Topic: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sci-Fi Forum
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I was searching through webpages trying to slake my thirst for all things Star Trek, when i ran a search engine for "William Riker" and "Trek" i accidentally checked a box that made it specify "William Riker" NOT "Trek", excluding all the pages that included information about Star Trek.
Here's a good one:
quote:THE ART OF POLITICAL MANIPULATION by William Riker ---------------------------------------- 1986 153 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Paper ISBN 0-300-03592-6 $17.00
a college textbook with some great reviews
quote:"Brilliant, learned, and entertaining--only Riker could have written such a book."--Morris Fiorina
Some will snicker at what i have found, some will snicker at me for finding it
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An antique jewelry site..
quote: A regal basilisk fiercely grasping a red stone perches atop this elegant Victorian stickpin. Beautifully crafted in 14kt gold, this miniature jewel dates from around 1890. The rear is hallmarked with an "R" above the curved blade of a saber and the 14kt gold mark. The "R" and saber is the hallmark of Riker Bros., a fine jeweler founded by William Riker in 1846.
And heres a nice Kirk site:
quote:James Kirk Gentlemens Outfitters and Highland Wear Specialists based in Stirling, Scotland offering kilts, full Scottish highland dress and accessories, wide range of tartans, suppliers of Celtic jewellery.
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And wierdest of all...
quote:Holy City was once home to thriving cult and businesses A brothel in Los Gatos! Not exactly in Los Gatos, but up in Holy City, when self-styled "Father" William Riker ran his cult city in the early and mid-1900s on the old two-lane Santa Cruz Highway about seven miles south of Los Gatos. This was before a freeway bypassed his domain, thus spelling its demise.
quote: As World War II approached, Riker became an outspoken admirer of Germany's F�hrer, Adolph Hitler, and corresponded with him. When the United States entered World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Riker urged American servicemen not to fight against Germany but to aim their guns toward the Japanese.
For this advice he was hauled into federal court in San Francisco on charges of sedition. His defense attorney was the late Melvin Belli, who got Riker off by telling the court that Riker was a "harmless old kook." When Belli asked for his fee, Riker threatened to sue Belli for calling him an "old kook," the very term that got him off. Belli got his fee.
Belli played Gorgan in 'And the Children Shall Lead.."
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Couldn't you of just done this all in one post instead of trying to up your post count? Or maybe there should be a big arrow pointing to the edit button.
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"Riker & Son's Glass Blowing and Nazi Rallying Spa". Sounds like old No.1 has found out where the big bucks are!
Kirk in a kilt, now that's just sick. It'll get torn off immediately in the next "Slam!-Bam!"-fistfight. It would probably be what started off the fight in the first place.
"Well, gentlemen, look who's back! Hey Jamie, did your boy Chekov run out of material at the knees??? *group laughs* -Ahoh, why you!!! *bif*"
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