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From: friedman@uiucdcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: What is Excelsior Captain holding? - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 5-Jul-84 11:02:00 EDT
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Nf-From: uiucdcs!friedman    Jul  5 10:02:00 1984

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uiucdcs!friedman    Jul  5 10:02:00 1984

> I recently went to see ST III (again) and couldn't figure something out.
> What was the "baton-like"  implement that the Captain of the Excelsior was
> holding during various times.  He has it on the bridge and in his cabin
> when called to pursue the Enterprise and I think when he says "good-night"
> to Scotty.  I looked pretty hard and for the life of me it STILL looks
> like a broken squash racquet.  Maybe it is.

Looked to me like nothing more or less than an old fashioned Swagger Stick,
an item carried by very Gung Ho military officers, usually of high rank, and
always VERY military almost to the point of caricature.  Not what I'd expect
of the average Star Fleet officer (juding by the ones we met in the series),
but it certainly does not strain my credulity to find such an officer here
and there in Star Fleet.  Also, it adds to my impression of that officer as
an overblown, pompous ****.