04-27-2012, 03:10 AM
sekker wrote:
I always thought hamsters were the inspiration for Tribbles...
They probably were:
Dr. McCoy: Yes? D'you wanna see me, Jim?
[Kirk holds out a handful of tribbles before the doctor's face]
Dr. McCoy: Well, don't look at me. It's the tribbles who are breeding. If we don't get 'em off this ship, we're gonna be hip deep in them.
Capt. Kirk: Would you explain that?
Dr. McCoy: Well, the nearest thing I can figure out is that they're born pregnant - which seems to be quite a time saver.
Capt. Kirk: I know, but really...
Dr. McCoy: And from my observations, it seems they're bisexual, reproducing at will. And, brother, have they got a lot of will.
Spock: Captain, I am forced to agree with the doctor. I've been running computations on their rate of reproduction. The figures are taking an alarming direction. They're consuming our supplies and returning nothing.
Uhura: Oh, but they do give us something, Mr. Spock. They give us love. Well, Cyrano Jones says that a tribble is the only love that money can buy.
Capt. Kirk: Too much of anything, Lieutenant, even love, isn't necessarily a good thing.
There are just wayyyy too many good lines in that episode...