# Audi commercial with battling Spocks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 7, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715 "2013-05-07T16:29:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/61 "2013-05-11T14:38:46Z")

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James Doohan had some good bits in the series. “Let’s see if he has the belly for it.” It is a shame they used him for comic relief in the films.

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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/62 "2013-05-11T17:11:39Z")

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I thought Nimoy retired?

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/63 "2013-05-11T20:03:15Z")

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The “Smart ass!” was a reference to the infamous TOS blooper reel. It was also featured in the short story _Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited_ by Ruth Berman.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/64 "2013-05-11T20:05:24Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> No, that would have just made all the other clubs jealous.

But it would have been the _logical_ thing to do. Jealousy, like pain, is merely a thing of the mind. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/65 "2013-05-11T20:09:00Z")

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After a time, they may find that having a luxury car is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting a luxury car. It is not logical, but it is often true.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/66 "2013-05-11T20:28:32Z")

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The insurance rates are often off the scale.

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/67 "2013-05-12T00:08:32Z")

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It was the best of cars and the worst of cars -

Whats that?

Just something a young me tried to tell me, on my birthday.

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