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From: trudel@topaz.ARPA (Jonathan)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Pizza Bats
Message-ID: <2258@topaz.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 11-Jun-85 13:05:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: topaz.2258
Posted: Tue Jun 11 13:05:03 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Jun-85 00:48:48 EDT
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Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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Keywords: Pizza Bats, Wombats, Pizza Burgers

> > (Yoda Necron):
> > The creatures are known as "Denebian Slime Devils".

>...The action in the "pizza bat" episode took place on "Deneva"...

>...Actually, they were individual brain cells that invaded an Earth
>   Colony in the episode entitled "Operation - Annihiliate!"....

>... Slime Devils were mentioned in "The Trouble with Tribbles",
>   with which the Klingon commander was comparing to qualities of the
>   officers of the Federation...

The followups are essentially true, but I feel I must clarify further.  Many
moons ago I got the Starfleet Medical Manual (or some such title) which,
among other things, described most of strange and horrible beasts that
were encountered in the ST series.  The manual is about 50 miles away from
me at the moment, but I distinctly remember that the pizza bats didn't have 
a real name, and were simply referred to as 'Flying Parasites'.  I know this
doesn't help much, but what the hey.

As a consulation, how about naming them via this group?  Act now, but before 
you answer, take a look at these amazing Rigel Knives...:-)
-- 

					   Jonathan D. Trudel
					arpa:trudel@ru-blue.arpa
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		   	    "You can't fight in here, this is the WAR ROOM!"