Which Star Trek species is Bush most like: Vulcan, Klingon, or Ferengi

[yurbud]

Poll question: Which Star Trek species is Bush most like: Vulcan, Klingon, or Ferengi

In honor of David Wu calling the Bushies Klingons on the floor of the House.




Vulcans, the coldly logical species



Klingons, the space equivalent of a biker gang



Ferengi, the money lovers

[Sabriel]

1. He's more like a Pakled

"I am president. I am the decider. I decide things."

[salvorhardin]

I vote for Pakled too

Pakleds are short, stocky humanoids with large bushy eyebrows. They are fairly simple-minded, but they keep pace with the capabilities of other spacefaring races by stealing technology (such as shields of Romulan design) from ships they encounter.

Pakleds tend to speak in a very simple and childlike way (for example: "We look for things. Things that make us go. Can you make us go?"). This can fool a Good Samaritan into thinking the Pakleds are harmless and helpless; the Pakleds wait until their benefactors' guard is down, then use a show of force to take what they need.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakled

[BearSquirrel2]

79. Yes, Pakled ...

Your'e smart. Can you make my country go. Yes, go smart, we have to go to Iraq! I am a decider!

[theHandpuppet]

85. Another vote for Pakled!

We are smart. We like make people suffer. We blow you up now because we are smart.

[Warpy]

10. The Ship of 'Tards

had to be one of my favorite episodes.

Yeah, he's a Pakled, apparently too damn dumb to do more than bang two rocks together and giggle at the noise, but making a career of stealing from everyone he comes into contact with, and now those he doesn't.

[Deja Q]

37. Now that's a politically correct form to put it!

:rofl:

[Auggie]

45. Pakled -- yes!

[yurbud]

61. so Bush rides the short ship, with a note from his mom pinned to his chest

[ReverendDeuce]

69. Hahaha... it's been AGES since I've heard of the Pakleds...

God that was a crazy episode.

[minkyboodle]

72. YES!!!

I was thinking of a species but you really nailed.
He is strong, he is powerful! LOL

[krispos42]

86. Pictures of Pakleds to jog your memory

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. To stupid to be a vulcan and too cowardly to be a klingon. n/t

[yurbud]

but as a Ferengi, he can hire someone to count his money once he gets past four

them other numbers are just a lot of "fuzzy math."

[MADem]

3. Oh, Klingon, no contest

Aren't they usually found in close proximity to Uranus????

[yurbud]

4. ok, you snuck up on me and made me laugh. Isn't Bulldog a Klingon name?

[MADem]

7. It begged to be said!!!! NT

[Armstead]

5. Definetly no Vulcan

I'd vote for as vross between a Klingon and a Ferrengi, with the incompetance of that mustashioed trader Harry.

[yurbud]

8. If Bush was a Vulcan, they'd file the points off his ears, put him in an Earth tee shirt, and

drop him off at one of our rest stops.

[BearSquirrel2]

80. No ...

No, the Vulcans would do something constructive. They would lock him in a room and force him to do mathematics and computer science problems until he had developed some level of logical functioning.

[yurbud]

92. Isn't that like the million monkeys on a million typewriters writing Shakespeare?

aint gonna happen

[porphyrian]

6. A Ferengi, but a really stupid one. - n/t

[physioex]

14. NOT a Ferengi.....

No I remember on one episode of DS9 the Ferengi complained that human history was riddled with violence, ethnice cleansing, and racial hatred something the Ferengi did not have in their past.

What do you guys think about the Borg?? Essentially that is what Fundie Christian or Fundie Muslims are......

[porphyrian]

17. Aha! That's ignoring the initial introduction of the Ferengi on TNG!

When they first appeared, they were a barbaric race with stupid laser-whip things. The tidbit you refer to was the rewriting of Ferengi "history" to fit the particular episode, as done quite often throughout the Star Trek franchise.

[physioex]

21. True enough....

You might have a point there....

