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Matticus		2013-01-18 12:57:01 PM

is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Klippoklondike		2013-01-18 01:46:46 PM

Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

Diogenes		2013-01-18 02:17:26 PM

Klippoklondike: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

And he's got a good sense of humor about himself.

borg		2013-01-18 02:19:00 PM

Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

He's still fairly popular and he's going to win at least two Tony Awards this year for Allegiance. He's an awesome guy.

Here's a great interview with Takei on Penn Jillette's

mainstreet62		2013-01-18 03:57:33 PM

I've read his book, I thought it was OK.

He brings up a few good points, but there's a little more filler than I would like. I'd give it a 7.5/10.

snowjack		2013-01-18 03:59:50 PM

Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA
Good, good.

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Spanky McStupid		2013-01-18 04:02:04 PM

I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

AiryAnne		2013-01-18 04:05:57 PM

Hey, Sulu. You're welcome.

Sincerely,

www3.pictures.zimbio.com

Bondith		2013-01-18 04:11:51 PM

Diogenes: Klippoklondike: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

And he's got a good sense of humor about himself.

And it's awesome to hear him call someone a douchebag.

Parkanzky		2013-01-18 04:15:17 PM

I heard him interviewed recently and I thought that he was awesome.

//TLDR

WhippingBoy		2013-01-18 04:16:05 PM

I'm as tired of George Takei as I am of Betty White.

Dr Dreidel		2013-01-18 04:19:13 PM

WhippingBoy: I'm as tired of George Takei as I am of Betty White.

[betty-white-is-tired-of-your-shiat.jpg]

// she can form-tackle with the best of 'em, too

doyner		2013-01-18 04:26:29 PM

WhippingBoy: I'm as tired of George Takei as I am of Betty White.

Me too.

Lurve me some Betty White.

not5am		2013-01-18 04:28:37 PM

Spanky McStupid: I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

which is a damn shame as it's repeating itself with guantanamo. but i guess it's overshadowed by the holocaust and japan's treatment of pows and forced comfort women.

what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

Bondith		2013-01-18 04:34:13 PM

not5am: Spanky McStupid: I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

which is a damn shame as it's repeating itself with guantanamo. but i guess it's overshadowed by the holocaust and japan's treatment of pows and forced comfort women.

what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

1) Teabaggers suck at history.
2) It didn't happen to white people.

mark12A		2013-01-18 04:42:47 PM

I'll always love George for his Big Bang Theory visit...

/"I read"

Dr Dreidel		2013-01-18 04:45:01 PM

not5am: what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

Do you not remember Bachmann and her acolytes (I want to call them spirochetes) hyperventilating about the census by invoking the internment of Japanese-Americans (even though there's specific Federal Law that prevents census data from being used for anything but the census)?

Also, isn't internment what the fear of FEMA camps is hearkening to? They may not call it by name, but you don't have to use a ruler to draw a straight line between the two.

whistleridge		2013-01-18 04:50:15 PM

Bondith: not5am: Spanky McStupid: I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

which is a damn shame as it's repeating itself with guantanamo. but i guess it's overshadowed by the holocaust and japan's treatment of pows and forced comfort women.

what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

1) Teabaggers suck at history.
2) It didn't happen to white people.

That bears repeating. 3 or 4 times, even.

Also, George Takei is awesome. How many other minor supporting actors from mid-60s TV shows are still absolutely culturally relevant today? How many from the 70s? 80s? And of those that are, how many have only done so by becoming parodies of themselves (Shatner, the Hoff, etc)?

Good for him. Also, the stuff he puts on my Facebook feed beats the usual crap political rants and baby pictures that most people put up by a loooooooooooooooooooooong shot.

Matticus		2013-01-18 04:55:19 PM

zerkalo		2013-01-18 04:57:01 PM

"The Encounter", Twilight Zone episode long suppressed with Takei now available on Hulu. Oh my

studs up		2013-01-18 04:57:02 PM

whistleridge: Bondith: not5am: Spanky McStupid: I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

which is a damn shame as it's repeating itself with guantanamo. but i guess it's overshadowed by the holocaust and japan's treatment of pows and forced comfort women.

what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

1) Teabaggers suck at history.
2) It didn't happen to white people.

That bears repeating. 3 or 4 times, even.

Also, George Takei is awesome. How many other minor supporting actors from mid-60s TV shows are still absolutely culturally relevant today? How many from the 70s? 80s? And of those that are, how many have only done so by becoming parodies of themselves (Shatner, the Hoff, etc)?

Good for him. Also, the stuff he puts on my Facebook feed beats the usual crap political rants and baby pictures that most people put up by a loooooooooooooooooooooong shot.

Uh, what?

zerkalo		2013-01-18 04:57:42 PM

zerkalo: "The Encounter", Twilight Zone episode long suppressed with Takei now available on Hulu. Oh my

Might want to link that, sport

not5am		2013-01-18 05:02:52 PM

Dr Dreidel: Do you not remember Bachmann and her acolytes (I want to call them spirochetes) hyperventilating about the census by invoking the internment of Japanese-Americans (even though there's specific Federal Law that prevents census data from being used for anything but the census)?

