Sci-Fi jargon for everyday
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Not a lot, I did teach one of my cats (I kid you not) to say "mei-mei", however - caused a friends daughter to nearly drop a plate when she first heard that, heh heh.
Although, I must add one to the vocabulary here, and then explain it.
(Always uttered in a triumphant tone)
BEEEEERRRR-CANNNNN!!!
My friends and I used to play a lot of Mech based games, and landing a picture perfect death-from-above, 4xLRM20, ERPPC to the face, or other prettymuch instant kill maneuver does in fact render what remains quite remeniscent of an empty can of Strohs on friday night, doesn't it ?
It's come to mean utterly crushing victory in general, and is especially applicable to most sci-fi (I mean, come on, the USS Reliant got totally Beercanned, yes ?)
Just one more for the pile 
-F
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A phrase I use in business all the time is from Star Trek, but not necessarily sci-fi jargon. I say "It would seem un-likely Jim" whenever I'm asked on the feasibility of a project when I know it's a loser.
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Originally posted by RedDragon:
Smeg, and all its synonyms. Droids, Mechs, atmo.
Smeg is from Red Dwarf.
Smeg, and the full version Smegma, are fairly common for the past 4 decades of our time. Just because some SciFi works might use "sh!t" does not mean it's of the SciFi domain.
That's as may be, but I first heard the term on RD. Never heard it anywhere else before, maybe I've had my head in the sand for the last 30 years of my life, could be.
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Originally posted by RedDragon:
That's as may be, but I first heard the term on RD. Never heard it anywhere else before, maybe I've had my head in the sand for the last 30 years of my life, could be.
I think its a regional variation thing - lots of people (probably including the suits at the BBC) assumed it was a made-up SciFi swear word until informed otherwise...
Personally, when it becomes necessary to fully vent frustration and anger I'd go with the good old Hitchhiker's Guide and use:
(Spoiler tags to protect the innocent from the ultimate profanity)
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belgium!
Actually, I suspect that my favorite expression - "we'll burn that bridge when we come to it" - came from a Robert Heinlein book, even though it isn't very sciffy.
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Please forgive my ignorance, but what is this a reference to? I'm sure i've heard it somewhere before and its bugging the hell out me that i can't place it....
It comes from Star Trek TNG season 5 episode 2 called "Darmok" Refer to it's article at the offical star trek Wiki called Memory Alpha.
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Darmok_%28episode%29
There is also a Darmok Dictionary that translates all the metaphoric phrases from the episode:
http://rec.horus.at/trek/lists/darmok.html
Before there was a dictonary like this, I knew 3 people who loved this episode so much they made it a point to integrate Darmok phrases into common english. I never joined in with that effort but I will still occasionally use "Shaka. When the walls fell". The last time was during a get together of friends and we were playing board games. When something I had planned went south in the game I uttered the phrase to the amusement of most there. The key is a morose demeanor as I mentioned eariler.
Do not fear me. Our's is a peaceful race and we must live in harmony.
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Hey....wait a minute...this is a GEEK THREAD!!!
(must be why it feels so homey)
Chrisisall, his geek full-on!
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From the Last Starfighter, "It's time to die."
http://swyzzlestyx.com/index.html
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I've gotten so Firefly-ish that I yelled at my brother during an argument: "This is how it's going to be, dong ma?"
He looked at me, absolutely astonished, and then we both broke into giggles (although he's not a huge fan, he has seen Firefly and knows of my obsession).
Also a fan of TANSTAAFL (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch) from Heinlein, and "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer" from Star Trek.
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Smeg exists today. Don't look it up. You don't want to know.
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler
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Smeg exists today. Don't look it up. You don't want to know.
Unless you want a new fridge or dishwasher: http://www.smeguk.com/ (link is quite safe, apart from an annoying graphical menu!)
Now there's a company who really should have done a bit of research before choosing their name!
Oh how we laugh when we pass lorries on the motorway* with SMEG in large friendly letters on the side...
(*Sorry, that's "Trucks on the freeway" for our American viewers).
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