[porphyrian]

23. I out-nerded you! Maybe I shouldn't celebrate that... - n/t

[physioex]

26. Hah

I've been to Star Trek the experience in Vegas..... :P

[porphyrian]

28. Well, I've never been to Vegas, but that sure makes it a close run.

;)

[Canuckistanian]

43. Damned Ferengi revisionism

And you can't ignore the fact that they regularly use Ferengi "Rules of Acquisition", especially #9:
"Opportunity plus instinct equals profit"

Here are the some other samples:
1.) Once you have their money ... never give it back.
6.) Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
13.) Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.
27.) There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.
33.) It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
60.) Keep your lies consistent.
104.) Faith moves mountains ... of inventory.
106.) There is no honor in poverty.
144.) There's nothing wrong with charity ... as long as it winds up in your pocket.
177.) Know your enemies ... but do business with them always.
211.) Employees are rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.

And finally,

242.) More is good ... all is better.

[porphyrian]

46. Heh, yeah, those most certainly apply. - n/t

[Cheap_Trick]

76. don't forget

rule number 109. Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack

[minkyboodle]

71. They've changed quite a bit during the run of all the ST series

I recall that at the beginning of TNG they were supposed
to be the new Klingons, the enemy for the TNG to dread and
deal with. They tried during the first few seasons to go
with this, but it never caught on as viewers just didn't find them
that scary. They rapidly evolved into comic foils in
the TNG series to be replaced by the Borg as that cool new enemy
the writers were looking for. Personally, my favorite Trek
series DS9 really took the Ferengi characters and made them
very interesting. I thought the concept of the Ferengi
as representing all the crude excess and extremes of capitalism
but coming from a society that had never known slavery or
genocide like Quark said was very interesting. Either way
add Bush to any of the 3 races and its an insult to the
species IMO. Too dumb to be a Ferengi, to insular and dense
to be a Vulcan and not enough courage to be a Klingon, I've
always thought of W as more like the various human time travellers
of the past that appear on various Trek series. You know a
flim flam man getting by on technology he either stole or
fell into. Just my opinion great thread idea though.....
also did someone say something about out nerding as I think I may
have just blown the curve on that :)

[porphyrian]

77. Hey, that's nerdy but not THAT nerdy.

;)

(DS9 was my favorite, too, but SciFi is running Enterprise reruns on Mondays now, and I think it may be my new favorite.)

[Swamp Rat]

9. Gorn

:D

[lapfog_1]

11. I think he is a Vogon...

at least, every time he opens his mouth, *I* feel tortured.

And he is going forward with the hyperspace bypass no matter who objects.

[atommom]

32. Vogon is the closest match. When he speaks, it tortures us all.

:scared:

[Uncle Joe]

12. They're not logical or brave just greedy,

I believe their Ferengi hands down, with a splash of Borg. You must be like them, resistance is futile.

[magellan]

27. Yep

We are BushCo. You will be corporatized. Financial security as you know it is over. We will add your monetary and credit distinctiveness to our own. Private rights are irrelevant. Protests are irrelevant. Making ends meet is futile.

[Az]

13. The Squire of Gothos aka General Trelane

An exceedingly powerful being that turns out to be the unrulely offspring of energy beings. Imature, impetious, and sociopathic. It fits Bush to a T.

[yurbud]

20. yep. spoiled fop: my PHOTOSHOP of Bush image vs. reality

[Parche]

24. TRELANE

NO TRELANE, NO TRELANE, NO TRELANE


US to BUSH..........NO BUSH, NO BUSH, NO BUSH,



Hey I missed what WU said about 'Bushies??" and he is my rep and I know him personally......

what did he say????

[xultar]

25. FER FUCK SAKE...PERFECT! That is him EXACTLY...with Ornaran drug addict mixed in.

[donco6]

52. Close; alas, the Squire was well-read.

If a bit behind the times. Not like Bush at all in that respect.

