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Subj:     Star Trek and Space Jokes 1
                 (Includes 36 jokes and articles, 16757n,22,cf)

Space Ships from
AGAG Animation Gallery
Includes the following:  Galaxy Song - Movies (S670)
.........................Time-Lapse Of The Stars - Movie (S670)
.........................Somewhere In Time - Movie (S543c)
.........................Inside the Space Station - Movie (S582)
.........................Pres. Bush Explains Star Trek (S323b)
.........................Star Wars Premier In New York City - Movie (S551)
.........................Space Toilets - Movies (S561, S751)
.........................What If Mr. Data Were Windows Compatible?
.........................Space Wander - Movie (S485)
.........................Locking Your Keys Inside (S616b)
.........................Star Trek Lost Episodes Transcript
.........................Monty Comic on Star Trek (S405b)
.........................Power Of Ten - PPS (S548b)
.........................Why Kirk Is Better Than Picar
.........................Shuttle and Space Station Put on Show (S544)
.........................Star Trek Impacts Space Travel (S557)
.........................Dr Seuss On Star Trek: The Next Generation (S289)
.........................Phoebe Picture (S386)
.........................Pictures From The Space Shuttle (S564c)
.........................Star Wars Christmas (S671)
.........................Anthropology 472: Anthology Of Star Trek
.........................The Shuttle "Behind The Scenes" - PPS (S568b)
.........................Ripley's Believe It Or Not! (S623b)
.........................Dancing Yoda (S641b)
.........................Baspock Obama Cartoon (S641b)
.........................Rugrats Comic Strips (S644b)

Also see ALIENS file  - 'Crop Circles Decoded'
......................- 'How To Greet Aliens
         BEER1 file   - 'Beer In Space'
         CHRISTMAS3   - 'The Night Before Christmas On The Enterprise'
         FACTS2 file  - 'US Standard Railroad Gauge'
......................- 'Moonwalker'
         FACTS3 file  - 'The Astronaut Pen'
         FART file    - 'Star Trek's Gaseous Cloud'
         INDIAN file  - 'Navajo Wisdom'
         LAWYER1 file - 'Lawyer Astronaut'
         MATH2 file   - 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not!'
         MATH4-SUPP   - 'PUZZLE - Space Patrol'
         PROGRAMMER   - 'How To Hire A Programmer'
         RUSSIAN file - 'Russian Shuttles Equipped w/Shotguns'
         WAITER-Waitrs- 'Waitress Sued Hooters Restaurant'
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Subj:     Galaxy Song (S670)
          Lyrics by Eric Idle
          From: dawineguy on 11/11/2009
Eric Idle's photo from Last.FM
 Source1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk
 Source2: http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
 Source3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44DlSj6bnn4

 Eric Idle, Monty Python player extraordinaire, wrote
 the Galaxy Song for the movie The Meaning of Life in 1983.
 These are three copies of the song shown with videos.
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Click on Source1, or 'HERE' for my copy,
to see the song in the original movie.
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Click on Source2, or 'HERE' for my copy,
to hear the song in a great video.
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Click on Source3, or 'HERE' for my copy,
to hear the song in another great video.

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Subj:     Time-Lapse Of The Stars (S670)
          From: Wimp.com
          on 11/8/2009
 Source: http://www.wimp.com/timelapsemountains/

 Click on the above source, or 'HERE' for my copy, to see
 this beautiful time-lapse video of the stars against the
 California mountains.

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Subj:     Somewhere In Time (S543c)
          From: darrell94590
          on 6/7/2007
 Source: http://www.trdaniel.com/somewhere%20in%20time/index.htm

 This 2,600 KB movie is a series of space photos done with Roger
 Williams' song "Somewhere in Time" in the background.  It is
 wonderfully done.  You can see it at the source above, or on my
 web site by clicking 'HERE'.

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Subj:     Inside the Space Station (S582)
          From: darrellvip on 3/20/2008
 This 6,600 KB movie about life inside the space station is
 awesome.  Show this movie to a middle school class and they
 will all want to be astronauts.  Click 'HERE' to view it.

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Subj:     Pres. Bush Explains Star Trek (S323b)
          From: RFSlick on 4/6/2003

 The Iraqi Ambassador to the UN has just finished giving
 a speech, and walks out into the lobby where he meets
 President George W. Bush.  They shake hands and, after
 a brief chat about world affairs, the Iraqi says, "I
 have a question that I think perhaps you can answer."

