Earth vs The Flying Saucers

Ahem; “Did someone say Star Trek?”

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So I gather the aliens and/or gubmint n’er-do-wells are no longer mystifying the denizens of New Jersey?

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Here’s a theory; the gubmint was running a test to see how long it would take people to become desensitized to unusual phenomena.

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Oh. And here I am thinking that was purpose of the Donald Tromp Robot.

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“We have long ago advanced past your primitive need to tie shoelaces.”

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I guess those drones don’t have geofencing. New Jersey is mostly an exclusion zone.

https://fly-safe.dji.com/nfz/nfz-query

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I wonder if the episode is making fun of the (existing) idea, or people got the idea from the episode… it wouldn’t be the first time that some bit of UFO/alien lore came from a Star Trek episode.

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If anyone is curious, this is the earliest display of Velcro I have seen

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Wasn’t velcro developed by a scientist after removing [Ed. note: ^&#^&@#] burdock stickers from his doggy? ETA: IIRC, he examined one of the bastard burdock stickers under a microscope, and was inspired.

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I’ve got to admit watching her start to hang upside down like that made me nervous, even thought I was (reasonably) sure she would be fine for the brief time she would be there. Also: Henry Morgan changed a lot in the 12+ years or so before he’d appear on MASH, but that voice was very recognizable!

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It just struck me, you mean Harry Morgan. Henry Morgan was a “wit.”

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Harry Morgan used Henry Morgan pre-1955 and then used both from 1955 to about 1963, all pre-MASH and pre-Dragnet.

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True. But they are two different people. The guy on I’ve Got A Secret was a writer.

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Ah! That would explain the physical differences. I think the voice fooled me because I had the name wrong and I started listening for the distinctive voice. Brains are weird! :smiley:

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Ah! I did look up “Henry Morgan” and got pictures from MASH and Dragnet. After @RAvery pointed out that I got the wrong man (The Dude voice is optional here), I thought I’d used “Harry Morgan” by accident.

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He actually did change his name back to his given first name because:

which is appropriate given this minidiscussion. The confusion continues!

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It’s all part of a fiendish plot, I tell you.

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Have we ever seen them together in the same place at the same time? :thinking:

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