I worked hard at imitating the Leonard Nimoy Spock’s raised eyebrow for quite a while. I don’t regret the time spent practicing that in front of a mirror. I never mastered a fully raised eyebrow, but I can do a slight eyebrow raise.

Whenever someone is being greedy or acting a fool, I say, “hoo-man,” in a bad Ferengi accent.

Jean-Luc Picard’s “make it so” is a go to phrase for me.

My first sip of coffee for the day is always my Janeway moment.

When someone says something far fetched, I say “really.” I think I’m channeling Benjamin Sisko. No one else sees it that way.

I say “p’takh” a bit too often. Not to anyone who understands Klingon. Not yet, anyway.

Any Star Trek mannerism or phrase you’ve incorporated into your life?

    • ren (a they/them)
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      1011 months ago

      i’m reading a murder mystery series of books from Louise Penny called the Inspector Gamache series. Here’s a related quote:

      “There are four things that lead to wisdom. You ready for them?’ Gamache held up his hand as a fist and raised a finger with each point. "I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong’.”

    • Haus
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      Quick, boys - blast “Anything Goes” into it!

    • NmyownworldOP
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      911 months ago

      Every time I hear that phrase I think of whale songs.

    • @triktrek
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      311 months ago

      I must confess that I don’t get the reference. Where was this from?

  • the_itsb (she/her)
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    3211 months ago

    When we’re gaming together but he gets distracted by his phone, I’ll call my husband back to the game with, “Play dom-jot, hew-mon!” but I never stab him if he’s cheating.

    • Emperor_Cartagia
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      1511 months ago

      I never stab him if he’s cheating.

      So you’re not fully committed, ok.

    • NmyownworldOP
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      1311 months ago

      Kudos on not getting stabby! Self-restraint is a good life skill.

  • @BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world
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    2811 months ago

    Anytime in online discourse whenever I see some Incel refer to “females” I always ready it in the ferengi voice. Quite appropriate too

  • @SeedOnTheWind@lemmy.world
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    I say “Fascinating.” a bit too often.

    A fair bit of “Oh my!” al a Sulu too

    Besides that, “shut up Wesley” is a common retort in our house hold.

    • NmyownworldOP
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      611 months ago

      Oh my gosh, yes. “Oh my” is great. I’m laughing at the thought of using “fascinating” as shorthand for, “Whatever, I long since stop listening, but I’m too polite to ask you to stop talking.”

    • @atri@lemmy.world
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      411 months ago

      Captains log stardate 2023.8

      I hate Wesley Crusher.

      I impersonate Picard and trash talk Wesley all the time to my wife.

      • @DoomsdaySprocket@lemmy.ca
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        411 months ago

        Industrial maintenance here, I try and give only Starfleet Estimates when management sniffs around for their broken-ass machines back.

  • ren (a they/them)
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    1811 months ago

    “IT’S A GOOD DAY TO DIE!”

    I deal with anxiety. One of the best ways to manage and even help make it better is to embrace the anxious situation head on and dive in, welcome the challenge. No one does that better than Klingons.

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      One time the company I worked at, they were expanding life insurance benefits for all employees, and I sent out a meme with Worf and the words “TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE” on an internal fun forum. It was highly upvoted, lol.

    • teft
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      711 months ago

      Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam!

  • @catshit_dogfart@lemmy.world
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    Anytime I see or hear the word “females” when speaking about a woman, I can’t help but say - feeee-malesss - in a hissing and lecherous voice.

    Also I like this Patak brand of curry, and I think “p’takh” every time I open the jar.

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      I also do the hissy “feeeeeeeeeemales” one. People who casually call women “females” are most probably Ferengi.

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    1511 months ago

    I adjust my shirt/sweater like Picard when he gets up.

    • @triktrek
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      Aka the Picard maneuver

  • @stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip
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    1311 months ago

    I tend to do the Spock eyebrow raise quite a bit without thinking about it, to the point that people I know will ask if it’s on purpose.

    I also will use “fascinating” and I tend to insert logical or illogical into sentences.

    Worf’s “It is not funny, but I get it” is something I throw in as well.

    If I’m in “Star Trek Mode” I’ll use various Klingon phrases, along with the Vulcan salute as greeting. My wife and I will at times text in Klingon. There’s other stuff as well, but not as common!

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      I similarly do the Spock eyebrow a lot without realising it.

      I also used to do the Data head tilt, again without realising I was copying Data, until someone pointed it out to me. They didn’t actually know it was a Star Trek thing but as soon as they pointed it out I realised I was subconsciously copying one of my favourite characters.

      • @stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip
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        411 months ago

        That’s great! I didn’t realize how common my eyebrow raise was until someone asked if I was copying Spock. My wife is still convinced I practice and do it on purpose though.

  • @ewe@lemmy.world
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    1311 months ago

    I have said “belay that order” to my google assistant so many times and they still haven’t figured it out.