# Trek-abet soup!

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**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\
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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/241 "2003-09-11T17:20:10Z")

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**E** den, The Way To  
(Worst-ever episode?)

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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 11, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/242 "2003-09-11T18:23:53Z")

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**F** inal Frontier

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/243 "2003-09-11T18:28:44Z")

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**G** reat Bird of the Galaxy!

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**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/244 "2003-09-11T18:36:17Z")

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Dr. **H** elen Noel… crawling through the ventilation duct in a short skirt…

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/245 "2003-09-11T20:11:30Z")

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**I** ra Graves.

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/246 "2003-09-11T21:08:10Z")

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Jenkata Nebula, Gamma Quadrant

(had to go to an online fan site to dig up a “J”)  
“I am **K** ee-rak!”  
USS **L** akota

“ **M** ake it so.”

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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 11, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/247 "2003-09-11T21:10:49Z")

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**N** anites

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/248 "2003-09-11T21:21:44Z")

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**O** xmix, Bela (A Piece of the Action, again)

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/249 "2003-09-11T21:25:26Z")

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**P** roconsul (from “Bread and Circuses”, TOS).

“ **Q** uery?” (The way Data would ask a question in the early episodes of TNG).

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/250 "2003-09-11T21:28:28Z")

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**R** iker, Will hasn’t been done yet?

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/251 "2003-09-11T21:37:44Z")

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The late **S** am Kirk.

–Cliffy

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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 11, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/252 "2003-09-11T21:54:03Z")

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**T** riskelion, The Gamesters from there

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/253 "2003-09-11T22:28:00Z")

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For those of you following along at home, here is a rundown of words used so far:

_Round #1_  
**A** ndorian  
**B** org  
**C** ardassians  
**D** elphic expanse  
**E** zri Dax  
**F** eriginar  
**G** o where no one has gone before…  
**H** orta  
**I** conians, **I** sis  
**J** effries Tubes  
**K** ahless, **K** lingons  
**L** ore  
**M** ethusula  
**N** eghvar  
**O** o-mox, **O** rganians  
**P** icard  
**Q**  
**R** omulans  
**S** ybok  
**T** relane  
**U** uhura, **U** nification parts 1 & 2  
**V** orta  
**W** orf  
**X** indi  
**Y** onada  
**Z** ora, **Z** efram Cochrane  
_Round #2_  
**A** lpha Centauri, Mr. **A** toz  
**B** etazoid  
**C** hangelings  
**D** econ  
**E** arth  
**F** ounders  
**G** relth’nor, **G** oo  
**H** oshi  
**I** icarus  
**J** adzia Dax  
**K** renim  
**L** ocutus  
**M** emory Alpha  
**N** agilum  
**O** campa, **O** cett  
**P** yris VII, **P** akled, **P** rak  
**Q** uaice  
**R** emus  
**S** aavik  
James **T**. Kirk  
alternate **U** niverse  
**V** oyager  
**W** esley Crusher  
Charlie **X**  
**Y** ridians  
**Z** akdorns  
_Round #3_  
**A** Piece of the **A** ction  
**B** ones  
**C** ellular peptide **C** ake, **C** yrano  
**D** armok, **D** efiant  
**E** nterprise, **E** xcelsior  
**F** ederation  
**G** enesis, **G** orn  
**H** asperat  
**I** zar  
**J** ellico  
**K** orob  
**L** andru  
**M** ugatu  
**N** ausicaan  
**O** de to Spot  
**P** eter Kirk  
**Q** ueen to **Q** ueen’s Level 3  
**R** ed Shirts, **R** o Laren  
Gary **S** even  
**T** in Man  
**U** SS Defiant  
**V** or’cha class attack cruiser  
**W** rath of Kahn  
**X** hosa  
USS **Y** amato  
**Z** etar  
_Round #4_  
**A** nimated **A** dventures of … Star Trek  
**B** reen  
**C** atspaw  
**D** octor Bashir  
**E** nabran Tain  
**F** izz-bin  
**G** ul Dukat  
**H** ikaru Sulu  
**I** otians  
**J** anice Rand  
**K** ahn  
**L** aughing at the Superior Intellect…  
**M** etrons  
Grand **N** agus Rom and/or Zek  
**O** rganian Peace Treaty  
**P** orthos  
**Q** uadrotriticale  
**R** omulus and **R** emus  
Gary **S** even  
**T** etralubisol  
**U** topia Planitia  
**V** ISOR  
**W** ilson  
**X** enopolycythemia  
**Y** arnek  
**Z** ocal’s Third Prophecy  
_Round #5_  
**A** llamaraine  
**B** eam me up Scotty!  
**C** eti Alpha V  
**D** amn it Jim, I’m a **D** octor, not an escalator.  
**E** laan of Troyius  
Admiral **F** orrest  
**G** omtuu  
**H** okule’a, **H** oshi Sato  
**I** SS Enterprise, **I** an Andrew Troi  
USS **J** enolen, **J** ake Sisko  
**K** ira Nerys  
USS **L** exington  
**M** olly O’Brien  
**N** ichelle **N** ichols  
Alyssa **O** gawa  
**P**???  
**Q** uinn  
**R** etinax  
**S** ela  
**T** arq  
**U** gly bags of mostly water  
**V** orik  
**W** e look for things. Things that make us go.  
Star Trek **X** : Nemesis  
**Y** Yanek the rock monster, **Y** rridian  
**Z** akdorn  
_Round #6_  
**A** lpha Quadrant  
**B** inars  
Pavel **C** hekov  
**D** avo  
**E** nterprise-C  
**F** erenginar  
**G** rilka  
**H** usnak  
**I** lon Tandro  
**J** agloim Shrek  
Capt. James Tiberius **K** irk  
**L** iam Bilby  
**M** ove along home!  
**N** ausicaans  
**O** paka, Kai  
**P** add  
**Q** -continuum  
**R** obert DeSoto  
**S** tobolkor  
**T** ravis Mayweather  
Kevin **U** xbridge  
**V** ortex  
**W** illiam T. Riker  
**X** -men also stars Patrick Stewart  
Tasha **Y** ar  
**Z** alkonian Storage Capsule  
_Round #7_  
**A** amin Maritza  
**B** endii Syndrome  
**C** hamber of Ministers  
**D** ocking Pylons  
**E** missary  
**F** rame of Mind  
**G** eorge Takei  
**H** oshi……Again!  
**I** conians  
**J** oe Carey  
**K** ivas Fajo  
**L** ower Decks  
**M** orn  
**N** eeds of the many…  
… **O** utweigh the needs of the one.  
**P** hased **P** olaron Beam, **P** Platonians  
**Q**  
**R** uk  
**S** heliak Corporate  
**T** ellarite  
**U** nited Federation of Planets  
**V** edic Barail  
**W** eyoun, **W** odka  
**X** elo  
**Y** angs  
**Z** orn  
_Round #8_  
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 **A**  
**B** roken **B** ow, Oklahoma  
**C** hell, **C** atspaw  
**D** amar, **D** iana Muldar  
**E** do, **E** dith Keeler  
USS **F** arragut  
USS **G** rissom  
**H** oshi…Hoshi…Hoshi!, USS **H** ood  
USS **I** ntrepid  
**J** adzia Dax  
IKS **K** ’Vort  
**L** irpa  
**M** cCoy  
**N** ew Frontier  
**O** rion Slave Girls  
**P** hoton torpedo  
**Q** 2  
Gene **R** oddenbery  
**S** weet Savage Star Trek  
**T** en Forward  
**U** ltimate Computer  
USS **V** oyager  
**W** arp Drive  
Kora **x**  
**Y** ellow Uniforms  
**Z** yrillians  
_Round #9_  
**A** manda  
Spock’s **B** rain  
**C** hef  
**D** elta Flyer  
The Way to **E** den  
**F** inal Frontier  
**G** reat Bird of the Galaxy  
Dr. **H** elen Noel  
**I** ra Graves  
**J** enkata Nebula  
I am **K** ee-rak!  
USS **L** akota  
**M** ake it so.  
**N** anites  
Bela **O** xmix  
**P** roconsul  
**Q** uery?  
**R** iker  
**S** am Kirk  
The Gamesters of **T** riskelion

