Actually I think they were.My friend once said they were Photon torpedoes and he said they hadn't thought up the name yet in Star Trek.My belief was the phasers changed I guess early on they were similar in appearance to what the Photon Torpedoes became.And later evolved into a beam weapon.I will say I think the phasers had more effect in Balance of terror than the later beam phasers would have in that one episode.It was cool to see the Enterprises phasers detonating all around the Romulan Ship shaking the hell out of it.I also liked early on in the episode when Kirk ordered the phasers energized to full power.The Original series at its best.I even read once the Enterprise slowly evolved over the course of the shows 3 seasons and hardly maintained a steady technology.Guy S.

Yes, they were.

Next question.

... and be sure to make it yet another separate thread.

I really like vanilla.

So... what are those 'Phase Cannon' thingies in Enterprise? Are those cannons Canon?

Don't know, but they make good color copiers.

Yeah, but they only lease, ya can't buy 'em.

I like cheese.

Konica's copiers are pretty decent. Those weird things sometimes, but overall I'm happy wit'em.

I wonder if Mr Ed's saddle was made of real leather, or just thick vinyl. And wouldn't it have been cool if he spoke Italian?

"Scuuuuuusa, Wilbur!"

Mr Ed sure was a great show.

My dog barks .... sometimes.

Splunge for me too!

On the other hand...

HOLY CRAP, what is that stuff on my other hand?!?! :eek:

(singing that ol' standard)

"All off me, get that stuff all off me ..."

My dog barks .... sometimes.In your mind, you picture my dog ...

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In your mind, you picture my dog ...

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.... but I have not told you the type of dog which I have.

We can tell by the way it barks.

Well you can tell by the way he barks he's a ladies dog, no time to talk

Zat ees not mah dowg.

does yur dohg baht?

And now...the larch.

The...larch.

And now, number three, the larch.

Are you sure it isn't the time for a colorful metaphor?

What color?

HOLY CRAP, what is that stuff on my other hand?!?!

Is it Holy Crap? :confused:

Who the hell said we were talking about Penguins anyway?

Pen-gu-ins is practically chickens ...

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Oooohhh, I'm dyyyin!

Grenadine makes wonderful hand sanitizer.

"Don't be talkin' 'bout my Lucille, you mother hens!"

Who the hell said we were talking about Penguins anyway?The one sitting on the television set? I think it's a male. Looks fairly butch.

Fire Phasers!!

Beeeeelaaaaay thaaaaat phaaaaaser ooooorder!

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I actually have a small plastic penguin on my dashboard, where many people would have a plastic Jesus. A fellow Python fan gave it to me in the 70s, and it's been on the dash of every car I've owned since.

I don't care if it rains or freezes
Long as I got my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car.

Through my trials and tribulations
And my travels through the nations
With my plastic Jesus I'll go far.
Plastic Jesus plastic Jesus,
Riding on the dashboard of my car

I'm afraid He'll have to go.
His magnets ruin my radio
And if I have a wreck He'll leave a scar.
Riding down a thoroughfare
With His nose up in the air,
A wreck may be ahead, but He don't mind.

Trouble coming He don't see,
He just keeps His eye on me
And any other thing that lies behind.
Plastic Jesus plastic Jesus,
Riding on the dashboard of my car ...

Though the sunshine on His back
Make Him peel, chip and crack,
A little patching keeps Him up to par.
When I'm in a traffic jam
He don't care if I say "damn"
I can let all my curses roll

Plastic Jesus doesn't hear
'Cause he has a plastic ear
The man who invented plastic saved my soul.
Plastic Jesus plastic Jesus,
Riding on the dashboard of my car ...

Once His robe was snowy white,
Now it isn't quite so bright -
Stained by the smoke of my cigar.
If I weave around at night,
And policemen think I'm tight,
They never find my bottle - though they ask.

Plastic Jesus shelters me,
For His head comes off, you see
He's hollow, and I use Him for a flask.
Plastic Jesus plastic Jesus,

Riding on the dashboard of my car ...
Ride with me and have a dram
Of the blood of the Lamb -
Plastic Jesus is a holy bar.

