Is it just my age, or am I too much of a Star Trek geek?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Something happened at work today that has me wondering if I really am too old.

I work as a baker(suprise, suprise) at the cafe in our library. From my workstation in the kitchen I can see out to the serving line. I saw a customer in line that I had seen before, a middle aged guy(read, older than me, I’m only 48), who has absolutely the worst looking toupee I have ever seen. Although it matches in color what I can see of the hair he has left, a medium brown, it it sort of fuzzy/curly looking, while his own hair appears to be straight.

I mentioned him to our dishwasher, a young man of about 20. And I said to him “it looks as if he has a Tribble perched on top of his head!” Instead of getting agreement with my supremely witty comment, all I got was a blank stare. “You didn’t see the original Star Trek?” “Nope” You really don’t know what a Tribble is?" “Nope” I thought about explaining but decided against it.

So is it just me being out of touch with today’s culture?

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nah, that guy is just a dork. only cool people like us watch star trek.

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Well, the trouble with him… aw fuck it.

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Yes, you are too much of a Star Trek geek. Of course, so am I, so that doesn’t help.

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Speaking of my being a geek, I just now realized I put this thread in the Pit, when I meant for it to go into MPSIMS. If a mod sees this before they see my email, could it please be moved?

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<< hurries to flame Baker for being an Old Fart clinging idiotically to the Ghosts of Star Trek past before the thread gets moved to MPSIMS >>
:smiley:
actually, I’m the only one I know who remembers why “He’s dead, Jim” is funny, so scoot over, plenty of room for two, there in the Old Farts Corner

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And the response to DDG is “you get his tricorder and I’ll grab his wallet”

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So long as they continue to cast such incredibly hot-lookin’ ladies, I’ll be a Star Trek geek.

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OOh, soft focus sensuality. The budget for vaseline on the camera lens was as much as for special effects. :wink: I do say that fondly but if you want a pit thread that actually touches on ST:TOS join us here

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163704

Note: the thread does not attack ST, but uses it as a tool to flame Jack Chick.

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I thought even non-Star Trek geeks knew what tribbles were…

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You should have said “It looks like he has a Wookiee on his head!” and you would have gotten that nod of agreement that you so craved…

:smiley:

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Or you could have said he looked like William Shatner. Trekkie points and a vaguely more comprehensible reference.

:smiley:

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I’m a second-generation Trekkie. It’s not an age thing. Some people just don’t know these things, strange as the thought may be!

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I’m 32. Star Trek (yes, the original) was standard Saturday/Sunday TV fare for my family when a.) the Bears weren’t on and b.) a Son of Svengoolie movie – preferably Godzilla vs. some kick-ass monster – wasn’t on.

So, I know what Tribbles are, why, “He’s dead, Jim!” is funny and all that stuff. Plus, I love Start Trek in most of its incarnations.

The guy you work with is just clueless.

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He’s a loser. You and our sort are cool.

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For a while you could reach me via email at RedShirtedCrewman@HesDeadJim.com Then the email provider went under :frowning:

Enjoy,
Steven

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Oh, the irony.

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Dude, I’m 20 and if you had made that statement when I was about 8, I would have gotten it right away.

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Well, I’d totally have gotten the remark, and I’m only 27. Then again, I’m such a hopeless geek that I have a strong opinion on wether a Star Destroyer could beat the Enterprise (answer: with both shield generators tied behind its command bridge).

So maybe I’m not really the best person to ask.

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I had to explain what a tribble is to my 15 year old sister. :frowning:

On the other hand she knows why “he’s dead Jim” is funny. So it evens out.