Les Tonks Sidestep Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Blue Origin confirmed that William Shatner would be blasting off from Texas on 12 October. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58792761 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Townie Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Sorry to go off on a tangent but just saw that the town of Riverside, Iowa, the place where Captain Kirk was born in Star Trek now has this sign up at the town limits - Jam Eater 1.(noun. jam eeter) A Resident of Whitehaven or Workington. Offensive. It is now a term of abuse that both towns of West Cumbria use for each other especially at Workington/Whitehaven rugby league derby matches. St Albans Centurions Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Is the universe ready for the real thing, rather than James Tiberius Kirk? Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 william shatner is one of the last true living legend celebrities - still cool as f--k - still parody and full of fun even at 90 - brilliant see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: william shatner is one of the last true living legend celebrities - still cool as f--k - still parody and full of fun even at 90 - brilliant His appearance as chair of HIGNFY is memorable, especially if you're from Ilfracombe: https://dai.ly/x6s7sn0 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Great stuff , he’s still got a twinkle in the eye and full of fun and doesnt take himself to seriously . And i like The Unxplained , Weird or What and shows like that where he’s sometimes subtly taking the youknowwhat while also having a great time hamming it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I bet he'll have some klingons when that rocket blasts off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I think it's great ,Capt Kirk actually in space for real. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrushersForever Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I think he'll be genuinely disappointed if they don't come across any voluptuous, green-skinned aliens for him to seduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 34 minutes ago, CrushersForever said: I think he'll be genuinely disappointed if they don't come across any voluptuous, green-skinned aliens for him to seduce. He just needs to come down Hull city centre on a Saturday night if he wants that kind of action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Thought Jeff Bezos was going to save humanity by colonising space. Isn't Captain Kirk going on his dildo rocket just a Star Trek nerd fantasy?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Scotty will be doing final inspections as we speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I think a petition is needed to ask him to wear his Starfleet uniform when he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Forgetting all the billions being spent by rich blokes feeding their egos. This did make me smile - Captain Kirk actually going to space, kitted him out appropriately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 One day later than planned. Boarding 1:05:00, take 1:50:00. touchdown 2:01:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Does that headline carry on with … himself when they took off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Townie Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I wonder who thought of dressing the other three crew members in red shirts ...? Jam Eater 1.(noun. jam eeter) A Resident of Whitehaven or Workington. Offensive. It is now a term of abuse that both towns of West Cumbria use for each other especially at Workington/Whitehaven rugby league derby matches. St Albans Centurions Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Exiled Townie said: I wonder who thought of dressing the other three crew members in red shirts ...? Whoever it was doesn't know.... and Shatner wasn't going to mention it! "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 its so great to see that while the rest of us are lectured to death about global warming and made to feel shameful for owning a car and god forbid going on a foreign holiday! that the billionaires can still just burn up the planet with their silly little playthings- did ws even go in to space? i hope so but in reality somehow doubt it see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Townie Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Seeing all sorts of references/stories about William Shatner this week, this might appeal to those of a certain age - The episode that many viewers remember about the Twilight Zone is “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” directed by the late Richard Donner and broadcast in 1963. Starring a pre-Kirk William Shatner, the plane-bound story was about a passenger that kept looking out of a certain window and seeing a gremlin ripping an in flight planes engine to pieces. And because of this, Shatner’s character made an impact on the real world of air travel! Seats on flights overlooking the wing were later marked with small black triangles to indicate they have the best view of the wings. Should a crew member wish to see what’s going on — from a fault to a bird strike — they can slide into this special position and make a judgment. And what do airlines call this position? What else — “The William Shatner Seat”! Jam Eater 1.(noun. jam eeter) A Resident of Whitehaven or Workington. Offensive. It is now a term of abuse that both towns of West Cumbria use for each other especially at Workington/Whitehaven rugby league derby matches. St Albans Centurions Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 14/10/2021 at 17:15, graveyard johnny said: its so great to see that while the rest of us are lectured to death about global warming and made to feel shameful for owning a car and god forbid going on a foreign holiday! that the billionaires can still just burn up the planet with their silly little playthings- did ws even go in to space? i hope so but in reality somehow doubt it If billionaires want to visit strange new worlds they could visit a tax office. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 11 hours ago, Exiled Townie said: Seeing all sorts of references/stories about William Shatner this week, this might appeal to those of a certain age - The episode that many viewers remember about the Twilight Zone is “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” directed by the late Richard Donner and broadcast in 1963. Starring a pre-Kirk William Shatner, the plane-bound story was about a passenger that kept looking out of a certain window and seeing a gremlin ripping an in flight planes engine to pieces. And because of this, Shatner’s character made an impact on the real world of air travel! Seats on flights overlooking the wing were later marked with small black triangles to indicate they have the best view of the wings. Should a crew member wish to see what’s going on — from a fault to a bird strike — they can slide into this special position and make a judgment. And what do airlines call this position? What else — “The William Shatner Seat”! The ' thing on the wing ' episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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