A lesson in Kirk Drift™

Lemmylemmylemmy, 6 months ago

Please do not disrespect the trombone.

GreenMario, 8 months ago

Didn’t Kirk keep beating Spock in Space Chess? Keep in mind Spock calculated how to time travel by flying real fast around the Sun in his head.

There’s a reason why Spock has the upmost respect for Kirk. He finds his big brain to be fascinating.

setsneedtofeed, 8 months ago

Riker is a Mr. Smithers to Picard’s Mr. Burns.

HotDogFingies, 8 months ago

Picard is an intelligent, well-read bad-ass.

Kirk is an egocentric, showboating dork.

m_r_butts, 8 months ago

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Krauerking, 8 months ago

Sounds like a less magical Rick from Rick and Morty then.

setsneedtofeed, 8 months ago

No, you’re thinking of William Shatner.

JWBananas, 8 months ago

They’re the same picture

ShittyRedditWasBetter, 8 months ago

I have to rethink a lot right now…

someguy3, 8 months ago

The comparison next to the First officer is intriguing. Fascinating, you might say. Or, what the hell are we gonna do now.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 8 months ago

I'll have you know trombone players aren't the nerds you think they are. Large lung capacity and dexterous tongues make them very popular with the ladies, ifyaknowhatimean

SpaceNoodle, 8 months ago

Sounds like something a band nerd would say.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 8 months ago

I mean, I am the nerd you think I am. But that doesn't have anything to do with playing trombone

Uniquitous, 8 months ago

Surely you’ve heard about that one time at band camp

OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe, 8 months ago

Can confirm, was band nerd, played trombone, have said line (jokingly) to partners. Been circular breathing for all 4 years of marriage so far.

HeartyBeast, 8 months ago

I’ll have you know euphonium players make more sensitive lovers.

Trombone players know nothing about fingering.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 8 months ago

Yeah but we do know about long strokes

HeartyBeast, 8 months ago

Well played, sir.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

Kirk’s exploits get so exaggerated, lol. He’s a big dork. He’s like a nerd who started working out and acting like a tough guy in his 30s. Picard is just the opposite, like a reformed troublemaker.

And even though Picard has the rep of being the one who romanticizes the concept of exploration (studious, reading about old timey ships, etc.), Kirk’s geeks out about it so much more: he’s obsessed with his ship, he’s studied (and seems to genuinely academically enjoy) space battles, and they even gave him that line in the movies: “Second star to the right… and straight on til morning.”

…which is a quote from Peter Pan. Lol

psycho_driver, 8 months ago

Now I want a crossover where one of the Star Trek crews comes across the planet where Shrek and Donkey live and interact with them.

Pancito, 8 months ago

I like big butts and I cannot lie…

marcos, 8 months ago

Yeah. The Doctor.

JWBananas, 8 months ago

Don’t give those Very Short Treks writers any more ideas

unreachable, 8 months ago

i never thought any of those things one way or the other

but the explanation is pretty much plausible indeed

teft, 8 months ago

Thanks for breaking my brain this morning, Mr Stamets. Now I’ll be contemplating this in the shower. If you don’t hear from me in a few hours initiate an emergency medial transport for me please.

Stamets, 8 months ago

I’ll make sure to load a uniform into the pattern buffer just in case.