# Gene Roddenberry's birthday

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 19, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299 "2003-08-19T21:57:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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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:** [August 19, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299/1 "2003-08-19T21:57:44Z")

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Hey, Trek Dopers!

The Great Bird of the Galaxy was born today. 82 years ago!

[Where is Crew](http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/specials/article/2248.html)man Daniels when you need him?

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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:** [August 19, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299/2 "2003-08-19T22:48:40Z")

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“If he’s so great, why is he dead?”

– Homer Jay Simpson

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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:** [August 19, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299/3 "2003-08-19T23:10:17Z")

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You’d better be careful, Jello™oy!

I’ve got my 1920s style death ray aimed at (or near\*) you!

\*why risk a Modlashing? 😃

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299/4 "2003-08-19T23:15:10Z")

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I like the cake they have in the banner, but how is the candle burning in space? I wonder if it’s cellular peptide…

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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:** [August 19, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-roddenberrys-birthday/196299/5 "2003-08-19T23:19:20Z")

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With mint frosting.