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Blog Entry: Was Lincoln a Trekkie?

2005 September 25, 01:11 PM

Star Trek fans (Trekkies or "Trekkers" if you take yourself too seriously) know that the creators of Star Trek like the number 47, and try to sneak it in where-ever they can. Trekkies follow their lead, and do the same. All this got me to wondering about President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address which began "4 score and 7 years ago", a clear reference to the number 47 (otherwise, he could've said "87 years ago" or "In 1776" or something like that). For those of you naysayers who believe Lincoln pre-dated Star Trek, just watch "Episode 77: The Savage Curtain".