Ya know, Star Trek threads are always the bestest threads.

I actually have a small plastic penguin on my dashboard, where many people would have a plastic Jesus. A fellow Python fan gave it to me in the 70s, and it's been on the dash of every car I've owned since.It's not on top of your telly?

Ya know, Star Trek threads are always the bestest threads.This is a Star Trek thread?:confused:

This is a Star Trek thread?:confused:Scanning ... indications negative at this time.

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it sure beats the "reed" alert. I mean COME ON!!!
oh wait, that is good cheese....

WTF is a "Reed Alert"? Is that a warning about Oliver Reed's singing in Tommy?

AAAGGGHH -- MY EARS!

Get This Cheese To Sickbay!!!

WTF is a "Reed Alert"? Is that a warning about Oliver Reed's singing in Tommy?

AAAGGGHH -- MY EARS!

It's from Enterprise. Honest to god, they tried to tell us Malcolm Reed invented the shipboard "alert" and they called it a Reed Alert before they changed it to Red Alert.

:rolleyes:

wow.. im from the RC threads.. and i thought "WE" had a-d-d. I can surely see... this thread beats out for topic hopping awards hands down.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA =)

I was watching PBS yesterday, and they revealed in the 1960s the USAF were going to have spy satellites with men in them, until computers improved. [one of them was the first black astronaut. killed in a jet trainer ]
Anyway, the gizmo they were going to use to aim the camera looked just like Spocks viewfinder. Who copied whom?

I was watching PBS yesterday, and they revealed in the 1960s the USAF were going to have spy satellites with men in them, until computers improved. [one of them was the first black astronaut. killed in a jet trainer ]
Anyway, the gizmo they were going to use to aim the camera looked just like Spocks viewfinder. Who copied whom?

Ain't that typical? Always give the black guy the crappiest job.

I was watching Family Affair the other day, and I wondered,"If Mr French and Uncle Bill were killed by Klingons, who would be the best Star Trek captain to be a foster Dad to Buffy and Jody?"

I'm voting for Jean Luc, mainly because I'd be afraid James Tiberious would try to teach Sissy about "Earth Customs", if you know what I mean.

Family Affair and Star Trek sure were good shows.

It's from Enterprise. Honest to god, they tried to tell us Malcolm Reed invented the shipboard "alert" and they called it a Reed Alert before they changed it to Red Alert.That sounds like the kind of joke they play on newbies . . . like the "baggage trailer" in the carny business or a snipe hunt. Or the stuff that's supposedly inside the ball at the top of a flagpole.I was watching PBS yesterday, and they revealed in the 1960s the USAF were going to have spy satellites with men in them, until computers improved. [one of them was the first black astronaut. killed in a jet trainer ]
Anyway, the gizmo they were going to use to aim the camera looked just like Spocks viewfinder. Who copied whom?It's not necessarily a case of anyone "copying" anything. It could just be logical (pardon the expression) design. The TOS Enterprise had computer consoles that looked a lot like some of the first PC's from the late ’70s and early ’80s, but the concept of a screen and a keyboard is pretty basic. Ain't that typical? Always give the black guy the crappiest job.I wonder if they made him wear a red shirt.

The TOS Enterprise had computer consoles that looked a lot like some of the first PC's from the late ’70s and early ’80s, but the concept of a screen and a keyboard is pretty basic.

Never saw a computer where you stuck your eyes against a periscope eyepiece.

Never saw a computer where you stuck your eyes against a periscope eyepiece.The model for that was obviously early radar units, where the low-level brightness of the CRT required the operator to peek into a black rubber visor to keep the image from being washed out by ambient light. Maybe it was a deliberate "subliminal" design element, like the bridge having the raised outer platform with the railing for Kirk to lean on, suggesting old-time sailing ships.

I was watching Family Affair the other day...

Wow, I haven't thought about that show in ages. Music by DeVol, lol.

Is it out on DVD, or did you see it on cable?