# THe Search for Spock---Or more Spock Questions

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-spock-or-more-spock-questions/40688 "2000-11-10T19:05:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-spock-or-more-spock-questions/40688/41 "2000-11-14T16:05:59Z")

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**DRY** :

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> **Five** , I thought that Jill Ireland’s character said “You never told me your first name.” I suppose I could be mistaken on that, though.

I’m almost positive my recollection is the correct one. I’m a pathetic geek and I have a good memory for such things.

But I won’t rule out the possibility I’m pulling a **Libertarian** on this one. I haven’t seen the episode in question in years and years.

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-spock-or-more-spock-questions/40688/42 "2000-11-14T16:27:58Z")

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> I seem to recall a T’Mei somewhere along the line.

I loved her in _My Cousin Vinny!_ Who would have though that Vulcan women could be such hot babes!

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-spock-or-more-spock-questions/40688/43 "2000-11-14T18:03:54Z")

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From [STARTREK.COM](http://STARTREK.COM) :  
[Spock’s Bio](http://www.startrek.com/library/individ.asp?ID=112508)  
[Vulcans[sup]TM[/sup]](http://www.startrek.com/library/xeno.asp?ID=70753)

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-spock-or-more-spock-questions/40688/44 "2000-11-14T20:26:37Z")

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I recall reading a (probably non-canon) Star Trek novel entitled _Ishmael_ many years ago. Spock was lost on Earth in the 1800’s with amnesia, being pursued by Klingons. Inevitably, he set in motion the events that led to Amanda’s birth, and hence his own. This was revealed when someone (Kirk, I think) accessed Spock’s personnel file. The file also showed Spock’s family name: “Sgn T’gai”. Looks hard to pronounce to me. 🙂

Take this with a large grain of salt, of course.

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-spock-or-more-spock-questions/40688/45 "2000-11-14T21:03:35Z")

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Oops, sorry Captain Amazing. 🙂

And _Ishmael_ was a good novel. I didn’t even know when I read it that it was basically fanfic: Star Trek meets Here Come the Brides. That is, until I saw the show, starring guess who, Mark Lenard.

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