[dethl]

98. Unfortunately for us...

We would have no clue as to what *'s power item was.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. Bush could not be a Ferengi

After running four businesses into the ground, getting tossed off the Board of Directors of Carlyle Group and running an entire nation to the brink of bankruptcy, any self-respecting Ferengi would have committed suicide for losing face big time.

[porphyrian]

18. He's too cowardly to commit suicide.

He's like the worst Ferengi ever, probably used to scare Ferengi children into behaving.

[sweetheart]

16. borg, the consumers

[yurbud]

93. I can't believe I forgot borg.

[NoPasaran]

19. None of the above

He reminds me of that pool of evil goo that did in Tasha Yar.

[laststeamtrain]

22. Denebian Slime Devil n/t

[xultar]

29. He's kinda like the alienas on TNG - The Ornarans that were drug addicts...

[Mythsaje]

30. Certainly not Klingon...

THEY are honorable.

I'd say Romulan, if I was going with the original Star Trek races.

[Marr]

31. Bush is a KLINGON. But a very specific Klingon:

The dumb-ass, arrogant son of the former top Klingon... manipulated and placed on the throne by traitors for their own use.

[yurbud]

34. I thought you were going to post a photo of the cleavage klingon PIC

[frazzledmom]

49. Yeah but even that guy was a Warrior

I couldn't see Bush as a Klingon, he's too much of a coward.

[TexasProgresive]

33. He's not any of those more like the robot satelite

that when it admitted to making an error,said, "ERROR, ERROR, ERROR....ERROR" and finally self-destructing.

Can't remember the name of this thing but that's BabyBitch. If he ever admits to error he will explode.

[salvorhardin]

36. Nomad

But Nomad was at least smart enough to recognize that it had made an error.

[TexasProgresive]

57. Bingo!

Thanks, I couldn't remember. I only saw that episode once and it was in 1970 something!

[Rex]

35. Str8 up Borg!

Don't be fooled by the lackluster finish on em...in the end they all work for the Collective or as we like to call it the BFEE.

[Czolgosz]

38. Bush = Tribble, Cheney = Klingon

[AbbyR]

39. I'm thinking Tribbles

All they did was reproduce and cause trouble. A stretch, maybe. Or how about that boy that was taking over the world - I can't remember his name but he was a toddler mentality with very great powers. I need to go back and watch some of those really old Star Treks.

[donco6]

54. That was Twilight Zone. Billy Mumy.

But there was the episode regarding the group of children that could influence people to do what they wanted. But they were controlled by someone else. Maybe Cheney?

[AbbyR]

91. I thought I remembered a Star Trek

I can even see the person it ended up being - I'm going to remember the name here in a little while and I'll post it. He's had lots of "strange guy" roles.

[donco6]

97. I think it's the same episode.

He was the oldest of the children. Kinda pudgy face . . . was in lots of those TV programs back in the day. Wonder what happened to him? He actually was pretty good.

[Subdivisions]

40. Definately Ferengi! No other species can reach that level of

conniving stupidity.

[Skidmore]

41. You know those worm thingies the Klingons eat?

Well, he's lower than the worm thingies' poop, which would make him some kind of virulent virus maybe.

[SteveG]

42. Kardassian

[bluewave]

56. You win this poll.

Kardassian is right. The others, even Borg, don't fit.

[SteveG]

74. They do look like Bush and Chaney, don't they?

Plus, the Kardassians are without a doubt the most Fascist of the aliens in the Star Trek universe.

[PassingFair]

44. Carrot Beast

I think you've got the wrong show.

Bush is a TUBEROUS MONSTER.

[SpiralHawk]

50. He's Smirkin Skull & Boner from Planet Smarmy

Home to many other famous deserters

smirk smirk smirk smirk

[Fire Walk With Me]

96. Trying not to laugh out loud at public computer terminal-- thanks ;-)

I think this sums it up quite well.

Also the "no new ideas" problem that created the thing in the first place.