Also, isn't internment what the fear of FEMA camps is hearkening to? They may not call it by name, but you don't have to use a ruler to draw a straight line between the two.

nope. missed that one. weird.

Mugato		2013-01-18 05:11:02 PM

Matticus: Klippoklondike: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

and for no reason other than reposting stuff or repeating jokes and one-liners. take away the stream of reddit posts and what is he? nothing.

Damn, dude. Did you go camping with George and found lube in your ass the next morning or something?

Teknowaffle		2013-01-18 05:13:05 PM

There is no reason to follow him on facebook because at least 6 people you know will share his post.

JayR30		2013-01-18 05:31:33 PM

numbone		2013-01-18 05:38:03 PM

WhippingBoy

I'm as tired of George Takei as I am of Betty White.

They have a lot in common.

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odinsposse		2013-01-18 05:44:58 PM

Dr Dreidel: not5am: what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

Do you not remember Bachmann and her acolytes (I want to call them spirochetes) hyperventilating about the census by invoking the internment of Japanese-Americans (even though there's specific Federal Law that prevents census data from being used for anything but the census)?

Also, isn't internment what the fear of FEMA camps is hearkening to? They may not call it by name, but you don't have to use a ruler to draw a straight line between the two.

They don't call it by name because they basically think it was okay.

studs up		2013-01-18 05:52:00 PM

JayR30: Bondith: not5am: Spanky McStupid: I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

which is a damn shame as it's repeating itself with guantanamo. but i guess it's overshadowed by the holocaust and japan's treatment of pows and forced comfort women.

what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

1) Teabaggers suck at history.
2) It didn't happen to white people.

It did happen with some Germans and Italians but NOWHERE near the scale of Japanese (or even presumed Japanese) citizens.,

So scale is the issue? That makes it all better.

Jim_Callahan		2013-01-18 06:24:24 PM

Diogenes: And he's got a good sense of humor about himself.

No kidding. If I had people continually trying to get me to say a catch-phrase everywhere I went, I think my response would involve a lot less smiling and complying and a lot more simpsons-style strangling.

Really even temper on that guy.

bingo the psych-o		2013-01-18 06:25:42 PM

borg: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

He's still fairly popular and he's going to win at least two Tony Awards this year for Allegiance. He's an awesome guy.
Here's a great interview with Takei on Penn Jillette's

You weren't kidding. I recommend this interview to anyone who likes to listen to audio books in their car. Takei doesn't ham it up on this one. Good stuff.

poot_rootbeer		2013-01-18 06:30:59 PM

I'm going to republish his book and share it with all my friends, but I'll remove his name from it and credit to "a fan" instead.

Hueg_Redd		2013-01-18 06:38:36 PM

WhippingBoy: I'm as tired of George Takei as I am of Betty White.

This.

Also bacon, stupid Republicans, and bronies.

/note that I still love bacon just not the memes surrounding it. Also no hatred for bronies just tired of hearing about them. fark Republicans though

Matticus		2013-01-18 06:51:06 PM

Mugato: Matticus: Klippoklondike: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

and for no reason other than reposting stuff or repeating jokes and one-liners. take away the stream of reddit posts and what is he? nothing.

Damn, dude. Did you go camping with George and found lube in your ass the next morning or something?

and several used condoms, but i'd rather not talk about it.

i just don't buy into the internet worship of him (see also: betty white, nph)

gingerjet		2013-01-18 07:01:35 PM

Matticus: i just don't buy into the internet worship of him (see also: betty white, nph)

What all three have in common is that they figured out a way to rebrand themselves and find a new generation of fans. Helped in no smart part by the Internets. And thanks to that - all three are working real gigs again and being successful at it. Exactly what is the problem with that again?

/I would be surprised if Takei used a condom

M0nkeyp0x		2013-01-18 07:05:33 PM

I really liked George Takei until I "liked" his page on Facebook. His incessant posts of old memes really annoyed me after awhile.

Still seems like a decent guy.

/not a star trek fan

Mugato		2013-01-18 07:16:19 PM

I don't even remember Sulu saying "Oh my...." before. Kirk said it. 3PO said it.

JayR30		2013-01-18 07:23:06 PM

studs up: JayR30: Bondith: not5am: Spanky McStupid: I would like to see the play he developed - American-Japanese internment is not brought up a lot.

(And I would wear my Takei apparel to the play.)

which is a damn shame as it's repeating itself with guantanamo. but i guess it's overshadowed by the holocaust and japan's treatment of pows and forced comfort women.

what's really surprising is this is a historical example of federal government interment camps of us citizens, but it's not even referenced by foxnews and teabaggers in their fear mongering.

1) Teabaggers suck at history.
2) It didn't happen to white people.