 President Bush says, "Well, I'm not the sharpest knife
 in the drawer, but I'll do my best."

 The Iraqi ambassador continues, "My son watches this
 show 'Star Trek' and in it there are Russians, Blacks,
 and Asians, but never any Arabs. He is very upset.

 He doesn't understand why there are never any Arabs in
 Star Trek."

 President Bush laughs, leans toward the Iraqi, and
 whispers, "It's because it takes place in the future...."

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Subj:     Star Wars Premier In New York City (S551)
          From: YouTube.com on 8/11/2007
Picture from YouTube...
 Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOcKGc8ycCA
 (Click on 'Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog' for other videos)

 Conan O'Brien's "Insult Comic Dog" interviews nerds
 standing in line for the world premier of Star Wars
 Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones on May 16,2002 in
 New York City.    You can view it at the source
 above, or on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.

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Subj:     Space Toilets (S561, S751 in Bathroom Supp)
          From: ginafm on 10/20/2007
      and From: Tom on 6/3/2011
 Source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0YclGHOxk

 This movie will teach you how space toilets work, and
 where shooting stars come from?  You can view it at
 the source above, or on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.

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Subj:     What if Mr. Data were Microsoft Windows Compatible?
          From: smiles on 98-10-17

WORF:  Captain, there are three Romulan warships uncloaking
       dead ahead.

PICARD:  On screen.

   [The main viewing screen changes to a pattern of horizontal
   lines, each only a single pixel wide.]

PICARD:  Data, what's wrong here?

DATA: Captain, the main viewscreen does not have sufficient
      video memory to display an image of this size.  May I
      suggest that you select a lower resolution?

PICARD:  Make it so.

   [The screen blanks, and then an image appears, with big,
   blocky square pixels.  Three objects appear in the center,
   which could be Romulan warbirds, but which actually look
   more like the aliens in Space Invaders.]

PICARD:  Data, open a hailing channel to the Romulans.

DATA:  Aye, sir.

   [Data picks up an hourglass from the floor beside him,
   turns it over, and places it on the console in front of
   him.  He punches some buttons on the console and sits
   motionless for several seconds.  A flash of  light
   blossoms from one of the Romulan ships on the viewscreen.]

WORF:  Incoming plasma torpedo, Captain!

PICARD:  Shields up!

DATA:  I'm sorry, Captain, but I am still attempting to
       complete your last instruction.  I must ask you to
       wait until I have finished before you issue your next
       command.

PICARD: What on earth do you mean?  Data, this is *important*!
        I want those shields up *right now*.

DATA:  I'm sorry, Captain, but I am still attempting to
       complete your last instruction.  I must ask you to wait
       until I have finished before you issue your next command.

LAFORGE:  Allow me, captain.  [to Data] Control-alt-delete, Data.

   [Data removes the hourglass from the console,
   and returns it to the floor.]

DATA:  The Romulans are not responding to my hails. Press my
       nose to cancel and return to Windows.  Pull my left
       ear to close this communications channel which is not
       responding.  You will lose any information sent by the
       Romulans.

   [LaForge pulls Data's left ear.]

PICARD:  Shields...

   [There is a tremendous explosion.  The bridge shakes
   violently, and all  the crew members are thrown to the
   floor.  A shower of sparks erupts from Wesley Crusher's
   station at the helm, throwing Wesley back away from the
   console.]

PICARD:  Up, Data!

DATA:  Aye, sir.

RIKER:  All decks, damage report!

WORF:  Captain, Ensign Crusher is injured.  He appears to
       be unconscious.

   [Data picks up the hourglass again, places it on his
   console, and punches some more buttons.  He waits a few
   seconds, then puts the hourglass back on the floor.]

DATA:  Shields are now up, captain.

PICARD:  And not a moment too soon.  Worf, lock all phasers
         on the lead Romulan ship.

WORF:  Aye, sir.

   [He punches buttons on the weapons console.]

PICARD:  Mr. Data, take the helm, and prepare for evasive action.

DATA:  I am sorry, sir, but I do not have the proper device
       driver installed for that console.

PICARD:  Well, damn it, install the right one.

DATA:  Please insert Setup Implant #1 in my right nostril.

PICARD:  Number One, where do we keep Data's setup implants?

