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

1:05:06
But it was just a lot of fun.
1:05:08
But the thing is about
this group is that it is unique.

1:05:11
I think people are really
educated that are in this group.

1:05:14
They know a lot about science,
1:05:15
they know a lot about
what's going on in the world,

1:05:18
and it's neat
to be with people like that.

1:05:19
I think it's really fun
because you can--

1:05:22
because it's the only place
that I can think of

1:05:25
that you can goof off,
1:05:27
and grownups goof off
the same way

1:05:29
and about the same
acceptance.

1:05:34
Are you a Trekkie?
1:05:35
Totally.
1:05:36
How do you say "Trekkie"?
1:05:38
Lengwi' is a Trekkie.
Lengwi'.

1:05:40
Lengwi' jih
means "I'm a Trekkie."

1:05:42
"I'm a traveler" is really
what that means, but close enough.

1:05:45
Are you a Trekkie?
1:05:46
Yeah, I'd say I am.
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I am a Trekkie.
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Not card-carrying.
1:05:50
I'm not the kind that wears
uniforms all the time.

1:05:53
He is a card-carrying Trekkie.
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He has a credit card
1:05:56
that says Star Trek on it.
1:05:58
At times, I'm a Trekkie,
and other times, I'm a Trekker.

1:06:00
Every serious fan
considers themself a Trekker.

1:06:05
Trekkie versus Trekker.
1:06:06
I don't even know
what that is.

1:06:07
It's a generational-type thing.
1:06:09
The Trekkie is the-- either saw
old Star Trek when it first came out

1:06:15
or started in with the reruns
early in the seventies.

1:06:19
The Trekker is primarily someone who
started in with Next Generation or lV.

1:06:25
Trekkers seem to be,
like, snobs.

1:06:27
"I'm not a Trekkie,
I'm a Trekker."

1:06:29
"Trekker" sounds a little pretentious,
but at least it's preferable.

1:06:33
A Trekker is, in fact,
a star-trekker.

1:06:36
They are walking with us, right?
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The Trekker is motivated.
The Trekker is in motion.

1:06:41
The Trekkie is a sort of
neutral, benign, harmless viewer

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who just wants to watch.
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I am a Trekkie.
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Actually, we're called Trekkens,
but, yeah, I am a Trekkie.

1:06:52
Are we going to take a trek?
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We're not a couple
of Trekkies, right?

1:06:56
Then we're watching the trek.
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But the Trekker, then,
is coming with us.

1:06:59
Denis: A Trekker is
somebody who enjoys Star Trek.


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