The use of the Cyrius Cybernetics Omnifunctional Mark IV Helmet
has become compulsary after the following incident:
A very important delegation of the planet Vl'Hurg was on its way
to an even more important top-meeting between the military leaders
of the planet Gl'gugvunt and Vl'Hurg, which were close to start a
very destructive intergalactic war. The Transporter messed up and
the delegation ended up on the planet Zergrathea. They were
captured and due to a very big communications problem, they were
put in a Zoo under 'rare species'. They did not make it to the
meeting and a intergalactic war started which lasted 27 years and
destructed 15 planets including Gl'gugvunt, Vl'Hurg and Zergrathea.
Q: How many members of the U.S.S. Enterprise does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: Seven. Scotty has to report to Captain Kirk that the light bulb in
the Engineering Section is getting dim, at which point Kirk will send
Bones to pronounce the bulb dead (although he'll immediately claim
that he's a doctor, not an electrician)....
The Box, 1969 by Kendrew LaSalles
Once upon a time in the land of Hush-a-Bye,
Around about the wonderous days of yore,
They came across a sort of box, all bound with chains and
locked with locks,
And labeled, "Kindly Do Not Touch....
