Quote #554
Rodney knew that he was going to die a horrible, screaming, unspeakable
death, when he arrived on the bridge in a uniform that did not match the
others, was referred to only as "yeoman" and was to be sent planetside with
Captain Kirk and the regular away team.
-- Larry Ward's entry to the 2001 annual Bulwer-Lytton contest
Rodney knew that he was going to die a horrible, screaming, unspeakable
death, when he arrived on the bridge in a uniform that did not match the
others, was referred to only as "yeoman" and was to be sent planetside with
Captain Kirk and the regular away team.
-- Larry Ward's entry to the 2001 annual Bulwer-Lytton contest
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