Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33
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Ya wanna know why she burned my book? Cuz I had a C in Drafting in High School. We had the hardest, meanest teacher in our school, and the average was below 50% (that's right, more than half the people failed the course). But no, my mom couldn't accept that explanation for a course which was literally impossible to get an A on (actually, the highest mark was a B).
My mom says her actions were TOTALLY reasonable, because Star Trek had polluted my brain, and cost me that A in that course. I refuse to listen to my mom anymore in the sense that she sets unreasonable rules upon me, and not upon my brother.
I can't wait to move out, so I can buy as many Star Trek stuff as I want.
------------------ I can resist anything....... Except Temptation
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Hmm. I have a ton of books from the Original Series line (mostly my mother's). I have the TNG Technical Manual, First Edition Encyclopedia, Chronology, Worlds of the Federation, Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, parts of the Starfleet Technical Manual (20th Anniversary Edition), a magazine with Star Trek stuff in it, a plaque on my wall with a picture of Data and Brent Spiner's autograph, a beeping commbadge from Voyager, and a myriad of itty bitty things. I've tried building models, but, ahem, it never worked right.
------------------ "Some people call me the Space Cowboy. Yeah! Some call me the Gangster of Love. Some people call me Maurice. Whoo hoo! 'Cause I speak of the Pompatus of Love!" - Steve Miller Band's The Joker
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Tahna: Start watching a few trash tv shows. Your mother obviously doesn't seem to be aware that there are worse things on television. Show her.
------------------ "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three on the law become a Congress! And by God I have had this Congress!" --John Adams, "1776"
Orion Syndicate
He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!
Member # 25
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Tahna, my mother is quite similar as far as the dual standards go. She treats my brother a lot better. This has improved though anyway since I left to come to uni, although DON'T take this as a rallying cry to move out. It's just the elder brother should be more mature than little brother thing. "you're the eldest, give him what he wants". I hated him for that, and boy did he know how to milk the situation. He had a brain tumour a couple of years earlier and was operated on, so he knew he could get away with murder. If he wanted something and I refused, he'd start crying, yes he would. Then on comes mum and gives me a bollocking.
Anyway the point of all this is that it's just the way it is and you've just got to learn to accept it. It worked for me anyway.
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Ziyal: Actually I know a lot of people who think that Star Trek is trash and prefer "realistic" hospital and police series.
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