Throw-away comment or sign of something being built up?

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It would play into the stuff where Spock says "Only Nixon could go to China" is an ancient Vulcan proverb, or that one of his ancestors was the source of the Sherlock Holmes quote "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."

Perhaps Amanda is a descendant of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Perhaps Amanda is a descendant of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

Nah, the Holmes family are a group of Vulcans who were stranded on Earth for while. M'Croft and Shirlk.

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

Nah, the Holmes family are a group of Vulcans who were stranded on Earth for while. M'Croft and Shirlk.

Indeed, I thought this was common knowledge .

Also, it was the biggest problem I had with Carbon Creek. It failed to recognise the fact.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Indeed, I thought this was common knowledge .

Also, it was the biggest problem I had with Carbon Creek. It failed to recognise the fact.

No respect for the canon.

 

[Takeru]

If we reenact that moment in history it probably went something like this:

*opens memory alpha*

*types “currency”*

*ignores latinum because too many syllables - has to be duosyllabic like “penny”*

*ignores darsek because Klingon*

*finds “isik”. Ignores rest of article about DS9*

*inserts into script to satisfy fans that we knows what Star Trek is apparently*

I will bet you 5 Bendels that’s what happened.

Yes, that's how it most likely happened and there's nothing wrong with that.

1. It's a throwaway line and they decided to throw in a reference to a previously mentioned trek currency, it doesn't require more than a quick look at a list of words.
2. I doubt whoever initially came up with "isik" and "vlugtan" put more thought into it than "sounds alien, done"
3. Fans tend to overthink everything, it's "a penny for your thoughts" in space just like DS9 used "isik" as "space dollar" and "vlugtan" as "prince from space nigeria". Star Trek has always used easily understood phrases, concepts or archetypes and glued bumps on to make them sci-fi.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Ancient Vulcan poem by S'noop:

Rollin' down the street, smokin' Trellium, sippin' on Plomeek Soup.
Laid back (with my mind on my Isiks and my Isiks on my mind)