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breezy1985 · 26-02-2021 11:18pm

Inviere wrote: »

Was it a cellular peptide cake?

Well done sir

pah · 27-02-2021 1:12am

Inviere wrote: »

Was it a cellular peptide cake?

With mint frosting ðŸ˜‰

nyarlothothep · 27-02-2021 3:27pm

Something I noticed about DS9 is when Jake who is 17/18 in season 3 is allowed to sip a bit of champagne but just one sip and no more before Sisko snatches it away. I always found that excessive and reflective of American anxieties about alcohol.

Evade · 27-02-2021 5:13pm

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Something I noticed about DS9 is when Jake who is 17/18 in season 3 is allowed to sip a bit of champagne but just one sip and no more before Sisko snatches it away. I always found that excessive and reflective of American anxieties about alcohol.

He would only have been 15 or 16 depending on the month but the point still stands, especially considering it was probably synthahol which has milder effects.

breezy1985 · 27-02-2021 7:13pm

Evade wrote: »

He would only have been 15 or 16 depending on the month but the point still stands, especially considering it was probably synthahol which has milder effects.

Synthahol was non alcoholic

TheValeyard · 27-02-2021 7:23pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Synthahol was non alcoholic

Maybe Sisko was saving him from something that would taste like sh1te

Evade · 27-02-2021 7:31pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Synthahol was non alcoholic

Technically since it's not alcohol yes, but it still has some intoxicating effects.

breezy1985 · 27-02-2021 7:41pm

Evade wrote: »

Technically since it's not alcohol yes, but it still has some intoxicating effects.

Fair enough. I thought it was just a space word for 0% alcohol

Evade · 27-02-2021 7:50pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Fair enough. I thought it was just a space word for 0% alcohol

It's more along the lines of alcohol that never lets you get more than 2-3 drinks in drunk and lets you sober up instantly.

pixelburp · 27-02-2021 7:52pm

What's the percentage proof on Romulan ale then?

Evade · 27-02-2021 8:49pm

pixelburp wrote: »

What's the percentage proof on Romulan ale then?

Percentage and proof are two different measurements but either way a lot.

a_squirrelman · 27-02-2021 9:08pm

Romulan Ale will blow the head off ya.

nyarlothothep · 28-02-2021 3:06pm

pixelburp wrote: »

What's the percentage proof on Romulan ale then?

You can actually buy it. Apparently it's sh1t though

https://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Beer-Ratings.asp?BeerID=3372

https://www.ebay.com/c/1907828493

pah · 28-02-2021 4:53pm

Had one here about twenty years ago.

Overrated and the ferengi behind the bar took some convincing reagrding my USIT ID. You know the ones where they used to write your DOB on it in biro

:D:D Nearly had to slip him some gold pressed latinum under the counter.

pixelburp · 28-02-2021 5:18pm

Apparently there used to be a Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas I think, with costumed staff and a bar you could order "authentic" Trek drinks. Friend of mine went with his Trek obsessed sister, I believe it closed a few years back though

breezy1985 · 28-02-2021 7:33pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Apparently there used to be a Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas I think, with costumed staff and a bar you could order "authentic" Trek drinks. Friend of mine went with his Trek obsessed sister, I believe it closed a few years back though

Please tell me it had goatee stickers on the bathroom mirrors

Rawr · 28-02-2021 9:20pm

Evade wrote: »

He would only have been 15 or 16 depending on the month but the point still stands, especially considering it was probably synthahol which has milder effects.

There's a good chance that was real Champagne. Quark tended to cater for most of the functions/parties on DS9 and his main side-hustle was shipping booze. He probably stocked plenty of Earth-booze to cater to Starfleet, much in the same way he'd stock Kanarr for the Cardasians.

Also, I think syntahol was mostly a policy restriction on Starfleet / Federation replicators. My guess is that most other powers didn't bother restricting booze. The Klingons certainly didn't :P

pah · 28-02-2021 11:29pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Apparently there used to be a Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas I think, with costumed staff and a bar you could order "authentic" Trek drinks. Friend of mine went with his Trek obsessed sister, I believe it closed a few years back though

Yeah my link above is for there. Went there in 2001. The ST Experience was great.

nyarlothothep · 01-03-2021 1:31am

pah wrote: »

Had one here about twenty years ago.

Overrated and the ferengi behind the bar took some convincing reagrding my USIT ID. You know the ones where they used to write your DOB on it in biro :D:D Nearly had to slip him some gold pressed latinum under the counter.

