You Tormented Them!" "A Subjective Term, Riker. One Creature's Torment Is Another Creature's Delight.

You Tormented Them!" "A Subjective Term, Riker. One Creature's Torment Is Another Creature's Delight.

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"You tormented them!"
"A subjective term, Riker. One creature's torment is another creature's
delight. They simply have no sense of humor, a character flaw with which you
can personally identify."
"I say we hand him over to them."
"Oh, well, I take it back. You do have a sense of humor, a dreadful one
at that."
-- Riker & Q, "Deja Q", stardate 43539.1

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