GG Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 From today's WSJ: In the online travel world, one of the biggest battles for new customers has come down to this: Captain Kirk vs. Captain Picard. Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," is the new company spokesman for travel search engine SideStep. That's a direct challenge to rival Priceline.com, whose ads have long featured William Shatner, Captain Kirk on the original "Star Trek." The celebrity showdown reflects the growing rift within online travel. Traditional online travel sites -- like Priceline, which invented "name-your-own-price" online travel bidding technology -- ruled the dot-com era. Newer travel search engines, like SideStep, now scan the Web and claim to retrieve the best deals with no surcharge to the user. SideStep enlisted Mr. Stewart because "he literally represents the next big thing. We can play off Priceline and the original captain of the Enterprise," says Phil Carpenter, a SideStep spokesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Denny Crane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Why would I use a service that is promoted by a guy who slept with Whoopi Goldberg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTW_BillsFan Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 From today's WSJ: 390502[/snapback] OMG, that's hilarious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Picard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Let me be the first to say: NNNNEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Picard 390686[/snapback] Kirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Why would I use a service that is promoted by a guy who slept with Whoopi Goldberg? 390580[/snapback] For the same reason you would use one promoted by a fellow that slept with Murphy Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 There is no contest. Much the same as Leeeeroy Jenkins, Kirk pwns Picard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Picard 390686[/snapback] Kirk. 390711[/snapback] Picard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Riker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Christopher Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Riker 390770[/snapback] Janeway could kick Riker's ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Christopher Pike 390772[/snapback] Wasn't he the vegetable with the YES/NO box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Wasn't he the vegetable with the YES/NO box? 390774[/snapback] Hey, the man was crippled by delta rays in a warp drive accident. Let's see how well you fare when that happens to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Picard 390686[/snapback] It's Kirk, you nancy boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Christopher Pike 390772[/snapback] Picard > Pike > Kirk Picard > Pike is my opinion. Pike > Kirk is a proven fact, as First Officer Spock took over the Enterprise from Captain Kirk to help former Captain Pike Picards First Officer on the other hand, William Riker once disobeyed an Admiral to help Picard save the Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Wasn't he the vegetable with the YES/NO box? 390774[/snapback] The actor who played the vegetable with a Yes/No box in that episode gave a better performance than William Shattner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 "THERE.......ARE........FOUR..........LIGHTS.......!!! outside the wonderful hotels you can stay at by purchasing through SideStep. Have a girlfriend? Bring her down to a SideStep Hotel and "Engage!" Planning an island getaway? "Make it so" through SideStep...enjoy our complementary tea, Earl Gray....Hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 "THERE.......ARE........FOUR..........LIGHTS.......!!! outside the wonderful hotels you can stay at by purchasing through SideStep. Have a girlfriend? Bring her down to a SideStep Hotel and "Engage!" Planning an island getaway? "Make it so" through SideStep...enjoy our complementary tea, Earl Gray....Hot! 390805[/snapback] Travel with Sidestep, its safe to wear a Red Shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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