[net.startrek] A STAR TREK Light Bulb Joke

lute@abnjh.UUCP (J. Collymore) (10/08/84)

A friend of mine told me this joke the other day.  I don't know if it has been
already posted or not by someone, but I thought I'd send it out to those of you
on the net who may be either TREKKIES or TREKKORS.


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> Q: How many members of the U.S.S. Enterprise does it take to change a
>    light bulb?
> 
> A: 7. Scotty will report to Captain Kirk that the light bulb in the
>    Engineering Section is burnt out, to which Kirk will send Bones
>    to pronounce the bulb dead. Scotty, after checking around, notices
>    that they have no more new light bulbs, and complains that he can't
>    see in the dark to tend to his engines. Kirk must make an emergency
>    stop at the next uncharted planet, Alpha Regula IV, to procure a
>    light bulb from the natives. Kirk, Spock, Bones, Sulu, and 3 red
>    shirt security officers beam down. The 3 security officers are
>    promptly killed by the natives, and the rest of the landing party
>    is captured. Meanwhile, back in orbit, Scotty notices a Klingon
ship
>    approaching and must warp out of orbit to escape detection.
>    Bones cures the native king who is suffering from the flu, and as
>    a reward the landing party is set free and given all of the light
bulbs 
>    they can carry. Scotty cripples the Klingon ship and warps back to
the
>    planet just in time to beam up Kirk et. al. The new bulb is
inserted, 
>    and the Enterprise continues with its five year mission.
> 
> 
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6912ar04@sjuvax.UUCP (rowley) (10/18/84)

Dont y'all just HATE reruns??