RIKER:  I left them with Geordi.

LAFORGE:  [in a surprised voice] What!!?  I thought you
           still had them!

PICARD:  Data, don't you have device drivers stored in your
         internal memory?

DATA:  Not found, sir.  Please insert Setup Implant #1 in
       my right nostril.

PICARD:  Data, I don't *have* Setup Implant #1.

DATA:  Not ready reading right nostril.  Abort, Retry, Fail?

PICARD:  Abort!

DATA:  Not ready reading right nostril.  Abort, Retry, Fail?

PICARD:  Well, fail, then!

DATA:  Current nose is no longer valid.

   [Data walks over to the helm, and presses several buttons.
   The ship lurches, the images of the Romulan warships
   suddenly shift to one side of the viewscreen, and a high-
   pitched whining noise is heard coming from somewhere else
   in the ship.]

LAFORGE:  [alarmed]  Data, what the hell are you doing?

PICARD:  Number One, do we have a customer service number
         for Data?

RIKER:  Yes sir, but last time I tried to call them, I got
        put on hold for two hours before I was able to talk
        to anyone.  And that person wasn't knowledgeable
        about androids of Data's model.  She specialized in
        industrial control robots.

   [Suddenly, the lights all go out, the viewscreen goes
   blank, and all the usual noise of fans, motors, and so
   on whines to a halt.  After a few seconds, the red
   emergency lights come on.  Data is standing by the
   console, absolutely motionless.]

PICARD:  What's going on?

LAFORGE:  [checking the helm console]  Lieutenant Data has
          caused a General Protection Violation in the warp
          engine core.

PICARD: These androids look really sharp, but you can't
       really do anything with them.

   [The shimmer of the transporter effect appears, and six
   Romulans in full battle dress materialize on the bridge.
   A seventh figure, a Ferengi, appears moments later.]

FERENGI:  [with a mercenary grin] Can I interest you in a
          Macintosh, Captain?

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Subj:     Space Wander (S485)
          From: igiggle on 5/5/2006
          Source: http://www.spacewander.com/

 This is a 12 minute movie of a trip through space.  You can
 view it at the source above, or on my web site by clicking
 'HERE'.

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Subj:     Locking Your Keys Inside (S616b)
          From: darrellvip on 10/30/2008

 This cute, short movie discusses what is worse than
 locking your keys in the car.  Click 'HERE' to view it.

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Subj:     Star Trek Lost Episodes Transcript.

[Picard]
   "Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts
   at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you
   been able to access their command pathways?"

[Geordi]
   "Yes, Captain.  In fact, we found the answer by searching
   through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing
   technology."

[Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.]

[Riker looks puzzled.]
   "What the hell is 'Microsoft'?"

[Data turns to answer.]
   "Allow me to explain.  We will send this program, for some
   reason called 'Windows', through the Borg command pathways.
   Once inside their root command unit, it will begin consuming
   system resources at an unstoppable rate."

[Picard]
   "But the Borg have the ability to adapt.  Won't they alter
   their processing systems to increase their storage capacity?"

[Data]
   "Yes, Captain. But when 'Windows' detects this, it creates
   a new version of itself known as an 'upgrade'.  The use of
   resources increases exponentially with each iteration.  The
   Borg will not be able to adapt quickly enough.  Eventually
   all of their processing ability will be taken over and none
   will be available for their normal operational functions."

[Picard]
   "Excellent work.  This is even better than that 'unsolvable
   geometric shape' idea." .. . . 15 Minutes Later . . .

[Data]
   "Captain, We have successfully installed the 'Windows' in
   the command unit and, as expected, it immediately consumed
   85% of all resources.  We however have not received any
   confirmation of the expected 'upgrade'."

[Geordi]
   "Our scanners have picked up an increase in Borg storage
   and CPU capacity to compensate, but we still have no
   indication of an 'upgrade' to compensate for their increase."

[Picard]
   "Data, scan the history banks again and determine if there
   is something we have missed."

[Data]
   "Sir, I believe there is a reason for the failure in the
   'upgrade'.  Apparently the Borg have circumvented that part
   of the plan by not sending in their registration cards.

[Riker]
   "Captain, we have no choice. Requesting permission to begin
   emergency escape sequence 3F . . ."

[Geordi, excited]
   "Wait, Captain I just detected their CPU capacity has suddenly
   dropped to 0% !"

