Was Kirk Canadian?

[Wingsley]

There was a TREK novel once that showed Spock trapped in a time warp, having to seek refuge at the home of one of his ancestors in the Boston area, IIRC.

As for Worf, all Klingons dream of dying and going to Teh'Qzaz! Maybe there they get to beat up on as many Coneheads as they wish.

 

[FormerLurker]

I remember Spock having to hide out at an ancestor's house in Seattle, or somewhere in Oregon, I don't remember which.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Was Picard British? His accent SURE wasn't French. Hell, aside from saying he was from France, he hardly ever did anything remotely "French."

In the beginning he did seem to surrender a lot...

 

[Christopher]

There was a TREK novel once that showed Spock trapped in a time warp, having to seek refuge at the home of one of his ancestors in the Boston area, IIRC.

I believe that was in Strangers from the Sky. Kirk, Gary Mitchell, and Elizabeth Dehner were also sent back in time with Spock, but I think they were separated. Spock did end up in Boston in the care of an ancestor named Grayson.

I remember Spock having to hide out at an ancestor's house in Seattle, or somewhere in Oregon, I don't remember which.

You're thinking of Ishmael, the unauthorized crossover between Star Trek and Here Come the Brides. The antagonist in the latter show (set in 1860s Seattle) was played by Mark Lenard, so the novel played with that by having him take care of an amnesiac, time-displaced Spock. In the end, it was revealed that Lenard's character was an ancestor of Amanda's.

 

[mb22]

I've heard a Canadian use the "aboot" pronunciation.

Is there any significance in the the different way Shatner pronounced "civilizations" in the opening of the first season (short 'i') as opposed to the long "i" in the second and third seasons?

 

[Nardpuncher]

I'm another Canadian who's never heard 'aboot'

I remember in that TNG episode Lower Decks when that bartender said Riker was Canadian I got excited (even though I thought it had been already stated he was from Alaska) and thought maybe the producers/writers had changed their mind and made him Canadian.

Hey, what about Eddington on DS9? was he Canadian? He carried his Lucky Loonie ( a Canadian dollar coin)

 

[Admiral Shran]

^ Yes indeed, Eddington was from Canada.

 

[Chaos Descending]

The only Canadians I have ever heard pronouncing "about" in a funny way were either from Alberta or Saskatchewan, and they pronounced it more like "a-boat" than "a-boot".

 

[JarodRussell]

^ Yes indeed, Eddington was from Canada.

And turned out to be a traitor, haha!

 

[Biggshow]

The late Peter Jennings had the "Canadian" "aboot" (though it's more like the oo in book than boot) and Shatner himself talked about having to lose the "oot and aboot" on a talk show many years ago.

So take that, eh.

 

[T'Girl]

A scene from ..

THE GREAT WHITE NORTH

Sam: "Hey everyone, welcome to the great white north, I'm George Kirk, and this is my bother Jimmy."

Jim: "How's it going ehh?"

(later they sing)
Do du dud du - dah du dah du ..., dah du ta du - dah du ta du ...

 

[Hober Mallow]

Was Picard British? His accent SURE wasn't French. Hell, aside from saying he was from France, he hardly ever did anything remotely "French."

Britain conquered France in 2084.

 

[Hober Mallow]

I'm another Canadian who's never heard 'aboot'

It probably doesn't sound like "a-boot" to you, but it does sound more like that to American ears. "Been" is pronounced more like "bean," and where Americans say "yeah" more like "ye-a-uh," you say something more like "yah." Of course I'm generalizing and not taking local dialect into account, but that's what Americans generally hear as the major differences between American english and Canadian english.

 

[Christopher]

It probably doesn't sound like "a-boot" to you, but it does sound more like that to American ears.

To me it's always sounded more like "a-boat." I think "a-boot" is more of a comedic exaggeration.

 

[Hober Mallow]

It probably doesn't sound like "a-boot" to you, but it does sound more like that to American ears.

To me it's always sounded more like "a-boat." I think "a-boot" is more of a comedic exaggeration.

You're right. Maybe something inbetween "a-boat" and "a-bout." Something like "a-boawt."

 

[Capt.April]

I'm another Canadian who's never heard 'aboot'

I remember in that TNG episode Lower Decks when that bartender said Riker was Canadian I got excited (even though I thought it had been already stated he was from Alaska) and thought maybe the producers/writers had changed their mind and made him Canadian.

Hey, what about Eddington on DS9? was he Canadian? He carried his Lucky Loonie ( a Canadian dollar coin)

I always assumed that was just because Alaska was part of Canada in the 24th century, just like Riker would be Russian if he was born in Alaska in the 19th century.

Wesley went skiing in Whistler BC, much of America could have been absorbed by Canada by the 23rd century after economic and social collapse and then WW3 since Canada may have remained more stable, much like we see today as opposed to last century much of Canada now seems more like the USA as opposed to Britain (excluding Quebec of course).

 

[Capt.April]

Was Picard British? His accent SURE wasn't French. Hell, aside from saying he was from France, he hardly ever did anything remotely "French."

Britain conquered France in 2084.

Oh gawd! Please don't get them started!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

much of America could have been absorbed by Canada by the 23rd century after economic and social collapse and then WW3

For what it's worth, the USA survived World War III intact. We know this because the war took place in 2053, yet we have also seen a US flag dating from 2079 ("The Royale") which shows 52 stars.

Although this doesn't mean Canada could have survived as well. I'm guessing that most of the nations that were completely wiped out were members of the ECON (Eastern Coalition, a.k.a. China).

 

[T'Girl]

Was Picard British? His accent SURE wasn't French. Hell, aside from saying he was from France, he hardly ever did anything remotely "French."

Britain conquered France in 2084.

Technically Britain conquered Germany in 2084, who had taken France away for Spain in 2079. Spain originally defeated France in 2055.

Also, for eighteen days in 2033 France was officially annexed by Andorra, after the French President drunkenly wagered the entire nation in the 2032 World's Cup.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The Brits just wanted back what was theirs.