Capt Kat
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I'm Different. Deal with it.
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Post by Capt Kat on Oct 16, 2007 21:38:13 GMT -6
Why can't ya do both?
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brenn
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Post by brenn on Nov 5, 2007 15:56:20 GMT -6
Something to do with the collapse of civialization as we know it. I can't get into details but trust me it would be bad.
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Post by earthcrusher on Nov 25, 2007 19:06:56 GMT -6
I am Neither. I like new movies and new shows but I cant stand reruns.
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Mr. Atoz
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Post by Mr. Atoz on Dec 27, 2007 13:37:29 GMT -6
I don't see anything wrong with "Trekkie". In my experience, people who insist on "Trekker" tend to take themselves way too seriously (although I may have to reassess that conclusion, in light of some of the people on this forum.)
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Post by earthcrusher on Dec 30, 2007 5:09:57 GMT -6
Niemz is a Trekker!
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Mr. Atoz
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Post by Mr. Atoz on Dec 31, 2007 9:05:52 GMT -6
Of course, there is taking yourself too seriously, and then again there is not taking yourself seriously enough. Star Trek is not just a TV show about shooting at aliens. It raises many issues about society and about people in general that I feel we should take seriously because they are serious things.
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Post by earthcrusher on Dec 31, 2007 10:41:00 GMT -6
Kind of like the theme of South Park! They have a message often in thier story line that shows you how really silly society as a whole is. Just one mans opinion.
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Mr. Atoz
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Post by Mr. Atoz on Jan 7, 2008 8:58:49 GMT -6
Okay, let me explain what I meant by that. A number of years ago, I picked up a rumor that there was a Star Trek fan club in a nearby city. After a great deal of effort and sheer dumb luck (because the group apparently made no attempt to advertise itself), I finally discovered that they held a business meeting at a certain branch library on the second Saturday of every month. When I finally found them, one of the first things they said to me was, "We are NOT trekkies; we are Trekkers."
I attended several of these business meetings, asking them if they did anything other than talk about the state of the group's checking account or how many club T-shirts they needed to order. And they would babble enthusiastically about their fund-raisers for the Diabetes Foundation, or their summer reading program, or the conventions they used to go to, or how they would sometimes play paint-ball. But strangely enough, they never got around to telling me when these other events were, or when the regular club meetings were! I finally gave up on them. That's why I have a bad opinion of "Trekkers".
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Post by andrewlee on Dec 7, 2009 12:32:16 GMT -6
I don't consider myself either one of these though I am a fan of Star Trek and other Sci-fi shows. I don't think it really matters as long as being uptight about the label/name of fans doesn't take away from the positives!!
I'm a fan of a lot of different things! Some things I despise, and other things I don't feel one way or another!!
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Post by Thallassa on Jul 22, 2010 9:34:57 GMT -6
I never knew there were two different names. My parents always thought of themselves as Trekkies.
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dax321
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Post by dax321 on Jan 3, 2011 11:08:28 GMT -6
Trekkie!!! Always used it, always will!!
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