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I worked hard at imitating the Leonard Nimoy Spock's raised eyebrow for quite a while. I don't regret the time spent practicing that in front of a mirror. I never mastered a fully raised eyebrow, but I can do a slight eyebrow raise.

Whenever someone is being greedy or acting a fool, I say, "hoo-man," in a bad Ferengi accent.

Jean-Luc Picard's "make it so" is a go to phrase for me.

My first sip of coffee for the day is always my Janeway moment.

When someone says something far fetched, I say "really." I think I'm channeling Benjamin Sisko. No one else sees it that way.

I say "p'takh" a bit too often. Not to anyone who understands Klingon. Not yet, anyway.

Any Star Trek mannerism or phrase you've incorporated into your life?

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[-] VanillaGorilla@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

With my old colleagues I was able to share some Shaka moments whenever our walls fell. And today I was worried about the structural integrity of our whiteboard.

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago
[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

My local library has a 3D printer and apparently someone will come in and say that to the 3D printer, almost daily. Everyone's a comedian.

[-] triktrek@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago

I confess that some of my emails about the project status sent to my manager was just entitled "Status Report".

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[-] koorool@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Unconsciously adopted a Jadzia Dax's thinking walk with hands holding behind back.

[-] AnotherPerson@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I need to go number 1.

[-] RavenFellBlade@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I use "colorful metaphors" and "double dumbass on you" far too often.

I quote Darmok quite a bit, usually Picard's "Gilgamesh, a King. At Uruk" line.

Highly illogical.

I'm a doctor, not an [insert appropriate role].

Referring to something as "banjaxed ".

I have been told I do a head cocking gesture exactly the way Data does it.

[-] Laila@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Warp speed ahead. I use this when I have a task that I just want to get over with.

[-] Nmyownworld@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

I tend to hum TOS' fight music when doing chores around the house. This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml4wAnvfM4M

[-] Laila@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes! Lol, now I need to do a rewatch.

[-] vittoria666@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Spock’s Live Long and Prosper. '

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[-] AggroKrab@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

"He's dead Jim"

[-] Xariphon@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Takes a bit of context...

I used to LARP.
At the game I played, I became leader of one of the five Baronies of our in-game nation.
We would have barony meetings on the regular...
...at which I used to have to struggle not to give the order to "make it so."

It's just... so perfect a turn of phrase it's hard not to use. But memeing in-game is bad.

[-] Nmyownworld@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

"Make it so" works so well, in so many situations. I hear what you're saying about not using it in that situation, though.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago
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[-] zarmanto@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I don’t know why this is, but I have always been able to raise my right eyebrow independently… but not my left one. It’s kinda funny, because one of my son’s friends just randomly asked me if I could do that earlier this evening. I did so, and he made like it was this really big deal.

I’m just glad I could amuse him.

[-] oillut@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

That's interesting; wonder if people have dominant eyebrows similar to dominant hands and eyes

There are some things I've done in my life, some choices I've made, maybe even some bridges I've burned where when the dust settles and I'm thinking about it I have said out loud:

"I can live with it. I CAN live with it."

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just be sure to delete the entire personal log afterwards!

[-] livus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

"There must be a logical explanation, Captain."

[-] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Picard Manuever.

I should buy longer shirts.

[-] nezbyte@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I tend to say “Scanning for life forms” in a sing-song voice while searching through a large file.

[-] newsonaut@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Unknown at this time.

[-] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm a big fan of "Find him and kill him!" along with "Death to the opposition".

So many great Worf quotes from DS9

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The one with Kaylar (the one about the old ship) has some great worf lines.

K: "You're not even looking at me."

W: "I am familiar with your appearance."

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[-] leopardboy@netmonkey.tech 3 points 1 year ago

"c'est la vie"

Kirk says it in Star Trek III.

Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.

[-] XaeroDegreaz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Cryst@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Engadge warp engines.

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