[Picard]
   "Data, what do your scanners show?"

[Data]
   "Apparently the Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module
   named 'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU capacity."

[Picard]
   "Let's wait and see how long this 'solitaire' can reduce
   their functionality." .. . . Two Hours Pass . . .

[Riker]
   "Geordi, what's the status on the Borg?"

[Geordi]
   "As expected the Borg are attempting to re-engineer to
   compensate for increased CPU and storage demands, but each
   time they successfully increase resources I have setup our
   closest deep space monitor beacon to transmit more 'windows'
   modules from something called the 'Microsoft fun-pack'.

[Picard]
   "How much time will that buy us ?"

[Data]
   "Current Borg solution rates allow me to predicate an
   interest time span of 6 more hours."

[Geordi]
   "Captain, another vessel has entered our sector."

[Picard]
   "Identify."

[Data]
   "It appears to have markings very similar to the 'Microsoft'
   logo" [Over the speakers]
    "THIS IS ADMIRAL BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT FLAGSHIP MONOPOLY.
    WE HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF UNREGISTERED SOFTWARE IN THIS
    SECTOR.  SURRENDER ALL ASSETS AND WE CAN AVOID ANY TROUBLE.
    YOU HAVE ten SECONDS"

[Data]
   "The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and
   released thousands of humanoid shaped objects."

[Picard]
   "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft"

[Riker]
   "Good God captain! Those are humans floating straight toward
   the Borg ship with no life support suits!  How can they
   survive the tortures of deep space ?!"

[Data]
   "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look
   closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something
   recognized by twenty-first century man as doe-skin leather
   briefcases, and wearing Armani suits"

[Riker and Picard together horrified]
   "Lawyers !!"

[Geordi]
   "It can't be.  All the Lawyers were rounded up and sent
   hurtling into the sun in 2017 during the Great Awakening."

[Data]
   "True, but apparently some must have survived."

[Riker]
   "They have surrounded the Borg ship and are covering it
   with all types of papers."

[Data]
   "I believe that is known in ancient vernacular as 'red
   tape'.  It often proves fatal."

[Riker]
   "They're tearing the Borg to pieces !"

[Picard]
   "Turn off the monitors. I can't stand to watch, not even
   the Borg deserve that."

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Subj:     Monty Comic on Star Trek (S405b)
          by Jim Meddick on October 18,2004
          At: http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20041018.html
 
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Subj:     Power Of Ten (S548b in Science1)
          From: AFine963 on 7/9/2007
 This 1,200 KB PowerPoint Slide Show travels the universe
 from micro measurements to macro measurements.  For a
 science slide show, it feels philosophical and religious.
 You can see it on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.

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Subj:     Why Captain Kirk is Better Than Captain Picard

 Top One Hundred Reasons Why Captain Kirk is Better
 Than Captain Picard

 100. Kirk is a leader, not a follower.
  99. Kirk never really got into that kinky "Jumpsuit" look.
  98. Kirk has sex more than once a season.
  97. One Word: Hair.
  96. Another Word: Pretty-good-looking-can't-see-the-weave-WIG.
  95. Kirk can beat up a Klingon bare-handed.
  94. Picard is a French man with an English accent.
  93. Kirk would date Beverly Crusher -- and damn the consequences!!
  92. Kirk never drinks tea.  Ever.
  91. Diplomacy for Kirk is a phaser and a smirk.
  90. Kirk would personally throw Wesley off his bridge.
  89. Two words:  Shoulder Roll.
  88. Kirk doesn't wear dresses when admirals arrive for lunch.
  87. Kirk once said: "I've got a belly-ache -- and it's a beauty."
  86. Kirk would never sing to children in a crisis.
  85. Kirk can almost drive a stick shift.
  84. Kirk, almost single-handedly, re-populated the Earth's
      whale population.
  83. Kirk says "Prime Directive?  What Prime Directive?"
  82. Kirk knows 20th Century curses.
  81. Kirk was NEVER infiltrated by the Borg and used against
      the Federation.
  80. Kirk ate little coloured cubes and still remained
      relatively healthy.
  79. Kirk made do with obviously low performance technology.
  78. Kirk never pretends to be a barber in order to gain a
      tactical advantage.
  77. Kirk wasn't shy about taking his shirt off
      --even around those pesky Yeomans.
  76. Kirk would never waste a holodeck on something stupid
      like Dixon Hill.
  75. Kirk never once stood up and had to straighten his shirt.
  74. One Word:  Velour.
  73. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at Chess.
  72. When Kirk was Picard's age, he retired from Admiral
      and took to climbing rocks.
  71. When Picard was 37, he was only Captain of the lowly freighter,
      Stargazer.  When Kirk was 37, he was Captain of the
      flagship Enterprise.
  70. Kirk liked a good belt of liquor every now and again.
  69. One Word: Iman.
  68. Kirk looks good with a ripped shirt.
  67. If Kirk ever met a Ferengi, he would rip off its head
      and shit down its neck.
  66. Kirk says "Shoot first and wait for retaliation."
  65. Kirk's first officer NEVER tells him to stay on the bridge.
  64. Kirk never leaves the room to bawl somebody out.
  63. Kirk doesn't rely on the wisdom of some dumb old janitor
      to get him out of intergalactic scrapes.
  62. Two Words:  Funky Sideburns.
  61. Kirk never asks his bartender for advice.
  60. Kirk never once said "Abandon ship!  All hands abandon ship!"
  59. Kirk is not politically correct.
  58. Kirk never got "dumped" by a woman for an intergalactic
      busy body named after a letter of the alphabet.
  57. Kirk never wore green tights and frolicked about in
      Sherwood Forest.
  56. If there was ever a Klingon on Kirk's bridge, Kirk
      would likely be dead.
  55. Ever hear of a bar shooter called "Make it so?" No?
      How about a "Beam me up Scotty" then?  See the difference?
  54. One Word:  Miniskirts.
  53. Kirk's girlfriends always look good in soft light.
  52. Kirk never went anywhere without a whole bunch of guys
      in red shirts.
  51. Kirk's first officer didn't play some wimpy instrument
      like the trombone.
  50. Kirk had more dates than his first officer.
  49. The extent of Kirk's knowledge of Klingon vocabulary
      can be roughly translated as "GO F*CK YOURSELF."
  48. If something doesn't speak English -- it's toast.
  47. Kirk wasn't some prissy archaeology fan.
  46. Picard's middle name isn't tough or awe-inspiring
      like Tiberius is.
  45. If Kirk finds a strange spinning probe, he blows it up.
  44. Picard never met Joan Collins.
  43. Picard flunked his entrance exams to Starfleet.
  42. Picard hasn't fathered any children;  Kirk -- probably
      millions.
  41. Kirk has a cool phaser -- not some pansy Braun mix-master.
  40. Two Words:  Line Delivery.
  39. Picard grew up on a quaint little French vineyard,
      squishing grapes (need I say more?)
  36. Kirk is not put off by green skin.
  35. Kirk knows how to deal with peace loving hippy goofs.
  34. Kirk once fought a Greek god.  And won.
  33. Kirk barely asks for suggestions.  And if he does,
      he asks Spock only.
  32. Kirk doesn't let the doctor tell him what to do.
  31. One Word: Fisticuffs.
  30. Kirk's name is hated throughout the galaxy.
  29. Kirk appreciates Shakespeare, but he doesn't let it show.
  28. You can never lock up Kirk for very long.
  27. Kirk's eulogies can actually make you cry.
  26. Kirk plays god with lesser cultures, ? then exploits
      them for resources.
  25. Kirk's son would never drop out to become a musician.
  24. Kirk can climb up a Jeffries Tube and fix anything.
  23. Kirk never hired an engineer with punk glasses.
  22. The Klingons didn't have a word for surrender -- until
      they met Kirk.
  21. Kirk's bridge is not beige.
  20. Two Words:  Crane Shots.
  19. Picard likes wimpy violin music -- and coerces Data
      into playing it.
  18. Picard allows cats on board, while Kirk beams
      away even really cute things, like Tribbles.
  17. Kirk is a cultural icon -- Picard is just some guy
      who's really nice.
  16. Kirk specifically ordered a swivel LA-Z-BOY for the bridge.
  15. Kirk would never touch SYNTHAHOL.
  14. Kirk looks distinguished in reading glasses
      -- and nobody dares to call him "four eyes."
  13. Kirk can infiltrate Gangsters, Nazis, and even the
      Pentagon -- easily.
  12. Picard likes painting nudes, for art's sake.
  11. When Kirk doesn't trust the Romulans, he fires at them.
      When Picard doesn't trust the Romulans, he gets fired at.
  10. Kirk never once, ever, wore a wiener wrapping Speedo
      banana hammock on shore leave.
   9. Kirk never gets his command codes locked out by some
      pimply ensign.
   8. Kirk doesn't test the engines -- he just fires them up.
   7. When Kirk says "Boldly Go," he MEANS it.
   6. Three Words:  Flying Leg Kick
   5. Picard's crew would never ever think of him as a sexual
      object.
   4. Kirk traveled through The Great Barrier, met God, and
      wasn't even impressed.
   3. Kirk's bedroom is a passion pit with electric sheets.
   2. Kirk would never let his Chief of Security wear a ponytail.
   1. One Word:  Balls.

