17 Jun
2011
17 Jun
'11
1:10 p.m.
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011, Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:
Which makes me wonder why did Picard always state
"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
I mean do they not have macros or pre-programmed settings in the 24th
centuary so he could say "normal please" :) :) :) :)
5) The Nutri-Matic machine deeply analyzes the subject, and then proceeds
to provide him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that is almost, but
not quite, entirely unlike tea.
4) "normal, please"?? Do you say "please" to the ship's
computer??
Orak (sp?) would have a snide response.
3) "normal please" or "the usual" don't fill up as much time
between
commercials,
2) "normal please" could easily be misinterpreted by the ship's computer
to be a request for a more familiar reality, on a par with "stop turning
into a penquin".
1) That would not bring in the "product placement" revenue