Seven Words in TNG

stand-by!"

"Why 'stand-by'? Why not

 

'fire'? Shouldn't we retaliate and attack them?"

 

wondered Ensign Ro.

"Ensign, Starfleet is not

 

equipped at present to launch a retaliatory

 

strike against anyone."

"Why? Did something happen

 

at Starfleet Command that I don't know

 

about?"

"I was supposed to keep silent

 

about all the changes, Ensign...but they

 

have sent a memo about us trying

 

to conserve our supplies of photon torpedoes

 

so we cant use them because of

 

our plan to bomb Bajor out of

 

existence."

Ensign Ro blanched.

"Just kidding. We

 

are using the torpedoes to make popcorn!"

 

"Popcorn?! Can't we just simply replicate some?!"

 

"Replicted popcorn just doesn't taste the same

 

as genuine antimatter-popped kernels from Space Orville

 

ReddinpetaQer, King of the Klingon Kernels that

 

wizard of snackfood, whom even Kahless revered.

 

His popcorn was revered for being so