From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: Paul.Duggan@jcu.edu.au   
   Subject: Re: Define "alien"   
      
   On Aug 14, 3:11apm, Steve Hayes  wrote:   
   > On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:18:28 -0700 (PDT), Duggy    
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   > >On Aug 13, 9:37apm, Akira Norimaki  wrote:   
   > >> Duggy wrote:   
   > >> > On Aug 12, 10:19 am, ToolPackinMama  wrote:   
   > >> >> OK, so, I say in TOS, "alien" means "not of our world".   
   > >> >> You?   
   > >> > So Kirk in the latest movie, not born on Earth, is by your definition   
   > >> > an alien?   
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   > >> Technically, no. He was born in outer space but he's not from outer   
   > >> space and he was raised on earth. You may say one human is an alien if   
   > >> it's born and raised on another planet. I mean "Marcus Cole" is, to some   
   > >> degree, an "alien". I used "Marcus Cole" - from B5 - 'cause I don't have   
   > >> similar examples in the ST universe. I'm pretty sure there are though.   
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   > >I wouldn't call a human of terran decent alien whether they ever   
   > >visited Earth or not.   
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   > Illegal aliens are a problem in Australia; ask any aboriginal.   
   Yes, I was at a bus stop last weekend when an old Aboriginal guy   
   started abusing a pair of South Pacific Island lads and calling them   
   invaders.   
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