McCoy was born in Georgia at the age of forty-five as an old country doctor.

[Extrocomp]

The Autobiography of Mr. Spock hasn't even come out yet, but I've already found a mistake in it thanks to the Google Books preview.

Spock writes "My friend Admiral Leonard H. McCoy MD (I shall simply refer to him as "Bones" from here on) was born in Georgia at the age of forty-five as an old country doctor."

I'm assuming it's a mistake because cracking a joke about McCoy being born old doesn't seem like Spock's style. If it really is a mistake, do you think it's too late to inform the publisher before the book is printed?

 

[Relayer1]

It's a joke.

 

[Extrocomp]

Another bit of info: Number One's real name is now Una Chin-Riley.

 

[Mike Doyle]

I assume it is written by Spock towards the end of his life. By that time he had accepted his two halves and did crack jokes (although not the laugh out loud kind). I think that suits what we see of his sense of humour quite well.

 

[20fridge]

Given that Spock is from Vulcan, dry humor would be appropriate...

 

[Markonian]

Another bit of info: Number One's real name is now Una Chin-Riley.

Is she related to Riley from TOS?

 

[Extrocomp]

Is she related to Riley from TOS?

Doesn't say.

 

[Greg Cox]

Reminds me of an old Groucho Marx joke: "I was born at a very early age."

 

[Boris Skrbic]

It looks like the writer was influenced by McCoy being 45 in the April 17, 1967 revision of The Star Trek Guide (and in The Making of Star Trek which was built around it), especially since an “old country doctor” reference is made in “The Deadly Years.” Of course, the official timeline now makes him only about 40 at the time, based on McCoy being 137 in “Encounter at Farpoint.”

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Reminds me of an old Groucho Marx joke: "I was born at a very early age."

Hello, I must be going.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

It looks like the writer was influenced by McCoy being 45 in the April 17, 1967 revision of The Star Trek Guide (and in The Making of Star Trek which was built around it), especially since an “old country doctor” reference is made in “The Deadly Years.” Of course, the official timeline now makes him only about 40 at the time, based on McCoy being 137 in “Encounter at Farpoint.”

I hate that SO much. What's the point of overwriting the clear intentions of the people who actually produced TOS in favor of a random age stated in "Encounter at Farpoint"?

 

[Dayton Ward]

Also, it's worth noting DeForest Kelley was 46 when he began work on the show.

 

[Damian]

Hello, I must be going.

The title of my favorite Phil Collins solo album....which incidentally has my favorite Collins solo song, "I Don't Care Anymore." I always wanted to put that on my voicemail for work, but I guess they'd probably frown on that

I know, totally off topic. But then, I don't care anymore so