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Excuse me? Is this a Star Trek question? "Barnacle Bill" is the name of a sailor from an old drinking song (beware: explicit and extremely misogynistic lyrics). A cleaned-up version of the song was the basis for a Popeye cartoon.
There is a science fiction novella called Barnacle Bill the Spacer by Lucius Shepard, but it has nothing to do with Star Trek.
There is a science fiction novella called Barnacle Bill the Spacer by Lucius Shepard, but it has nothing to do with Star Trek.
FWIW, "Barnacle Bill" was also the name given to the first rock studied by the Sojourner rover on Mars. Sojourner shows up in the opening credits of Enterprise, though it's shown at Yogi Rock in that scene.
And that's today's... Useless Fact.
And that's today's... Useless Fact.
This is a pretty pointless thread...unrelated to Trek and seems like spamming....
I like pie.
I prefer turtles.
I guess you've got a point there. It was a very different time after all.
Barnical Bill's was a seafood restaurant chain while I was still living in San Antonio. They all decided to fold back in 05 or 06, but the partner chain that was always close by is a franchise known as Bill Miller's Barbeque Restaurant. They're really not that good compared to a Rudy's or Grady's Barbeque, but still had some ok food. (hey texans like their bbq) Barnical bill's had great Oysters.
off the subject, I just finished The Soul Key and have Neverending Sacrifice on order. But right now it's time to get back into SCE, i'm up to the last of the dominion war log entries, and now it's time to read Wildfire. I've heard good things, so i'm expecting alot of classic Mack.
off the subject, I just finished The Soul Key and have Neverending Sacrifice on order. But right now it's time to get back into SCE, i'm up to the last of the dominion war log entries, and now it's time to read Wildfire. I've heard good things, so i'm expecting alot of classic Mack.
Um, what? "Political correctness" is nothing more than a culturally-defined set of parameters for expressing respect and dignity for others. I'd love to hear an explanation of how this somehow impinges upon your notion of "freedom."
I believe that political correctness is increasingly a basic concept that says your believes are more valid than those of anyone that disagrees with you, and if someone dares to harbor opposing viewpoints they souldn't voice them. My orginal statement was a reaction to Christophers' use of of misogynistic to describe the song, and later JD referance to the auther as screwed up, personal I like brazen songs. And wasn't barnicle bill also a character of Heinlein ?
Bill Barnacle was a salty main character in the classic Australian children's book, "The Magic Pudding" (1918) by Norman Lindsay. Bill was a sailor before coming into possession of the infamous puddin'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Pudding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Pudding
Name some Andorian ones!
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