It's Almost Friday Humor Thread

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

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[Sedalia Dave]

Few people are aware that hundreds of Haggis were used to film the Star Trek episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles."  Gene Roddenberry traveled to Scotland years prior to creating Star Trek, but later remembered seeing the wee beasties during his Scotland holiday and wanted to incorporate them, somehow, into one of the episodes he was writing, which eventually became, "The Hassle with Haggis."  Lawsuits were filed over the use of the name 'Haggis', so Roddenberry, succumbing to pressure from studio execs, changed the name to 'Tribbles', and then the title of the episode as well.  The professional animal handlers for the series were ill prepared for the behavior and habits of Haggis, especially the flouncing. Filming of the episode took longer than expected, and several members of the cast and crew were injured due to mishandling of the Haggis.  When filming was complete, the Haggis were flown back to Scotland to resume their life in the Highlands.  No Haggis were harmed during the filming of this episode. 
Fun Fact:  The original script never stated that 'Tribbles hated Klingons and that they would emit a piercing shriek and shiver with rage'.  The Haggis themselves behaved this way towards the actors who were dressed as Klingons as the Haggis had an aversion to the makeup the actors wore.  Roddenberry chose to amend his script to allow for this behavior, rather than change the actors' makeup.
 

 

[Sedalia Dave]

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

[Sedalia Dave]

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

Few people are aware that hundreds of Haggis were used to film the Star Trek episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles."  Gene Roddenberry traveled to Scotland years prior to creating Star Trek, but later remembered seeing the wee beasties during his Scotland holiday and wanted to incorporate them, somehow, into one of the episodes he was writing, which eventually became, "The Hassle with Haggis."  Lawsuits were filed over the use of the name 'Haggis', so Roddenberry, succumbing to pressure from studio execs, changed the name to 'Tribbles', and then the title of the episode as well.  The professional animal handlers for the series were ill prepared for the behavior and habits of Haggis, especially the flouncing. Filming of the episode took longer than expected, and several members of the cast and crew were injured due to mishandling of the Haggis.  When filming was complete, the Haggis were flown back to Scotland to resume their life in the Highlands.  No Haggis were harmed during the filming of this episode. 
Fun Fact:  The original script never stated that 'Tribbles hated Klingons and that they would emit a piercing shriek and shiver with rage'.  The Haggis themselves behaved this way towards the actors who were dressed as Klingons as the Haggis had an aversion to the makeup the actors wore.  Roddenberry chose to amend his script to allow for this behavior, rather than change the actors' makeup.
 

 

Fun story, but it's about the biggest load of Hooey I've heard in a while.

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[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

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[Subdeacon Joe]

5 hours ago, Alpo said:

 

While funny,  I  won't touch one of those things,  except maybe to throw it into a fire. 

[Alpo]

Personally, I thought that was a tomato, not a chicken.

[Brazos John]

16 hours ago, Alpo said:

I know about heel and toe, although I learned it with the heel on the brake and the toe on the gas, but that's for racing. In 50 years of driving I've never used it in normal street driving.

That's how I learned it, too. I read a lot of racing fiction by William Campbell Gault in junior high, and I think that's where I got it.

But, I've used it in hilly towns with a manual tranny. Especially at stoplights. Heel on the brake, toe on the gas, and left foot on the clutch. Release the clutch, ease off on the brake, and give it gas, all at the same time, without rolling backwards into the guy behind you.

Today's kids might not cope too well. Automatics spoil a person...

(Farm kids not included in the group above.)

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

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[Eyesa Horg]

1 hour ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:

But they disarmed her.

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

 

Not before I've squished the living daylights out it!

[Sedalia Dave]

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[John Kloehr]

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[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

On 8/31/2024 at 6:58 AM, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:

Same for the uncles babysitting nieces and nephews!

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Gateway Kid