ronnie@mit-eddie.UUCP (Ronnie Schnell) (07/28/83)
I am not a trekkie or anything but from what I do know about Khan,
he wouldn't know about ancient Romulan Proverbs ("There is an
ancient Romulan proverb that says: 'Revenge is a dish that is
best served cold. It is very cold in SPACE...'" Am I wrong in
assuming that in Khan's studies of 23rd century history, etc.
he did not learn about Romulan proverbs?
-Ron
(..decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!ronnie)
or
(..decvax!genrad!wjh12!a:schnell)
or
RONNIE@MIT-MC (via arpanet)barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (07/31/83)
In reply to the question about whether Khan should have knowledge of Romulan proverbs: he was a very fast reader, so after memorizing the technical journals in the original episode, he might have gone on to sociology and/or literature. Also, Marla McGivers went with him to Ceti Alpha V (VI?), and she could have taught him such things. -- Barry Margolin ARPA: barmar@MIT-Multics UUCP: ..!genrad!mit-eddie!barmar
crc@clyde.UUCP (08/02/83)
Khan could not have read Romulan proverbs at that time because at that time the Federation had had almost no contact with them. See "Balence of Terror" clyde!crc
okie@ihuxs.UUCP (08/03/83)
Hey, guys, has anybody noticed that it's a *Klingon* proverb, not a Romulan proverb? Of course, that doesn't change the arguments either way...but I like to keep things accurate. B.K. (call me picky) Cobb BTL, Naperville, IL
geosch@ihuxl.UUCP (08/11/83)
The proverb "Revenge is a dish ..." was an "old Klingon proverb," not a Romulan proverb. -- ---george schmidt--- ihuxl!geosch
mabgarstin@watcgl.UUCP (MAB Garstin) (08/11/83)
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Khan could not have read Romulan proverbs at that time because at that
time the Federation had had almost no contact with them. See "Balence
of Terror"
clyde!crc
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But clyde!crc, there was a hot and active trade amongst traders, smugglers,
boarder line (as in neutral zone) merchants, tourists(?) that would pick up all
sorts of Romulin and Klingon goodies. Do you remember Serino Jones who traded
close to and sometimes into Klingon territory, and Bones' bottle of Romulin
ale that he gave to Kirk in TWoK and said that a merchant friend of his picks
it up. I'm sure that some literature, books, magazines, video tapes,
propaganda, travel brouchures get across the zone in both directions by some
devious means or another.
MAB
(in the lab)
P.S.- Serino Jones was the lush merchant in "The Trouble with Tribbles"CSvax:Pucc-H:aeq@pur-ee.UUCP (09/01/83)
I think that's CYRANO Jones, not "Serino"! -- Jeff Sargent/pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq