Spoilers Dialogue cues referencing the genetic memory?

[krsplat]

• "What are some quotes that seem to be cryptic rephrasings of common expressions"
  
• Dialogue cues referencing the genetic memory?
• ,,``Everyday phrases that were made to sound esoteric for the purpose of scifi,,``

Dialogue cues, or converstaion points, meaning in the sense of,
sentences or extended phrases that everybody seems to already have heard,
in some way shape or form.
The genetic memory is supposed to imply that hearing such a statement is long-since redundant.
(Phrases or expressions that are part of a normal vocabulary.)

I would coin it to be, "Be a man" syndrome.
People have already heard that once they reached a certain age.

Another obvious would be

Spoiler: (quote)

"fish have an 8-second memory"

the expression doesn't actually mean anything literally,
it's more of a point about once you heard that sentence,
you didn't forget that you already heard it.

The 1st that comes to mind from ST, is:

Spoiler: (quote)

"I'd like to perform a mind meld."

-It sounds like it's going to go: "...what?..."
--"So I can figure out what in the

Spoiler: (censor)

|-|E|_|_

you're talking about"
(IMO, that would be the audience expectation at that point)
It didn't matter what the sentence about the

Spoiler: (quote)

"mind meld"

was, given the context clues.

The 2nd could be something like

Spoiler: (plot)

*Chakotay listing the contents of his medicine bundle*

Spoiler: (quote)

"A blackbird's wing. A stone from the rivier. An (Akoonah)"

-It could have been any number of things on the list.
--Except it had be 3 things regardless of what the things were going to be.
The figurative meaning was that one should only carry 3 things in their pockets.
Any more than 3 things and there's a good chance something's going to fall out.
Any less than 3 things and you might have forgotten something,
or at least you shouldn't have had your pockets full at that time.

1. (Common advice might have been to keep a reliable communications device,
2. a life alert button of some kind,
3. and a guaranteed way to get back home when traveling.)

This quote is on the list since it was already such common advice, just given a unique phrasing.
It wasn't so important the choice of words on the list, just the cadence of the sentence:
It had to be made clear that the point is there are 3 items on the list.

-Are there any similar examples that you might like to share by posting about it in this thread?

[EDIT: List reformathing]

 

[Phoenix219]

I don't even understand what you are asking.

 

[matthunter]

I think you need more cues for your own dialogue.

 

[1001001]

• Dialogue cues referencing the genetic memory?

Dialogue cues, or converstaion points, meaning in the sense of,
sentences or extended phrases that everybody seems to already have heard,
in some way shape or form.
The genetic memory is supposed to imply that hearing such a statement is long-since redundant.
(Phrases or expressions that are part of a normal vocabulary.)

I would coin it to be, "Be a man" syndrome.
People have already heard that once they reached a certain age.

Another obvious would be

Spoiler: (quote)

"fish have an 8-second memory"

the expression doesn't actually mean anything literally,
it's more of a point about once you heard that sentence,
you didn't forget that you already heard it.

The 1st that comes to mind from ST, is:

Spoiler: (quote)

"I'd like to perform a mind meld."

-It sounds like it's going to go: "...what?..."
--"So I can figure out what in the

Spoiler: (censor)

|-|E|_|_

you're talking about"
(IMO, that would be the audience expectation at that point)
It didn't matter what the sentence about the

Spoiler: (quote)

"mind meld"

was, given the context clues.

The 2nd could be something like

Spoiler: (plot)

*Chakotay listing the contents of his medicine bundle*

Spoiler: (quote)

"A blackbird's wing. A stone from the rivier. An (Akoonah)"

-It could have been any number of things on the list.
--Except it had be 3 things regardless of what the things were going to be.
The figurative meaning was that one should only carry 3 things in their pockets.
Any more than 3 things and there's a good chance something's going to fall out.
Any less than 3 things and you might have forgotten something,
or at least you shouldn't have had your pockets full at that time.

1. (Common advice might have been to keep a reliable communications device,
2. a life alert button of some kind,
3. and a guaranteed way to get back home when traveling.)

