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scotpens said:
How about tribbles being literally born pregnant? One throwaway line by Dr. McCoy in an obviously facetious tone, and to some fans it becomes canon.
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Nope.

"Born pregnant " was in no way obviously facetious, especially with the subsequent line about "reproducing at will" and therefore presumably able to impregnate themselves. Under those conditions impregnating themselves while still in the womb is quite plausible.

The tone wasn't obviously facetious; it was obviously flabbergasted.

Laura Cynthia Chambers said:
Born with the potential to impregnate themselves when fed well.
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Yep.
 
scotpens said:
How about tribbles being literally born pregnant? One throwaway line by Dr. McCoy in an obviously facetious tone, and to some fans it becomes canon.
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Where was this contradicted or even relevant? Even if it's not a literal truth (and even if it is) in TTWT they reproduce with a litter of TEN (or MORE!) every twelve hours. The indication in the episode was that Spock was being very literal.
 
Tallguy said:
Who cares?
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Trek fans do, my friend. That's why we are here. There are so many different discussions that I want to ask that question of; "Who cares?" "Why does it matter?" "How does it impact the story?"

If Tribbles reproduce one way and then another then perhaps they are a genetically engineered aberration not to be taken seriously.
 
fireproof78 said:
If Tribbles reproduce one way and then another then perhaps they are a genetically engineered aberration not to be taken seriously.
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There are plenty of animal species in our own world who can reproduce sexually or asexually depending on conditions. This is not a big deal to me.

Now I have the word "parthenogenesis" in my mind, via Shriekback.
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Greg Cox said:
I've always taken that line literally. This is the first time I'm ever seen it suggested he was just kidding. He just finds it amusing, that's all.
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I'm still trying to figure out where that was questioned or contradicted.

You know when McCoy said he spilled acid on his table a year before Mirror Mirror? Totes made up.
 
I've always taken that line literally. This is the first time I'm ever seen it suggested he was just kidding. He just finds it amusing, that's all.
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Tallguy said:
I'm still trying to figure out where that was questioned or contradicted.

You know when McCoy said he spilled acid on his table a year before Mirror Mirror? Totes made up.
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Reading the line again -- "The nearest thing I can figure out is they're born pregnant, which seems to be quite a time saver" -- I suppose McCoy could have meant it literally.* It's been a while since I last watched the episode.

As for the acid stain on the table, it was still there a year later? That doesn't say much for Starfleet equipment maintenance.

*OTOH, the Enterprise doesn't have a damn bowling alley!
 
It absolutely has a bowling alley. Just because Riley was intoxicated at the time doesn't he mean he hallucinated the bowling alley.

Just wait. One of these days I'm going to find an excuse to get the bowling alley into a Trek book or short story! :)

Come to think of it, I actually mentioned "the gamma shift bowling team" in my last TOS novel and nobody at CBS objected.
 
Greg Cox said:
It absolutely has a bowling alley. Just because Riley was intoxicated at the time doesn't he mean he hallucinated the bowling alley.

Just wait. One of these days I'm going to find an excuse to get the bowling alley into a Trek book or short story! :)

Come to think of it, I actually mentioned "the gamma shift bowling team" in my last TOS novel and nobody at CBS objected.
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Our heroes are challenged by a hostile alien race to a winner-takes-the-galaxy bowling tournament.

It practically writes itself!





Hell, it’s better than Move Along Home…

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1001001 said:
Our heroes are challenged by a hostile alien race to a winner-takes-the-galaxy bowling tournament.

It practically writes itself!





Hell, it’s better than Move Along Home…

:shrug:
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Greg Cox said:
Believe it or not, they actually did this plot on LEGENDS OF TOMORROW. Really.

With actual planets used as bowling balls!
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I had to look that one up.

I guess we’ll have to come up with something else, darn it.
 
I absolutely took McCoy literally when he said the tribbles were born pregnant, keeping in mind that he was still trying to figure out what was going on and could be wrong, but he was serious when he said it.
 
scotpens said:
As for the acid stain on the table, it was still there a year later? That doesn't say much for Starfleet equipment maintenance.
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Well, no. It was there on the ISS Enterprise, which showed that the Empire didn't care about such trivialities. Mirror McCoy and the other sadists in Sickbay probably considered it a badge of honor. On the USS Enterprise, it had been cleaned up.

1001001 said:
Hell, it’s better than Move Along Home…

:shrug:
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Looooooooooooooooooooooow bar alert


Greg Cox said:
Believe it or not, they actually did this plot on LEGENDS OF TOMORROW. Really.

With actual planets used as bowling balls!
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I loved that show. Caity Lotz is one of the most awesome people in Hollywood.
 
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