“Has it ever occurred to you that I might be getting exactly what I deserve?”
“The word you’re looking for is ‘unnatural’ - meaning ‘not from nature.’ ‘Freak’ or ‘monster’ would also be acceptable.”
It seems very likely to me that Garak and Julian would be the type to just sort of accidentally drift into a relationship without realizing it. Overtly flirting without realizing, they start giving each other gifts every time one of them goes on a mission, can’t make it to lunch today so how bout dinner at my place instead? Everyone else knows before they do sort of deal. Then one day someone offhandedly mentions “Julian’s boyfriend” and the convo moves on before he can reply and he’s like okay??? wtf???? Then that night him and Garak cuddling on the couch watching a movie as per usual and something just clicks and he’s like oh. OH.
Gorillas are another good example: for many years, nobody thought gorillas could pass the mark test. Turns out, the test was just very uncomfortable for them. Eye contact is a thorny social issue for gorillas, often leading to fights, several researchers said. More than that, gorillas are easily embarrassed, says Robert Mitchell, foundation professor of psychology at Eastern Kentucky University. Instead of messing with the mark in front of the mirror, they would sometimes go away, hide in a corner, and wipe the mark off there. Gorillas got what was going on, they just didn’t respond the way we thought they should.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kids-and-animals-who-fail-classic-mirror/
oh noooooooooooooo
So when animals don’t have Anglo-American social manners, we have trouble figuring out what they understand. Is this what I’m taking away here?
for the love of anthropology, y'all need to read Songs of the Gorilla Nation by Dawn Prince-Hughs. she is autistic anthropologist with the best gorilla behavioral analysis EVER.
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If Jake and Nog prank call Dominion's and order None Pizza with Left Beef ONE MORE TIME... Damar is going to quit his job and give up on life.
Damar says that every day. Every. God. Damn. Day.
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Star Trek Character Ages
Over the past few days my sister and I have been doing very important research; we looked up the ages of all of the Star Trek characters. Quite possibly one of the most nerdy things I have spent my time doing, but, the results are quite interesting in some cases. So here you go tumblr.
*note: all of these ages were calculated using either birth years found on memory alpha or memory beta, so they may not be 100% correct, but I tried to be as accurate as possible.*
——At the start of their time on the series—–
TOS:
Kirk-32
Spock-34
Bones-38
Uhura-26
Sulu-28
Checkov-22
Scotty-43
TNG:
Picard-59
Riker-30
Data-26 (based on activation date)
Troi-28
Geordi-29
Beverley Crusher-40
Wesley Crusher-16
Yar-27
Worf-24
DS9:
Sisko-37
Kira-26
Jadzia-28
Ezri-21
Dax (symbiont)- 351(born in 2018!!! Guys that is pretty soon)
Bashir-28
O’Brien-41
Odo- 32 (based on date he was first found)
Quark- unknown (no recorded DOB)
Jake-14
Worf-32
Voyager:
Janeway-36
Chakotay-42
Tuvok-107
Tom-25
B’Elanna-25
Harry-22
The Doctor-0 (Activation date)
Kes-1
Neelix-34
7 of 9-21 (however she spent time in a Borg maturation chamber)
Enterprise:
Archer-39
T’Pol-63
Trip-30
Phlox-Unknown
Reed-29
Hoshi-22
Travis-25
Porthos-Unknown, but at least 2 years old
Go forth with the newfound knowledge you have gained!
Ok ok ok but Patrick Stewart was ONLY good 47 48 when they started tng.
The Martian is a literary masterpiece.
Yep
the most relatable book
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Lwaxana/Ishka
Pato Box is a very stylish mix of Punch-Out!!-inspired boxing, beat ‘em up and third person adventure in which you play an anthropomorphic duck who sets out for revenge after being drugged and left for dead by a mysterious organisation known as Deathflock!
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