Live Long and Prosper, Nanu Nanu

Tired of my blog being all about doom, gloom, and fire? Me too. (Oh, I’ll keep you updated on that too, no worries) Here’s something that has been bothering me…

6 Comments to "Live Long and Prosper, Nanu Nanu"

  1. January 26, 2010 - 2:19 pm | Permalink

    We need to totally get you one of those sleep machines if THIS is what is keeping you from getting your beauty rest.

    Nice haircut, btw ;)

  2. January 26, 2010 - 2:23 pm | Permalink

    The real irony is — Nimoy himself said this, somewhere in geekland :-) — the hand thingy came from something that is done in the Jewish religion. Oh, wait, it’s even on Wikipedia! Would I lie???

  3. January 26, 2010 - 2:25 pm | Permalink

    and to add to myself, the same wikipedia page (“vulcan salute”) mentions that Mork from Ork parodied the vulcan salute. So There. :-P

  4. January 26, 2010 - 2:51 pm | Permalink

    Mork borrowed from Spock and modified it.

  5. January 26, 2010 - 7:29 pm | Permalink

    It’s half of the blessing of the Cohens. The Cohen thing is with two hands like so: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grave_Rabbi_Meschullam_Kohn.jpg

    See, I knew marrying a Jew would come in handy someday!

  6. highfructose327's Gravatar highfructose327
    January 26, 2010 - 8:06 pm | Permalink

    it was a Orkin hand shake, http://www.tvacres.com/greetings_mork.htm I remember that as kid thinking it was the funniest thing next to him sitting upside down! I have thought of that show forever., now I will have to watch some re runs

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