[Cleita]

47. I say a hybrid between Ferengi and Cardassians, the Cardassians

being lovers of torture, executions and gory deaths.

[yurbud]

62. Ferengi brain, Cardassian wet dreams: "Bring me tha human Bulldog! I need a reach around."

[JackORoses]

48. Bush is more like that black Oil Slick that killed Yar

Wasn't it the result of some alien race casting out all their worst characteristics?

Definitely

Armus = Bush

[yurbud]

53. only retarded. the retarded skin of evil

[yurbud]

55. there's a Tony Snow joke in that picture, but I won't go there.

[sakabatou]

51. Klingons have honor

Bush doesn't.

[Octafish]

58. Remember the Reptilian Captain?

He was a Gorn, the little turd from Craword.



Awesome artwork, yours. Excellent work, yurbud.

[yurbud]

60. Bush aint as tough as a gorn, but he does own that metallic sundress.

[ikojo]

59. Klingon...because he believes in pre emptive war

as well as perpetual warfare.

[genie_weenie]

63. Sadly he's all too hu-man. n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

64. ROMULAN

[cynatnite]

65. As the Klingons would say...'they are without honor' n/t

[baldguy]

83. Romulan P'tagh!

[Dean Martin]

66. None of those three are stupid, so

None of those three.

[Hippo_Tron]

67. I'm gonna go with Borg, Cheney does the thinking for him

[mtnester]

90. So then this would be Cheney

[BlueStorm]

68. I'd say he would be a mix of Founders, Vorta, Cardassian, Jem'Hadar

Borg and Ferengi.

I don't think he would be just one race.

Blue

[ReverendDeuce]

70. I dunno... the Dominion were pretty smart hombres...

If I recall, they were technologically superior to the Federation. Remember the Odyssey? I think the Founders are very non-Bush -- they were too smart. It was Section 31, if I recall, that defeated the Founders. If it were not for this super-secret Federation intelligence agency, the Federation would have fallen. Remember that episode when the Romulan Tal Shiar and Cardassian Obsidian Order embarked to destroy the Founders' homeworld and got royally fucked? "These Founders, Elim... they're very good. Next time, we should be more careful."

I agree with the first reply... Bush is a Pakled, through and through.

[minkyboodle]

73. Dominion is too cool to be Bush like

My favorite villain's in Trek, Bush ain't smart or tough enough
to cut the mustard in this crowd. Like the first reply said,
Pakled through and through (well put ReverendDeuce) :)

[PinkUnicorn]

75. Vulcan - Spocks Brain

If limited to the three categories - he has to be Vulcan. Specifically the episode 'Spock's Brain' where his brain has been removed and he is controlled by a TV remote.

But if you 'Trekify' the Chimp, does that mean in the 'mirror universe' there is a Dubya who is charming, charismatic, intelligent, brave and doesn't have delusions of grandeur? (As well as the obligatory goatee of course. :P)

[Bucky]

78. tribble

little quivering hairball

[GreenZoneLT]

81. Ironically, Ferenghi is an Arabic word meaning "foreigner."

So, he's both a Ferengi and the ultimate Ferenghi.

[Greyhound]

82. In terms of Star Trek ya gotta go with Ferengi, but Douglas Adams

nailed him with the Vogons, or the ancient ancestors of earth people, definitely ship #3.

[Norrin Radd]

84. Vidiian

[blogslut]

87. Mugatu

[BreweryYardRat]

88. Whoever said Cardassian-Ferengi hybrid nailed it.

All the bad qualities of both species, none of the good.

[Eugene]

89. Klingons have honor. The Bushies don't. George W. is a Pakled.

The administration is a bunch of Cardassian wannabees,
They are scheming, authoritarian, predatory, and ruthless,
but they are inefficient and inept.

[BlooInBloo]

94. He's definitely inhuman.

[yurbud]

95. BORG BUSH: "Resistance is fruitile. We will assimilate yur coke and Bulldog"