This quote is on the list since it was already such common advice, just given a unique phrasing.
It wasn't so important the choice of words on the list, just the cadence of the sentence:
It had to be made clear that the point is there are 3 items on the list.

-Are there any similar examples that you might like to share by posting about it in this thread?

[EDIT: List reformathing]

I have no idea what you're talking about here.

If you want this to stay open you need to clarify your topic.

 

[Tim Thomason]

• Dialogue cues referencing the genetic memory?

Dialogue cues, or converstaion points, meaning in the sense of,
sentences or extended phrases that everybody seems to already have heard,
in some way shape or form.
The genetic memory is supposed to imply that hearing such a statement is long-since redundant.
(Phrases or expressions that are part of a normal vocabulary.)

I would coin it to be, "Be a man" syndrome.
People have already heard that once they reached a certain age.

Another obvious would be

Spoiler: (quote)

"fish have an 8-second memory"

the expression doesn't actually mean anything literally,
it's more of a point about once you heard that sentence,
you didn't forget that you already heard it.

The 1st that comes to mind from ST, is:

Spoiler: (quote)

"I'd like to perform a mind meld."

-It sounds like it's going to go: "...what?..."
--"So I can figure out what in the

Spoiler: (censor)

|-|E|_|_

you're talking about"
(IMO, that would be the audience expectation at that point)
It didn't matter what the sentence about the

Spoiler: (quote)

"mind meld"

was, given the context clues.

The 2nd could be something like

Spoiler: (plot)

*Chakotay listing the contents of his medicine bundle*

Spoiler: (quote)

"A blackbird's wing. A stone from the rivier. An (Akoonah)"

-It could have been any number of things on the list.
--Except it had be 3 things regardless of what the things were going to be.
The figurative meaning was that one should only carry 3 things in their pockets.
Any more than 3 things and there's a good chance something's going to fall out.
Any less than 3 things and you might have forgotten something,
or at least you shouldn't have had your pockets full at that time.

1. (Common advice might have been to keep a reliable communications device,
2. a life alert button of some kind,
3. and a guaranteed way to get back home when traveling.)

This quote is on the list since it was already such common advice, just given a unique phrasing.
It wasn't so important the choice of words on the list, just the cadence of the sentence:
It had to be made clear that the point is there are 3 items on the list.

-Are there any similar examples that you might like to share by posting about it in this thread?

[EDIT: List reformathing]

I think Chakotay probably listed three things because of the common conceit in writing (either consciously or subconsciously) to list things in threes. And, per Star Trek cliche, the third thing is the odd one out (in this case, the Akoonah). When listing historical figures or events, the third one, especially in TOS days, was completely fictional and not elaborated on.

 

[krsplat]

I don't even understand what you are asking.

In other words,
"What are some quotes that seem to be cryptic rephrasings of common expressions"
,,``Everyday phrases that were made to sound esoteric for the purpose of scifi,,``

 

[at Quark's]

The most common example would be technobabble. What is said usually doesn't matter at all, and simply is a substitution for 'we know our stuff and we think we can find a solution'.

 

[Vale]

In other words,
"What are some quotes that seem to be cryptic rephrasings of common expressions"
,,``Everyday phrases that were made to sound esoteric for the purpose of scifi,,``

"I wouldn't want to be a third nacelle" – Barclay, VOY: "Inside Man"

 

[Vger23]

Mmmmmmmmm

 

[The Wormhole]

Goa'uld are said to have genetic memory. But that's not Star Trek, so I guess I got nothing.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Goa'uld are said to have genetic memory. But that's not Star Trek, so I guess I got nothing.

Trill have a sort of genetic memory through the symbiont, which may be manifesting on that one new show in this weird form.

Po from Xahea had all sorts of talk about her species being born "with her planet" which is a similar sort of nonsense that might make sense with genetic memory.

In Star Trek Land, of course, all DNA is implanted with instructions on how to evolve itself into humans or a reasonable facsimile thereof. Also, apparently, how to speak English and build hot rods. Subconscious genetic memory might make some sense of that.