Top 100
Reasons Why
Captain Kirk
is Better
Than Captain
Picard
100. Kirk is a leader, not a follower.
99. Kirk never really got into that kinky "Jumpsuit"
look.
98. Kirk has sex more than once a season.
97. One Word: Hair.
96. Another Word: Pretty-good-looking-can't-see-the-weave-WIG.
95. Kirk can beat up a Klingon bare-handed.
94. Picard is a French man with an English accent.
93. Kirk would date Beverly Crusher -- and damn the
consequences!!
92. Kirk never drinks tea. Ever.
91. Diplomacy for Kirk is a phaser and a smirk.
90. Kirk would personally throw Wesley off his bridge.
89. Two words: Shoulder Roll.
88. Kirk doesn't wear dresses when admirals arrive
for lunch.
87. Kirk once said: "I've got a belly-ache -- and
it's a beauty."
86. Kirk would never sing to children in a crisis.
85. Kirk can almost drive a stick shift.
84. Kirk, almost single-handedly, re-populated the
Earth's whale population.
83. Kirk says "Prime Directive? What Prime
Directive?"
82. Kirk knows 20th Century curses.
81. Kirk was NEVER infiltrated by the Borg and used
against the Federation.
80. Kirk ate little colored cubes and still remained
relatively healthy.
79. Kirk made do with obviously low performance technology.
78. Kirk never pretends to be a barber in order to
gain a tactical advantage.
77. Kirk wasn't shy about taking his shirt off --even
around those pesky Yeomans.
76. Kirk would never waste a holodeck on something
stupid like Dixon Hill.
75. Kirk never once stood up and had to straighten
his shirt.
74. One Word: Velour.
73. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at Chess.
72. When Kirk was Picard's age, he retired from Admiral
and took to climbing rocks.
71. When Picard was 37, he was only Captain of the
lowly freighter, Stargazer. When Kirk was 37, he was Captain of the
flagship Enterprise.
70. Kirk liked a good belt of liquor every now and
again.
69. One Word: Iman.
68. Kirk looks good with a ripped shirt.
67. If Kirk ever met a Ferengi, he would rip off
its head and crap down its neck.
66. Kirk says "Shoot first and wait for retaliation."
65. Kirk's first officer NEVER tells him to stay
on the bridge.
64. Kirk never leaves the room to bawl somebody out.
63. Kirk doesn't rely on the wisdom of some dumb
old janitor to get him out of intergalactic scrapes.
62. Two Words: Funky Sideburns.
61. Kirk never asks his bartender for advice.
60. Kirk never once said "Abandon ship! All
hands abandon ship!"
59. Kirk is not politically correct.
58. Kirk never got "dumped" by a woman for an intergalactic
busy body named after a letter of the alphabet.
57. Kirk never wore green tights and frolicked about
in Sherwood Forest.
56. If there was ever a Klingon on Kirk's bridge,
Kirk would likely be dead.
55. Ever hear of a bar shooter called "Make it so?"
No? How about a "Beam me up Scotty" then? See the difference?
54. One Word: Miniskirts.
53. Kirk's girlfriends always look good in soft light.
52. Kirk never went anywhere without a whole bunch
of guys in red shirts.
51. Kirk's first officer didn't play some wimpy instrument
like the trombone.
50. Kirk had more dates than his first officer.
49. The extent of Kirk's knowledge of Klingon vocabulary
can be roughly translated as "GO SCREW YOURSELF."
48. If something doesn't speak English -- it's toast.
47. Kirk wasn't some prissy archaeology fan.
46. Picard's middle name isn't tough or awe-inspiring
like Tiberius is.
45. If Kirk finds a strange spinning probe, he blows
it up.
44. Picard never met Joan Collins.
43. Picard flunked his entrance exams to Starfleet.
42 Picard hasn't fathered any children;
Kirk -- probably millions.
41. Kirk has a cool phaser -- not some pansy Braun
mix-master.
40. Two Words: Line Delivery.
39. Picard grew up on a quaint little French vineyard,
squishing grapes with his toes, while Kirk slung bails of wheat and hay
in Iowa to put himself through school.
38. Kirk emphasizes his orations with pertinent hand
gestures.
37. Kirk once made a cannon out of bamboo, sulphur,
potassium nitrate, charcoal and then fired diamonds into the hearts of
his enemies. (Need we say more?)
36. Kirk is not put off by green skin.
35. Kirk knows how to deal with peace loving hippy
goofs.
34. Kirk once fought a Greek god. And won.
33. Kirk barely asks for suggestions. And if
he does, he asks Spock only.
32. Kirk doesn't let the doctor tell him what to
do.
31. One Word: Fisticuffs.
30. Kirk's name is hated throughout the galaxy.
29. Kirk appreciates Shakespeare, but he doesn't
let it show.
28. You can never lock up Kirk for very long.
27. Kirk's eulogies can actually make you cry.
26. Kirk plays god with lesser cultures, and then
exploits them for resources.
25. Kirk's son would never drop out to become a musician.
24. Kirk can climb up a Jeffries Tube and fix anything.
23. Kirk never hired an engineer with punk glasses.
22. The Klingons didn't have a word for surrender
-- until they met Kirk.
21. Kirk's bridge is not beige.
20. Two Words: Crane Shots.
19. Picard likes wimpy violin music -- and coerces
Data into playing it.
18. Picard allows cats on board, while Kirk beams
away even really cute things, like Tribbles.
17. Kirk is a cultural icon -- Picard is just some
guy who's really nice.
16. Kirk specifically ordered a swivel LA-Z-BOY for
the bridge.
15. Kirk would never touch SYNTHAHOL.
14. Kirk looks distinguished in reading glasses --
and nobody dares to call him "four eyes."
13. Kirk can infiltrate Gangsters, Nazis, and even
the Pentagon -- easily.
12. Picard likes painting nudes, for art's sake.
11. When Kirk doesn't trust the Romulans, he fires
at them. When Picard doesn't trust the Romulans, he gets fired at.
10. Kirk never once, ever, wore a wiener wrapping
Speedo banana hammock on shore leave.
9. Kirk never gets his command codes locked
out by some pimply acting ensign.
8. Kirk doesn't test the engines -- he just
fires them up.
7. When Kirk says "Boldly Go," he MEANS it.
6. Three Words: Flying Leg Kick
5. Picard's crew would never ever think of
him as a sexual object.
4. Kirk traveled through The Great Barrier,
met God, and wasn't even impressed.
3. Kirk's bedroom is a passion pit with electric
sheets.
2. Kirk would never let his Chief of Security
wear a ponytail.
1. One Word: Balls.