# Calling all Trekkies: only serious nerds need apply **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167 "2002-11-27T18:27:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/61 "2002-12-01T00:37:46Z")
I relinquish my geek membership card to you, **ivylass**. The book I remember that from is currently lent out or I’d have checked it before I posted. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/62 "2002-12-01T01:30:55Z")
Just a temporary hiccup **jayjay**. I’m sure you know LOTS of other neato Star Trek stuff. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/63 "2002-12-01T20:03:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ivylass \* > \*\*Mick Fleetwood played a fish type being who was going to blow up a conference. Laxwanna Troi exposed him at the end of the show, after she had spent all her time trying to track down a man. \*\* I thought that was wrong, but figured that I was confusing it with another guest. From memory-Fleetwood played one of two Antedian ambassadors. Their robes were lined with ultrecium. To quote Worf “What a handsome race!” ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/64 "2002-12-02T17:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hail Ants \* > **He’s listed in the credits as ‘Comic’. Was he ever actually refered to as Joe Piscopo? I’d say it doesn’t count if he wasn’t.** I agree that he doesn’t count, especially given that the “Comic” played by Piscopo has a comedic style very different than Piscopo’s own. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![RavingMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@RavingMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RavingMad)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/65 "2002-12-05T19:12:35Z")
In fact, it turns out that quite a few of you here can out-Trek my co-worker when it comes to this stuff. She seems to do much better on plot and story devices than she does on actors and episodes, so any other trivia along the lines of the former would be great. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/66 "2002-12-06T01:09:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ivylass \* > \*\*John Tesh was one of several holodeck Klingons, stabbing Worf with pain sticks on his anniversary of Ascension, or whatever the birthday equivalent is. > > Mick Fleetwood played a fish type being who was going to blow up a conference. Laxwanna Troi exposed him at the end of the show, after she had spent all her time trying to track down a man. \*\* James Worthy (former LA Laker) also played a Klingon in a TNG episode…I think it was the one where for Worf’s birthday they got him the Klingon ceremony with the pain sticks in the holodeck. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167/67 "2002-12-06T01:27:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cliffy \* > \*\*I agree that he doesn’t count, especially given that the “Comic” played by Piscopo has a comedic style very different than Piscopo’s own. > > –Cliffy \*\* I dunno, the “Comic” wasn’t funny. That’s pretty close to Piscopo’s norm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-trekkies-only-serious-nerds-need-apply/139167.md?page=3)