# Trek-abet soup!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 8, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376 "2003-09-08T20:46:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 10

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/181 "2003-09-10T06:06:37Z")

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**C** hamber of Ministers

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/182 "2003-09-10T06:06:58Z")

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**D** ocking Pylons

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/183 "2003-09-10T06:09:15Z")

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**E** missary

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/184 "2003-09-10T06:10:45Z")

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**F** rame of Mind

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/185 "2003-09-10T06:11:31Z")

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**G** eorge Takei

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/186 "2003-09-10T06:14:31Z")

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**H** oshi…AGAIN!!!

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/187 "2003-09-10T06:15:21Z")

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**I** conians

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/188 "2003-09-10T06:17:20Z")

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**J** oe Carey

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/189 "2003-09-10T06:18:29Z")

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**K** ivas Fajo

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/190 "2003-09-10T06:20:20Z")

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**L** ower Decks

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/191 "2003-09-10T06:21:08Z")

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**M** orn

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/192 "2003-09-10T06:23:51Z")

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**N** eeds of the many…

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/193 "2003-09-10T06:26:11Z")

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… **o** utweigh the needs of the one. (not that I agree with this altruistic crap, mind you.)

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/194 "2003-09-10T06:29:08Z")

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**P** hased Polaron Beam

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**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/195 "2003-09-10T06:39:21Z")

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**Q**

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**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:** [September 10, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/196 "2003-09-10T06:48:49Z")

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**R** uk

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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/197 "2003-09-10T10:33:35Z")

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**S** heliak Corporate

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**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/198 "2003-09-10T12:59:09Z")

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Oh boy, I’ve finally caught it!

**Tellarite!**

Oh yeah 😃

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**Author:** ![earendel100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@earendel100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earendel100)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/199 "2003-09-10T14:10:54Z")

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United Federation of Planets

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**Author:** ![petre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@petre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petre)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/200 "2003-09-10T15:58:24Z")

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**V** edic Barail

Perhaps for a bit more challenge, when we start around again we should go with two words in the pattern

AA  
AB  
AC  
…  
BA  
BB  
BC  
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AA = **A** ndorian **A** mbassador

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