Heh-heh. I said this to a Trekkie cow-oker earlier today when I told her about this.
I recall hearing that he’s doing some narration with a symphony event here sometime next month. He does have quite the distinctive voice.
What I’d really love to see would be a a gay Klingon. That could get interesting.
I hear John Waters is outraged.
Set phasers on STUNNING!
He could wear one of those first-season TNG male skirt uniforms.
Some years ago I attended a WorldCon in Chicago. During the featured costume display one guy appeared as a Klingon from the mirror universe. Since temperaments were switched around, he skipped onstage in a pastels version of Klingon battle gear, all pink and mauve. He was supposed to be a crewmember of the Imperial Floral Ship Dimples.
Hmm. You may be onto something here- Takei and Q have a lot in common, via Sampiro’s post. Successful, never married, says “We” a lot when you thought he was only talking about himself…
He has at least one son, Trelaine, the Squire of Gothos. In “I,Q,” which I didn’t really like, he had a wife and son. I don’t think that son was Trelaine.
“And don’t call me Tiny.”
Marc
Who’d’ve thought a guy named riker would know so much about Star Trek? I’ve seen that one; I felt it could be discounted for the purposes of my joke because, as I remember it, they decided to have a kid because the Q wnated to reproduce, not because they were having some kind of emotional relationship.
In my defense, I haven’t read any Trek books since I was 17 or so. Riker was just something I could remember and 1384 was my 8th-grade bus number. I listened to I,Q on tape, read by De Lancie, recently. He didn’t really read it AS Q. I was disappointed.
I wasn’t mocking you, just making a joke.
Oh man. That was awesome.
As for Q, he DID sure seem to lavish Picard with attention. :dubious:
Wait a minute…did someone say that Oprah is a VEGETARIAN!!!
:eek:
I thought they always said “Lay in a [whatever] course…”
Oh. Never mind. Kinda comes out the same, doesn’t it?
I also missed the Takei=gay memo. But then, I don’t normally pay attention to the “So-and-so is gay” rumors.
I’m curious to know how many WNBA fans were surprised by this. There’s only about five of them, so it shouldn’t take too long to find out 
Seriously, the WNBA is pretty much the female counterpart to male figure skating. I can’t imagine that many people are going to be surprised by Sheryl Swoops “coming out.”
Well, she was the poster girl for “We’re not all lesbians in the WNBA!” so it’s probably a little surprising to some of them. Heck, reading her comments, it seems to have been a bit of a surprise to Sheryl.
It also means that a gay person starred in a movie with John Wayne!
I was shocked I tell you - then I said, “oh wait…Monty Clift…never mind.”
“Starred in”? He had eighth billing.
How about “The Gaymesters of Triskellion” ?
Seriously, Mr Takei’s sexual orientation is quite a surprise to me too. But good for him for going public about it.
(And good for him about his going public many years ago about his hatred for William Shatner).
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