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[Breaking News: from another strangely irrelevant moment in our news room…]
Walking into my editor’s office, I stare at the newly-refurbished computer monitor on her desk, complete with “Good working condition certification” sticker.
Me: Wow, It looks like something from Star Trek.
Editor: Have you seen “Into Darkness?”
Me: I’m talking about the TV show. I think this was part of Sulu’s console. Wait, is that a tribble?
Editor: Get out before I set this stapler for “stun.”
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It’s nice to know your editor works in the nude.
Easy for you to say.
It is indeed. I am taking pleasure knowing that I have planted that image in your brain. Have fun looking your editor in the eye.
That’s the only place I will be looking now.
That’s the trouble with tribbles.
And dribbles.
Sadly it dates me to say I loved the Tribble episode 😦
Ner … who cares!
You are not alone. And I don’t just mean in the universe 😉
Oh silly tribbles.
Exactly. It’s no wonder the monitor keeps overheating…
Original series and TNG. After that, who had the patience?
The JJ Abrams reboot has actually got me hooked. My wife and I even rented all five of the original movies and watched them last weekend. And did I mention we’ve gathered all the dust bunnies from under the bed and made a tribble?
What a glamorous life you lead. Tell me again about that time with the car-wash vacuum!
Wow, when you put it like that, I feel a little pompous.
Sorry, it’s Friday, it’s hot, everyone has gone home but me, and I’m an asshole. I retract my previous comment. Now somebody get me something with ice, preferably a dame.
Thanks, I feel better.
Now — Where the hell is my assistant with a Canada Dry!!
The champagne of ginger ales. Which begs the question, what’s the ginger ale of champagnes?
I’m guessing Bubble-Up.
So, you didn’t phase ‘er. See if Kobayashi can maneuve ‘er.
It’s more likely I’ll just get beamed.
Awesome. I remember when that show was actually new.
The fact that it’s still out there in syndication and spawning new movies definitely says something. I mean, other than there are no new ideas coming out of Hollywood.
Good answer all the way around. Nowadays they like to boldly go where everybody is going already.
That would be a GREAT t-shirt 🙂
We could sell it on Hollywood Blvd.
I know nothing of tribbles. But… Have you ever seen the movie Big Trouble?
In Little China? Oh HECK yeah!! 😉
Errr… No? I was referring to the movie based on the Dave Barry book.
Editors and computers. Nevermind.
No, I DID see that one, too! It was hilarious. I read one of his fiction books, too. Like a humor mystery.
He’s written two “like a humor mystery” books. Laugh-out-loud funny. 😀
Definitely something on my “write before I die or lose my sanity to my children” list 🙂
Heh. Hiassen and Dorsey need a bit of competition these days. 😉
I’d read it! 😀
If my book does well in the fall, I’ll get started 😉