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(46,326 posts) Mon Jul 14, 2014, 12:49 PM Jul 2014

There are Trekkers...and there are Trekkies...

Trekkers are fans, like most of us.

Trekkies are crazy people like this guy:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/photos/photos-weird-buildings-7595520/image-replica-star-treks-uss-enterprise-long-island-basement-24550169

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There are Trekkers...and there are Trekkies... (Original Post) Archae Jul 2014 OP

Wow. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #1

some people have more money than sense fizzgig Jul 2014 #2

And then there are the Trekkists LiberalEsto Jul 2014 #3

Or the Trekkanians, who have genetically modified their DNA to become a new species. nt MrScorpio Jul 2014 #5

A half a million dollars? MrScorpio Jul 2014 #4

Half million dollars, esimated. He started collecting in the eighties. hunter Jul 2014 #6

I Have Been Told the Difference IS Wolf Frankula Jul 2014 #7

LeftOfSelf-Centered

(776 posts)

1. Wow.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 02:40 PM

Jul 2014

Reminds me of this Portal room:

Lots more: http://imgur.com/a/jIprI/

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

2. some people have more money than sense

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 03:02 PM

Jul 2014

it's cool, but my gods. that's about 25 years pay at my current job.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

3. And then there are the Trekkists

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 04:58 PM

Jul 2014

who consider it their religion

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

5. Or the Trekkanians, who have genetically modified their DNA to become a new species. nt

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 05:43 PM

Jul 2014

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

4. A half a million dollars?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 05:40 PM

Jul 2014

Hey, I love Trek as much does the next guy. But my Gawd, that's insane.

hunter

(38,311 posts)

6. Half million dollars, esimated. He started collecting in the eighties.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 10:53 PM

Jul 2014

He probably got a lot of stuff for a good price then and it's worth more now.

Wolf Frankula

(3,600 posts)

7. I Have Been Told the Difference IS

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 12:41 PM

Jul 2014

Trekkies call Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock. Trekkers call Mr. Spock, Len.

Wolf

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