Geeks Are Sexy presents the ABCs of geekdom, illustrating each of the 26 letters with Creative Commons photography. And when you read them all together, they make a really geeky poem! Link
(image credits: a, Mild Mannered Photographer and b, jpstanley)
(even more so on new Years Eve!)
(NYE in BN is like WWIII)
Basically, the away teams in the original series (TOS) included of a couple of security guys, and in the ST universe, red is the uniform worn by these dudes. They tend to scout, and find something that kills them, alerting the rest of the cast.
I learned about the red shirts. They seem to be the first ones bumped off. Why, is my question?
Since I am publicly showing my ignorance the S, which I skipped ahead to out of curiosity, was over my
head too.
Be easy now, words of under 6 letters are good.
(maybe I need a nap.)