In light of what other’s have been memeing … it made me think.

If you became captain of a ship, what would your warp slogan be?

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caOP
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    I’m Indigenous Canadian and I speak my language Ojibway-Cree (a dialect in between Ojibway and Cree … it’s neither one or the other, can kind of understand one and the other but not really)

    So my go to warp slogan would be … Eh-koo Mash-cha!! … basically a phrase that translates to just ‘Ok then … Let’s go!’

    BTW: … that has got to be shittiest looking stereotypical Native person I’ve ever memed … lol

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        I can’t believe I missed that … I completely forgot about this scene and Mel Brooks dressed up as an Indian … it’s been years since I saw that movie … now I can’t stop laughing … my warp core has been ejected …

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            I have a female cousin that would have passed for Klingon … she used to scream Ojibway/Cree obscenities when she got mad at her children

            AH TAGUY! TAGUY! TAHK-GUY! AH-GUY!! SHOO-AH-GUY! TAHK-GUY! AHHH-GUY!!

            (in case you’re wondering … Taguy means genitals and more specifically ‘penis’ - a very insulting way to yell obscenities in my language … the variations are basically just saying … penis, penis, big penis, little penis, a very big penis, penis, little penis … and yes, she used to yell this at 100 decibels at her kids)

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      And then you are going to add “we are far from the bones of my ancestors”?

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      Both nacelles fly off the main ship and cartoonishly dangle off the craft with big giant springs

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      A google ad appears on the main viewer advertising some new heart drug … everyone eagerly waits five seconds to skip the ad before the ship can go to warp

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      Lights go dim, laser lights start streaming in all directions, disco ball comes down from the ceiling … Funky disco music starts playing … Ship goes to warp five

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    Alternately, shouting WARP ME in intense situations with an added slam to the arm rest.

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    Ive been a car guy my whole life so Id have to have a few depending on what warp rating we were looking at.

    “Helm, Warp 3, Just a nice drive in the country”

    “Helm, Warp 5. Chirp the tyres”

    “Helm! Warp 7. Dump the clutch!”

    “Helm! WARP 9! SEND IT!”

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      Engineering has been instructed to use 20th century automotive terms to convey messages

      “Sir, we’re out of gas”

      “Sir, the carbs are dirty and we need to clean them”

      “Sir, the throttle cables are stretched and we need to replace them”

      “Sir, we gotta go to the garage for a new alternator”

      “Sir, we need to refill the headlight fluid”

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        Instead of Scotty in engineering I want an old man from Texas.

        Instead of “I cannae hold her captain, she’s gonna blow” id get “If you lean on this sumbitch ay harder cap, the warp core gon have a new inspection port!”

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          When you hear gun shots in Engineering … you have to figure out if the Chief Engineer is happy … or something has gone terribly wrong.

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            Blam Blam Blam

            “Slater in engineering must be happy”

            “That was gunfire! What makes you think he was happy!?!”

            “When he is angry, he only shoots once and he doesnt miss”

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    My warp command would be:

    “Kick the tires and light the fires, warp 9 ensign”

    No one seems to have a catch phrase for engaging the transporter. Mine would be:

    “Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast.”