10. The Constant Need to Fight
You ever been to a kid's sporting event like a midget hockey match or a little league game? There's always one parent shouting at an umpire or a referee or, God help us, another parent about how their kid sucks. Even the kid is tired of this loud-mouth and the poor little bugger is hanging his head in shame on the ice. This is what it must be like sitting next to one of these guys on a daily basis. Worf (from Star Trek: TNG) constantly reminds his human shipmates of their differences. I think there are approximately twelve or thirteen occasions when phrases similar to "If you were Klingon, I would cut you down where you stand" are uttered. Can you imagine getting into an argument, living with someone like this? I mean, seriously: "Hey Worf I'm pretty sure that Jimmy Kimmel's struggling for ratings. My money's on Conan." "You are not Klingon. You would not understand Kimmel's bat'leth-sharp wit. Conan O'Brien is a pata'kh! I would cut you down, were you not Klingon!" To me, that's an argument-winner. You want to cut me down for disagreeing with me? You win. In a relationship, it brings "yes, dear" to a whole new level.
John K Kirk
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John Kirk is a Teacher-Librarian and currently a History/English Teacher with the Toronto District School Board.
But mostly, John teaches Geek.
Comics, Sci-Fi (Notably Star Trek), Fantasy and Role-Playing and table-top games all make up part of John’s repertoire, There is a whole generation of nerds-in-embryo who rely on him to make sense of it all, to teach that with great power comes great responsibility, that the force will be with us always and that a towel IS the most useful thing to have in one’s possession.
When John isn’t in the classroom, he can be found in his basement writing comic reviews for www.popmythology.com and features for Roddenberry Entertainment's www.1701news.com.
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