Enterprise Illness

Q: What illness did everyone on the Enterprise catch?
A: Chicken Spocks!

NASA and SpaceX Mission

When NASA's Juno spacecraft confirmed that there were alien structures on Jupiter's moon Europa, they decided to investigate. SpaceX and NASA astronauts began training for a mission to Europa in the deserts of the Western United States, where they had an encounter with an old Native American man.
The man asked what they were doing in the desert. They replied that they were going to travel to Europa, and search for the aliens who built the structures. When the old man heard that, he fell silent and pondered for a few moments, then asked the astronauts for a favor.

"What do you want?" the astronauts asked.

"Well, the people of my tribe believe that sacred spirits live on Europa. I was wondering if you could pass a very important message to them." said the old man.

"Well then, what's the message?" said the astronauts.

The man said something in his native language and asked the astronauts to repeat it over and over again until they had fully memorized it.

"What does it mean?" asked the astronauts.

"Oh, I cannot tell you. It's a sacred secret that only our tribe and Europa spirits are allowed to know." the old man mentions.

When the astronauts returned to base, they searched and searched until they had found someone who could speak the old man's native language, then asked him to translate the secret message. When they repeated what they had memorized, the translator began to laugh out loud. When he calmed down, the astronauts asked him what it meant.

The man explained the sentence they had memorized so cautiously said,

"Don't believe a single word these white men are telling you. They have come to steal your lands.

Trekker vs. Trekkie

• A Trekker wears a starfleet uniform to a convention because it's fun. A Trekkie wears a starfleet uniform to a convention because s/he has heard that it is in style at the academy.
• A Trekker has a Starfleet Academy window sticker on his car.  A Trekkie is cramming for the entrance exams.
• A Trekker meets Marina Sirtis/Gates McFadden at a convention, tells her how pretty he thinks she is, that it is too bad she is married or he would ask her out.  A Trekkie meets Deanna Troi/Dr. Crusher at a convention, tells her how pretty he thinks she is, and asks her if she is still seeing Riker (Picard, some alien patient, et al).
• A Trekker loves watching the show, nitpicking and discussing it with friends. A Trekkie loves watching those documentaries filmed aboard the Enterprise.
• A Trekker thinks Wil Wheaton was a lucky kid who got to play a kid on Star Trek. A Trekkie thinks that Wesley Crusher was a lucky kid who got to sit on the bridge.
• A Trekker thinks that it is a shame that the show is coming to an end. A Trekkie thinks that it is a shame that the crew is being reassigned and the Enterprise is being decomissioned.
• A Trekker knows that there are gaping holes in the technology, but ignores them and enjoys the show. A Trekkie can't wait for the price to come down on those home food replicator units.
• A Trekker buys pips for the rank s/he wants to be. A Trekkie wonders why he is constantly passed over for promotion.
• A Trekker tells his/her new girl/boyfriend that s/he really likes Star Trek.  A Trekkie's new girl/boyfriend is an underclassman at the academy.