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Do we know that William Shatnet wrote the text himself? It seems unlikely …
by chmars 12y ago
Do we know that William Shatnet wrote the text himself? It seems unlikely …
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- sanswork 12y agoWhy? He occasionally gets into flame wars on reddit. Maintaining a blog doesn't seem that unlikely.
- easytiger 12y agoSaw him on stage about a year ago and he was the most lucid and sensible person there (of the 5 other captains). Avery Brooks certainly was not with it at all.
- runn1ng 12y agoHm. I would guess Patrick Stewart would be more lucid and sensible, since he is still an active actor.
- toyg 12y agoBecause actors are famous for being "lucid and sensible"...? (This is not a dig at Sir Stewart, I'm just pointing out that the two concepts "working actor" and "lucid/sensible person" are not necessarily linked -- as demonstrated by Brando, Depardieu etc.)
- scrumper 12y agoIt's Sir Patrick. (Should he ever be elevated to the peerage, he would be addressed as Lord Stewart.)
- coldtea 12y agoThat's in the UK. And only for those who care about that antiquated royalty system. For us, fans of the french revolution and the beheading of kings, it's just "Patrick".
- to3m 12y agoI think the point is simply that if using the title (which is purely optional) then it is standard to use the first name. So Sir Stewart would be somebody else.
- scrumper 12y agoWas that down-vote launched from the barricades you were manning? :) Accuracy is independent of politics. Or, if you prefer to think of it this way, Know Your Enemy.
- easytiger 12y agoWell I recall AB getting into some kind of self compelled nonsense and the only person to step up and start talking and change the subject was WS, everyone else was just sitting there gawping.
- chmars 12y agoThat's great! And reminds me of a 93-year old guy who gave a great presentation at TEDxZurich some time ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgoCm1hofM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgoCm1hofM
- bane 12y agoShatner even drops by his subreddit quite frequently in person.
- progx 12y agoAnd how we know that William Shatner himself is on reddit? Or is it somebody who work for him?
- staffordrj 12y agoHow do we know that you're not William Shatner?
- progx 12y agoBecause i boldly go where someone has gone before ! ;)
- bane 12y agoShatner even drops by his subreddit quite frequently in person.
- Kluny 12y agoIt reads like his style, anyway. I feel like any lackey he hired to write it for him would be more timid in expressing opinions.