Star Trek: Voyager S6E11, “Fair Haven”.
In this episode, Tom Paris has created a holodeck scenario involving an idealized 19th-century Irish village. Captain Janeway meets an interesting man there, a bartender named Michael Sullivan. They don’t have much in common, but she’s intrigued by him. He’s married. In the episode, she changes his personality and appearance, deletes the wife, and does little things to make him more attractive to herself.
You know, the same old story. “Girl meets boy, girl modifies boy’s subroutines.”
At which point did she go too far?
- She did absolutely nothing wrong, and she was correct in making it impossible for herself to change Michael’s subroutines any further in the future
- She should have left well enough alone
- She was all right in deleting the wife, but modifying his subroutines was a step too far; differences are what makes relationships so interesting
- She should never have set foot in Fair Haven to begin with
- My answer is more nuanced than any of the existing poll answers
When people create polls asking you to choose between characters without giving you any context as to the source: if you don’t immediately know (or think you know) who they are, do you:
- assume that as you don’t know who they are you also don’t have an opinion in the matter, and therefore neither vote nor research
- assume that as you don’t know who they are you also don’t have an opinion in the matter, and don’t bother researching, but vote anyway at random for shits and giggles
- google them, form an opinion, and then vote
- google them, but not bother voting
- other
If you are bilingual (English and another language), which language do you think with?
- English
- the other language
Let’s have some Worf polls!
Was Worf justified in killing Duras after he killed K’Ehleyr?
Was Worf justified in leaving Starfleet to join Gowron in the Klingon Civil War against the Duras Family?
Was Worf justified in refusing to join Gowron in the Cardassian Invasion?
Was Worf justified in challenging and defeating Gowron in honorable combat?
Is prune juice a warrior’s drink?
Let’s do another airport quiz. As before, check the box if you know what city the airport is in without having to look it up. Many of these are in the same cities as the previous quiz, but not all.
- Hobby
- Love Field
- Vnukovo
- Hartsfield-Jackson
- John F. Kennedy
- Regan National
- Midway
- Gatwick
- Orly
- Guarulhos International Airport
- Santos Dumont Airport
- Tempelhof (now defunct as an airport)
- Bergstrom International Airport
- None of these
Favorite Star Trek aliens:
- Sontarans
- Decapodians
- Zabraks
- Kanamit
- Rigellians
- Hey, wait a minute!
You get to marry the most amazing person in the world - the richest, most talented, funniest, etc. - the one who vibes with you the most - but on one condition: you can never physically meet him or her. (All correspondence is online/long-distance.)
Do you wink at people?
- Yes, I wink a LOT, for all kinds of reasons, at all kinds of people: grocery clerks, women on the streets, etc.
- Yes, I wink at people when I am joking/kidding
- Yes, but I only wink at kids
- Yes, but I only wink at loved ones
- Yes, but I only wink at my romantic partner.
- No, I CAN wink but I DON’T.
- No, I can’t physically wink.
- Other
The word “wink” has lost all meaning for me…
As to Tuvix, did you know about this previous thread?: The ethics of ST:VGR "Tuvix"
- Yeah, been there, read that already
- No, but thanks, I’ll take a look!
- No, and not interested
You must give up one of these (in all forms) for the rest of your life:
Did you pick what you did in MMM’s poll because you don’t actually like that thing?
- yeah…
- no, it was actually a hard choice
As an employer, would you ever refuse to hire an applicant because he/she was overqualified?
In 2021 Rolling Stone magazine released their updated 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. These are the top ten in alphabetical order. Which of these DO NOT belong in the top ten? Select all that apply.
- “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke – 1964
- “Dreams,” Fleetwood Mac – 1977
- “Fight the Power,” Public Enemy – 1989
- “Get Your Freak On,” Missy Elliott – 2001
- “Hey Ya!,” Outkast – 2003
- “Like a Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan – 1965
- “Respect,” Aretha Franklin – 1967
- “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana – 1991
- “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Beatles – 1967
- “What’s Goin’ On?,” Marvin Gaye -1971
In the aforementioned Rolling Stone Greatest Songs poll, Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” is ranked #2, Missy Elliot’s “Get Your Freak On” is #8, Outkast’s “Hey Ya!” is #10, and the Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” comes in at #243. Your reaction:
- That looks about right
- It’s an outrage
- Some other reaction
The REAL outrage is that Blondie’s “Call Me” didn’t even make the list at all!
- Damn straight!
- No.
