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pawelk1986
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17 Apr 2010, 1:18 pm

I bet on Mr. Spock from Star Trek: Oryiginal series, and Lt. Malcolm Reed from Star Trek: Enterprise.
What do you think about that? :-)



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17 Apr 2010, 2:09 pm

I've heard the Spock/Aspie rumors b4


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17 Apr 2010, 3:33 pm

Everyone on Vulcan is an Aspie. What a great place. I wish I could live there. They are my kind of people even though their ears are pointy and their blood is greenish.

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17 Apr 2010, 3:59 pm

Romulans would then be those aspies who are in a constant state of 'meltdown/emotional storming (yeah, I couldnt come up with a real comparison, whatever


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17 Apr 2010, 4:39 pm

I remember watching an episode of voyager when I was little in which a woman tries to form an emotional relationship with a Vulcan, which of course is not reciprocated. Through the episode, they showed flashbacks of the Vulcan's training in controlling his emotions. I was about 5 or 6 at the time and did not understand the point of the episode. My parents tried to explain that they were showing that the suppression of emotion was not really a good thing. I just kinda nodded my head at the time and pretended I understood, when I honestly thought the Vulcan way made more sense.

[correction: Looked up the episode. I was actually 9 when it was on.]



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17 Apr 2010, 4:58 pm

I very like Commander Tucker and T'Pol.
But my favorite was Lt. Reed behaved some time like aspie avoid other crewman and prefer formal relationship.
Of all the crew members with him I was the easiest to identify and he is allergic like me:-)



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17 Apr 2010, 5:19 pm

A-markz wrote:
I remember watching an episode of voyager when I was little in which a woman tries to form an emotional relationship with a Vulcan, which of course is not reciprocated. Through the episode, they showed flashbacks of the Vulcan's training in controlling his emotions. I was about 5 or 6 at the time and did not understand the point of the episode. My parents tried to explain that they were showing that the suppression of emotion was not really a good thing. I just kinda nodded my head at the time and pretended I understood, when I honestly thought the Vulcan way made more sense.

I saw that episode too as a child, though there was no one around at the time to explain the "moral" of the episode. I also remember thinking how great it would be to grow up like a Vulcan.



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17 Apr 2010, 5:51 pm

My nickname in junior high was 'Spock.' There's a large element of fantasy in watching ST for me; it would be wonderful if there were a whole culture where everyone was less emotional and more direct.



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17 Apr 2010, 6:58 pm

ruveyn wrote:
Everyone on Vulcan is an Aspie


Indeed. As are the Borg (the Collective) - modeled upon us. Star Trek copied. I've been teased (often in not nice way) of being 7 of 9 ish. But the Star Trek link to our kind is very real.



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17 Apr 2010, 7:04 pm

Sigh :roll:
I think everyone in Startrek is an aspie, come to think of it all the actors in every series are aspies, I blame Startrek for apsie's



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17 Apr 2010, 7:16 pm

LabPet wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
Everyone on Vulcan is an Aspie


Indeed. As are the Borg (the Collective) - modeled upon us. Star Trek copied. I've been teased (often in not nice way) of being 7 of 9 ish. But the Star Trek link to our kind is very real.


Not really. The Borg folk have no sense of self. Aspies and I imagine Auties have a feeling of self to some degree.

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17 Apr 2010, 7:27 pm

Spock is half Vulcan therefore your argument is illogical ;)



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22 Apr 2010, 8:51 am

What shall I add to this thread, given that my nickname on just about any forum I go is always sarek.


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22 Apr 2010, 10:43 am

Charlie from the Original Series episode Charlie X was a little aspie, but I guess it stems from him growing up without Humans.



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28 Apr 2010, 7:37 am

I was thinking about this the other day. Most of the characters seem to be a bit aspie-ish. Ensign Kim and Lt Barclay come to mind.



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29 Apr 2010, 1:29 am

sarek wrote:
What shall I add to this thread, given that my nickname on just about any forum I go is always sarek.


Perfect choice. Live long & prosper, sarek.

The Lab Pet has, in sum total, 4 emotions (but they run deep). Emotions are over-rated. Logic prevails.

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musicboxforever: Yes, and '7 of 9' is overtly Aspie-ish.