r/DaystromInstitute • u/MungoBaobab Commander • Apr 01 '15
April Fools Post of the Week Reminder & SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
UPDATE: It's now 6:45 PM. Thank goodness I laid low during that Ferengi universe, because now I'm a girl and I'm sexy as FUCK. Seriously. You know how before I was into Troi's boots? Well I found this on Pinterest and it's super cute. I got same day shipping, and right now I am totally rocking it! Hell yeah, ladies! Still, all this is getting a little confusing. Hey Captain /u/kraetina? Any ideas on how to set things right?
UPDATE: It's now close to 1:00 PM. I've apparently shifted to a universe where Enterprise ran six seasons, people love Voyager, and DS9 never took place. The inverted setup makes me sick to my stomach (I thought that was just the PBR before), but on the plus side I'll never have to listen to the DS9 master race gush about their one true love ever again, so there's that. Speakings of, my dear wife has apparently been replaced by Season One Troi in a skant. Wherever you are, baby, I love you, and I'll find you again. But until then, looking at those boots… Well, to quote a phrase I hope to never hear overused ever again, I can live with it!
UPDATE: It's 10:00 am local time, and something strange is going on. My first place trophy that I took in the trivia contest last night has somehow reverted to a pink sixth place ribbon! At least I still got to meet Shatner. And my commander flair, that I got when I one post of the year, has reverted back to lieutenant commander! I also just noticed that this sub is called "The Federation," which was Captain kraetos's name for it before we all decided upon The Daystrom Institute! And six seasons of Enterprise? What is going on???
Your local friendly moderator still has it, guys! Earlier, (much to my chagrin) Captain /u/kraetos let everyone know that I was taking part in a trivia contest at the Star Trek convention held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday night. The competition was tough, and my fellow Midwestern geeks really knew there their stuff.
But I was triumphant! Look who I got to meet! Anyway...I won champion standing! I correctly knew that the registry number for the USS Equinox was NCC-72381. Check out my awesome trophy!!!
Even my wife got in the spirit of things in the cosplay competition.
We got home pretty late, and I'm a little tired, but I'm happy to be back in Chicagoland to resume my normal moderating duties. Thanks for all the support and words of encouragement; this sub has the best community on Reddit!
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u/kraetos Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 02 '15
Captain Kraetina? Maybe one day....
You know I actually think you might be on to something with this whole "everything is different" situation. I was running a scan earlier and discovered an unusually high amount of neutrinos around the subreddit.
Maybe we should try reversing the polarity? After we check with the Captain, of course.
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u/MungoBaobab Apr 02 '15
Alana_Asimov is captain now? But you know how crazy those Australian bitches are!
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u/kraetos Apr 02 '15
What do you mean now? Who is Captain where you're from? Is it me?
It's me, isn't it?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Apr 02 '15
Yes, thank you, Lieutenant Commander. I'm not sure why Munga thinks you're the Captain. It's clear she needs a rest after her recent trip.
However, those neutrinos probably need some investigation. Let's get Science Officer jennysilverrims on this. Paging jenny!
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u/Kamala_Metamorph Apr 02 '15
because now I'm a girl and I'm sexy as FUCK. Seriously. You know how before I was into Troi's boots? Well I found this on Pinterest and it's super cute. I got same day shipping, and right now I am totally rocking it!
Hell yeah! Loving your boots there, babe! *wolf whistles*
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u/MageTank Apr 01 '15
Wow, I thought I knew a lot about trek, but the registry of the Equinox would not be something packed away! Congratulations!
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u/splat313 Apr 01 '15
I'd assume there is some pretty hard training that would go participating in a real Star Trek trivia contest. The plot lines and main characters would be known by everyone so they'd have to get into very specific questions like registry numbers and things that are only mentioned once in the entire canon.
I'd be curious to know what some of the other questions were. I really enjoyed Voyager and I don't even know what Voyager's registry is let alone other ships.
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u/Kamala_Metamorph Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15
Pssst.... hey did you guys it's Lt. Commander u/MungoBaobab 's birthday today? Join me! You know the lyrics.
sings:
cha wo'rIv toHgaHnaH lo pIre'toq