Several nights ago, Stu caught an original "Star Trek" episode. It was, not to my surprise (because that's how these things happen) my least favorite episode of that television show ever. I have no memory of seeing it when it first ran, but the mere discussion of it makes me roll my eyes. And that hurts! Hey.

And no, it couldn't be "Amok Time" or the with Jill Ireland and the spores, no, no it was the dreadful "The Omega Glory" about the "Yangs and the Comms/Kohms/your spelling here". Gene Roddenberry at his heavy-handed message-y worst. Ack. (and no way Kirk coulda made out what that babble was, just no way. But never mind.) (It was clearly a special Independence Day showing of of Deep Meaningful Message-y Television Episodes.)

But there was discussion in this episode of screwing with "the Prime Directive" the rule that guides all "Federation ships, the one that says "don't mess with the way people are."General Order #1". And it was late. And we were tired. (and they were so big and it was dark....) and so we started a list of what comes after the "Prime Directive". What were the Secondary and Tertiary directives? And those that came after, which I'm not going to name because the Sextiary just sounds extra silly. But here's the list. Suggestions welcome.

Secondary Directive: I before e, except after c.

Tertiary Directive - No wearing white after Labor Day.

Fourth Directive - Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.

Fifth Directive - You can't hurry love

Sixth Directive - Do not thump the book of G'Quon*

Seventh Directive - Love means never having to say you're sorry**

(*this one obscure. See "Babylon 5" Also G'Kwon, G'Kwan, etc))

(**This one later overturned by the Federation's Smart People Who Write The Directives on the grounds that it was horse pucky.)