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Star Trek: The Next Germination: “The multigrain sandwich and war”

Multigrain for Picard 

Made chewing very hard 

On the bridge to make it so. 

Because of that special dough 

When the Romulans did appear 

The sandwich would not clear

His throat so he could order

“Data, warp 8 to the boarder!”

Now, over 20 years have passed

And his days in Starfleet amassed

In history books where stories are told

Of his feats, both brave and bold.

But there is one footnote aside

About the one mission that was tried.

Enterprise and crew were almost lost

Until Number One grabbed and tossed

The multi-grain demon across the bridge

Striking Worf upon his ridge,

And then he slapped Picard on the back

Which caused the Captain to go “Hack-ack-ack.”

Worf thought that meant aim and fire

Photons and phaser banks entire.

When the weapons were all depleted 

And Picard was finally seated

Worf peeled the sandwich from his head

Took a bite and boldly said,

“Needs mustard.”

Photo used courtesy of Michael Chabon.

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Star Trek Data & Trek Helped Fan Feel More Comfortable in Her Own Skin

Star Trek Data & Trek Helped Fan Feel More Comfortable in Her Own Skin.

[Editor’s note: This article is an example of how a fictional character can help someone in real life.]

by Samantha Bell

All my life, I’ve had trouble relating to people. Social skills never came easily to me (and still don’t). As one could probably guess, this was frustrating, and left me many times in a state of helplessness – or worse yet, hopelessness. By my doctors, teachers, coaches and especially my peers, my differences were always perceived as something negative, something to be ashamed of, an ailment I needed to overcome before I could start my “real” life. For a while, they had me convinced. I was mad at myself and the world, and in my moments of despair, I was left wondering what I should, or even could, do.

Turns out, it was not a matter of what to do, but who could help. Despite all my efforts to fit in, I found myself drawn to Star Trek, which set me apart even more. I never imagined it would end up giving me the encouragement I needed to change my life. Star Trek is inspirational for many reasons: a utopian future, the advancement of science. But in my case, it was a single character who really moved me – everyone’s favorite android, Data.

At first, I saw him as just another alien life-form that I would watch,

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