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From: jody@inuxd.UUCP (JoLinda Ross)
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Subject: Re: A Private Little War
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Date: Fri, 27-Dec-85 11:41:13 EST
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> Okay, I am willing to accept the consensus of the net.
> 
> I have had a long-standing arguement with my brother about
> the ending to a private little war.  I maintain that Kirk in
> the end realizes that flintlocks would be a horrible escalation
> to an already bad situation, recovers from Nona's spell since
> she is dead, and reverses (fails to confirm) his order to 
> Scotty about the flintlocks.  (evidence in my favor includes
> the fact that Kirk sighs, says "serpents, Scotty, serpents for
> the Garden of Eden.  Beam us up." and does not restate the order
> and the fact that McCoy has been arguing against the flintlocks
> and Kirk has only overruled him while under Nona's spell)
> 
> My brother, however, says I am a naive romantic and that of
> course Tyree gets the flintlocks despite McCoy, the Prime
> Directive, and the influence of the spell.
> 
> Okay.  You vote.
> 
> ihnp4!mtx5d!elb
> 
> 
> Ellen Bart
> Middletown NJ MT2C512
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My Mail doesn't work so I will post my vote here.

Unfortunately, I belive Tyree gets the flintlocks.  I don't think
Scotty beamed down snakes for Tyree's people to fight with.  Kirk
had to give them a chance against the Klingon influence.  I
didn't like the word Klingon for time after that show.

                                       jody