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My wife is here,
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and she and I met, actually,
in a Star Trek club.

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I know a lot of people from around
the state that I would have never met

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unless I joined this club.
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So it's meeting people.
It's about people.

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What we do is we usually
set up a recruiting table

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so that we can get new members
to join the organization.

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Recruitment happens
every waking moment.

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Every time you see one of us
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either in uniform
or out on the street,

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if our mouth is open and breath
comes forth, we're recruiting.

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Woman: We belong to two
international fan clubs--

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the United Federation
of Planets lnternational

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and the Romulan Star Empire.
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I am Linda Thuringer.
I am the captain,

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and my Romulan name
is Efa Tilavet,

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and I am the commander of the Praetorian
Guard for the Romulan Star Empire.

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Steve Menaugh.
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I'm the first officer, and my
Romulan name is Menhaltra Laheron,

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and I'm the subcommander
of the Praetorian Guard.

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I am the security chief
for the Nemesis station,

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and I'm also a member
of Romulan Star Empire.

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My name is Terry Stenoe.
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I'm the chief medical officer
on the Nemesis station.

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Woman: I thought at first that
I was a little afraid to come
to my first meeting,

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But it was just a lot of fun.
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But the thing is about
this group is that it is unique.

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I think people are really
educated that are in this group.

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They know a lot about science,
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they know a lot about
what's going on in the world,

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and it's neat
to be with people like that.

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I think it's really fun
because you can--

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because it's the only place
that I can think of

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that you can goof off,
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and grownups goof off
the same way

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and about the same
acceptance.

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Are you a Trekkie?
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Totally.
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How do you say "Trekkie"?
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Lengwi' is a Trekkie.
Lengwi'.

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Lengwi' jih
means "I'm a Trekkie."

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"I'm a traveler" is really
what that means, but close enough.

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Are you a Trekkie?
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Yeah, I'd say I am.
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I am a Trekkie.
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Not card-carrying.
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I'm not the kind that wears
uniforms all the time.

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He is a card-carrying Trekkie.
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He has a credit card
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that says Star Trek on it.
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At times, I'm a Trekkie,
and other times, I'm a Trekker.


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