jewellsmommy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 For a couple of years I held this as a quite embarrassing moment. Now I just find it funny, and all the talk about tv/movie characters made me think that you guys might appreciate this. So, about 5ish years ago, I think, dh and I were watching all of the deep space nine episodes through netflix. A non-trekkie friend of mine called and asked me what I knew and thought about the Cardashians. I got all excited, thinking that we had started to turn her to the darkside :tongue_smilie:. I started to fill her in about how they had once enslaved the Bajorans but, then they overthrew them... and my friend interupts me going "wait, wait, wait...they owned slaves! I didn't think you could do that now. Why hasn't this been on the news! That's horrible" I was just baffled :blink: . So I asked her what she was going on about. After a few more minutes of confusing conversation, I figured out that she was referencing a reality tv show that I had barely heard of but it rang a bell. The Kardashians not Cardassians. I had Star Trek on the brain and was so one track minded that I just assumed that was what she was asking me about. :blush: I was soooo embarrassed and felt like a total pop culture moron! ...Now I can laugh about it and even share it, not so much then. I still don't do much of the reality tv stuff. Dh and I are sci-fi people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That is hilarious!! Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'd much rather watch the Cardassians on reality TV than the Kardashians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'd much rather watch the Cardassians on reality TV than the Kardashians. I agree. That would be so cool. Film it just like they do the reality tv shows but with Gul Dukat and his family or, better yet, with a Klingon family! That would be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Or how about a show staring Romulans and Vulcans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Or how about a show staring Romulans and Vulcans. :lol: oooh, extended dysfunctional family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for sharing. Good laugh here! Did you ever get her to watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for sharing. Good laugh here! Did you ever get her to watch? Nope. But I was watching her son (about 5 yrs old), and he walked into our living room. Dh paused the deep space nine episode on a scene with Quark. He looks at the ferengi on the screen and says "woooow, what a woman." I am totally serious! My dd wrinkles her nose up and informs him that Quark is a boy ferengi! Dh and I were rollin! I have no idea what that boy was thinking. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Or how about a show staring Romulans and Vulcans. Like Wife Swap? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Lol!!!! High five! I always think of the Cardassians when I hear about the Kardasians! (No idea if I'm spelling either correctly) ... And the first few times I definitely thought it was a Star Trek reference! That is so funny! Only DH has ever known this, I was so embarrassed. I still don't know what the reality people look like... That's either a point of pride or another example of embarrassing pop culture illiteracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4mkfam Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Don't feel too badly. My linguist-husband actually started creating a Ferengi language, and was moderately shattered when he found out someone else had already done (and possibly published) it. :tongue_smilie: In a testament that there might be hope for recovering Trek addicts, we haven't yet seen the new Star Trek movie. I'm secretly wondering if it's because it's one of the odd (or is it even?) numbered movies that supposedly always turn out to be duds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Don't feel too badly. My linguist-husband actually started creating a Ferengi language, and was moderately shattered when he found out someone else had already done (and possibly published) it. :tongue_smilie: In a testament that there might be hope for recovering Trek addicts, we haven't yet seen the new Star Trek movie. I'm secretly wondering if it's because it's one of the odd (or is it even?) numbered movies that supposedly always turn out to be duds. A friend received Hamlet translated into Klingon as a present once. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Don't feel too badly. My linguist-husband actually started creating a Ferengi language, and was moderately shattered when he found out someone else had already done (and possibly published) it. :tongue_smilie: In a testament that there might be hope for recovering Trek addicts, we haven't yet seen the new Star Trek movie. I'm secretly wondering if it's because it's one of the odd (or is it even?) numbered movies that supposedly always turn out to be duds. I have not seen the language, but I do own, and sometimes quote, the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. :coolgleamA: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have not seen the language, but I do own, and sometimes quote, the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. :coolgleamA: :D I use to ask my kids if they wanted their food pre-chewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 A friend received Hamlet translated into Klingon as a present once. :D oh cool! That must have taken one heck of a time investment from someone. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 oh cool! That must have taken one heck of a time investment from someone. :thumbup1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Klingon_Hamlet http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Klingon_Hamlet.html?id=DZXjYLZEYXsC Her friends bought it for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 My best laugh of the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 http://en.wikipedia...._Klingon_Hamlet http://books.google....id=DZXjYLZEYXsC Her friends bought it for her. hmmm, ...this makes me wonder...how well respected would 2 yrs of Klingon be on a high school transcript? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 :lol: That sounds like something I would do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 hmmm, ...this makes me wonder...how well respected would 2 yrs of Klingon be on a high school transcript? :lol: I bet MIT would like it. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I love this thread.... would definitely watch a mocumentary reality show with the real Cardashians. ;) :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I bet MIT would like it. :thumbup1: They would prefer Vulcan, I think. When my guys were going through high school I told them they could study any foreign language they wanted...or they could create their own. I'm still sad neither of them took me up on the creation choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 For a couple of years I held this as a quite embarrassing moment. Now I just find it funny, and all the talk about tv/movie characters made me think that you guys might appreciate this. So, about 5ish years ago, I think, dh and I were watching all of the deep space nine episodes through netflix. A non-trekkie friend of mine called and asked me what I knew and thought about the Cardashians. I got all excited, thinking that we had started to turn her to the darkside :tongue_smilie:. I started to fill her in about how they had once enslaved the Bajorans but, then they overthrew them... and my friend interupts me going "wait, wait, wait...they owned slaves! I didn't think you could do that now. Why hasn't this been on the news! That's horrible" I was just baffled :blink: . So I asked her what she was going on about. After a few more minutes of confusing conversation, I figured out that she was referencing a reality tv show that I had barely heard of but it rang a bell. The Kardashians not Cardassians. I had Star Trek on the brain and was so one track minded that I just assumed that was what she was asking me about. :blush: I was soooo embarrassed and felt like a total pop culture moron! ...Now I can laugh about it and even share it, not so much then. I still don't do much of the reality tv stuff. Dh and I are sci-fi people. That is hilarious! I shared on another thread how I purposefully sought out the Kardashian show to see what all the hoopla is about. That is the craziest stiff I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmeblue Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I'll also confess that the first few times I heard people talk about the Kardashians, I wondered where the sudden Star Trek interest was coming from. (DS9, even! My favorite Trek!) Even now, I mentally perk up and go, "The Carda-- oh." I still know very little about the Kardashians except that they are somehow associated with reality TV, which I don't watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I just love that there are fellow sci fi geeks here. I was just showing my daughter my Cardassian face (neck muscles bulging.) She thought I was talking about the Kardashians. Data was always my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I know plenty about Cardassians, but I've never heard of the Kardashians before this thread. Who are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I know plenty about Cardassians, but I've never heard of the Kardashians before this thread. Who are they? You must buy your groceries sonewhere that does not sell tabloid magazines. All I know is what I've read on the covers while waiting in line - which is not any kind of coherent story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 post 30 reported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 All I know about them is from the news and the 15 min I watched of their very stupid reality show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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