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[camwyn]

I don't know which is more heartwarming: the newest member of the office gang coming up to me to ask 'What's the T in 'James T. Kirk' stand for?' on the grounds that he thought it was a challenging question and he knew I was a Trekkie... or the fact that the company CEO, who was ahead of me in line for the coffee machine, answered it before I could even draw breath.

I like working here. I really do.

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[little-birdy.livejournal.com]

Tiberius!
*gives self a cookie*

[camwyn]

Bingo. And while the claim is made that it's after his grandfather, according to the books, his father just made up that explanation and had some other, more embarrassing reason THAT THEY NEVER EXPANDED UPON ARRRGH

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Ah, but did either of them know that in "Where No Man Has Gone Before," when Gary Mitchell creates a tombstone for Kirk, the name on it reads, "James R. Kirk"?

[camwyn]

Alas, this did not come up. I might have credited the CEO with possibly knowing about the existence of Gary Mitchell, but I don't know if he would've remembered that detail (I know I didn't until you mentioned it just now).

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I've seen a lot of interesting fan explanations for the discrenpancy. One fan suggested that Mitchell made a mistake, and Kirk then realized that his erstwhile friend might have godlike powers but was still defeatable because he could make mistakes. One of the novels explains that the "R" was a private joke between the two of them, but I don't recall what the joke was.

[tundra-no-caps.livejournal.com]

Cool.

I had to cheat, but I don't like Star Trek, especially not the original series.

Tiberius

[kelathefinn.livejournal.com]

So, what was Spock's Mother's maiden name? ;)

Wish my workplace was half as much fun!!

Re: Tiberius

[camwyn]

It's been a dog's age since I actually either watched Old Series or read Spock's World. I have no clue what Amanda's maiden name was.

... though Spock's blood type is T-, I remember that, but then I tend to perk up at medical info on fictional characters.

Re: Tiberius

[sdelmonte]

Grayson. She' a descendant of the original Robin, of course. :)

Re: Tiberius

[camwyn]

........



but but but I thought the Star Trek comic was a Marvel property!

Re: Tiberius

[sdelmonte]

Something like six different companies, including DC and Marvel, have held the rights to the franchise. But everyone remembers the X-Men/Trek crossover (something that Mir, Steahl and I agree NEVER HAPPENED).

Re: Tiberius

[camwyn]

The only part of that crossover that was worth remembering was the "Dr. McCoy?" "WHAT?" *dual suspicious glare* scene...

Re: Tiberius

[kelathefinn.livejournal.com]

Give the man a cigar! You know of course that isn't 'official canon' - not in any of the tv episodes or the films. I think the only place it appeared was in one of the animated things on Saturday morning. Jane Wyatt, tv's most used mother... not that I consider myself a Trekkie...

[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

I bet Ray knows it. Indeed, I bet Ray knows more about my pup than my pup does. :)

And in case anyone asks, the T in William T. Riker is for Thomas, and the J in Homer J. Simpson is for Jay.

[bodldops.livejournal.com]

He thought that'd be hard for a Trekkie?

...

*pats the poor newbie on the head*

[camwyn]

Well, he didn't know it (he admitted this to Mike), so I guess he thought it was esoterica. It was very sweet of him, like the guy at the office who was all excited to learn about Daleks a few months back.

[nesmith.livejournal.com]

We ran a NY statewide background check on a James Kirk a while ago--I looked but no MI. Don't know if he was clear or not...