# Did this conversation ever happen in the Star Trek universe?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** star-trek-paramount\
**Created:** [February 26, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094 "2024-02-26T09:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094/121 "2026-08-09T07:36:08Z")

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> [@Lumpy](#):
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> Soil and dirt can also mean feces.

Night soil!

Now, why do you find yourself discussing shit idioms with an alien diplomat? Although, someone will have had to find a lot of things out in advance in order to prepare the correct toilet facilities…

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094/122 "2026-08-10T16:15:23Z")

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We would normally say we’ve been diving the soil.

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**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094/123 "2026-08-12T16:41:55Z")

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“Talk about mud flaps, my girl’s got 'em” - Spinal Tap

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094/124 "2026-08-13T04:09:55Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> We would normally say we’ve been diving the soil.

Oops. Missed that this referred to British English.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094/125 "2026-08-15T09:17:51Z")

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Btw that was supposed to be digging, not diving. Autocarrot.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-conversation-ever-happen-in-the-star-trek-universe/998094/126 "2026-08-16T16:00:08Z")

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OK, that makes a lot more sense now.

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