To sum up…that’s 9 rounds with only a few sub[/sub] repeats and only one missed letter. No one posted a **P** in Round 5.

Therefore, I retroactively nominate…  
Capt. Christopher **P** ike!

Carry on.

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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 11, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/254 "2003-09-11T22:54:22Z")

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We should run it so when you post a letter you have to list all the previous listed, i know i’ve repeated accidently. Q and X will be exempt, and Hoshi always counts.

Uuhura, Unification parts 1 & 2  
alternate Universe  
USS Defiant  
Utopia Planitia  
Ugly bags of mostly water  
Kevin Uxbridge  
United Federation of Planets  
**U** ESPA, the original name of Starfleet before they settled on that.

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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 11, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/255 "2003-09-11T22:57:13Z")

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also

Vorta  
Voyager  
Vor’cha class attack cruiser  
VISOR  
Vortex  
Vedic Barail  
USS Voyager

**V** ery good job, **Encinitas**

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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 11, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/256 "2003-09-11T23:11:55Z")

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I used Excel real quick to try to make an alphabetized version.

A Piece of the Action  
Aamin Maritza  
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 A  
Allamaraine  
Alpha Centauri, Mr. Atoz  
Alpha Quadrant  
Amanda  
Andorian  
Animated Adventures of … Star Trek

Beam me up Scotty!  
Spock’s Brain  
Bendii Syndrome  
Betazoid  
Binars  
Bones  
Borg  
Breen  
Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Pavel Chekov  
Cardassians  
Catspaw  
Cellular peptide Cake, Cyrano  
Ceti Alpha V  
Chamber of Ministers  
Changelings  
Charlie X  
Chef  
Chell, Catspaw

Damar, Diana Muldar  
Damn it Jim, I’m a Doctor, not an escalator.  
Darmok, Defiant  
Davo  
Decon  
Delphic expanse  
Delta Flyer  
Docking Pylons  
Doctor Bashir

