2006-12-12 03:31:36 · 16 answers · asked by Nathan 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
A friend of mine insists that there is a response the Vulcans say to "Live Long And Prosper." I don't really think so, but it makes sense for there to be one.
2006-12-12 03:36:41 · update #1
Often responded to with an apparently ceremonial response "Peace. And Long Life."
when Spock thought he'd killed Kirk during the "pon farr" mating ritual thingy, he answered the "Live long and prosper" greeting with "I shall do neither."
2006-12-12 03:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
If you are a "Trekkie " fan, then you also know that this phrase's origin is - that it is an abbreviated version of a traditional Jewish religious blessing. The phrase, accompanied by a hand gesture, came to a wider public in the Star Trek TV series as the greeting of the Vulcan people. There are claims about it not really being on the script but was adlibbed by Mr Nimoy during one of the episodes.
As for the proper response in the actual blessing, Repeat the same phrase back.
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Some one should tell them that Live Long and Prosper is not a Star Trek original. In fact it was not even part of the Star Trek script, rather it was an adlib by Leonard Nimoy [Mr. Spock]. Nimoy has been a devout Jew his entire life and Live Long and Prosper is a bennediction that Rabbi's used to give over their congregation. In addition, the accompanying hand jesture is representative of the Hebrew letter Shin, which begins the word Shadai, one of God's sacred names. Just thought you might want to know the true origin of the phrase.
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Star Trek's use of the Jewish ritual is not coincidental. Leonard Nimoy, the actor that portrayed the original Vulcan, Mr. Spock, got his first acting jobs in Yiddish Theater, and has been Baal Koreh (Torah reader) at his synagogue."
2006-12-12 03:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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I am a Charter Trekker, having seen the originally broadcast episodes of TOS on TV in the '60's. I don't think there is a formal reply to "Live Long and Prosper", it is a greeting and farewell, just as many others, like Good 'Bye, So Long, Via con Dios, Shalom, Salaam, etc. It even has early variants itself, most notably, "Long Life and Prosperity!"
2016-03-29 10:24:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Live Long And Prosper
2016-10-30 03:51:50 · answer #5 · answered by hadad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes one can say, "Peace and long life."
I hate to reference a wiki, but this one's pretty good and it's all about the Vulcan greeting.
http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Vulcan_salute
2006-12-12 03:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by j s 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Reading the reserve instead of observing the movie is the best way to see what the author supposed. Reading uses your imagination, hones your reading skills, and can transform your life vocabulary
2017-02-02 10:38:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace and long life.
2015-03-05 14:48:02 · answer #8 · answered by Goddess678 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peace & long life.
2016-01-20 13:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a Vulcan or a Romulin....
2006-12-12 03:33:01 · answer #10 · answered by GRUMPY1LUVS2EAT 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