Kirk never said that

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Does anybody here possibly know where this urban legend originated? The article hasn't been updated since 2013.

As for whether James T. Kirk ever "said" these words (whether he was the first to do so or not), we haven't uncovered any evidence that he did. Although it's easy to find hundreds and hundreds of attributions to Kirk for "A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted," we haven't located a single one that provided any more specific source information. We know James T. Kirk didn't speak this line in any Star Trek television episode or movie, and we haven't turned up this bit of dialogue in any Star Trek-related novelization. How and when this aphorism came to be credited to a fictional starship captain remains a mystery to us for now.

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/meetings.asp

 

[ZapBrannigan]

I would guess it started with a non-Trek source. Some guy wanted to make a point, and he wanted to pretend he was quoting a well-liked source because his actual source was dull or unimpressive. And a fictional character seemed like someone who "could" have said anything.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

But why Kirk?

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Just because he's awesome, I guess.

 

[UnknownSample]

I'm sure Albert Einstein or Willie Wonka really said it...

 

[exocomp]

I am guessing that he wished to cause people to pay attention to his words. Making a small joke is sometimes the way to do that.

 

[wayoung]

I'm sure Albert Einstein or Willie Wonka really said it...

Marilyn Monroe.

 

[Doom Shepherd]

This quote annoys me almost as much as the fake Einstein quote about judging a fish by its ability to climb a tree.
1. Einstein never said that.
2. There are several species of fish which have demonstrated the ability to climb at least partway up a tree.

 

[Ensign Benson]

Other things Kirk never said:
"Hand me that piano."
"Bones, I'm in the mood for a root canal."

 

[wayoung]

Other things Kirk never said:
"Hand me that piano."
"Bones, I'm in the mood for a root canal."

" I want visitation rights."

 

[Kor]

That line is actually from the secret lost episode of TOS. It was never supposed to be revealed to the public.



Kor

 

[wayoung]

You know, I like this idea Ensign Benson (how do you do the @ thing? It doesn't work for me when I type it) has of a parody set of things Kirk wouldn't say but don't want to continue hijacking the OP's thread without her permission. Laura, is it OK with you if we continue? Or would you prefer we break off into another?

Does anybody here possibly know where this urban legend originated? The article hasn't been updated since 2013.



http://www.snopes.com/quotes/meetings.asp

 

[Spot261]

Albert Einstein never said "beam me up Scotty"

 

[Tenacity]

That line is actually from the secret lost episode of TOS

Kor, you know better.

The secret lost episode is never to be spoken of.

 

[FormerLurker]

You were saying...?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Please make it a separate new "Game" thread. And you could start with Kirk and then pick another character, and the next poster has to do that one.

So like:
First poster:
Character name: "Phrase they wouldn't say."

Character name 2

Second poster:
Character name: "Phrase they wouldn't say."

Character name 3

etc....

 

[johnnybear]

And to think they could have ordered two extra episodes if they'd really wanted to!
JB