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   The True Melissa to All   
   Re: Star Trek - "Turnabout Intruder" - T   
   03 Feb 26 06:32:06   
   
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   From: thetruemelissa@gmail.com   
      
   Verily, in article , did   
   weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:   
   >   
   > Star Trek the original series was an elaborate science fiction metaphor   
   > for how it feels to be a man who's afraid of commitment. Because if you   
   > think about it, every episode they beam down to a new planet and   
   > they're like, "Well, this is exciting and fun. I've never felt more   
   > alive." And then at some point they learn more about it and they're   
   > like, "We got to get the out of here. This is horrible."   
   >   
   > https://youtu.be/xgZnn1Hl8uc?si=92Zi3R455EybDG3e   
      
   A generic episode has Kirk finding a seeming paradise, challenging and   
   killing its god-leader, then telling the populace that they'll be   
   happier anyway if they live the way he says they should. Prime   
   Directive? What Prime Directive?   
      
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   The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio   
   United States of America - North America - Earth   
   Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group   
   Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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