When Bashir told him that his designation was "Bashir, Julian," he slapped him and told him that his Rule of Obedience #14 was "no jokes." Later, when Bashir told him that he had been practicing medicine, he slapped him again and reminded him of Rule #14. That same year, in the mirror universe, Doctor Julian Bashir met Odo's mirror counterpart, a cruel individual who ruled over the workers at the ore processing facility on Terok Nor with his Rules of Obedience. When Wesley Crusher made a visit on the USS Enterprise-D in 2370, Data greeted him with a joke and said, "A cadet is on board, we should call the security." Data later tried to clarify that he intended to make a joke and meant no ill. ( TNG: " The Outrageous Okona")īoth Data and Wesley Crusher fell victim to several practical jokes while at Starfleet Academy. In 2365, upon meeting Thadiun Okona, Data, unaware of the true meaning of "what ' funny' is" made it his mission to learn with the assistance of The Comic and Guinan. His asking price was ten credits and when the barman tried to bargain, eventually going to four credits, Jones asked " Is that an offer or a joke?" The barman replied that it was an offer and Jones countered " That's a joke." ( TOS: " The Trouble with Tribbles")Īccording to Leonard McCoy, Vulcans didn't tell jokes. Not long after this, Cyrano Jones was attempting to sell tribbles aboard Deep Space Station K-7. As Commander Spock explained that odours cannot travel through the vacuum of space, Chekov claimed it was "just a little joke". In 2268, Ensign Pavel Chekov reported that the USS Enterprise would be only one parsec away from a Klingon outpost, "close enough to smell them". (covers information from several alternate timelines)Ī joke is " a witticism, a gag, a bon mot, a fluctuation of words concluding with a trick ending." ( TNG: " The Outrageous Okona") It can also be described as " a story with a humorous climax." ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) Or as " a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter." ( VOY: " Drone")
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