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?
When we’re gaming together but he gets distracted by his phone, I’ll call my husband back to the game with, “Play dom-jot, hew-mon!” but I never stab him if he’s cheating.
I never stab him if he’s cheating.
So you’re not fully committed, ok.
Username checks out.
Kudos on not getting stabby! Self-restraint is a good life skill.
Anytime in online discourse whenever I see some Incel refer to “females” I always ready it in the ferengi voice. Quite appropriate too
Going to start doing this, thanks
Whenever I wake up my computer I saw a little “Hello Computer”.
Quaint
Just use the keyboard
I say “Fascinating.” a bit too often.
A fair bit of “Oh my!” al a Sulu too
Besides that, “shut up Wesley” is a common retort in our house hold.
Oh my gosh, yes. “Oh my” is great. I’m laughing at the thought of using “fascinating” as shorthand for, “Whatever, I long since stop listening, but I’m too polite to ask you to stop talking.”
Captains log stardate 2023.8
I hate Wesley Crusher.
I impersonate Picard and trash talk Wesley all the time to my wife.
Exploitation begins at home
Once you have their money, you never give it back.
The price for peace is at an all time low
That episode is one of the best of the whole franchise.
Best episode of deep space 9 is the one where there trying to protect the domain sub space rely while fed try and decode it
Greed is eternal.
“IT’S A GOOD DAY TO DIE!”
I deal with anxiety. One of the best ways to manage and even help make it better is to embrace the anxious situation head on and dive in, welcome the challenge. No one does that better than Klingons.
One time the company I worked at, they were expanding life insurance benefits for all employees, and I sent out a meme with Worf and the words “TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE” on an internal fun forum. It was highly upvoted, lol.
amazing! love it.
Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam!
ROARRRRR!!!
parmaqqaywI’
Anytime I see or hear the word “females” when speaking about a woman, I can’t help but say - feeee-malesss - in a hissing and lecherous voice.
Also I like this Patak brand of curry, and I think “p’takh” every time I open the jar.
I also do the hissy “feeeeeeeeeemales” one. People who casually call women “females” are most probably Ferengi.
Ah, I see! They pose as humans because they’re embarrased about their lobe size.
And that they’re so bad at acquiring profit.
It is completely possible to do everything right and still fail, its not weakness, it’s life.
I have said “belay that order” to my google assistant so many times and they still haven’t figured it out.
Two Spock quotes that have become ingrained:
“I object to you. I object to intellect without discipline. I object to power without constructive purpose.”
- TOS: “The Squire of Gothos”
“I do not approve. I understand.”
- TOS: “A Taste of Armageddon”
Sometimes, my wife and I will make a comment to each other that makes perfect sense between the two of us, but to outside observers sounds like absolute gibberish. When one of us realizes this, we’ll follow it up with, “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.” Then folks get really confused.
You have to follow up with “Shaka, when the walls fell” and if they’re still confused it’s hopeless
Gilgamesh, a king. At Uruk.
Not something i do, but this thread reminded me of my intense desire to end up in a situation where i can shout COMPUTER TURN OFF THAT NOISE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV1eO8ZFYQI Sadly, we’re quite a while away from holographic pets like that.
When I drive and the missus is in the passenger seat and I have to break harder than usual because an idiot in front of me, I sometimes yell “Brace for impact!”
My missus would be VERY put out if I yelled that in the car…
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.
Whenever I just slightly win, I shout “Qa’pla!”. Whenever I get really competitive I say “Today is a good day to die.” I also use petaQ.
I know this isn’t really a mannerism or phrase, but whenever a shocking turn/twist happens I’ve been known to hum the Balance of Terror theme.
Edit: Also the hissy “feeeeeeemales” whenever someone casually calls women “females”. Thanks @catshit_dogfart@lemmy.world
