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What Star Trek Mannerism or Phrase Do You Often Use

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?

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Data:
"I do not know" is the most elementary and valuable statement in science, the beginning of wisdom.
I admire this statement and it heavily influences my thinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eDYVtPwWiM
- 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'.”
- Quick, boys - blast "Anything Goes" into it!

Everybody remember where we parked
- Every time I hear that phrase I think of whale songs.
- I must confess that I don't get the reference. Where was this from?
  
  @triktrek@startrek.website
  It's from the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

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.
- I never stab him if he's cheating.
  So you're not fully committed, ok.
  
  Username checks out.
- Kudos on not getting stabby! Self-restraint is a good life skill.

Anytime in online discourse whenever I see some Incel refer to “females” I always ready it in the ferengi voice. Quite appropriate too
- Going to start doing this, thanks

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.
- 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."
- Captains log stardate 2023.8
  I hate Wesley Crusher.
  I impersonate Picard and trash talk Wesley all the time to my wife.
- yeah i drop the occasional 'fascinating' too

Exploitation begins at home
- Once you have their money, you never give it back.
  
  The price for peace is at an all time low
  
  Greed is eternal.
- ..it's insidious!
  
  Like the fediverse

Whenever I wake up my computer I saw a little "Hello Computer".
- Quaint
- Just use the keyboard

"He's dead, Jim."
- I work in tech and say that a lot. It would hit different in medicine.
- A classic!

I work for an MSP and I often multiply my time estimates by a factor of four.... Does that count?
- Ah, yeah, web dev here. We call it, "Scotty Time."
  
  Industrial maintenance here, I try and give only Starfleet Estimates when management sniffs around for their broken-ass machines back.

“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.
- 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.
  
  amazing! love it.
- Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!
  
  ROARRRRR!!!!!!!!

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.
- I also do the hissy "feeeeeeeeeemales" one. People who casually call women "females" are most probably Ferengi.
  
  Ah, I see! They pose as humans because they're embarrased about their lobe size.

It is completely possible to do everything right and still fail, its not weakness, it's life.
- My favorite star trek quote of all time.

I adjust my shirt/sweater like Picard when he gets up.
- Aka the Picard maneuver

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!
- 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.
  
  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.
- I'll use various Klingon phrases
  Qu'vatlh qhuy'cha' baQa'!

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

Not me but my friend always say "Engage!" when he activates his electric recliner.

@Nmyownworld Whenever I have solved some weird tech issue, my first instinct is to throw my hands up and shout "Qapla'!"
(It's the pose from the end of Goldeneye, so I am clearly aware of how quickly my fortune can turn.)
- I'm thinking of Boimler practicing saying "qapla'" which is awesome.
  
  He's actually practicing saying nuqneH. nuqneH means "what do you want" literally but is a form of greeting in klingon while Qapla' means goodbye, good luck, or bon voyage.

It's a little on the nose, considering my display name and avatar, but, "That's a stupid question!"
- I love admiral Patrick. Your comment made me chuckle.
  
  One day, I want to go on an adventure and just see how far that takes me.

Sometimes, my wife and I will make a comment to each other that makes perfect sense between the two of us, but to outside observers sounds like absolute gibberish. When one of us realizes this, we'll follow it up with, "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra." Then folks get really confused.

When I drive and the missus is in the passenger seat and I have to break harder than usual because an idiot in front of me, I sometimes yell "Brace for impact!"
- My missus would be VERY put out if I yelled that in the car...

Not something i do, but this thread reminded me of my intense desire to end up in a situation where i can shout COMPUTER TURN OFF THAT NOISE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV1eO8ZFYQI Sadly, we're quite a while away from holographic pets like that.

Live long and prosper
- My wife and me often use this instead of Goodbye.

