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Subject: re: Romulans/Klingons
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Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 13:03:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 14 13:03:09 1985
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> > 
> > > Personally, I think the sieries authors didn't know the difference
> > > between Romulans and Klingons.
> > 
> > I stated some time ago that Paramount seems to have developed a thing
> > against Romulans.  In STII, we hear talk about the "Klingon Neutral
> > Zone", which looks suspiciously like the Romulan Neutral Zone.  In
> > STIII, we hear about the "Klingon Bird of Prey" (?!), The "Klingon
> > Cloaking Device", etc.  But more importantly, those guys that killed
> > David ACT LIKE ROMULANS!  I contend that they were originally written
> > as Romulans and that somebody who knows nothing about what they're
> > doing stuck their nose in the screenwriter's business and screwed
> > things up.  Watch STIII again sometime and then see if you can look me
> > straight in the CRT screen tell me that those are Klingons.
> > 
> > 					-- Mark A.
> 
> I have to agree with you.  When the 'klingon' bird of prey dropped
> its 'cloaking device', Sulu noted that it was "arming torpedoes".
> In the series it was the Romulans who had the plasma torpedoes.
> 
> As a side note, how come the Federation never devoloped their knowledge
> of the Romulan cloaking device they stole?

Now here is the true story of the confusion.  The Romulans and Klingons
not only signed a joint defense treaty but also a trade treaty.  This led
to a mixing of technology, customs, and population.  Eventually through
cross breeding there emerged a single race, the Klingulans.  This is
why there is now A neutral zone and why the creatures now have bumpy
heads.  I hope this clears up the confusion. :-)