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Subj:      Shuttle and Space Station Put on Show (S544)
           By Joe Rao
           From: AOL News on 6/19/2007
 Source: http://www.space.com/aol/
     and http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/atlantis-space-
.........shuttle-mission/20070608190509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

 Skywatchers Can See Tandem of Atlantus and the Space Station
 with the naked eye.  These thirteen photos show some of their
 events.  You can view them at the sources above, or on my
 web site by clicking 'HERE'.

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Subj:     Star Trek Impacts Space Travel (S557)
          By Stanley Newman
          From: Contra Costa Times on 9/19/2007
Picture from
Epinions.com

 This newspaper column discusses Dr. Mae Jemison's first
 flight in 1990 aboard a space shuttle.  You can read
 the column on my web site by clicking 'HERE'.
 

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Subj:     Dr Seuss on Star Trek: the Next Generation (S289)
          From: Cypriot on 8/16/2002

 If Dr. Seuss wrote for Star Trek: the Next Generation...
                    By Dave Fuller

 Picard:     Sigma Indri, that's the star,
             So, Data, please, how far? How far?

 Data:       Our ship can get there very fast
             But still the trip will last and last
             We'll have two days 'til we arrive
             But can the Indrans there survive?

 Picard:     LaForge, please give us factor nine.

 LaForge:    But, sir, the engines are offline!

 Picard:     Offline! But why? I want to go!
             Please make it so, please make it so!

 Riker:      But sir, if Geordi says we can't,
             We can't, we mustn't, and we shan't,
             The danger here is far too great!

 Picard:     But surely we must not be late!

 Troi:       I'm sensing anger and great ire.

 Computer:   Alert! Alert! The ship's on fire!

 Picard:     The ship's on fire? How could this be?
            Who lit the fire?

 Riker:      Not me...

 Worf:                 Not me!

 Picard:     Computer, how long 'til we die?

 Computer:   Eight minutes left to say goodbye.

 Data:       May I suggest a course to take?
             We could, I think, quite safely make
             Extinguishers from tractor beams
             And stop the fire, or so it seems...

 Geordi:     Hurray! Hurray! You've saved the day!
             Again I say, Hurray! Hurray!

 Picard:     Mr. Data, thank you much.
             You've saved our lives, our ship, and such.

 Troi:       We still must save the Indran planet --

 Data:       Which (by the way) is made of granite...

 Picard:     Enough, you android. Please desist.
             We understand -- we get your gist.
             But can we get our ship to go?
             Please make it so, PLEASE make it so.

 Geordi:     There's sabotage among the wires
             And that's what started all the fires.

 Riker:      We have a saboteur? Oh, no!
             We need to go! We need to go!

 Troi:       We must seek out the traitor spy
             And lock him up and ask him why?

 Worf:       Ask him why?  How sentimental.
             I say give him problems dental.

 Troi:       Are any Romulan ships around?
             Have scanners said that they've been found?
             Or is it Borg or some new threat
             We haven't even heard of yet?
             I sense no malice in this crew.
             Now what are we supposed to do?

 Crusher:    Captain, please, the Indrans need us.
             They cry out, "Help us, clothe us, feed us!"
             I can't just sit and let them die!
             A doctor MUST attempt -- MUST try!

 Picard:     Doctor, please, we'll get there soon.
 Crusher:    They may be dead by Tuesday noon.

 COMMERCIAL BREAK, COMMERCIAL BREAK
 HOW LONG WILL THESE DUMB ADS TAKE?

