Simple Things Amuse Simple Minds

I will never be able to watch start trek again without laughing!

As a Vulcan, I fail to see anything logical in your apparent amusement.

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A good laugh for you.

Penny, I know what you mean. Once I saw that, the phrase never had anything to do with being "transported" again.

Jeff K (1) "For God's sake, Jim! Can't you get anything through that pointy-eared Vulcan brain of his! I'm going back to Sick Bay!

Jeff K (2) "Up with the shields!" I don't believe the "was." You may still be here utilizing your cloaking device.

Laurun, Yes I did. However, one has to be careful how hard he laughs in such a "position."

You crack me up. ha, ha. Loved it.

I am with penny on this one...startrek will never be the same.

Thanks Jo and Penny. If you guys laughed, how do you think I felt when I first read it????

This is shocking. Do you think the "author" wrote it while he was peeing, before he started, or after he had finished.

Melissa, You have a point. I had not given that aspect any thought. I suppose we could call up William Shatner and ask him <(:-)

Hi Marilee,

Sorry my writing is not clear enough for you to "get." I will try to explain, by stating this article was written for the group, "The Outhouse Wall." One of the topics for the group is "graffiti found on restroom walls (as long as its not rated x.)"

As you can see by the title, this is writing that I had found on a restroom wall and from the story I hoped that you would understand that this graffiti is seen by any guy who steps in front of the urinal for its intended purpose.

To explain, standing still utilizing a men's room urinal is akin to the dramatic stance utilized by the actors as they were transported to and from the ship on the original television show "Star Trek."

Often, when they wanted to be "beamed" from a planet's surface, the Captain would contact LT. Scott, aka "Scotty." The line became famous on the show...."Beam me up Scotty!" The person making the request, froze into the dramatic standing postion, the one akin to standing still at a urinal, until they disappeared from where they were and reappear back in the ships transporter room standing in the same exact position. The anonymous restroom author assumed that at least some would make the connection of the "stance" to the fairly famous line from the show to achieve his humor. If anyone is not familiar with either standing at a urinal or the line from the show I don't think the connection between the similarity in assuming a fairly "still" stance in the particular restroom location could be made.

If you still do not get it, I ask anyone else who may read this to attempt to explain further, otherwise, I guess you had to be there.

Robb, what a hoot. I had never thought about the connection before, not that I have been in a men's bathroom, but having raised 2 boys I know the position.And I do get Beam me up Scotty.

Thanks for reading and commenting Ms. Kay, as well as your reassurance that my small article could be "understood."

Hopefully, you didn't sh-t your pants when u read it(eeeww)

No, but it did make my aim a little shaky.

yeah, that's a good one, especially at that particular time. Good humorous note!

Well Ed, on this one, I am the reporter. Somebody else came up with the "punchline." Thanks for stopping by!.