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   From: storvik@gmail.com   
      
   Arthur>In "Man Trap", the first episode of Star Trek to be aired, there   
   Arthur>is a creature (dubbed "the salt vampire" by fans) who is able to   
   Arthur>change the way that people perceive it through mental suggestion -   
   Arthur>so multiple people can simultaneously be seeing it differently.   
   Arthur>Ignoring the scene near the end when the Enterprise's department   
   Arthur>heads meet and the SV is impersonating Dr. McCoy, every named   
   Arthur>character (even the three who die on the planet) sees the SV as a   
   Arthur>human of the opposite sex -- Kirk, McCoy, Green, Sturgeon, and   
   Arthur>Darnell all see the SV as a woman, and both Rand and Uhura see the   
   Arthur>SV as a man.  The sole exception to this is Hikaru Sulu - whenever   
   Arthur>he sees the SV, he sees the SV as another man.   
      
   David E. Powell (David_Powell3006@msn.com) wrote:   
   DEP>Wow... good observation brah. Seriously.....   
      
        I know it's just a coincidence, but it's a good one.  There are a few   
   other Sulu scenes that have made me snicker so far.   
      
        I remain convinced, however, that the Star Trek movies did include   
   deliberate in-jokes about Takei's sexuality.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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