Subj : Re: One hundred and twenty-nine Trekkies... To : alt.tv.star-trek.tos,alt.startrek From : amurican Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 23:23:15 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:20:20 -0700, ANIM8Rfsk wrote: >in article dqR4f.14626$Hm3.6944@fe09.lga, Glassman at jksinrod@aol.com wrote >on 10/17/05 10:44 AM: > >> >> "ToolPackinMama" wrote in message >> news:G8SdnTZ9YJIGOs3eRVn-jg@comcast.com... >>> ...are members of my Trek fanfic group! >>> >>> There's always room for one more. :) >>> >> >> When you change it to "Trekkers" I'd then consider it Mama..... the title >> "Trekkies" conjures up all kinds of childish negative images for me... >> sorry. >> >Yep. It was always intended as an insult, and to use it otherwise is simply >wrong. Dressing up as a green skinned dancing girl is supposed to be a MENSA qualification? Face it, the average Star Trek fan would smear themselves with shit and fart out their mouth if they saw some character on Star Trek do it. You respect those who don't turn into "Rain Man" when discussing the "reality" of Star Trek. .