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It would be interesting to impress your memory engrams on a computer, doctor. The resulting flood of illogic would be most entertaining.
— Star Trek: The Original Series ‧ 1966
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker imagines copying the doctor's memories into a computer and finding the resulting illogic entertaining. The apparently technical suggestion doubles as an insult. Its dry humour comes from treating another person's supposed irrationality as a curiosity to be examined.
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