Markus Becker wrote:
> 
> Marc Schimmler wrote:
> >
> > Markus Becker wrote:
> > >
> > > Dave Helfrich wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Tribble - noun.  Small, furry, irresistably cute space creature that is
> > > > already pregnant when it is born and therefore reproduces VERY rapidly.
> > > > Rudy Velthuis wrote in message <36e6b3fc.0@news.povray.org>...
> > >
> > > Ok, i see. So, where's this from? Some (not-yet-known-by-me)
> > > classical science-fiction story?
> > >
> > Let me guess. When I was small I saw one of the old Star Trek episodes.
> > There little fluffy balls appeared and very fast their number increased
> > on the good old Enterprise!
> 
> Yes, I remember that! I even remember a parody of that in a German
> MAD-magazine ;-)
> 
> Markus
> --

>  Ich nicht eine Sekunde!!!" H. Heinol in Val Thorens

  The title of the episode was called "The Trouble With Tribbles" in english.
This explains the message I left earlier about that being the trouble with
tribbles. I thouhgt people would see the humor of that but...

-- 
Ken Tyler

mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net

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