I worked hard at imitating the Leonard Nimoy Spock’s raised eyebrow for quite a while. I don’t regret the time spent practicing that in front of a mirror. I never mastered a fully raised eyebrow, but I can do a slight eyebrow raise.
Whenever someone is being greedy or acting a fool, I say, “hoo-man,” in a bad Ferengi accent.
Jean-Luc Picard’s “make it so” is a go to phrase for me.
My first sip of coffee for the day is always my Janeway moment.
When someone says something far fetched, I say “really.” I think I’m channeling Benjamin Sisko. No one else sees it that way.
I say “p’takh” a bit too often. Not to anyone who understands Klingon. Not yet, anyway.
Any Star Trek mannerism or phrase you’ve incorporated into your life?
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Data:
“I do not know” is the most elementary and valuable statement in science, the beginning of wisdom.
I admire this statement and it heavily influences my thinking.
Quick, boys - blast “Anything Goes” into it!
Everybody remember where we parked
Every time I hear that phrase I think of whale songs.
I must confess that I don’t get the reference. Where was this from?
It’s from the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
Ah thanks.
When we’re gaming together but he gets distracted by his phone, I’ll call my husband back to the game with, “Play dom-jot, hew-mon!” but I never stab him if he’s cheating.
I never stab him if he’s cheating.
So you’re not fully committed, ok.
Username checks out.
Kudos on not getting stabby! Self-restraint is a good life skill.
“He’s dead, Jim.”
I work in tech and say that a lot. It would hit different in medicine.
A classic!
Exploitation begins at home
Once you have their money, you never give it back.
The price for peace is at an all time low
That episode is one of the best of the whole franchise.
Best episode of deep space 9 is the one where there trying to protect the domain sub space rely while fed try and decode it
Greed is eternal.
…it’s insidious!
Like the fediverse
I work for an MSP and I often multiply my time estimates by a factor of four… Does that count?
Ah, yeah, web dev here. We call it, “Scotty Time.”
Industrial maintenance here, I try and give only Starfleet Estimates when management sniffs around for their broken-ass machines back.
I adjust my shirt/sweater like Picard when he gets up.
Aka the Picard maneuver
Not me but my friend always say “Engage!” when he activates his electric recliner.
Whenever I wake up my computer I saw a little “Hello Computer”.
Whenever I just slightly win, I shout “Qa’pla!”. Whenever I get really competitive I say “Today is a good day to die.” I also use petaQ.
I know this isn’t really a mannerism or phrase, but whenever a shocking turn/twist happens I’ve been known to hum the Balance of Terror theme.
Edit: Also the hissy “feeeeeeemales” whenever someone casually calls women “females”. Thanks @catshit_dogfart@lemmy.world
Live long and prosper
My wife and me often use this instead of Goodbye.
@Nmyownworld Whenever I have solved some weird tech issue, my first instinct is to throw my hands up and shout “Qapla’!”
(It’s the pose from the end of Goldeneye, so I am clearly aware of how quickly my fortune can turn.)
I’m thinking of Boimler practicing saying “qapla’” which is awesome.
He’s actually practicing saying nuqneH. nuqneH means “what do you want” literally but is a form of greeting in klingon while Qapla’ means goodbye, good luck, or bon voyage.
Literally, Qapla’! is “Success!”
@teft@startrek.website @Basilisk@mtgzone.com
Thanks knowledgeable Klingon language folks!
It’s a little on the nose, considering my display name and avatar, but, “That’s a stupid question!”
I love admiral Patrick. Your comment made me chuckle.
One day, I want to go on an adventure and just see how far that takes me.
I tend to do the Spock eyebrow raise quite a bit without thinking about it, to the point that people I know will ask if it’s on purpose.
I also will use “fascinating” and I tend to insert logical or illogical into sentences.
Worf’s “It is not funny, but I get it” is something I throw in as well.
If I’m in “Star Trek Mode” I’ll use various Klingon phrases, along with the Vulcan salute as greeting. My wife and I will at times text in Klingon. There’s other stuff as well, but not as common!
I similarly do the Spock eyebrow a lot without realising it.
I also used to do the Data head tilt, again without realising I was copying Data, until someone pointed it out to me. They didn’t actually know it was a Star Trek thing but as soon as they pointed it out I realised I was subconsciously copying one of my favourite characters.
That’s great! I didn’t realize how common my eyebrow raise was until someone asked if I was copying Spock. My wife is still convinced I practice and do it on purpose though.
I’ll use various Klingon phrases
Qu’vatlh qhuy’cha’ baQa’!
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Tea, Earl Grey, hot!
My local library has a 3D printer and apparently someone will come in and say that to the 3D printer, almost daily. Everyone’s a comedian.
