# Enterprise Cease Fire spoilers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 12, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480 "2003-02-12T00:44:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 47

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/921 "2004-02-03T09:03:49Z")

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I’m on a DSL connection but this computer is cobbled together and is only running on 24mb of RAM… barely enough to run IE, mIRC, and Trillian, the only programs I’ve tried using on here.

I’ll send you an email with my address though.

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**Author:** ![Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linus_Van_Pelt)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/922 "2004-02-03T15:45:24Z")

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> [@Aesiron](#):
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> I’m on a DSL connection but this computer is cobbled together and is only running on 24mb of RAM… barely enough to run IE, mIRC, and Trillian, the only programs I’ve tried using on here.
> 
> I’ll send you an email with my address though.

**Aesiron** , what kind of RAM is in that old computer? If it’s old enough, I may have a few spares I can send out to you.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/923 "2004-02-03T16:12:36Z")

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Is it Dodge Ram?

I used to have a Dodge Ram.

Aptly named for my driving style.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/924 "2004-02-03T16:38:21Z")

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Twenty-four megabytes?!

Good gravy marine, what operating system is that PC running? Windows 3.1?

(And how’d you get DSL-modem software onto such an antiquated boat anchor?)

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/925 "2004-02-03T18:29:37Z")

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> [@NoClueBoy](#):
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> Is it Dodge Ram?
> 
> I used to have a Dodge Ram.
> 
> Aptly named for my driving style.

I had a '76 Chevy Nova (307 HP, V8) for a long time before going to the '89 Dodge Daytona CS Turbo.

Me gusta muscle cars. Just call me Turbo Teacher.

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/926 "2004-02-03T21:00:24Z")

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> [@Aesiron](#):
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> I’m on a DSL connection but this computer is cobbled together and is only running on 24mb of RAM… barely enough to run IE, mIRC, and Trillian, the only programs I’ve tried using on here.

[Weird Al]What kind of chip you got in there, a Dorito?[/Weird Al]

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/927 "2004-02-04T01:16:58Z")

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It’s running Windows 98 but I couldn’t tell you how or why. It was literally made out of spare parts that my roomie had lying around. And thanks for the offer of spare RAM, **Linus** , but he’s said that the computer’s really not worth the trouble. It allows me to surf the boards and to keep in touch with friends, so that’s all that really matters at this point in time. I appreciate it though.

My first car was an '89 Mustang GTO, **viva**.

I’ll send you my mailing address shortly, **Tars**.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/928 "2004-02-04T04:17:30Z")

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Mustangs are cool. You are hereby approved, belatedly.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/929 "2004-03-07T06:57:22Z")

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> [@Tars Tarkas](#):
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> Are you still on dialup? or can you accept ~600MB files that you would find interesting (not porn)
> 
> (if not, you can probably send me your address and i can see if i can mail it)

Where’s my package? If I were paying you, you’d be so fired right now.

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/930 "2004-03-09T23:29:23Z")

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> [@Aesiron](#):
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> Where’s my package? If I were paying you, you’d be so fired right now.

oh, crap, i completely forgot. And i also have a christmas present to send someone else…

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/931 "2004-03-09T23:32:42Z")

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I expect your desk to be cleaned out by morning. Your secretary, Ms. Sato, will now work beneath me.

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/932 "2004-03-09T23:42:45Z")

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As Ms Sato was currently in my desk, she has now been boxed up and taken out like everything else. I shall be including her in my severance package…

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/933 "2004-03-09T23:52:25Z")

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Due to your being fired, your severance package has been made null and void. Please drop off Ms Sato at my office by 5:00 today or I will be forced to notify security and SFPD.

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/934 "2004-03-09T23:57:45Z")

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You’ll never take me alive, coppers!

::Tosses Hoshi in trunk, hops in Tars-mobile and blasts off::

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/935 "2004-03-10T00:03:18Z")

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Foiled again. ☹

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/936 "2004-03-10T00:04:25Z")

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> [@Tars Tarkas](#):
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> ::Tosses Hoshi in trunk, hops in Tars-mobile and blasts off::

Data: 🙂 The game is afoot! 🙂

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/937 "2004-06-22T21:40:34Z")

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I dedicate this 10Kth post to **Tars Tarkas** , **Kn(\*)ckers**, and all Trek Dopers past and present.

Peace. And Long life.

:dubious:

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**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/938 "2004-06-22T22:53:08Z")

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10,000?!?! Damn man, you’re old.  
Hope to see you around for another 10k

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/939 "2004-06-23T00:38:05Z")

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Ten thousand? Christ. I thought I was posting too much and I’m only at ~3,900.

I still remember the day when Wearia and I both had our 666th posts, both in the same thread and within hours of each other. Now I’m closing in on 4,000 and he’s still at ~1,000.

I need a life.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cease-fire-spoilers/154480/940 "2004-06-23T00:39:15Z")

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Wearia’s not important enough to **bold**.

(Actually, I forgot.)

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