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+ | '''Dunsel''' is a term used by [[midshipman|midshipmen]] in the [[23rd century]] to describe a part which serves no useful purpose. |
The term was used as an insult (albeit a playful one) to [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] |
The term was used as an insult (albeit a playful one) to [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] |
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| − | during the war games test of the [[M-5 computer|M-5 Multitronic Unit]] created by Dr. [[Richard Daystrom]]. [[Commodore]] [[Robert Wesley]] called Kirk |
+ | during the war games test of the [[M-5 computer|M-5 Multitronic Unit]] created by [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Richard Daystrom]]. [[Commodore]] [[Robert Wesley]] called Kirk "Captain Dunsel" because the M-5's ultimate goal was to replace the need for living captains at all. This caused great confusion in Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]], who was unfamiliar with the word. Kirk's [[First Officer]] [[Spock]] explained the term only after Kirk had left the [[bridge]], stung by the insult. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) |
| + | {{bginfo|In what may be an in-joke, one of the [[hygienist]]s listed in an [[okudagram]] in {{e|Paradise Lost}} is named [[W. Dunsel]].}} |
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| − | :''McCoy's ignorance of the term suggests that unlike Kirk, McCoy did not graduate from Starfleet Academy but rather received a direct commissioning appointment to Starfleet. This is consistent with the way many staff officers (physicians, lawyers, chaplains) join the U.S armed services today. Or perhaps McCoy wasn't aware of the jargon of the day whereas Daystrom and Kirk was.'' |
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Revision as of 21:14, 7 March 2016
Dunsel is a term used by midshipmen in the 23rd century to describe a part which serves no useful purpose.
The term was used as an insult (albeit a playful one) to Captain James T. Kirk during the war games test of the M-5 Multitronic Unit created by Dr. Richard Daystrom. Commodore Robert Wesley called Kirk "Captain Dunsel" because the M-5's ultimate goal was to replace the need for living captains at all. This caused great confusion in Dr. Leonard McCoy, who was unfamiliar with the word. Kirk's First Officer Spock explained the term only after Kirk had left the bridge, stung by the insult. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
In what may be an in-joke, one of the hygienists listed in an okudagram in "Paradise Lost" is named W. Dunsel.
External link
- Dunsel at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works