"The Trouble with Tribbles" Line-by-Line

[LeadHead]

Scotty: No, I didn't. You told us to avoid trouble.

 

[Enterprise1981]

KIRK: Oh, yes.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

SCOTT: And I didn't see that it was worth fighting about. After all, we're big enough to take a few insults. Aren't we?

 

[Enterprise1981]

KIRK: What was it they said that started the fight?

 

[LeadHead]

Scotty: They called the Enterprise a Garbage Scow, Sir!

 

[Ziz]

Kirk: I see. And that's when you hit the Klingons?

 

[LeadHead]

Scotty: Yes Sir.

 

[Ziz]

Kirk: You hit the Klingons because they insulted the Enterprise, not because they...

 

[LeadHead]

Scotty: Well, Sir. This was a matter of pride.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

KIRK: All right, Scotty. Dismissed. Scotty, you're restricted to quarters until further notice.

 

[LeadHead]

Scotty: Yes Sir.

Scotty thinks for a moment and smiles

Thank you Sir. That'll give me a chance to catch up on my technical journals.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

[Sickbay]

(There are a lot more than eleven tribbles now.)


MCCOY: What's the matter, Spock?

 

[LeadHead]

Spock: There's something disquieting about these creatures.

 

[Enterprise1981]

MCCOY: Don't tell me you've got a feeling.

 

[LeadHead]

Spock: Don't be insulting, Doctor. They remind me of the lilies in the field. They toil not, neither do they spin. But they do seem to eat a great deal. I see no practical use for them.

 

[Alienesse]

MCCOY: Does everything have to have a practical use for you? They're nice, soft, and furry, and they make a pleasant sound.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

SPOCK: So would an ermine violin, but I see no advantage in having one.

 

[Alienesse]

MCCOY: It's a human characteristic to love little animals, especially if they're attractive in some way.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

SPOCK: Doctor, I am well aware of human characteristics. I am frequently inundated by them, but I've trained myself to put up with practically anything.

 

[Alienesse]

MCCOY: Spock, I don't know too much about these little tribbles yet, but there's one thing that I have discovered.