Trekkies are scary people
The 78-inch model of the Starship Enterprise used in some of the shows in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the "Star Trek Generations" series was expected to bring in $25,000 to $35,000.
Nope. It sold for $576,000. FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS! For that price, it should be big enough to live in. Apparently, Christie's auction house underestimates the devotion of the true Trekkie.
In my junior year of college, we'd regularly gather with a group from our hallway -- usually in Ed & Ralph's room, they had the best TV -- and we'd watch Star Trek at midnight. A few times, we even tried to make beer games out of the show. For example, one time everybody had to drink everytime somebody yelled "Spock!" Hey, it was college.
A few of the guys, within the first few seconds, could name which season the show was from and usually the title of the episode. My roommates and I thought that was a little overly devoted. But to spend what you'd pay for a pretty nice house on a 6-1/2 foot model spaceship makes them look like amateurs.
Nope. It sold for $576,000. FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS! For that price, it should be big enough to live in. Apparently, Christie's auction house underestimates the devotion of the true Trekkie.
In my junior year of college, we'd regularly gather with a group from our hallway -- usually in Ed & Ralph's room, they had the best TV -- and we'd watch Star Trek at midnight. A few times, we even tried to make beer games out of the show. For example, one time everybody had to drink everytime somebody yelled "Spock!" Hey, it was college.
A few of the guys, within the first few seconds, could name which season the show was from and usually the title of the episode. My roommates and I thought that was a little overly devoted. But to spend what you'd pay for a pretty nice house on a 6-1/2 foot model spaceship makes them look like amateurs.
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Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I certainly don't believe that Ed and Ralph ever had any co-eds in their dorm room. :-)
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