Age old debate: Kirk or Picard?

[drwayne]

Fascinating!<br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

Is life as we know it even possible without a reference point to the shared cultural heritage of Star Trek?<br /><br />You're rather more alienesque than even the Breen.<br /><br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[JonClarke]

That reminds me of a sig line I saw once: Yes, I have a life. It's completely different to yours <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />We lumber aliong as best as we an without Star Trek broadcast - but we can hire theDVDs. They are probably on cable too these days - but I can't be bothered with that (yes, I am a cheap skate)<br /><br />Jon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

If you ever were able to watch Fireball XL-5, Blake's 7, The Tripods, or Stingray, you'll probably be ok.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[SpaceKiwi]

No question, Picard on every count. For one thing, Picard's bald which is a symptom of excessive testosterone production ... er ... so I'm told. Don't be fooled by the "flashy" antics of Kirk, Picard's got the "jungle juice" coursing through his veins. He could take Kirk every time!<br /><br />Plus, you've got to factor in that Kirk nearly got outdone by a bunch of furballs, and the Klingons were ridiculously girly-looking wusses in his day. Annnnnnd, when did you ever see the soft-focus lens on Picard in a STTNG episode, I ask you!<br /><br />Picard is the man for all occasions, I rest my collander-based case. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

I have to go the exact other way.<br /><br />Almost every time the Enterprise gets into trouble in Picard's time, they weasel out of it by use of some techno-babblish quick fix. "Connect the warp matrix to the plasma manifold, and run it through the deflector grid..."<br /><br />Kirk would just plain kick your arse. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[SpaceKiwi]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>While playing Jazz on the trumpet.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br />Correction, playing <b>bad</b> jazz trumpet! <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[darth_elmo]

***ERROR***ERROR***ERROR***<br /><br />Riker plays the <i>trombone</i>. Where did y'all get trumpet??

 

[yevaud]

Oh, sorry. It's because we all avert our eyes the instant he picks up a musical instrument.<br /><br />If I was blessed with flaps over my ears, I'd close them. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[SpaceKiwi]

I will give Riker points back on the 'bad taste' meter for his maneuvers on Troy though. There's definitely something about that accent ...... <br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[darth_elmo]

Yev, it's <i>jazz</i>. It's <i>supposed</i> to sound like that!

 

[SpaceKiwi]

Only if you believe Kenny G plays a mean sax, elmo! <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

No, can't be. I'm positive Jazz doesn't make me want to rip out my auditory canals and stomp on them. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[darth_elmo]

First of all, Kenny G doesn't play jazz. I have solid evidence that he is, in fact, an alien in the employ of the Department of Defense and using advanced auditory manipulative technology to sap our will and turn the American fighting man into a quivering jelly doughnut.<br /><br />That ain't jazz... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[darth_elmo]

Yev, look at it this way--maybe the 21st century world isn't ready for 24th century art forms. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[yevaud]

Clearly.<br /><br />When I hear Riker try to "play" "Jazz," the noise I produce makes Howard Dean's "Yeeargh" sound tepid.<br /><br />Ever thrown a televison out of a 4th floor window? And shoot it afterward to be certain? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[darth_elmo]

Can't say that I have. However, I've never lived higher than second-story (that's first story for you Brits) anyway!

 

[yevaud]

Riker is to good Jazz as the Bubonic Plague is to good health. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[darth_elmo]

Don't knock BP--it led directly to the modern concept of sanitation.

 

[SpaceKiwi]

Thank <insert deity here> Ensign Ro had a clue, that's all I can say! <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Ah.<br /><br />So Riker playing Jazz would lead to some alien species to develop a planet-annihilating weapon for the common good? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[lampblack]

<font color="yellow">I have to go the exact other way.<br /><br />Almost every time the Enterprise gets into trouble in Picard's time, they weasel out of it by use of some techno-babblish quick fix. "Connect the warp matrix to the plasma manifold, and run it through the deflector grid..."<br /><br />Kirk would just plain kick your arse.</font><br /><br />well... kicking arse, and the occasional Corbomite Manuever. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>

 

[yevaud]

True.<br /><br />But that was subterfuge. Not swapping a few wires and components. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[lampblack]

<font color="yellow">***ERROR***ERROR***ERROR***<br /><br />Riker plays the trombone. Where did y'all get trumpet??</font><br /><br />Nice catch, Darth. I (for one) read right past it.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>

 

[lampblack]

<font color="yellow"><br />True.<br /><br />But that was subterfuge. Not swapping a few wires and components. </font><br /><br />Point taken...<br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>