I think he’s a happy cuckold. He’s over in the corner, all quiet-like, secretly taping it. That way, the next time old Ben asks for a video, he’s going to get his money’s worth!
[sub]By the way, does everyone get the sheer brilliance of the “star-crossed” pun? I mean, really, even I need my props every once and a while. [/sub]
What’s a Dalek? Seems to be a Dr. Who reference when I google it. I was referring to Nomad’s self-destruction in the face of a logical conundrum. Did they steal that bit from another show?
Daleks are animated nubby upside-down alien trash cans with bits sticking out that wobble around in a sort of frenetic way. They had an unfortunate tendency to invade London, usually with homicidal intent. They could be foiled with occasional logical conundrums or by hanging a jacket over the bit sticking out that had their eye in, and, in early appearances, by going up a flight of stairs. (Dr. Who was critically important to my childhood. Dad and I would sit in the living room with Jiffy-Pop and Dr. Pepper and shout “Cheap special effects!” at the screen. Classic Trek not so much – I’m a young’n – though I did try to give DeForest Kelley a cookie once. Succeeded in giving the cookie to Brent Spiner at the next talk. )
I think breaking AIs or partially computer-based aliens with logical conundrums is a staple in certain species of pulp. It probably comes from the Ur-Consciousness back in the forties or something.
He´s on it too… have you seen that thingy Artoo uses to hack computers?, well, it serves other purposes which, though obviously don´t involve fluids exchange, are still too gross to explain in detail.
*A TV watchin’ Trekkie queen she barely understands
She dreams of Borg assimilation with a certain fascination
Symbolic of change, but the thing that’s strange
is that the change has occurred
And now she’s just a pokable nerd, yeah, yeah, yeah
Man I thought that you’d heard, yeah, yeah, yeah
The change has occurred, yeah, yeah, yeah
She’s just a pokable nerd, yeah, yeah, yeah*
I must admit to likeing Janeway, she was less hammy than Picard, and had more balls than Kirk. Still evil Janeway and evil voyager were the best, especially with the Borged away team headed by 7 of 69 (sp?).