Geek Jokes

[james_TW]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

james_TW said:

Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!

I prefer it in the original Klingon

To be, or not to be?

[kowalski655]

K12beano said:

deeen said:

But it's not a van, it's a starship?

The same problem befell Jefferson Airplane......

They were originally Jefferson 7.5tonne Luton flatbed

[SCEtoAUX]

james_TW said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

james_TW said:

Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!

I prefer it in the original Klingon

To be, or not to be?

Best film of them all, even better than Wrath of Khan.

[MartG]

[MartG]

[havoc]

james_TW said:

Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!

These good enough?

[spyder dryver]

havoc said:

These good enough?

Those dogs featured in the Johnny Fartpants comic strip 30 years ago. The one on the left is a Belgian Gas Hound. The other two are Norwegian Methane Terriers.

[Lily the Pink]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

illmonkey said:

Oh I’ll get it, we’ll all get it!

But how can you tell?

I guess that judging by the lack of responses, nobody has (yet) got it ?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Lily the Pink said:

I guess that judging by the lack of responses, nobody has (yet) got it ?

[Lily the Pink]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Unwarranted. If you tell a joke, do you not expect a response (whether or not it's formally required by any protocol) ?

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Lily the Pink said:

Unwarranted. If you tell a joke, do you not expect a response (whether or not it's formally required by any protocol) ?

illmonkey got it, and joked back about it. So did MartG.

[illmonkey]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Lily the Pink said:

Unwarranted. If you tell a joke, do you not expect a response (whether or not it's formally required by any protocol) ?

illmonkey got it, and joked back about it. So did MartG.

Perhaps the geek thread is not suited to them?

[MartG]

illmonkey said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Lily the Pink said:

Unwarranted. If you tell a joke, do you not expect a response (whether or not it's formally required by any protocol) ?

illmonkey got it, and joked back about it. So did MartG.

Perhaps the geek thread is not suited to them?

He's really LAPping it up

[mko9]

That was one of the dumber episodes.

[MartG]

[Silverage]

tvrolet said:

Just watching the Norwich - Arsenal match on TV and everytime Granit Xhaka gets the ball and is mentioned by the commentator: “Xhaka”, I can’t help but think “when the walls fell”.

[Turn7]

Silverage said:

tvrolet said:

Just watching the Norwich - Arsenal match on TV and everytime Granit Xhaka gets the ball and is mentioned by the commentator: “Xhaka”, I can’t help but think “when the walls fell”.

Ok, I fail at Geek...whats the Pooh thing all about ?

[judas]

Turn7 said:

Silverage said:

tvrolet said:

Just watching the Norwich - Arsenal match on TV and everytime Granit Xhaka gets the ball and is mentioned by the commentator: “Xhaka”, I can’t help but think “when the walls fell”.

Ok, I fail at Geek...whats the Pooh thing all about ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok

tl;dr version: Star Trek: the Next Generation episode about the problems of communicating with an alien race that speaks only in metaphors. The computer can translate the words, but not the implied cultural meaning behind them.

[Turn7]

judas said:

Turn7 said:

Silverage said:

tvrolet said:

Just watching the Norwich - Arsenal match on TV and everytime Granit Xhaka gets the ball and is mentioned by the commentator: “Xhaka”, I can’t help but think “when the walls fell”.

Ok, I fail at Geek...whats the Pooh thing all about ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok

tl;dr version: Star Trek: the Next Generation episode about the problems of communicating with an alien race that speaks only in metaphors. The computer can translate the words, but not the implied cultural meaning behind them.

Ah , ok. Thanks

[Morningside]

MartG said:

please stop it. I've seen (almost) every variety of this meme over the last month.