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minus-squaredata1701d (He/Him)@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 days agoI think they just had to put something there, so they threw in a joke. They probably never expected it to be visible or readable. It’s similar in nature to how the DS9 promenade directory has “Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems” from Buckaroo Bonzai, albeit a more dark-humored example. In universe, it doesn’t exist, I’d say. It’s just a part of the aesthetic, similar to how some things on TOS would look less hokey in real life.
I think they just had to put something there, so they threw in a joke. They probably never expected it to be visible or readable.
It’s similar in nature to how the DS9 promenade directory has “Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems” from Buckaroo Bonzai, albeit a more dark-humored example.
In universe, it doesn’t exist, I’d say. It’s just a part of the aesthetic, similar to how some things on TOS would look less hokey in real life.