 Worf:       The saboteur is in the brig.
             He's very strong and very big.
             I had my phaser set on stun --
             A zzzip! A zzzap! Another one!
             He would not budge, he would not fall,
             He would not stun, no, not at all!
             He changed into a stranger form
             All soft and purple, round and warm.

 Picard:     Did you see this, Mr. Worf?
             Did you see this creature morph?

 Worf:       I did and then I beat him fairly.
             Hit him on the jaw -- quite squarely.

 Riker:      My commendations, Klingon friend!
             Our troubles now are at an end!

 Crusher:    Now let's get our ship to fly
             And orbit yonder Indran sky!

 Picard:     LaForge, please tell me we can go---

 Geordi:     Yes, sir, we can...

 Picard:                        Then make it so!

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Subj:     Phoebe Picture (S386)
          From: SPACE.com on 6/15/2004
          At: http://www.space.com/

 This picture comes from an Internet news site for astronomy
 and space enthusiasts.  This is a great site to visit regularly.
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Subj:      Pictures From The Space Shuttle (S564c)
           From: darrellvip
           on 11/15/2007
Source: http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm

 These twelve pictures from the space shuttle are excellent.
 You can view them at the source above, or on my web site
 by clicking 'HERE'.

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Subj:     Star Wars Christmas (S671)
          From: AOL.news on 12/11/2009
 Source: http://www.asylum.com/2009/12/11
........./bizarre-greeting-cards-for-any-occasion

 Edward Hopper Star Wars: There's something about combining
 Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" with Star Wars characters that
 perfectly captures the melancholy of the season.
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Subj:     Anthropology 472: Anthology of Star Trek

 An article in the Thursday, February 7 Free Lance-Star
 (Fredericksburg, VA) by Michael Zitz was about an under-
 graduate anthropology course examining episodes of Star
 Trek (TOS) for their anthropological relevance.  The
 instructor, Professor Margaret Huber, had noticed that
 students who seemed bored and listless during a review
 session for physical anthropology perked up when she
 referred to an old Star Trek episode to make a point.

 The course Anthropology 472: Anthology of Star Trek
 analyzes Star Trek as a mirror of contemporary American
 culture and American attitudes about other cultures.
 There is no dramatic criticism, film criticism, or
 literary criticism involved, the focus is to teach the
 class to look at the episodes with an anthropologist's
 eye.  The 22 episodes chosen for this class all demon-
 strate how American popular culture has led to a mixture
 of fact and fiction.  One example used is "The Paradise
 Syndrome", in which Captain Kirk is stranded on an Earth-
 like planet that has produced a civilization similar
 to that of Native Americans before the intrusion of the
 white man.

 The anthropological point of this episode is that American
 popular culture portrays all Native Americans as Plains
 Indians, and that has resulted in a mish-mash of dwellings,
 dress, rites, and symbols in the Star Trek episode.

 The instructor cautions that this is not a course for those
 students looking for an easy A but a real anthropology
 course that uses material that many of today's college
 students are already familiar with to examine anthropological
 theory.

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Subj:     The Shuttle "Behind The Scenes" (S568b)
          From: rfslick on 12/7/2007
 This 2,900 KB PowerPoint Show reveals the preparations
 for a shuttle launch.  Click 'HERE' to view it.

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(S623b)
     by John Graziano
     From: Comics.com on 12/17/2008
 Source: http://www.comics.com/comics/ripleys/index.html
 
Click on the button below

     for the solution

and other planetary facts.

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Subj:     Dancing Yoda (S641b)
          From: LABLaughsAdult
          on 4/15/2009
 Source: http://www.free-3gp-video.com/3gp/2006/02/24/dancing-yoda.html

 This is pretty dumb unless you are a big Star Wars fan.
 Click on the above source, or 'HERE'for my file copy,
 to see this hip hop Yoda.

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Subj:     Baspock Obama Cartoon (S641b)
          By Stuart Carlson
          From: WashingtonPost.com on 5/11/2009
 Source: http://wpcomics.washingtonpost.com/client/wpc/sc/

 Click 'HERE' to see this Carlson Political Cartoon.

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Subj:     Rugrats Comic Strips (S644b)
          by Nickelodeon
          From: Creator.com on 5/14/3009
 Source: http://www.creators.com/today-comics.html

 Click 'HERE' to see these cute comic strips about space.

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