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Entries Tagged as 'Star Trek'

Remedial Comedy-Writing for T-Shirt Companies

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am

Methinks some people in the t-shirt business misunderstand the basic idea of funniness.
For example, I just got a little ad on Facebook, which claims this is “the funniest Star Trek t-shirt ever … !”

Well, um … no. That’s not especially funny. Sure, “Make it so” was Captain Picard’s catchphrase. But there’s nothing funny about […]

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Tags: Culture · Comedy · TV · Science Fiction · Star Trek · Advertising · Facebook

Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm


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Roundup: Where All the Corn Cobs Are Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 29th, 2007 at 1:36 am


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Doctor Who News: Hugo Number Two, and a TARDIS Hiatus After Season Four

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 6th, 2007 at 12:12 am


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Tags: News · Culture · TV · Theater · Science Fiction · Star Trek · Doctor Who · Shakespeare · UK/England · Russell T. Davies · Fantasy

Roundup: Fantasy History Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 23rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm


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Roundup: Green Blood and Near Beer Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 11th, 2007 at 5:33 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Tech · LGBT · Media · George W. Bush · Alberto Gonzales · Comedy · The B-52's · TV · Democrats · Internet · Barack Obama · Language · Comics · Star Trek · Heroes · Human Rights · 2008 Election · Hate Crimes · Journalism · Roundup

The Bravest Little Hobbit of Them All

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 8th, 2007 at 10:00 am


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Tags: Meta · Culture · Music · Comedy · Books · Lit · Star Trek · Video · Tolkien · Fantasy

Ocpot Presents … LOLHeroes

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 3rd, 2007 at 6:42 am


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Roundup: Carrot Whittling Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 15th, 2007 at 5:54 pm


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Roundup: Giant Hourglass Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 30th, 2007 at 4:26 am


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Where No Trek Has Gone Before

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 20th, 2007 at 5:11 am


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Tags: Culture · LGBT · Film · TV · HIV · Science Fiction · Star Trek · AIDS