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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

Where my friends of DeSoto at?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Next on this old starship, we building a forum.

    Also, where did the name friends of DeSoto come from? I've listened for years and feel like a missed a random reference.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    It's from the early days of Greatest Gen, and references Captain DeSoto of the USS Hood (NCC-1703). DeSoto and the Hood made several appearances in TNG, and Ben and Adam leaned into his chill vibes, theorizing that the Hood would be a great place to work.

    It's also an allusion to the phrase Friend of Dorothy, an older euphemism for LGBT people.

    I think it was originally jokingly conceived as a sort of passphrase or shibboleth for fans of the pod to identify each other without revealing their embarrassing enthusiasm to outsiders, e.g.

    Q: "Are you a friend of DeSoto?"

    A: "Best boss I ever had!"

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