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ROFL @ the fine print in a spam e-mail I got today

:laugh:This was in white 10pt. font on a white background on a get a free business degree spam message.

cliff notes: a James T. Kirk bio.

STARFLEET HISTORICAL FILE: Kirk, James T. Mid-level Biography Brief Mode Final Rank: Captain Full Name: James Tiberius Kirk Date of birth: March 22, 2233 Place of birth: Riverside, Iowa, Earth Education: Starfleet Academy, 2250-2254 Marital status: Single Children: One son, David Marcus (2261-2286) Date of death: 2293/2371* Place of death: Enterprise-B in Nexus/Veridian III* Serial number: SC937-0176 CEC Quarters: On original Enterprise, Deck 5; on refit/1701-A, Deck 5/Room 0195 Captain James T. Kirk Captain James T. Kirk Kirk approaches the ship Kirk approaches Lazarus's craft Kirk makes a wager Kirk makes a wager with the Providers Kirk, undercover Kirk in disguise Kirk, captive of the Gideons Kirk observed by the Gideons Kirk reviews logs of Spock's death Kirk reviews logs of Spock's death James T. Kirk Played by William Shatner Starfleet Career Summary 2250 ? As a first-year Academy student with ensign rank, assigned to U.S.S. Republic NCC-1371 2254 ? Upon graduation, promoted to lieutenant and posted to U.S.S. Farragut under Capt. Garrovick 2264 ? Promoted to captain, in command of U.S.S. Enterprise for five-year mission 2266 ? Exonerated in wrongful death charge of Ben Finney, first captain ever to stand trial 2269 ? Returned from five-year mission; promoted to admiral in charge of fleet operations at Earth 2271 ? Demanded to relieve Capt. Will Decker, his choice as successor for the refit Enterprise, and dealt with V'Ger crisis before beginning second five-year mission 2277 ? Accepts appointment to Academy faculty, moves into San Francisco apartment 2286 ? Charged, convicted and reduced permanently to captain's rank by the Federation Council for theft of Enterprise a year earlier, after saving Earth from alien onslaught by securing two extinct whales via time-traveling; given command of U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A 2287 ? Explores center of the galaxy with Enterprise-A hijacked by Sybok 2293* ? Spearheads initiatives leading to Khitomer Accords and exposes anti-peace conspiracy in Starfleet and Klingon Empire; dies while saving the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B from an energy anomaly just minutes after its commissioning ceremony 2371 ? Reappears in Nexus long enough to help Captain Jean-Luc Picard save planet Veridian III from destruction in the Nexus As much as any other figure in Starfleet history, the tall tales about James T. Kirk's exploits over a 40-year career are as numerous as the official record ? and probably closer to the truth in some instances. Kirk's renown began by becoming the youngest captain in Starfleet to date at 34 and the first captain to bring his starship back relatively intact after a five-year mission, having also gained a reputation as an independent whose success couldn't be argued even though he often bucked the system. He also has the distinction of being involved in 17 different temporal violations, a career record which still stands. Kirk's ancestors pioneered the American frontier, and his Midwest roots tied him closely to American history, a lifelong interest. He had an older brother, George Samuel Kirk, although "Sam" and his wife Aurelan died at Deneva in 2267; their one son and Kirk's nephew Peter survived them. As a child of 13, Kirk witnessed the massacre of 4,000 people during a famine by the governor of Tarsus IV, nicknamed Kodos the Executioner. A romantic at heart, Kirk never formed a lasting, romantic relationship due to his devotion to career ? especially during his captaincy of the U.S.S. Enterprise. He did father a son with Dr. Carol Marcus, David, but was asked to avoid his upbringing and did not know he had matured into a scientific genius until 2285-86, when the young man was killed by Klingons on the Genesis planet he'd help to create. Kirk long grieved for the boy's death, and that he had only a few months to know his progeny. He also regretted not having married a woman named Antonia whom he dated for about two years, from 2282 to 2284. A family friend named Mallory helped gain Kirk entry to Starfleet Academy, and he soon had the rare treat of earning starship duty as a first-year cadet with the brevet rank of ensign while aboard the U.S.S. Republic. There Kirk was close friends with Benjamin Finney, for whose murder Kirk was later tried, but was tormented by an upperclassman, Finnegan. As an older cadet he served as an instructor, where Gary Mitchell was one of his students and later his best friend, saving his life on Dimorus. His heroes included Abraham Lincoln and Captain Garth, whose missions were required reading in class, as were the works of Dr. Roger Korby. Kirk had the distinction of being the only cadet ever to beat the "no-win" Kobayashi Maru scenario; he had secretly reprogrammed the simulation computer, making it possible to win and earning himself a commendation for original thinking.
 
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