Whenever I just slightly win, I shout "Qa'pla!". Whenever I get really competitive I say "Today is a good day to die." I also use petaQ.
I know this isn't really a mannerism or phrase, but whenever a shocking turn/twist happens I've been known to hum the Balance of Terror theme.
Edit: Also the hissy "feeeeeeemales" whenever someone casually calls women "females". Thanks @catshit_dogfart@lemmy.world

Two Spock quotes that have become ingrained:
“I object to you. I object to intellect without discipline. I object to power without constructive purpose.”
TOS: “The Squire of Gothos”
“I do not approve. I understand.”
TOS: “A Taste of Armageddon”

Same on the eyebrow raise, but instead like Seven of Nine.
- Nice! That reminds me of, "resistance is futile." I am seldom in a situation to use it, though. Which is probably a good thing. Last time I regularly used it was when my cats were kittens and I needed to clean their faces. Now that they are grown, yeah, their resistance isn't futile when it comes to cleaning their faces.
  
  Indeed.

Sadly, no. I've never quoted Star Trek without intentionally being in "Star Trek Fan" mode. I know, not exciting, but true.
- Hey, someone's got to be there for the Star Trek fans when the situation needs a non-Star Trek response. IDIC. Thank you for expanding the definition of "what is a Star Trek fan." 🖖

Tea, Earl Grey, hot!
- My local library has a 3D printer and apparently someone will come in and say that to the 3D printer, almost daily. Everyone's a comedian.

With my old colleagues I was able to share some Shaka moments whenever our walls fell. And today I was worried about the structural integrity of our whiteboard.

Unconsciously adopted a Jadzia Dax's thinking walk with hands holding behind back.

I need to go number 1.

I use "colorful metaphors" and "double dumbass on you" far too often.
I quote Darmok quite a bit, usually Picard's "Gilgamesh, a King. At Uruk" line.
Highly illogical.
I'm a doctor, not an [insert appropriate role].
Referring to something as "banjaxed ".
I have been told I do a head cocking gesture exactly the way Data does it.

I confess that some of my emails about the project status sent to my manager was just entitled "Status Report".
- Workdate 2304.5

In my best Janeway voice: "DEW IT."

Takes a bit of context...
I used to LARP.
At the game I played, I became leader of one of the five Baronies of our in-game nation.
We would have barony meetings on the regular...
...at which I used to have to struggle not to give the order to "make it so."
It's just... so perfect a turn of phrase it's hard not to use. But memeing in-game is bad.
- "Make it so" works so well, in so many situations. I hear what you're saying about not using it in that situation, though.

Make it so
- numba one

Warp speed ahead. I use this when I have a task that I just want to get over with.
- I tend to hum TOS' fight music when doing chores around the house. This one:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml4wAnvfM4M
  
  Yes! Lol, now I need to do a rewatch.

Spock’s Live Long and Prosper. '
- Fascinating
  
  Indeed.

The Picard Manuever.
I should buy longer shirts.

"He's dead Jim"

There are some things I've done in my life, some choices I've made, maybe even some bridges I've burned where when the dust settles and I'm thinking about it I have said out loud:
"I can live with it. I CAN live with it."
- Just be sure to delete the entire personal log afterwards!

I don’t know why this is, but I have always been able to raise my right eyebrow independently… but not my left one. It’s kinda funny, because one of my son’s friends just randomly asked me if I could do that earlier this evening. I did so, and he made like it was this really big deal.
I’m just glad I could amuse him.
- That's interesting; wonder if people have dominant eyebrows similar to dominant hands and eyes

I tend to say “Scanning for life forms” in a sing-song voice while searching through a large file.

"There must be a logical explanation, Captain."

Unknown at this time.

When most people would use a sort of praying gesture (in contexts such as "Come on , score!") I for some reason use the Ferengi equivalent instead.

I'm a big fan of "Find him and kill him!" along with "Death to the opposition".
So many great Worf quotes from DS9
- The one with Kaylar (the one about the old ship) has some great worf lines.
  K: "You're not even looking at me."
  W: "I am familiar with your appearance."
- Michael Dorn has spent 30+ years delivering deadpan one-liners and I love him for it.
  
  “Death to the opposition!”
- That comment by Worf when Nog doesn't know what to do when he can't find a runner who didn't touch base always gets me laughing. Peak Klingon.
  Nog: What's wrong?
  O'Brien: He didn't touch home, Nog!
  Nog: Is that true? What do I do?
  Worf: Find him and kill him!
  DS9 "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" s7e4. Awesome episode.

"c'est la vie"
Kirk says it in Star Trek III.
Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.

Data
- Engadge warp engines.

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