Seven Words in TNG

proved to be quite the challenge for

 

the writers, so they inserted a B-plot

 

right after the second intermission.

"Is the

 

Enterprise's new massage parlor up and running?"

 

"Yes, sir! The finest Nausicaan masseurs are

 

hired, equipped and ready to go at

 

it with as much vigor as the

 

Ferengi on Black Friday." Data looked perplexed.

 

"Forgive me...but based on Federation records,

 

you have the IQ of a potato."

 

This revelation angered most of the senior

 

potato farmers aboard, angered by the comparison.

 

"HEY! How dare you sink so low

 

as attending the "Swingin' Seniors" convention, held

 

every two years on Risa at the

 

anniversary of the Great Tribble Hunt that

 

propelled the Klingon Empire to greatness unseen

 

even during the heyday of Kahless and

 

his lesser-known sidekick Jerry Lewis. "The greatness

 

of the Empire during that period was