Re: [Gnumed-devel] lab

[Karsten Hilbert]

> > Yep. For the record, Spock doesn't seem to have a pronouncable 
> > first name. 
> Spock says it is pronounced "Mis-ter" ;-))  
> http://www.allscifi.com/aridor/Iboard.asp?celebrity=Mr.%20Spock&msg=10699 
> The only on-air reference I can recall was in the episode where the 
> Enterprise went to a planet to relocate colonists. The plant "spores" 
> were fired at Spock and he got the "hots" for Leila Colomi. She asked 
> if Spock had a first name and he smiled at her and said (direct quote) 
> "You couldn't pronounce it". 
>  
> Of course, Spock may be his first name, with non-Vulcanslike Leila  
> just _assuming_ "Mr Spock" denotes Spock as the last name. In reply, 
> rather than correcting her, Spock might have felt it more polite to 
> just say what he said. That is what I infer from being reminded Spock 
> likely has a _last_ name not stated on-air, from some a posting at 
> http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies4.htm
Indeed, that makes Mr Spock more closely related to The Artist
Formerly Known As Prince than anyone else :-)

I suppose we shall keep with the status quo and call him
Mr Spock, if need be we can use his Star Trek serial number.

Karsten
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