Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
"We're smart"
I mean no offense, but when I FIRST saw the episode, I thought they were poking fun at mentally challenged people, and REALLY couldn't believe it.
I mean no offense, but when I FIRST saw the episode, I thought they were poking fun at mentally challenged people, and REALLY couldn't believe it.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
- steamrunner
- Lieutenant jg
- Posts: 273
- Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:58 am
- Location: Sheridan, Wyoming
- Contact:
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
I thought the same thing myself, Mark...Mark wrote:"We're smart"
I mean no offense, but when I FIRST saw the episode, I thought they were poking fun at mentally challenged people, and REALLY couldn't believe it.
"If? If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle..."
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Now that I think about it, I knew a guy of about Pakled "IQ" (he was challenged). He couldn't keep up with everybody else, but he was the most persistent person I ever met. I would simply NOT stop trying if he wanted to do something. Maybe the Pakleds are similar. Sheer desire to succeed will eventually get you places you otherwise wouldn't get too.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
-
- Fleet Admiral
- Posts: 35635
- Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:04 am
- Commendations: The Daystrom Award
- Location: down the shore, New Jersey, USA
- Contact:
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
To quote Captain Seafort from another discussion, "determination < opposable thumbs."
We're not talking about trying to win a spot on the varsity team, we're talking about interstellar travel. Certain tools are just plain required.
In other words, a paraplegic can't climb stairs. There are other solutions, such as ramps, available; and it doesn't make the paraplegic a bad person. But the fact remains.
We're not talking about trying to win a spot on the varsity team, we're talking about interstellar travel. Certain tools are just plain required.
In other words, a paraplegic can't climb stairs. There are other solutions, such as ramps, available; and it doesn't make the paraplegic a bad person. But the fact remains.
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
-
- 4 Star Admiral
- Posts: 26014
- Joined: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:58 pm
- Location: Poblacht na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Sorry, no. If you don't have the intelligence to understand the concept of warp drive, no amount of determination is going to allow you to build a functioning one.Mark wrote:Maybe the Pakleds are similar. Sheer desire to succeed will eventually get you places you otherwise wouldn't get too.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
- Graham Kennedy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 11561
- Joined: Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:28 pm
- Location: Banbury, UK
- Contact:
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Lesser intelligence means a slower rate of advance, but it doesn't mean they would have a lower tech level, just means they would take longer to get to any given tech level.Mikey wrote:Lesser intelligence means that they would have a lower tech level and a slower rate of advancement; it doesn't necessarily mean that they would all speak like the St. Bernard from Bugs Bunny. That method of presentation turned them into a farce.
As for communication, I wonder. Lower intelligence could easily mean poor communication skills, simplistic language capability with the need for repeating simple chunks of information several times. That's exactly how humans of low intelligence communicate.
There's all sorts of interesting things you could do with that. Like at one point Picard declares that they have advanced further and faster than they should have done. Q said the exact same thing about Humans in early TNG, almost word for word, and Picard jumped on his high horse about how Q has no right to make that judgment. Hypocritical much?
Give a man a fire, and you keep him warm for a day. SET a man on fire, and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life...
- steamrunner
- Lieutenant jg
- Posts: 273
- Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:58 am
- Location: Sheridan, Wyoming
- Contact:
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
That's the first-season Picard for you...
"If? If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle..."
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Perhaps they were just slow in speech (I haven't seen the ep yet, so don't know the specifics).
No trees were killed in transmission of this message. However, some electrons were mildly inconvenienced.
-
- 3 Star Admiral
- Posts: 10988
- Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:01 pm
- Location: Timepire Mobile Command Centre
- Contact:
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
True but that does not mean you couldn't use one if it was provided. I don't understand how to construct a radio but I can operate one just fine. 95% of the folks in WH40K don't even know how their basic technology works but they can use it.Rochey wrote:
Sorry, no. If you don't have the intelligence to understand the concept of warp drive, no amount of determination is going to allow you to build a functioning one.
- Deepcrush
- 4 Star Admiral
- Posts: 18917
- Joined: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:15 pm
- Location: Arnold, Maryland, USA
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
95% of people in real life don't know how to make or repair what they own. They know how to use it and that's enough.
Jinsei wa cho no yume, shi no tsubasa no bitodesu
-
- 4 Star Admiral
- Posts: 26014
- Joined: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:58 pm
- Location: Poblacht na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Oh, of course. If it was handed to them they might be able to make it work. I was countering the assertion that pure determination would have allowed them to create such tech on their own, without outside influence.
No. They really were retarded.stitch626 wrote:Perhaps they were just slow in speech (I haven't seen the ep yet, so don't know the specifics).
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
- Teaos
- 4 Star Admiral
- Posts: 15379
- Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:00 am
- Commendations: The Daystrom Award
- Location: Behind you!
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Good point.Deepcrush wrote:95% of people in real life don't know how to make or repair what they own. They know how to use it and that's enough.
What does defeat mean to you?
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
-
- 3 Star Admiral
- Posts: 10654
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:49 pm
- Location: Jeri Ryan's Dressing Room, Shhhhh
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
GrahamKennedy wrote:Hypocritical much?
That's the Federation for you.steamrunner wrote:That's the first-season Picard for you...
-
- 4 Star Admiral
- Posts: 26014
- Joined: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:58 pm
- Location: Poblacht na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
Someone here said they wanted to see SFDebris cover a good episode. Here you go.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
-
- 3 Star Admiral
- Posts: 13071
- Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:27 am
- Commendations: The Daystrom Award, Cochrane Medal of Excellence
- Location: New Hampshire
- Contact:
Re: Welcome to the idiocy that is....the Pakleds
That'd be me.Rochey wrote:Someone here said they wanted to see SFDebris cover a good episode. Here you go.