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'''Pakled''' was the ''[[USS Khai Tam|Khai Tam]]'' nickname for [[George Sumpter]]. Members of the club who were particularly active or noteworthy generally were given (or adopted) nicknames.

==Origin==
[[Image:george_sumpter.jpg|thumb|150px|left|George "Pakled" Sumpter]]
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[[Category:Khai Tam Nicknames]]

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 ==Origin==
 [[Image:george_sumpter.jpg|thumb|150px|left|George "Pakled" Sumpter]]
-The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Pakled Pakled]s are a fictional race of humanoids in the Star Trek universe, which were introduced in the TNG episode, "The Samaritan Snare."  Pakleds are dim-witted, slow-talking dullards who lack the knowledge or even mental capacity to do or invent for themselves, but rather resort to thieving and trickery to get others to do that of which they are incapable.
+The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Pakled Pakleds] are a fictional race of humanoids in the Star Trek universe, which were introduced in the TNG episode, "The Samaritan Snare."  Pakleds are dim-witted, slow-talking dullards who lack the knowledge or even mental capacity to do or invent for themselves, but rather resort to thieving and trickery to get others to do that of which they are incapable.
 [[Image:Pakled_samaritan_snare.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A Pakled]]One late afternoon, George and [[Jon Reddick]] had spent the bulk of the day at Jon's apartment in [[Forest Hills Apartments|Forest Hills]] playing Amiga computer games and working on [[USS Khai Tam|Khai Tam]] materials for the coming weekend.  At one point, George lay exhausted and hungry on the floor of the living room near Jon's entertainment center cabinet.  George noticed the bottom door of the cabinet was slightly ajar, and he started quietly clicking it open an closed with his foot.  How long this went on before it was noticed by Jon is unknown, but when Jon did look up from his computer to see why his friend was so quiet, what he saw was George lying flat on his back, completely and utterly enthralled with the opening and closing of the cabinet door.

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 ==Origin==
 [[Image:george_sumpter.jpg|thumb|150px|left|George "Pakled" Sumpter]]
-The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Pakled Pakleds] are a fictional race of humanoids in the Star Trek universe, which were introduced in the TNG episode, "The Samaritan Snare."  Pakleds are dim-witted, slow-talking dullards who lack the knowledge or even mental capacity to do or invent for themselves, but rather resort to thieving and trickery to get others to do that of which they are incapable.
+The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Pakled Pakled]s are a fictional race of humanoids in the Star Trek universe, which were introduced in the TNG episode, "The Samaritan Snare."  Pakleds are dim-witted, slow-talking dullards who lack the knowledge or even mental capacity to do or invent for themselves, but rather resort to thieving and trickery to get others to do that of which they are incapable.
 [[Image:Pakled_samaritan_snare.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A Pakled]]One late afternoon, George and [[Jon Reddick]] had spent the bulk of the day at Jon's apartment in [[Forest Hills Apartments|Forest Hills]] playing Amiga computer games and working on [[USS Khai Tam|Khai Tam]] materials for the coming weekend.  At one point, George lay exhausted and hungry on the floor of the living room near Jon's entertainment center cabinet.  George noticed the bottom door of the cabinet was slightly ajar, and he started quietly clicking it open an closed with his foot.  How long this went on before it was noticed by Jon is unknown, but when Jon did look up from his computer to see why his friend was so quiet, what he saw was George lying flat on his back, completely and utterly enthralled with the opening and closing of the cabinet door.

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 ==Origin==
 [[Image:george_sumpter.jpg|thumb|150px|left|George "Pakled" Sumpter]]
-The Pakleds are a fictional race of humanoids in the Star Trek universe, which were introduced in the TNG episode, The Samaritan Snare.  Pakleds are dim-witted, slow-talking dullards who lack the knowledge or even mental capacity to do or invent for themselves, but rather resort to thieving and trickery to get others to do that of which they are incapable.
+The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Pakled Pakleds] are a fictional race of humanoids in the Star Trek universe, which were introduced in the TNG episode, "The Samaritan Snare."  Pakleds are dim-witted, slow-talking dullards who lack the knowledge or even mental capacity to do or invent for themselves, but rather resort to thieving and trickery to get others to do that of which they are incapable.
 [[Image:Pakled_samaritan_snare.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A Pakled]]One late afternoon, George and [[Jon Reddick]] had spent the bulk of the day at Jon's apartment in [[Forest Hills Apartments|Forest Hills]] playing Amiga computer games and working on [[USS Khai Tam|Khai Tam]] materials for the coming weekend.  At one point, George lay exhausted and hungry on the floor of the living room near Jon's entertainment center cabinet.  George noticed the bottom door of the cabinet was slightly ajar, and he started quietly clicking it open an closed with his foot.  How long this went on before it was noticed by Jon is unknown, but when Jon did look up from his computer to see why his friend was so quiet, what he saw was George lying flat on his back, completely and utterly enthralled with the opening and closing of the cabinet door.
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 Shortly thereafter, most probably as a defense mechanism, George started to embrace the jokes, and even adopted the nickname, '''Pakled''' as his own, and it stuck.
-It bears noting that though he carries the nickname related to the dim-witted fictional Star Trek race, George shares none of their traits.  In reality he is a very sharp-witted individual with a unique sense of humor and almost limitless versatility.
+It bears noting that though he carries the nickname related to the dim-witted fictional Star Trek race, George shares none of their traits.  In reality he is a very sharp-witted individual with a unique sense of humor and almost limitless versatility.  Though he can produce a convincing dull stare.
 [[Category:Khai Tam Nicknames]]

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	'''Pakled''' was the ''[[USS Khai Tam\|Khai Tam]]'' nickname for [[George Sumpter]]. Members of the club who were particularly active or noteworthy generally were given (or adopted) nicknames.		'''Pakled''' was the ''[[USS Khai Tam\|Khai Tam]]'' nickname for [[George Sumpter]]. Members of the club who were particularly active or noteworthy generally were given (or adopted) nicknames.