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From: davis@ichaya.UUCP (Andrew J. Davis)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: Reality intrudes........
Message-ID: <113@ichaya.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 08:42:59 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 08:42:59 1985
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>> - Star Trek is only a tv show, with mediocre acting at that 
>>   (have you ever seen T. J. Hooker? Shatner is a graduate
>>  of the Famous Overactors School).
>> - inconsistencies arise because ST is not a tv show based on reality,
>>   but a "reality" based upon a tv show.
>> - Whether we realize it or not, we have better things.
>>   to do with our time.
>> 
>>                    >>>>>>>> TREKKIE*BUSTER

> My goodness, you're right! Thank you for enlightening us poor, confused
> morons who thought we were having fun. I'm sorry we wasted some of your
> precious time by existing. Perhaps you, with your great wisdom, can tell
> us how we can best spend every waking moment making the world a better
> place the way you do. Does "better things to do with our time" mean writing
> notes telling people how stupid they are for doing anything you don't like
> instead of doing "better things with their time", such as writing notes
>that (etc.)?

>			Scott McEwan

I applaud you, Scott.  Thank you for that rather eloquent response in
defense of all of us who have enjoyed Star Trek for many years. . . .


					Andrew J. Davis

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