We may not be much for Star Trek geeks, but veteran point men….

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