# Enterprise Harbinger (Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531 "2004-02-10T23:12:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 13, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/61 "2004-02-13T21:47:44Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Any guesses as to what he was up to? Not everyone carries their genitalia in the same places, you know… ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/62 "2004-02-13T21:57:28Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Hey, **Cervaise** , over in Livejournal land, there’s an anonymous post where someone’s undying lust for you is revealed. Well. How… odd. I guess it’s a compliment, but anonymous mash notes on the web are half a step above “for a good time call” scribblings in public restrooms. And since Livejournal is somewhere I never visit, and I never would have known if you hadn’t mentioned it, it’s like a restroom graffito at a truck stop in Winnipeg, for as much as it impacts me. But thanks for the warning, I guess. 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 13, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/63 "2004-02-13T22:02:51Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > \*\*Cplant \*\* must be infectious. I never been sic a day in my life! ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/64 "2004-02-13T23:15:51Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > All this and space grabbling hooks. What is up with that hook? Its attached to a retractable stick. And thats it. How is that supposed to be stable? Why not have them just fold out of the hull so it doesn’t look like it could snap off at any moment? ---
**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 14, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/65 "2004-02-14T00:16:17Z")
Then it couldn’t swivel around and make great TV! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/66 "2004-02-14T01:50:12Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Well. How… odd. > > I guess it’s a compliment, but anonymous mash notes on the web are half a step above “for a good time call” scribblings in public restrooms. And since Livejournal is somewhere I never visit, and I never would have known if you hadn’t mentioned it, it’s like a restroom graffito at a truck stop in Winnipeg, for as much as it impacts me. I have a livejournal and use it to keep in contact with the other Dopers who have them but I never would have seen it either if someone hadn’t shown me the link. I’m a bit more curious about the identity of mine than you are yours, though. I’m as curious as Data sometimes… it’s not fun. Even more off topic: **viva** , did you get my Jake 2.0 email a few days ago? ---
**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 14, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/67 "2004-02-14T02:46:38Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I’m as curious as Data sometimes… it’s not fun. Especially with that off switch in your ass. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/68 "2004-02-14T03:04:26Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I have a livejournal and use it to keep in contact with the other Dopers who have them but I never would have seen it either if someone hadn’t shown me the link. I’m a bit more curious about the identity of mine than you are yours, though. I’m as curious as Data sometimes… it’s not fun. > Even more off topic: **viva** , did you get my Jake 2.0 email a few days ago? Yep, got it. Didn’t get to look at it yet. Did you ever get the “Proving Ground” tape I sent? I’m working on the Harbinger tape. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/69 "2004-02-14T05:13:33Z")
Just finished watching it, actually. It’s my first Andorian episode… they’re cool. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/70 "2004-02-14T11:52:21Z")
Okay, did a marathon session tonight. I watched all the tapes you’ve sent me since I’ve moved here in the past eight hours and I’m now caught up. (Yeah, I know I’m like a month behind but I misplaced the tapes and just found them today). Maybe I’m just easy to please… I don’t know, but I’m really liking the current arch although they could definitely improve in some areas. Hell, I’m even looking forward to \*this \* episode after seeing the teaser for it. Panda, panda, panda, panda, panda, panda, mushroom. Walter Koenig’s autobiography was a good read. I’m really loving Joan. And I miss Jake. It’s 6:00am and I’m still awake. I’m channeling **NCB**. Moo. ---
**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 15, 2004, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/71 "2004-02-15T09:19:33Z")
weekend bump. Haven’t read Koenig’s biography. I read Takai’s, which was pretty cool. I also met him, and saw him in the bathroom later that day. Also read Shatner’s, but not Nimoy’s. Did Doohan write one? I bet he has some cool stories from WW2 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/72 "2004-02-15T18:43:27Z")
Am I the only one that thought of “Pulp Fiction”? When Trip was telling Reed about how all the Vulcu-Pressure treatments were no big deal, not sexual or anything, and Reed suckered him in with the “I’ve got a little pain right here”, it was a direct parallel of the Sam Jackson/John Travolta chat about foot massages. Overall, I enjoyed the episode…Timmy ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/73 "2004-02-15T19:56:59Z")
Yeah, Doohan wrote one… Peter David was his ghostwriter. Pretty good book, overall. I’ve yet to read Takei’s or Nimoy’s bios and I wish Kelly had written one before he died. When do you expect the TNG autobiographies to start? I say give them another decade. ---
**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 15, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/74 "2004-02-15T20:28:03Z")
I have an exclusive. Right here, on this message board, I am going to post the entire starfleet troubleshoting manual. Ready? Star Fleet Troubleshooting Manual Procedure #1: Reverse the polarity. Duh. Procedures #2-20000: Please see procedure #1. _Thank you for using the Star Fleet Troubleshooting Manual_ I’m fairly used to Treknobabble, but this one gets a little old after a while. ---
**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 15, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/75 "2004-02-15T22:05:47Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > > [@Aesiron](#): > > > > I’m as curious as Data sometimes… it’s not fun. > > Especially with that off switch in your ass. I must protest, sir! Data’s off switch was clearly in the small of his back, nowhere near his rectum. (And since he doesn’t digest food, we don’t even know if Data _has_ a rectum. Although I suppose he’d need one in order to be “fully functional” with male crew members.) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/76 "2004-02-15T23:55:01Z")
I never actually thought Data being “fully functional” other than it meaning he could stand at attention. Now though, I’m curious. Does the term fully functional include various bodily expulsions? Can he vomit? Urinate? Defecate? Ejaculate?\* \*I feel like **lieu** ---
**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 16, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/77 "2004-02-16T00:22:01Z")
See! The Incredible Humanoid Thingy! Watch as he MASTICATES on command! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/78 "2004-02-16T01:35:20Z")
**Timmy** , you are really something. Nice to see you again. Autiobios: I’ve read Shatner’s, Nimoy’s and Takei’s, but not Nichols’ or Doohan’s or Koenig’s. Looking forward to Phlox haunting the halls of the ship this week… I’m thinking of going to the ST Grand Slam in March. Maybe I could get us some pix of the ENT guys. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/79 "2004-02-16T01:46:06Z")
If you go and Linda Park is there, you must get me an autograph or I will never, ever, ever talk to you again. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531/80 "2004-02-16T06:00:30Z")
Promises, promises… 😃 Well, if you’d get busy and check out [www.creationent.com](http://www.creationent.com) and click on the Grand Slam link, you’d see who’s gonna be there. She isn’t. But the Boys–Keating, Trinneer and Montgomery–will be on a panel on Sunday, and I have already bought the ticket. Have you folks been to these conventions? I’ve been to the Trek ones and a Trek/B5/X files one. I’ve seen all the VOY cast except Mulgrew; saw half the DS9 cast; saw several TNG cast members; and Shatner, Nimoy and Kelley together. **Aes** , if you sent her a SASE and something to sign, I’m sure she’d get it back to you eventually. Just don’t write stuff that would scare the poor girl. * * * Back to “Harbinger” (and I swear I’m letting **'plant** or **'Boy** start the next one for “Doctor’s Orders”): \*Man, that MACO chick Cole really had the buck teeth. Another distraction. \*Archer had no reason to grab Phlox and practically shove him out of the way at the end. He could have reached TARM without doing that. What an ass he’s been. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-harbinger-spoilers/228531.md?page=5)