What's the difference between a trekkie and a trekker?

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  1. Amaris

    Amaris Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I just go by Trek fan, but I've also been known to use Trekkie and Trekker. I consider them all interchangeable.
     
  2. eyeresist

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    Is that the American mispronunciation of "caramel"? ;)
     
  3. JirinPanthosa

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    Am I a Trekkie? I don't know. All I know is, I went to a Star Trek trivia night, gave like 90% of the answers for my team, and we came in 4th out of almost 30.
     
  4. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    I prefer Trekologist or Trekstorian.
     
  5. Melakon

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    I was called a Trekkie during the 70s. Trekker had already appeared in one of those books by Marshak, Culbreth, or Lichtenberg, or however they spelled it.
     
  6. Greg Cox

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    Nope. Just my sloppy spelling. :)
     
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  8. Mr. Laser Beam

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    ^ I thought it was pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove?
     
  9. HIjol

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    Pretty sure it is pronounced Tasseled wobbegong


    Trekknoscenti?

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  10. Autistoid

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    Meh I think you have to appreciate how obnoxious fans could be in the mid 90s.

    Learning to speak Klingon, etc stuff got obnoxious, absurdly so. I don't think it's insecure to not wanna be associated with people who took there self respect and dignity and flushed it down the tubes.

    Thankfully this trend died away, but it's easy to forget just how obnoxious fans of anything(especially sportS) can be.
     
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    toH. ro'qegh'Iwchab vIvutta'bogh DawaH 'e' vIchaw'Qo'.
    ("Well then, you can't have any of my rokeg blood pie.")
     
  12. Greg Cox

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    Dignity is over-rated and what's wrong with speaking Klingon? The founder of the Klingon Language Institute is also an acclaimed SF writer, who has received multiple Hugo and Nebula nominations, and an old friend of mine to boot.

    Qapla!
     
  13. Autistoid

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    Where there's degree, I'm autistic and I generally don't give a f*ck about such things, however there are limits.

    I don't think anyone wants to be misrepresented, and I think the media and some select fan groups did this in teh
     
  14. eyeresist

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    The only example of "obnoxious" you give is learning Klingon, which I don't think is in itself obnoxious. How does someone else learning a fictional language impede your happiness? I would say that their harmless private behaviour is none of your business.
     
  15. HIjol

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    "In your opinion", correct?

    Because a lot of us did NOT consider our "...self respect and dignity..." being flushed down the toilet, as we pursued our Fandom.

    In your opinion.
     
  16. Amaris

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    Now that's just cool.
     
  17. Mr. Laser Beam

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    The only time I ever had my dignity shat on for any Trek-related reason was when I was in New York City once and my cellphone went off. It had a TOS communicator ringtone. People around me laughed when they heard it. :sigh:

    But that was years ago (old cellphone, too) and I eventually got over it. And nothing like that has happened since. I have the same ringtone on my current iPhone and haven't gotten any crap about it.
     
  18. Tora Ziyal

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    ^ Laser, are you sure that wasn't friendly laughter? I had a TNG red alert ringtone for a while, and it never got a negative reaction
     
  19. SpocksOddSocks

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    Agreed :klingon:

    My android phone currently sports an LCARS style theme and an Enterprise D "beep...incoming transmission" on a loop and the notification tone is the TNG era door chime :cool:.

    I have no plans to change these anytime soon.
     
  20. Mr. Laser Beam

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    Yeah, I'm sure it was not friendly. Sure didn't sound that way.

    But this was before iPhones and the subsequent massive popularity of them. I'm sure a lot more people have Trek ringtones now so it probably doesn't happen much anymore.

    (Actually I only have the TOS tone for when my dad calls me. Anyone else and I get this. :lol: )
     
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