Star Trek - The Scottish Connection
 

Came across this recently ;) ;)
If its sh1t reading then disregard


It has been observed that there is a high proportion of Scottish names amongst the regular and semi-regular crew of the USS Enterprise. If we accept that, even in the 23rd century, the population of Scotland will not increase dramatically, then how is this possible? One must assume then, that the Scots will emigrate to the distant reaches of the galaxy as they have done, in the past, to the four corners of the Earth. Out in space they will make their way in all walks of life yet remain proud of their heritage.

USS Enterprise Personnel of Scottish descent.

Kirk, Captain James T.
kirk n. a Scottish word for church. James n. seven kings of Scotland were named James.
He follows in the footsteps of many Scottish leaders and explorers such as Robert the Bruce - King of Scotland who was a great war-leader. William Wallace - Braveheart himself. David Livingstone - who discovered the Victoria Falls. John Paul Jones - the father of the US navy. Perhaps Kirk's ancestors emigrated to Iowa, USA, sometime during the previous 500 years.

Spock, Commander
First/Science officer - Many of Earth's most famous scientists are Scots so perhaps his mother had some Scottish blood.

McCoy, Dr Leonard -CMO
McCoy n. - A guid old Scots name.
His ancestors must have moved to Georgia, USA. He continues in the tradition of the crusty Scottish medical man with a heart of gold.

Scott, Montgomery - Engineer
Scotty n. Informal - a Scotsman. Scott n. a common Scottish surname.
Scottish and proud of it, he loves his whiskey, plays the bagpipes, and wears the kilt as part of his dress uniform at formal occasions. He continues in the time-honoured naval tradition of the Scottish engineer.

Kyle, Lt -Transporter Chief
Kyle n. Scottish - a narrow strait or channel, eg. Kyle of Lochalsh. Even though his accent is English, Kyle shows true Scottish courtesy and charm.

Galloway, Lt.- Security
Galloway n. an area of S.W Scotland on the Solway Firth A tough security man reminiscent of the traditional Scottish soldier.

Kelso, Lt Lee
Kelso n. a town in the Scottish borders A true son of the likeable borderers.

Leslie, Lt
Leslie n. a Scottish name taken from a place in Aberdeenshire. Leslie seems to be a jack of all trades and shows the adaptability of the average Scot.

Ross, Yeoman Theresa
Ross and Cromarty n. an area in S.W. Scotland. Expert dancer but especially in Scottish Country Dancing.

Piper, Dr Mark
piper n. a person who plays the bagpipes. An expert bagpipe player, perhaps he taught Scotty how to play them?

McGivers, Lt Marla
McGivers n. a Scottish surname. At first she showed very little of the grit and independence of Scottish womanhood.

Was this interesting or not, you decide

Eddie

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Those tribbles looked like hairy haggis'

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Both Spock (Nimoy) and Kirk (Shatner) were of Ukrainian heritage. Doohan was Canadian.

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Kirk (Shatner) is a Canadian born actor:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/bio

Scotty was born in Victoria BC:
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001150/

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Yes, I know.... IIRC.... Nimoy and Shatner were born within a few days of each other.

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Sad that, didn't think I'd find another Trekky fan on something as obscure as a British Expats forum! What a wierd wonderful world we live in *lol* ;) :p

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Eddie, I came across that post about 10 years ago.

But since then, I became acquainted with a real James Kirk, a former Professor of Medeavel History at Glasgow U., who lives in a tiny village called Dunmoore, which is 3 miles north of Airth, near Stirling.

I delighted in saying "Och, Jim Kirk, who lives three miles above Airth"

True story. I'll get my coat.

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BEING SCOTTISH......
Being Scottish is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or, a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.
And the most Scottish thing of all? Suspicion of all things foreign!
Only in Scotland can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Only in Scotland do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
Only in Scotland do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.
Only in Scotland do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.
Only in Scotland do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
Only in Scotland do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only in Scotland are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.
NOT TO MENTION..
3 Scots die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
142 Scots were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
58 Scots are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.
31 Scots have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Scots have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
Scottish Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.
18 Scots had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Scots were admitted to A&E in the last two years after trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Scots were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.
and finally...
In 2000 eight Scots were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet.
If you're proud to be a Scot, send this on!
SCOTLAND - Love it, or Leave it!

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nuqneH. nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'? :o

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Very funny. :D

I can relate to all of these and i'm not Scottish at all. :)

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Bleh, I dont speak Klingon fluently, what was that you said about my mothers dog? :p

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On the subject of Scottish/Canadian connections I prefer the old Mike Myers quote from So I married an axe murderer:

"We have a martial art in Scotland too. It's called *** Yoo!" :D

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It was actually "Hello, where is the bathroom?" :o

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For some reason, I dont feel comforted by that :rolleyes: :p

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Love that movie. Is it compulsory for Scots moving to Canada to make-over their homes in tartan, oops sorry, plaid........ and where can I buy McDonald Tartan wallpaper and matching loo roll ???? ;)