Is this true ...?

[TrekkieMonster]

Apologies if this has been discussed before, but it's new to me and a forum search turned up nothing.

So, I was just listening to a podcast of the April 4 episode of NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, and one of the little factoids they revealed was that, allegedly, the bulk of Khan's crew in STII was made up of ... wait for it ... Chip 'n' Dale dancers ...?

I did a web search and a forum search here and found nothing to substantiate this claim. But, knowing my fellow TBBSers are imminently more knowledgeable than Google, I thought I'd pose the question here. I've been a fan for going on *gulp* 40 years now, and a Trek trivia geek in my own humble way, and I had never heard this one before. On the other hand, perhaps it makes some sense. I mean, what else are ya gonna do when you're marrooned on a desolate planet for decades? Cribbage must get old after awhile.

Just curious whether anyone else has heard this and/or can corroborate.

Thanks, and happy ... er ... Disco Trekin' ....

 

[WillsBabe]

Do you mean these guys: http://www.chippendales.net/ I've never heard that before.

 

[TrekkieMonster]

Yeah, them's the ones!!! I'd never heard it either. However, once you provided the correct spelling for "chippendale" a google search ("wrath of khan" & chippendale) turns up quite a few results seeming to confirm this little trivia tidbit (though, none appears to be more -- or less -- reliable than IMDB.)

Maybe these were the only guys they could find to match Ricardo Monltalban's "genetically enhanced pec's".

I guess I can chalk this one up to "I read it on the internet ... and heard it on NPR, so it must be true." Hey, the New York Times only requires 2 corroborating sources, don't they?