The Man Trap - S1-E2
Yeoman Janice Rand: Hello Beauregard. How are you today, darling?
Sulu: Her name's Gertrude.
Yeoman Janice Rand: No, it's a he-plant. A girl can tell.
Sulu: Why do people have to call inanimate objects, she? Like um, she's a fast ship.
Yeoman Janice Rand: He is not an inanimate object. He's so animate he makes me nervous. (00:23:21)
The Man Trap - S1-E2
Dr. McCoy: I thought it was, Sir... Another error on my part.
Capt. Kirk: I'm not counting them, Bones. (00:15:22)
The Man Trap - S1-E2
Uhura: Message, Captain. Starship based on Current Four requesting explanation of our delay here, sir. Space Commander Dominguez says we have supplies he urgently needs.
Capt. Kirk: Tell Jose he'll get his chili peppers when we get there. Tell him the're prime Mexican reds, I hand-picked them myself. But he won't die if he goes a few more days without them. Got it?
Uhura: Got it, Captain. (00:14:00)
Chosen answer: If they're in orbit, they're being pulled along by the planet's gravity well, therefore, impulse engines would only be used for minor corrections and would be "on standby" while in orbit, but not active. (Like keeping your car idling without revving the engine and creating plumes of exhaust).
Captain Defenestrator
Thank you for the info.
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