It did happen with some Germans and Italians but NOWHERE near the scale of Japanese (or even presumed Japanese) citizens.,

So scale is the issue? That makes it all better.

Hell no. I was just responding to issue 2 cited above because I know someone would jump on it to tell them they didn't know what they were talking about. Using that as an excuse why it was ok.

I think it was absolutely reprehensible and totally changed the face of California if you ever studies some of the socioeconomic fallout. The businesses they owned were bought up for pennies on the dollar many times.

Keizer_Ghidorah		2013-01-18 08:02:30 PM

Matticus: Mugato: Matticus: Klippoklondike: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

and for no reason other than reposting stuff or repeating jokes and one-liners. take away the stream of reddit posts and what is he? nothing.

Damn, dude. Did you go camping with George and found lube in your ass the next morning or something?

and several used condoms, but i'd rather not talk about it.

i just don't buy into the internet worship of him (see also: betty white, nph)

And that makes you so angry that you need to be an ass about it... why?

WhippingBoy		2013-01-18 08:07:31 PM

Keizer_Ghidorah: Matticus: Mugato: Matticus: Klippoklondike: Matticus: is it about a once popular person's desperate attempt to stay relevant by reposting the latest internet meme?
DNTFA

Desperate? He's more popular than he's ever been.

and for no reason other than reposting stuff or repeating jokes and one-liners. take away the stream of reddit posts and what is he? nothing.

Damn, dude. Did you go camping with George and found lube in your ass the next morning or something?

and several used condoms, but i'd rather not talk about it.

i just don't buy into the internet worship of him (see also: betty white, nph)

And that makes you so angry that you need to be an ass about it... why?

This is Fark. We're supposed to be asses.

Aren't we?

assjuice		2013-01-18 08:24:27 PM

This year I vow to attempt to give a shiat what george takei thinks.

Kittypie070		2013-01-18 08:34:07 PM

Emperor GrumpyCat would be a great name for a band.

LeafyGreens		2013-01-18 08:35:55 PM

This is a good thread. A pack of unaccomplished farkers criticizing a man who's an icon and reinvented himself in a witty way.

OH GOD HE'S HORRIBLE HE POSTED A SIX-MONTH OLD MEME ON FB.

Fark still regularly posts 10 year old, horribly tired memes.

HAHA!

WhippingBoy		2013-01-18 08:52:36 PM

LeafyGreens: This is a good thread. A pack of unaccomplished farkers criticizing a man who's an icon and reinvented himself in a witty way.

OH GOD HE'S HORRIBLE HE POSTED A SIX-MONTH OLD MEME ON FB.

Fark still regularly posts 10 year old, horribly tired memes.

HAHA!

An icon? Really???

mainstreet62		2013-01-18 08:55:59 PM

WhippingBoy: LeafyGreens: This is a good thread. A pack of unaccomplished farkers criticizing a man who's an icon and reinvented himself in a witty way.

OH GOD HE'S HORRIBLE HE POSTED A SIX-MONTH OLD MEME ON FB.

Fark still regularly posts 10 year old, horribly tired memes.

HAHA!

An icon? Really???

Yes, icon.

Like it or not, he has followers for different facets of his life.

Matticus		2013-01-18 08:57:38 PM

He's an icon for everything he did pre 2009 (or whenever he discovered the internet). Everything he's done since is a novelty. Not saying he's horrible, just done nothing to warrant how great everyone says he is now. Fark reposts old memes all the time, but it does more than just that and the world doesn't touch itself to how witty farkers are.

Solid Muldoon		2013-01-18 09:00:19 PM

Mugato: I don't even remember Sulu saying "Oh my...." before. Kirk said it. 3PO said it.

I believe he first said it when he was prank-called by the Howard Stern show. (Which was hilarious.)

mainstreet62		2013-01-18 09:05:06 PM

Matticus: He's an icon for everything he did pre 2009 (or whenever he discovered the internet). Everything he's done since is a novelty. Not saying he's horrible, just done nothing to warrant how great everyone says he is now. Fark reposts old memes all the time, but it does more than just that and the world doesn't touch itself to how witty farkers are.

No, this is not correct. He's done a lot for the LGBT community. He doesn't have so many followers for wrong reasons.

LeafyGreens		2013-01-18 09:06:05 PM

WhippingBoy: LeafyGreens: This is a good thread. A pack of unaccomplished farkers criticizing a man who's an icon and reinvented himself in a witty way.

OH GOD HE'S HORRIBLE HE POSTED A SIX-MONTH OLD MEME ON FB.

Fark still regularly posts 10 year old, horribly tired memes.

HAHA!

An icon? Really???

Few people can unite conservatives and liberals under the umbrella of George Takei's charisma.

Sobrrr		2013-01-18 09:07:42 PM

I absolutely love history and I can tell you, the internment camps were NEVER mentioned in school. Weird. I didn't learn about them until George. It's certainly another shameful factoid of American history, but not as much as excluding it from history studies, it's a powerful lesson in paranoia.

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