Damn! I would have liked to have gone to that. What a tragedy gah!

fritzelly · 01-03-2021 1:32am

Anyone go to the Star Trek experience thing in London years ago - was a big let down apart from the TNG bridge

Markitron · 01-03-2021 9:59am

pixelburp wrote: »

Apparently there used to be a Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas I think, with costumed staff and a bar you could order "authentic" Trek drinks. Friend of mine went with his Trek obsessed sister, I believe it closed a few years back though

I went twice in 2007, it was fantastic. The Borg encounter experience was utterly fantastic but the main attraction was Quark's bar, was such a good laugh and all the costumed 'cast' were well up for it and in character. Had some serious cocktails in there too, borg sphere was amazing.

TheValeyard · 01-03-2021 6:26pm

Markitron wrote: »

I went twice in 2007, it was fantastic. The Borg encounter experience was utterly fantastic but the main attraction was Quark's bar, was such a good laugh and all the costumed 'cast' were well up for it and in character. Had some serious cocktails in there too, borg sphere was amazing.

Fcuk I'm jealous

breezy1985 · 01-03-2021 8:51pm

Markitron wrote: »

I went twice in 2007, it was fantastic. The Borg encounter experience was utterly fantastic but the main attraction was Quark's bar, was such a good laugh and all the costumed 'cast' were well up for it and in character. Had some serious cocktails in there too, borg sphere was amazing.

Can you play the "Allamaran count to 4" game

Wedwood · 02-03-2021 12:25am

Some of you may remember the Star Trek exhibition in Mosney around 1995/6.

It had displays of costumes, sets, props and models from the TV series and movies. Among the highlights I remember were the actual Enterprise movie model used in the first 6 movies, all the main cast costumes from both TV and movies (eg Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Khan, Chang, Picard, Data etc), phasers and tricorders from the original series and the original bridge set.

The exhibition toured the world, here’s a link to a video of the exhibition when it arrived in Germany.https://youtu.be/RAm-tQdtALE

beauf · 02-03-2021 12:41am

pixelburp wrote: »

Apparently there used to be a Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas I think, with costumed staff and a bar you could order "authentic" Trek drinks. Friend of mine went with his Trek obsessed sister, I believe it closed a few years back though

I was at that. you went on a virtual ride on a ship then the exit was through the Quark's bar.

Evade · 02-03-2021 12:43am

Wedwood wrote: »

Some of you may remember the Star Trek exhibition in Mosney around 1995/6.

My mum used to enter every RTE Guide competition and tickets to this were one of her wins. The only things I really remember about it were the TNG transporter pad, Borg costumes, an the early DS9 style science division uniform top I got.

TheValeyard · 02-03-2021 1:43am

Wedwood wrote: »

Some of you may remember the Star Trek exhibition in Mosney around 1995/6.

It had displays of costumes, sets, props and models from the TV series and movies. Among the highlights I remember were the actual Enterprise movie model used in the first 6 movies, all the main cast costumes from both TV and movies (eg Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Khan, Chang, Picard, Data etc), phasers and tricorders from the original series and the original bridge set.

The exhibition toured the world, here’s a link to a video of the exhibition when it arrived in Germany.https://youtu.be/RAm-tQdtALE

I remember that. Was great. Playing with the transporter pad was cool and sitting in all the Captains chairs when staff werent looking.

pah · 03-03-2021 3:23pm

beauf wrote: »

I was at that. you went on a virtual ride on a ship then the exit was through the Quark's bar.

I recall the lights went down and the sound of a transporter beam was heard, the set was changed while the lights were down, when they came up you were on the ship then you went through sliding doors to the Enterprise D bridge. It was awesome

Markitron · 03-03-2021 3:44pm

pah wrote: »

I recall the lights went down and the sound of a transporter beam was heard, the set was changed while the lights were down then you went through sliding doors to the Enterprise D bridge. It was awesome

Yep, that was absolutely incredible. The production values were insane.

Before the start of the tour when everyone was lined up, the tour guide pointed at my Star Wars t shirt and told everyone to boo me - which they did. Pissed myself laughing.

TheValeyard · 03-03-2021 5:43pm

Markitron wrote: »

Yep, that was absolutely incredible. The production values were insane.

Before the start of the tour when everyone was lined up, the tour guide pointed at my Star Wars t shirt and told everyone to boo me - which they did. Pissed myself laughing.

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