James R. Kirk?

[Therin of Andor]

(No, seriously, I didn't make that one up... I think it was Michael Jan Friedman who came up with that one!)

The idea of MJF's was that it was a running gag; Gary would change the middle name to suit the occasion but it always started with "R".

 

[Iowagirl]

It's beyond doubt that "R" stands for RIPPED-SHIRT!

 

[NiteTrek]

The idea of MJF's was that it was a running gag; Gary would change the middle name to suit the occasion but it always started with "R".

Yep, definitely the best explanation yet for the "R" on Kirk's tombstone. Great series of books too. After reading them and watching WNMHGB again, the explanation made perfect sense. Mitchell's last joke to his old friend - a strange scene.

 

[number6]

James Rockhard Kirk

 

[sbk1234]

Kirk's middle name has always been Tiberious. However, for many years he spelled it R-t-i-b-e-r-i-o-u-s. The R was silent. He later changed it after he got so fed up answering questions about it that he beat the crap out of an instructor in the academy.

Gary remembered that and mentioned it for old time's sake.

 

[Gepard]

Kirk's middle name has always been Tiberious. However, for many years he spelled it R-t-i-b-e-r-i-o-u-s. The R was silent. He later changed it after he got so fed up answering questions about it that he beat the crap out of an instructor in the academy.

Gary remembered that and mentioned it for old time's sake.

"Let me guess..T-H-O-M, Thom."

"No. H-T-O-M. It's pronounced 'HuhTom."

"Well, HuhTom, you can huh-lick me."

 

[Kryton]

Jackson Roy Kirk?

 

[genyosai]

I thought it stood for 'Ratzinger', the middle name he eventually changed sometime after cheating the Kobayashi Maru.

Of course this has all changed with the new Star Trek movie; the time-line and course of events all bringing new meaning to the things we once knew.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

I'm going with Rat Bastard

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

In the novel Q-Squared, the many-worlds theory is used. Specifically: Part of that novel takes place in an alternate universe called Track A (the main Trek 'verse is Track B) where among other things, James Kirk's middle initial is R.

 

[Defcon]

Since Mitchell planned to kill Kirk it obviously stood for Redshirt.

 

[Kirk's_Tights]

RIPPED.

This picture is a LIE. I was impressed.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Must stand for Robau.