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From: ralphw@ius2.cs.cmu.edu (Ralph Hyre)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: This Side of Paradise (and Star Trek is not real life)
Message-ID: <274@ius2.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 15:03:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 10 15:03:06 1985
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In article <117@ichaya.UUCP> davis@ichaya.UUCP (Andrew J. Davis) writes:
>>> Kirk ... reasoned that he had to get Spock up to the ship and
>>> slap him around ... Why not get McCoy up first, slap him around
>>> (less dangerous)
>>
>> ...Spock's strength of will would allow him to [shake the spores]
>> This might not be the case so much for Dr. McCoy...
>
> ... Dr. McCoy's strength of character is expressed ... after Sandoval
> suggests that McCoy's services ... would be unnecessary.  To which McCoy
>responds, "Oh yeah, would you like to see how fast I can put you in a
>hospital" etc. etc.
>

But remember that he was under the influence of the sonic irritation
at the time, so the previous point is still valid.
The real reason Kirk called Spock up was not because Spock was the
logical person, it done for 'dramatic expediency'.

Another example of why Star Trek isn't real life, (it's TV.):
-------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Doohan wasn't wearing the proper kilt for his clan in STII:TWOK,
but it wasn't because his regular 'Scott' clan kilt was at the Enterprise
Laundry.  Turns out he (Doohan) had one of his own but there was some
problem with Paramount over insuring it or something like that, so
he used the one Costumes gave him....