Sad day indeed, at least for the Star Trek TNG and Sir Patrick Stewart fans.

He passed away yesterday, October 28, 2026.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart

Good bye Captain and Thank You for all the good times.

� Make it so.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "Encounter at Farpoint"

� Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "Contagion"

� It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. � That is life.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "Peak Performance"

� Seize the time, Meribor. Live now. Make now always the most precious time.
� Now will never come again.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "The Inner Light"

� There are four lights!
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "Chain of Command, Part II"

� So. Five card stud, nothing wild, and the sky's the limit.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "All Good Things..."

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Re: [RIP] Sir Patrick Stewart // Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
By: Petar Smilajkov to All on Thu Oct 29 2026 19:39:07

� Make it so.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "Encounter at Farpoint"
� Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
� -- Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, "Contagion"

As well as many other episodes.

And of couse you can't forget, "Engage", also from most episodes.

One of my favorites is, "Sometimes you just have to bow to the absurd" from "Up the Long Ladder".
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In reply to Mortar M. where he said:
|05� |08And of couse you can't forget, "Engage", also from most episodes.|07

Absolutely, but this was the first post where I did not feel like saying Engage... If anythign, the feels are in dis-engage mode. Ha! :)

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Re: Re: [RIP] Sir Patrick Stewart // Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
By: Petar Smilajkov to Mortar M. on Mon Nov 02 2026 12:05:30

Absolutely, but this was the first post where I did not feel like saying Engage... If anythign, the feels are in dis-engage mode. Ha! :)

And to think that Picard started the tradition (for lack of a better word) of saying something to mean, "let's go". Janway had "Do it", Pike had "Punch it" or "Hit it", et al.

There's a funny scene from the ep., "The Broken Circle" about this between Spock and Lt. Ortegas:

Spock: The Cajitar system. Warp factor five.
Lt. Erica Ortegas: You gonna say it? Your thing?
Spock: My what?
Lt. Erica Ortegas: Your thing. You know. Everyone in the chair has their thing. Ensign Uhura: Captain Pike always says "Hit it."
Lt. Mitchell: My last captain like to say "Zoom".
Spock: Must I have a thing? [to Ortegas] Do you have a thing?
Lt. Erica Ortegas: Well, I've been workshopping v�monos. But, it's supposed to
be about you. What kind of commander are you? All that. So, no presh.
Spock: I would like to go. Now!
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In reply to Mortar M. where he said:
|05� |08Spock: The Cajitar system. Warp factor five.|07

|05� |08Lt. Erica Ortegas: You gonna say it? Your thing?|07
|05� |08Spock: My what?|07

|05� |08Lt. Erica Ortegas: Your thing. You know. Everyone in the chair has|07 |05� |08their thing.|07

Haha, yes I remember this. It was good!!

Though, I stopped watching the show last season. I can no longer stand it. Musicals. Muppets... Get outta here.

Maybe someone's cup of "|09Earl Gray, hot|07", but definitely |04not|07 mine.

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