"The Trouble With Tribbles" Line-by-Line

[May 20]

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

 

[Brennyren]

SCOTT: (still visibly angry) They called the Enterprise a garbage scow, sir!

 

[retroenzo]

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

 

[May 20]

SCOTT: Yes, sir.

 

[mattman8907]

KIRK: You hit the Klingons because they insulted the Enterprise, not because they

 

[retroenzo]

SCOTT: Well, sir, this was a matter of pride.

 

[May 20]

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

 

[retroenzo]

SCOTT: (big grin) Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. That'll give me a chance to catch up on my technical journals.

 

[mattman8907]

[Sickbay]

(There are a lot more than eleven tribbles now.)
MCCOY: What's the matter, Spock?

 

[Brennyren]

SPOCK: There's something disquieting about these creatures.

 

[mattman8907]

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

 

[May 20]

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

 

[retroenzo]

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

 

[May 20]

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

 

[Athena28]

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

 

[mattman8907]

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.

 

[May 20]

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

 

[Brennyren]

SPOCK: What is that, Doctor?

 

[May 20]

MCCOY: I like them better than I like you.

 

[mattman8907]

SPOCK: Doctor?