Earth  
Edo, Edith Keeler  
The Way to Eden  
Elaan of Troyius  
Emissary  
Enabran Tain  
Enterprise, Excelsior  
Enterprise-C  
Ezri Dax

Federation  
USS Farragut  
Ferenginar  
Admiral Forrest  
Feriginar  
Final Frontier  
Fizz-bin  
Founders  
Frame of Mind  
Genesis, Gorn  
George Takei  
Go where no one has gone before…  
USS Grissom  
Gomtuu  
Great Bird of the Galaxy  
Grelth’nor, Goo  
Grilka  
Gul Dukat

Dr. Helen Noel  
Hasperat  
Hikaru Sulu  
Hokule’a, Hoshi Sato  
Horta  
Hoshi  
Hoshi……Again!  
Hoshi…Hoshi…Hoshi!, USS Hood  
Husnak

I zar  
Iconians  
Iconians, Isis  
USS Intrepid  
Iicarus  
Ilon Tandro  
Iotians  
Ira Graves  
ISS Enterprise, Ian Andrew Troi

Jadzia Dax  
Jadzia Dax  
Jagloim Shrek  
Janice Rand  
USS Jenolen, Jake Sisko  
Jeffries Tubes  
Jellico  
Jenkata Nebula  
Joe Carey

Kahless, Klingons  
Kahn  
Capt. James Tiberius Kirk  
Kira Nerys  
I am Kee-rak!  
Kivas Fajo  
IKS K’Vort  
Korob  
Krenim

Landru  
Laughing at the Superior Intellect…  
Liam Bilby  
Lirpa  
USS Lakota  
USS Lexington  
Locutus  
Lore  
Lower Decks

Make it so.  
McCoy  
Memory Alpha  
Methusula  
Metrons  
Molly O’Brien  
Morn  
Move along home!  
Mugatu

Nagilum  
Nanites  
Grand Nagus Rom and/or Zek  
Nausicaan  
Nausicaans  
Needs of the many…  
Neghvar  
New Frontier  
Nichelle Nichols

Ocampa, Ocett  
Ode to Spot  
Bela Oxmix  
Alyssa Ogawa  
Opaka, Kai  
…Outweigh the needs of the one.  
Organian Peace Treaty  
Orion Slave Girls

Capt. Christopher Pike  
Padd  
Peter Kirk  
Phased Polaron Beam, PPlatonians  
Photon torpedo  
Picard  
Porthos  
Proconsul  
Pyris VII, Pakled, Prak

Q  
Q  
Q2  
Q-continuum  
Quadrotriticale  
Quaice  
Queen to Queen’s Level 3  
Query?  
Quinn

Red Shirts, Ro Laren  
Gene Roddenbery  
Retinax  
Riker  
Robert DeSoto  
Romulans  
Romulus and Remus  
Ruk

Saavik  
Gary Seven  
Gary Seven  
Sam Kirk  
Sela  
Sheliak Corporate  
Stobolkor  
Sweet Savage Star Trek  
Sybok

Tarq  
James T. Kirk  
Tellarite  
Ten Forward  
Tetralubisol  
The Gamesters of Triskelion  
Tin Man  
Travis Mayweather  
Trelane

U ltimate Computer  
alternate Universe  
Ugly bags of mostly water  
United Federation of Planets  
USS Defiant  
Kevin Uxbridge  
Utopia Planitia  
Uhura, Unification parts 1 & 2  
UESPA, the original name of Starfleet before they settled on that.  
Vedic Barail  
VISOR  
Vor’cha class attack cruiser  
Vorik  
Vorta  
Vortex  
USS Voyager  
Voyager  
Very good job, Encinitas

Warp Drive  
We look for things. Things that make us go.  
Wesley Crusher  
Weyoun, Wodka  
William T. Riker  
Wilson  
Worf  
Wrath of Kahn

Xelo  
Xenopolycythemia  
Star Trek X: Nemesis  
Xhosa  
Korax  
X-men also stars Patrick Stewart

Yangs  
Yarnek  
Yellow Uniforms  
Yonada  
Yridians  
YYanek the rock monster, Yrridian  
Tasha Yar  
USS Yamato

Zakdorn  
Zakdorns  
Zalkonian Storage Capsule  
Zetar  
Zocal’s Third Prophecy  
Zora, Zefram Cochrane  
Zorn  
Zyrillians  
And **W** yatt Earp

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/257 "2003-09-11T23:22:03Z")

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Xelo  
Xenopolycythemia  
Star Trek X: Nemesis  
Xhosa  
Korax  
X-men also stars Patrick Stewart  
And **X** enobiologist Kyla Marr

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**Author:** ![joe\_colaricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@joe\_colaricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joe_colaricci)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/258 "2003-09-11T23:29:22Z")

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**G** uinan

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/259 "2003-09-12T01:24:12Z")

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USS **Y** angtzee Kiang NCC-72453

Google is my friend.

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**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-abet-soup/200376/260 "2003-09-12T01:30:55Z")

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**Z** eon.

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