3. Spittle-Laden Conversation
I feel for the actors who have to portray Klingons especially with the prosthetic teeth. But can you imagine getting into an argument with a Klingon partner? Come on. Klingon is the science-fiction equivalent of Welsh: you need about half a litre of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce place names. Unfortunately, the exaggerated and pronounced nature of Klingon incisors means that the phlegm is expelled at the other partner's face. Who wants that? Based on a Klingon's less-than-peaceful nature, you know that a heart-to-heart conversation with a Klingon significant other is going to end up with you drowning in dribble. Of course, if you're lucky, the conversation will be gak'h-free.
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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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