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But, as I said before - how likely is it that this 'Battle Class' of Klingons began to dominate the entire population!?! I.e. everyone's offspring now have ridges from birth!?!
It has to be a. something potentially embarrasing (probably more-so to a klingon) b. something that allows a group of klingons to not have ridges between (at least) the dates of 2265 and 2270.
Fashion or a fad would fit this category.
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quote:Originally posted by AndrewR: But, as I said before - how likely is it that this 'Battle Class' of Klingons began to dominate the entire population!?! I.e. everyone's offspring now have ridges from birth!?!
Ever hear of genocide? Deliberate germline engineering of all children for a few years? A gene-altering nanovirus released by the battle class to eliminate the weakling naturals? If the battle class was designed to revere Kahless (perhaps to keep their berserker rage in check), their guilt over having perpetuated any of these honorless crimes could lead to TNG Klingons not wanting to talk about it.
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This is all rather irrelevant simply because there is no satisfactory answer to this and I'd bet good money that the powers that be wouldn't touch one with a 50ft barge pole. Indeed the attitude shown in T&T show just how seriously this is taken. It's not like Trek has an otherwise spotless record when it comes to continuity.
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I know it was a joke there Vogon - but the whole thing is the TOS Klingons are the SAME as the TNG era Klingons - cause of Kang, Kor and Koloth.
Thus what would change the appearance of these Klingons and their crew for around 5 years that is embarrasing to the klingons and wasn't widely known about.
I'm sticking with fashion...
Look at what McCoy wears in TMP! LOL! Gold Medallions and wide lapels!
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How many of your bones have you "sanded down"?
Actually, it's somewhat interesting to note that, despite their no-pain-no-gain ethos, Klingons don't seem to be very big on the sorts of ritualistic body modifications we might expect. They don't even appear to have tattoos.
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"Well what if McCoy had MAJOR plastic surgery - that would be more like it."
So, basically, you're saying that head-filing is the Klingon equivalent of breast implants, and the entire planet decided to pull a Pamela Anderson all at once.
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Either that, or they all became members of the WWE.
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Since the Klingon ridges tend to be along what in Earth anatomy is the sagittal crest (the ridge of bone along the midline of the top of the skull), which serves for the attachment of the temporalis muscle (which works the mandible), it'd be pretty stupid to "sand down" said ridges. Well, unless you want to reconnect the muscles to bone, or you don't mind not chewing.
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quote: How many of your bones have you "sanded down"?
They're Klingons, we're not. We're not supposed to act exactly alike.
quote: Actually, it's somewhat interesting to note that, despite their no-pain-no-gain ethos, Klingons don't seem to be very big on the sorts of ritualistic body modifications we might expect. They don't even appear to have tattoos.
They don't *appear* to have tattoos, but I know some Humans who have tattoos in not-so-visible places.
quote: Since the Klingon ridges tend to be along what in Earth anatomy is the sagittal crest (the ridge of bone along the midline of the top of the skull), which serves for the attachment of the temporalis muscle (which works the mandible), it'd be pretty stupid to "sand down" said ridges.
Are we forgetting here that Klingons are NOT Humans? They're alien, remember? They have vastly different physiology than us, as McCoy and Crusher have complained about frequently.
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