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From: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: red shirts and meta-humor
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Date: Sun, 8-Dec-85 05:56:10 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  8 05:56:10 1985
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As many of you might recall, in net.jokes there has been a recent
discussion of meta-humor in comic strips, etc.  Also, recently in
net.startrek there has been discussion of people wearing red shirts in
landing parties not returning (the red shirted individuals, that is! :-).  
This bring me to the book I am reading now, _Killing Time_ (startrek #24), 
in which Della Van Hise writes:

' [Kirk has just gotten out of the shower (as ensign Kirk, in Second
History{read the book...}) and is about to get dressed to go on a 
landing party]  He reached into the closet, withdrawing a red, silk 
uniform tunic.
	But Richardson quickly came over, snatched the red shirt away and
tossed it across the room.  "Here," he said, digging deeper into the
closet until he found a blue shirt.  "Live a little--_and_ a little
longer, Jim," he urged.
	Kirk's brows questioned.
	And Richardson shrugged.  "Let's just say that on _this_ ship--or
probably any other--you don't want to waer a red shirt on landing-party 
duty."
	Kirk shook his head with a laugh . . . and quickly pulled the blue
shirt over his head.
			*		*		*'


At least I thought it was funny (At 2:30 am :-)

Sean Kamath

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