(August 24, 2024 at 7:04 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote:(August 23, 2024 at 9:20 pm)Fireball Wrote: Are those really the lyrics? Glad I missed the mushroom era.
Yes, they are.
The alien dude is Darmok, a Tamarian. Encountered by the Enterprise, in Star Trek: Next Generation.
The Tamarian species spoke only in metaphor, and were exceptionally difficult to understand, even with the universal translator.
Hence the joke.
You're welcome.
(Gawd, I'm a fucking nerd.)
I saw that episode. It strikes me as a really stupid way to communicate. Too much left for interpretation. I just never learned the lyrics for "Come Together". Nerd? I figured out the the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" was about cocaine in 1991.
But then, I was working for a defense contractor. Better story. I got a briefing for some defense program or other. The guy sitting next to me was a Commander in the US Naval Reserve. Name, I shit you not, Tim Leary. Not one head turned when they called role before proceeding. 
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
