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  • Wolf314159@startrek.website
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    2 months ago

    The only Star Trek or Star Wars shirt I currently own is black with yellow gold lettering saying “Star Trek” in the Star Wars font. I think it makes some people uncomfortable. My S.O. hates it. I think it’s hilarious and I know immediately what type of “nerd” I’m dealing with based on people’s reactions to it. I suspect most people don’t realize it’s a joke or they are worried that I don’t know it’s a joke.

  • Xerxos@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I think part of it is also that a random stranger in a star wars shirt can be anyone. A random stranger in a star trek shirt is a nerd, and therefore more likely to be a cool dude.

    • James R Kirk@startrek.website
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      2 months ago

      Yes exactly, you can walk up to anyone in a Star Trek shirt and by simply saying the phrase “favorite captain?” you’ll probably have a new friend two hours later.

      • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
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        1 month ago

        Oh man, there were a pair of middle-aged guys at the table behind me at a restaurant recently, and I SO BADLY wanted to join their conversation! Favorite Romulan ship class, U.S.S. Pegasus: treaty violation or necessary development?, Best DS9 episodes… they were my kind of people.

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        The star wars equivalent of this is dropping a tactical nuke with the question of modern or old lore and then asking for their favorite era.