Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website Nmyownworld @startrek.website 1y ago

What Star Trek Mannerism or Phrase Do You Often Use

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?

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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eDYVtPwWiM
Everybody remember where we parked
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.
Anytime in online discourse whenever I see some Incel refer to “females” I always ready it in the ferengi voice. Quite appropriate too
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.
Whenever I wake up my computer I saw a little "Hello Computer".
I work for an MSP and I often multiply my time estimates by a factor of four.... Does that count?
"He's dead, Jim."
“IT’S A GOOD DAY TO DIE!”

I deal with anxiety. One of the best ways to manage and even help make it better is to embrace the anxious situation head on and dive in, welcome the challenge. No one does that better than Klingons.
It is completely possible to do everything right and still fail, its not weakness, it's life.
Anytime I see or hear the word "females" when speaking about a woman, I can't help but say - feeee-malesss - in a hissing and lecherous voice.

Also I like this Patak brand of curry, and I think "p'takh" every time I open the jar.
I adjust my shirt/sweater like Picard when he gets up.
I have said "belay that order" to my google assistant so many times and they still haven't figured it out.
I tend to do the Spock eyebrow raise quite a bit without thinking about it, to the point that people I know will ask if it's on purpose.

I also will use "fascinating" and I tend to insert logical or illogical into sentences.

Worf's "It is not funny, but I get it" is something I throw in as well.

If I'm in "Star Trek Mode" I'll use various Klingon phrases, along with the Vulcan salute as greeting. My wife and I will at times text in Klingon. There's other stuff as well, but not as common!
Not me but my friend always say "Engage!" when he activates his electric recliner.
@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.)
Sometimes, my wife and I will make a comment to each other that makes perfect sense between the two of us, but to outside observers sounds like absolute gibberish. When one of us realizes this, we'll follow it up with, "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra." Then folks get really confused.
When I drive and the missus is in the passenger seat and I have to break harder than usual because an idiot in front of me, I sometimes yell "Brace for impact!"
It's a little on the nose, considering my display name and avatar, but, "That's a stupid question!"
Whenever I just slightly win, I shout "Qa'pla!". Whenever I get really competitive I say "Today is a good day to die." I also use petaQ.

I know this isn't really a mannerism or phrase, but whenever a shocking turn/twist happens I've been known to hum the Balance of Terror theme.

Edit: Also the hissy "feeeeeeemales" whenever someone casually calls women "females". Thanks @catshit_dogfart@lemmy.world
Two Spock quotes that have become ingrained:

“I object to you. I object to intellect without discipline. I object to power without constructive purpose.”

TOS: “The Squire of Gothos”

“I do not approve. I understand.”

TOS: “A Taste of Armageddon”
Same on the eyebrow raise, but instead like Seven of Nine.
Not something i do, but this thread reminded me of my intense desire to end up in a situation where i can shout COMPUTER TURN OFF THAT NOISE
Sadly, no. I've never quoted Star Trek without intentionally being in "Star Trek Fan" mode. I know, not exciting, but true.
Live long and prosper
I confess that some of my emails about the project status sent to my manager was just entitled "Status Report".
Tea, Earl Grey, hot!
I need to go number 1.
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.
In my best Janeway voice: "DEW IT."
I use "colorful metaphors" and "double dumbass on you" far too often.

I quote Darmok quite a bit, usually Picard's "Gilgamesh, a King. At Uruk" line.

Highly illogical.

I'm a doctor, not an [insert appropriate role].

Referring to something as "banjaxed ".

I have been told I do a head cocking gesture exactly the way Data does it.
Unconsciously adopted a Jadzia Dax's thinking walk with hands holding behind back.
The Picard Manuever.

I should buy longer shirts.
Spock’s Live Long and Prosper. '
Takes a bit of context...

I used to LARP.
At the game I played, I became leader of one of the five Baronies of our in-game nation.
We would have barony meetings on the regular...
...at which I used to have to struggle not to give the order to "make it so."

It's just... so perfect a turn of phrase it's hard not to use. But memeing in-game is bad.
Warp speed ahead. I use this when I have a task that I just want to get over with.
"He's dead Jim"
Make it so
"There must be a logical explanation, Captain."
When most people would use a sort of praying gesture (in contexts such as "Come on , score!") I for some reason use the Ferengi equivalent instead.
I tend to say “Scanning for life forms” in a sing-song voice while searching through a large file.
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."
"c'est la vie"

Kirk says it in Star Trek III.

Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.
I'm a big fan of "Find him and kill him!" along with "Death to the opposition".

So many great Worf quotes from DS9
Unknown at this time.
I don’t know why this is, but I have always been able to raise my right eyebrow independently… but not my left one. It’s kinda funny, because one of my son’s friends just randomly asked me if I could do that earlier this evening. I did so, and he made like it was this really big deal.

I’m just glad I could amuse him.
Data

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