For diehard Star Trek fans....

  • SIGNS THAT THE ENTERPRISE IS NEARING THE END OF ITS WARRANTY
    • Impulse engines stall when used in reverse.

    • Digital speedometer on helm console stuck at "88".

    • Shields fail to work on alternate Fridays.

    • Rust problem in engineering causes support failure: one corner of warp coil now held up by phone book.

    • Computer fails to process any instruction beginning with "w".

    • Booster cables become permanent fixtures in transporter room.

    • Captain's chair must be propped up against screen to keep image from flickering.

    • Guinan stops wearing large, heavy hats for fear of falling through squeaky part of floor in 10-forward.
    • Main sensor array unable to pick up anything except CBS.

    • Lower part of bridge falls even lower and ramps along either side become too steep for crew to climb.
    • Turbolift cannot climb past deck 5 when there are more than 2 people on board.

    • Holodeck becomes caught in an infinite loop: ship is overcome by ten thousand Care Bears.

    • Ship cannot enter warp while food dispenser is making Kraft macaroni and cheese.

    • Food dispenser in 10-forward will only serve light beer.

    • Bug in main computer speech processor: computer voice will either stutter or talk like Barbara Walters.

    • Untraceable glitch in plumbing periodically replaces water in Wesley's shower with frozen concentrated orange juice.

    • Ship's dryer indiscriminately shreds crew's uniforms, and related problem in fabrication machinery will only produce new clothing with Roger Rabbit caricature prominently displayed.

    • Computer refuses to carry out commands unless captain says "Pretty please with sugar on it".

    • Replacement parts for automatic door to captain's ready room are exhausted and door must be replaced with bead curtains.

    • Saucer section separates whenever ship makes left turn.