I worked hard at imitating the Leonard Nimoy Spock’s raised eyebrow for quite a while. I don’t regret the time spent practicing that in front of a mirror. I never mastered a fully raised eyebrow, but I can do a slight eyebrow raise.
Whenever someone is being greedy or acting a fool, I say, “hoo-man,” in a bad Ferengi accent.
Jean-Luc Picard’s “make it so” is a go to phrase for me.
My first sip of coffee for the day is always my Janeway moment.
When someone says something far fetched, I say “really.” I think I’m channeling Benjamin Sisko. No one else sees it that way.
I say “p’takh” a bit too often. Not to anyone who understands Klingon. Not yet, anyway.
Any Star Trek mannerism or phrase you’ve incorporated into your life?
Anytime in online discourse whenever I see some Incel refer to “females” I always ready it in the ferengi voice. Quite appropriate too
Going to start doing this, thanks
The Picard Manuever.
I should buy longer shirts.
I say “Fascinating.” a bit too often.
A fair bit of “Oh my!” al a Sulu too
Besides that, “shut up Wesley” is a common retort in our house hold.
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I hate Wesley Crusher.
I impersonate Picard and trash talk Wesley all the time to my wife.
Oh my gosh, yes. “Oh my” is great. I’m laughing at the thought of using “fascinating” as shorthand for, “Whatever, I long since stop listening, but I’m too polite to ask you to stop talking.”
yeah i drop the occasional ‘fascinating’ too
Data:
“I do not know” is the most elementary and valuable statement in science, the beginning of wisdom.
I admire this statement and it heavily influences my thinking.
i’m reading a murder mystery series of books from Louise Penny called the Inspector Gamache series. Here’s a related quote:
“There are four things that lead to wisdom. You ready for them?’ Gamache held up his hand as a fist and raised a finger with each point. "I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong’.”
Quick, boys - blast “Anything Goes” into it!
Whenever I wake up my computer I saw a little “Hello Computer”.
Just use the keyboard
Quaint
When we’re gaming together but he gets distracted by his phone, I’ll call my husband back to the game with, “Play dom-jot, hew-mon!” but I never stab him if he’s cheating.
I never stab him if he’s cheating.
So you’re not fully committed, ok.
Username checks out.
Kudos on not getting stabby! Self-restraint is a good life skill.
Everybody remember where we parked
Every time I hear that phrase I think of whale songs.
I must confess that I don’t get the reference. Where was this from?
It’s from the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
Ah thanks.
I work for an MSP and I often multiply my time estimates by a factor of four… Does that count?
Ah, yeah, web dev here. We call it, “Scotty Time.”
Industrial maintenance here, I try and give only Starfleet Estimates when management sniffs around for their broken-ass machines back.
@Nmyownworld Whenever I have solved some weird tech issue, my first instinct is to throw my hands up and shout “Qapla’!”
(It’s the pose from the end of Goldeneye, so I am clearly aware of how quickly my fortune can turn.)
I’m thinking of Boimler practicing saying “qapla’” which is awesome.
He’s actually practicing saying nuqneH. nuqneH means “what do you want” literally but is a form of greeting in klingon while Qapla’ means goodbye, good luck, or bon voyage.
Literally, Qapla’! is “Success!”
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Thanks knowledgeable Klingon language folks!
Unconsciously adopted a Jadzia Dax’s thinking walk with hands holding behind back.
I adjust my shirt/sweater like Picard when he gets up.
Aka the Picard maneuver
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There are some things I’ve done in my life, some choices I’ve made, maybe even some bridges I’ve burned where when the dust settles and I’m thinking about it I have said out loud:
“I can live with it. I CAN live with it.”
Just be sure to delete the entire personal log afterwards!
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Gowron does have a wonderfully intense delivery when speaking.
With my old colleagues I was able to share some Shaka moments whenever our walls fell. And today I was worried about the structural integrity of our whiteboard.
