Tuesday, April 10, 2012

"Or is it pure communication beyond our comprehension?"




http://www.cswap.com/1986/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home/cap/en/25fps/a/00_50


Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home


:50:20
Despite all they're teaching us,
we have to return them to the open sea.

:50:26
We simply don't have enough money
to feed them two tons of shrimp a day.

:50:33
- How soon?
- Soon.

:50:36
It's too bad, because
they're really quite friendly.

:50:39
I've grown quite attached to them.

:50:45
Now here's a much better way to see
George and Gracie. Underwater.

:51:01
What you're hearing is recorded
whale song, sung by the male.

:51:06
He'll sing anywhere
from 6 to 30 minutes.

:51:10
In the ocean, other whales will
pick up the song and pass it on.

:51:14
The songs change every year.
We don't know their purpose.

:51:21
Are they a navigational signal?

:51:26
Are they part of the mating ritual?

:51:30
Or is it pure communication
beyond our comprehension?

:51:36
Frankly, we just don't know.

:51:39
Maybe he's singing to that man.

:51:46
What the hell?!
Excuse me, wait right here.

:51:56
Excuse me, please.

:52:04
- What were you doing in there?
- Yes, speak up.

:52:08
- Attempting the hell to communicate.
- You have no right to be here!

:52:14
You heard the lady.

:52:17
If we assumed that these whales
are ours to do with as we please,

:52:21
we would be as guilty as those
who caused their extinction.

:52:27
I want you guys out of here
before I call the cops.

:52:31
We were only trying to help.

:52:34
Your friend
was messing up my whales.

:52:37
They like you,
but they are not the hell your whales.

:52:41
- I suppose they told you that.
- The hell they did.

:52:45
Right.

:52:51
Spock, about those colourful
metaphors we discussed.

:52:57
Don't use them any more.
You haven't quite got the knack of it.

:53:03
And another thing, it's not
always necessary to tell the truth.

:53:08
- I cannot tell a lie.
- I don't mean lie.

:53:10
But you could exaggerate.
You've done it before.

:53:14
- Can't you remember?
- The hell I can't.

:53:19
- What else did you learn?
- Their species is unhappy with man.










http://www.cswap.com/1986/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home/cap/en/25fps/a/00_53

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home


:53:55
- How are you doing?
- I'm fine.

:53:57
Don't tell me fish stories,
I've known you too long.

:54:03
Bob, it's tearing me apart.

:54:06
I feel the same, but we're stuck
between a rock and a hard place.

:54:11
If we keep them here or let them go,
we're still risking their lives.

:54:15
I know.

:54:17
They're not human beings.
Their intelligence is...

:54:22
My compassion is not limited to
my estimation of one's intelligence.





- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 03:39 AM Pacific Time USA Tuesday 10 April 2012